CPU GPU solutions

[Abyad]

Hi,

 

I recently got a new laptop which is now 5 months old, MSI GP72m 7REX Leopard Pro

mainly i use it for 3ds max rendering and gaming,

However, while gaming, CPU temperature was getting up to 98°C with cooler Boost on.

So after watching a video on your youtube channel and couple of other ones, i tried two different ideas

at the same time. so i undervolted using intel XTU to -0.090V, and started getting a bit lower temp down to 92°C

which was still a high temperature, so i also had to change the maximum processor state to 60% in the power options

now I'm getting a maximum of 65°C  But i don't really know if having these two solutions together might harm my laptop.

am really worried about this and i need your support.

 

PS; am not getting any crashes or any problems elsewhere

 

Thanks.

Abyad

[Sharif]

Nothing will give you better results than swapping out the factory thermal paste that came with the laptop. Grab a good thermal paste of your liking and slap it on the GPU and CPU, then push it further by undervolting it which you already did. 

[LinusDropTips69]

you could try to get a notebook cooler, but I do think as well that swapping that thermal compound is your best solution

 

[Abyad]

How much decrease in temps do i get if i apply fresh thermal paste?

what i want to know if doing what i did together would harm my computer or not ?

 

thanks for the quick reply guys

[Abyad]

I do have a cooler pad and its there the whole time, but with or without it , i get not much changes

 

 

 

[Vasllo]

The newer i7s are known to be pretty hot because of the awful TIM Intel uses inside the IHS, but 98C is pretty hardcore. I would say you need to clean the cooler and apply some new thermal paste. My sister's notebook with an i3 went up to 103C when it was clogged up with dirt, dropped almost 30C after I cleaned it, so I would expect yours to drop 10-20C.

 

7 minutes ago, Abyad said:

How much decrease in temps do i get if i apply fresh thermal paste?

what i want to know if doing what i did together would harm my computer or not ?

 

thanks for the quick reply guys

What you did won't harm your CPU, I undervolted my GPU myself, and more than you undervolted your CPU. And the second solution may only reduce your performance. Unless you use a really CPU-heavy application, it won't matter much anyways, since an i7 7700hq seems overdimensioned for a 1050 Ti anyways, at least for 1080p@60hz gaming.

[Abyad]

6 minutes ago, Mateus Campello said:

The newer i7s are known to be pretty hot because of the awful TIM Intel uses inside the IHS, but 98C is pretty hardcore. I would say you need to clean the cooler and apply some new thermal paste. My sister's notebook with an i3 went up to 103C when it was clogged up with dirt, dropped almost 30C after I cleaned it.

 

What you did won't harm your CPU, I undervolted my GPU myself, and more than you undervolted your CPU. And the second solution may only reduce your performance. Unless you use a really CPU-heavy application, it won't matter much anyways, since an i7 7700hq seems overdimensioned for a 1050 Ti anyways, at least for 1080p@60hz gaming.

I will get it cleaned up and renew the thermal paste, but for the time being am i on the safe side ?

[Vasllo]

11 minutes ago, Abyad said:

I will get it cleaned up and renew the thermal paste, but for the time being am i on the safe side ?

Pretty sure, yeah.