I would like advice on the best settings for my laptop

[Princeyyyy]

Hey there,

Recently, I replaced my laptop battery, changed the thermal paste because it was done and changed my laptop fan and ever since, when using the battery, the laptop's performance takes a significant hit but returns to normal when plugged in. I've tried everything, but the only thing that worked is the ThrottleStop application. I wanted to ask for advice on what settings to use to ensure good performance even when running on battery power and when plugged in but still keeping the laptop internals such as the fan from going crazy as well as the CPU in good conditions. I have made some changes based on the tutorial video on youtube but wanted to get real feedback from you guys who have been doing this for long as well as the creators.

Thank you.

 

[unclewebb]

changed the thermal paste

What thermal paste did you use? Your laptop is overheating at only 20W of power consumption. You need a better heatsink or better thermal paste such as Honeywell PTM 7950. A lot of popular thermal pastes that work OK on desktop CPUs are junk when applied direct die to laptop CPUs.

I do not check the Speed Shift EPP box on the main screen. I prefer to let Windows manage this setting.

When using ThrottleStop it would be a good idea to disable Windows core isolation memory integrity. Follow the links in my signature if you need more info. Delete the ThrottleStop.INI configuration file after you disable VBS. Most items in the FIVR window do not work correctly if VBS is left enabled.

 

[Princeyyyy]

Not too sure what thermal paste was used but the guy making the changes to my laptop recommended i change my heat sink but i didn't have the money to do so at the time. I will replace it some time next month when i get some cash. Other than that my VBS is already off.

 

[unclewebb]

my VBS is already off

Your ThrottleStop FIVR screenshot is showing me that you still have something virtualization related enabled. Double check that Windows core isolation memory integrity is disabled. A Windows Update might have enabled this. Post a screenshot of the entire Windows Features window. Something like Windows Sandbox or Windows Subsystem for Linux might be enabled.

Check the BIOS. VT or virtualization should be disabled in the BIOS so ThrottleStop can access the CPU voltage control register.

If you make any changes, reboot and delete the ThrottleStop.INI configuration file before you run ThrottleStop. Open the FIVR window and look at the monitoring table. If you see a column of voltages with some odd ball looking values like 0.3799 from top to bottom, that is a sure sign that ThrottleStop is being blocked from accessing the voltage register.

recommended i change my heat sink

There is rarely a reason to replace the heatsink. That recommendation makes no sense. Either find another shop or better yet, watch some YouTube videos and do this simple maintenance procedure yourself. Buying a screwdriver or two is cheaper than paying a shop to work on your laptop. The thermal paste some shops use might not work very well when applied direct die to a mobile CPU.