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MSI GF75 Thin Gaming Laptop - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H - GeForce RTX 3060 - 144Hz 1080p $1299.99
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What didn't work for me was making the BIOS change and then used ThrottleStop to lower the CPU power. My problems with the computer locking up increased. (no such problem with my ThrottleStop'd Dell XPS 15). Again, I think I got a lemon with my original MSI GE76.
Costco has the MSI GE76 again and my replacement MSI GE76 just arrived today. I've been using it for about 10 hours w/o a hint of trouble. CPU is 100%. I'm running VMware, WebEx, TEAMS, and even streaming video with Plex and the fan only spins on occasion (granted, I made a few minor adjustments in Dragon Center). The CPU and GPU run at a cool 45 degrees Celsius. This second GE76 is what I was hoping for. I notice the newer GE76 Windows directory shows the zh-CN and zh-TW language packs which suggests that MSI has been tweaking the build since my prior purchase. My previous GE76 does not have these language packs.
Since the replacement GE76 is working so well, I do not have immediate plans to apply the ThrottleStop. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
What didn't work for me was making the BIOS change and then used ThrottleStop to lower the CPU power. My problems with the computer locking up increased. (no such problem with my ThrottleStop'd Dell XPS 15). Again, I think I got a lemon with my original MSI GE76.
Costco has the MSI GE76 again and my replacement MSI GE76 just arrived today. I've been using it for about 10 hours w/o a hint of trouble. CPU is 100%. I'm running VMware, WebEx, TEAMS, and even streaming video with Plex and the fan only spins on occasion (granted, I made a few minor adjustments in Dragon Center). The CPU and GPU run at a cool 45 degrees Celsius. This second GE76 is what I was hoping for. I notice the newer GE76 Windows directory shows the zh-CN and zh-TW language packs which suggests that MSI has been tweaking the build since my prior purchase.
Since the replacement GE76 is working so well, I do not have immediate plans to apply the ThrottleStop. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
https://www.costco.com/msi-ge76-r...37005.html
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If you change that to 50%, I assume:
a) It will run cooler (how many degrees did it drop by)?
b) Performance will reduce such as frame rates in games? What was the reduction?
for others such as RRUFF, why isn't changing power the way Bogus1 described a legitimate option?
And yes, you can undervolt MSI Intel laptops. Need to enable it in the bios.
If you change that to 50%, I assume:
a) It will run cooler (how many degrees did it drop by)?
b) Performance will reduce such as frame rates in games? What was the reduction?
for others such as RRUFF, why isn't changing power the way Bogus1 described a legitimate option?
On my XPS 15 9560, I used Throttlestop to undervolt my CPU by -125mv and the result was much more effective than lowering the CPU %. The result is a cool running XPS 15 without fan noise and the speed is good. If I get around to running Throttlestop on my new MSI GE76, I will take notes and share what I observe.
Off topic: the XPS 15 has a GPU design that is not very effective so any video (Webex, TEAMS, Plex) generates heat and makes the fans run loud. If anyone cares, BIOS 1.6 significantly increases heat and fan noise. BIOS 1.5.1 for the XPS 15 9560 has much better power management at the expense of a potential security problem. I'm ok with the security risk. BIOS 1.5.1 is required for Throttlestop to work with the XPS 15 9560. (sorry to go so far off topic).
https://www.costco.com/msi-ge76-r...37005.html [costco.com]