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I've got 2 questions:

 

1) What is the difference between undervolting and overclocking, and is one better than the other?

 

2) Is it safe to perform any of those 2 on a laptop? (I do have a cooler, but I don't know if it is enough)

 

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Just now, Saxioliken said:

1) What is the difference between undervolting and overclocking, and is one better than the other?

Undervolting is where if a GPU uses 1v to stay at say 1750mhz, then you will force it to run at .975v. this leads to less heat and less wattage drawn. Overclocking is when the max the GPU will go is say 1800mhz, then you again tell it to run say 50mhz higher. This way it goes slightly faster getting marginally better performance.

 

2 minutes ago, Saxioliken said:

2) Is it safe to perform any of those 2 on a laptop? (I do have a cooler, but I don't know if it is enough)

If undervolting is enabled, then yes it is safe. Overclocking tho is different. Yes if the GPU stays below 80 at games, but no if it doesn't.

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1 minute ago, Saxioliken said:

1) What is the difference between undervolting and overclocking, and is one better than the other?

Undervolting is when you keep clock speeds at stock but you lower the voltage. Overclocking is when you increase the clock speeds. While overclocking, you might also raise, lower, or even keep the voltage the same as stock.

4 minutes ago, Saxioliken said:

2) Is it safe to perform any of those 2 on a laptop? (I do have a cooler, but I don't know if it is enough)

Undervolting is totally safe as long as you make sure the undervolt is stable. Overclocking can be fine as long as you make sure temps, noise, and voltage are still reasonable.

 

What gpu do you have?

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Yea , if your undervolting is enabled of course... just when you overclock pay attention to the CPU temperatures or else you will burn it ...

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2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Undervolting is when you keep clock speeds at stock but you lower the voltage. Overclocking is when you increase the clock speeds. While overclocking, you might also raise, lower, or even keep the voltage the same as stock.

Undervolting is totally safe as long as you make sure the undervolt is stable. Overclocking can be fine as long as you make sure temps, noise, and voltage are still reasonable.

 

What gpu do you have?

I have a GeForce 1050 Ti withg 4GB

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2 minutes ago, Saxioliken said:

I have a GeForce 1050 Ti withg 4GB

If you undervolt, it might also OC the gpu a bit in the process thanks to gpu boost. If I were you, I would at least give undervolting a try.

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Overclocking is basically more voltage to the cpu so it goes faster but it can have a effect on the lifespan of the cpu and in some cases just die and underclocking is almost the same but instead you give less voltage to the cpu it is slower but it runs cooler , i dont recommend to not do anything because it is dangerous when you mess with the cpu voltage , i learned the hard way.

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