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Should I OC or UnderVolt?

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System Name Monster abra a5 V15.2.1 +
Processor i7 9750H (2.60Mhz --> 4.50Mhz)
Motherboard Intel HM370
Cooling 2 cooling fan (2.5W Sunon)
Memory 16GB (8x2) 2666Mhz DDR4L
Video Card(s) GTX 1650 Mobile (DDR5, 128 bit) 4GB
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 512Gb M2 SSD + 256 Gb M2 SSD + 500Gb SATA (PCl 3.0)
Display(s) FHD 1920x1080 60Hz
Case Clevo laptop case
Audio Device(s) 2x 2W internal speaker
Power Supply 120W - 19.5V / 6.32A
Benchmark Scores Cinebench R20: 2920p
First of all see my system under load (%50-%60 CPU, %80-%90GPU):

i7 9750H: 4100-4250MHz, Consumed power: 35W-45W
GTX1650 Mobile: Clock speed: 1700-1800MHz, Memory Speed: 4000MHz, Consumed power: 50W (stable)

Temperature values are like:
CPU: 82 deg (stable)
GPU: 70 deg (stable)

Above condition is measured with MSI Afterburner. And it is measured when I play God of War at low resolution but 60FPS fixed. I'm also playing RDR2 at medium settings and FHD resolution but not a stable frame rate, it is around 45FPS.
For further information about my system you can check my profile.
For determination of what to do, what is your suggestions? Should I over clock my system? or Should I under volt my system? You can make comment on both CPU and GPU OC.

I'd seen some videos and posts for my system and they are most likely; CPU has bottleneck. My motherboard does not support for high speed RAM so that if I have upgrade my system 16x2 GB 2666MHz RAM does it increase my performance %10? I'm waiting for your recommendations. If you wanna see some test bench result, please offer me some tests.

NOT: I know single player games most likely GPU based games, but sometimes I'm using my pc for CPU based application also.
 
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Undervolting your CPU is a good option to lower temps and possibly get slightly higher clocks however the impact in the games would be minimal. Especially if you are planning to play at higher resolutions.
Overclocking the GPU would give you the best results in terms of FPS uplift but dont expect too much. 5 to 10% gain is the best case scenario really.
RAM capacity upgrade wouldnt really give you any extra performance.
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Well, if it doesn't throttle, I'd say leave as is and you can't OC that CPU anyway...

Enjoy your games!
 
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System Name Monster abra a5 V15.2.1 +
Processor i7 9750H (2.60Mhz --> 4.50Mhz)
Motherboard Intel HM370
Cooling 2 cooling fan (2.5W Sunon)
Memory 16GB (8x2) 2666Mhz DDR4L
Video Card(s) GTX 1650 Mobile (DDR5, 128 bit) 4GB
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 512Gb M2 SSD + 256 Gb M2 SSD + 500Gb SATA (PCl 3.0)
Display(s) FHD 1920x1080 60Hz
Case Clevo laptop case
Audio Device(s) 2x 2W internal speaker
Power Supply 120W - 19.5V / 6.32A
Benchmark Scores Cinebench R20: 2920p
Well, if it doesn't throttle, I'd say leave as is and you can't OC that CPU anyway...

Enjoy your games!
I have an option to under volt it in bios (up to -50mV).
At lower resolutions it does not throttle but I wanna play it at higer resolutions. So, if I undervolt my CPU and overclock my gpu could it be better? Or ram upgrade?
 
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Mouse Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
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Benchmark Scores Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock
You could try undervolting your CPU, besides that you got good temps.
 
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Undervolting your CPU is a good option to lower temps and possibly get slightly higher clocks however the impact in the games would be minimal. Especially if you are planning to play at higher resolutions.
Overclocking the GPU would give you the best results in terms of FPS uplift but dont expect too much. 5 to 10% gain is the best case scenario really.
RAM capacity upgrade wouldnt really give you any extra performance.
 
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