Is 2.60ghz Enough?

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

Hey, I have a pretty good laptop (I7 10750h and RTX 2070 Max-Q) and the i7 tends to turbo to 4.2ghz idle and That makes the fan VERY loud max fan speed to get 63c idle watching a : ) 4k linustechtips video : )

and Doing normal stuff (dual monitors btw with the second being 2560x1080 and laptop screen 1920x1080) When I go to do gaming It still stays at 4.2 ghz I was wandering if I pump it all the way down (disable turbo in throttlestop) I thought that I could counter the loud fan and when I go to game I just enable turbo Good decision or is it gonna be a bit low for my use.

[The Flying Sloth]

Undervolting will do more to reduce thermals than just slowing your clocks, it's a balancing act though...

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

Just now, The Flying Sloth said:

Undervolting will do more to reduce thermals than just slowing your clocks, it's a balancing act though...

So is that bad? will it damage my cpu?

[The Flying Sloth]

1 minute ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said:

So is that bad? will it damage my cpu?

I mean, it can cause instability but that's on a CPU by CPU and machine by machine basis. I can't really tell you how your computer will handle it until you try but undervolting and underclocking will certainly reduce thermals which should reduce your fan noise. 

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

2 minutes ago, The Flying Sloth said:

I mean, it can cause instability but that's on a CPU by CPU and machine by machine basis. I can't really tell you how your computer will handle it until you try but undervolting and underclocking will certainly reduce thermals which should reduce your fan noise. 

I had it on for 4 mins from your post its fine (its a laptop) Hopefully not voiding my warranty 

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

[unclewebb]

7 hours ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said:

disable turbo

Instead of Disable Turbo, go into the ThrottleStop TPL window and lower the Speed Shift Max value. This lets you run your CPU at any speed you like. This is more flexible compared to disabling all turbo boost. If your CPU is not locked, you can also go into the FIVR window and reduce the turbo ratio limits to whatever you like.

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

6 hours ago, unclewebb said:

Instead of Disable Turbo, go into the ThrottleStop TPL window and lower the Speed Shift Max value. This lets you run your CPU at any speed you like. This is more flexible compared to disabling all turbo boost. If your CPU is not locked, you can also go into the FIVR window and reduce the turbo ratio limits to whatever you like.

My cpu is locked

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

6 hours ago, unclewebb said:

Instead of Disable Turbo, go into the ThrottleStop TPL window and lower the Speed Shift Max value. This lets you run your CPU at any speed you like. This is more flexible compared to disabling all turbo boost. If your CPU is not locked, you can also go into the FIVR window and reduce the turbo ratio limits to whatever you like.

well huh this is concerning 

 

EDIT: I think I'm fine with disabling turbo