Is it safe to do undervolting on the i7-6700 HQ CPU,with the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility or ThrottleStop,and which value is the best?

[MAtta2]

Hi dear comunity,

I have a Lenovo-Y700 laptop with i7-6700 HQ CPU,16 GB of DDR4 RAM and Nvidia GTX 960M 4 GB of GDDR5.

While playing games like GTA V,for a short period of time the (4-5 minutes) CPU starts to overheat and thermal throttling(with temps up to 84 degrees Celsius),

so I was wondering if this issue could be fixed with undervolting of the i7-6700 HQ with the EXtreme Tuning Utility , and disabling the Intel Turbo Boost.

I have already set the maximum processor state in Power Options in Control Panel (Win 10 OS 64 bit) , to 99 % both for plugged -in and on battery.

So please tell me what should I do!

Should I disable the Turbo Boost and undervolt the CPU via the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility,and which value is the best for it?

Or I should done everything via ThrottleStop?

Please tell me!

Thanks to all in advance!

Best regards!

[idata]

Hello intel_92:

In regard to your inquiry, we always recommend to use the processor under stock configurations and with default settings, so there is no need to disable the turbo boost. In reference to undervolting the processor, altering clock frequency or voltage may damage or reduce the useful life of the processor and other system components, and may reduce system stability and performance, so that is something we do not advice to do, there is no best value for the voltage. In regard to ThrottleStop, that is a 3rd party tool so in order to get any information regarding that tool the best thing to do will be to get in contact directly with the manufacturer of it. We suggest to use the drivers provided by the manufacturer of the laptop, according to the information you gave us and the specifications of the laptop the graphics on it are: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M 4GB. On the following link you will find the drivers provided by Lenovo, please look for the VGA driver and try to install it: http://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-y-series-laptops/y700-15isk/downloads http://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-y-series-laptops/y700-15isk/downloads As an option you can always try the drivers provide by Nvidia as well: http://www.geforce.com/drivers http://www.geforce.com/drivers The fact that you set the processor to maximum processor state is a good option to try to run the game properly, another thing to do will be a BIOS update, in order to try that please get in contact directly with Lenovo to get the instructions of how to do it: Lenovo's phone number: 855-253-6686 Lenovo's support site: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/ https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/ Any further questions, please let me know. Regards Alberto

[MAtta2]

Dear Alberto,

I do apologize for my late reply to you,and thank you for replying to me!

Best regards!

[idata]

Hello intel_92:

You are welcome, no problem at all. I hope the above information was useful for you. Any other inquiry, do not hesitate in contact us again. Regards Alberto