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    How to stop thermal throttling on i9-12900HX with just 100FPS target

    At this point in time, yes. The only reason i feel the need to undervolt is to reduce temps and get better performance while gaming. The laptop is always plugged in and always on my desk. If i dont need to undervolt i just dont open throttlestop. I'm currently looking into undervolting my GPU...
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    How to stop thermal throttling on i9-12900HX with just 100FPS target

    Undoubtedly my paste is totally shot. Can't wait for the Honeywell to come. Hopefully things haven't been damaged running the computer so hot all the time. I guess thats what the throttling helps to prevent. My guess its never been re-pasted, and who knows what happened to it before i owned it...
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    How to stop thermal throttling on i9-12900HX with just 100FPS target

    I was able to disable undervolt protection in the BIOS. For those wondering hit F2 when starting up before the lenovo loading screen. Use your trackpad to select "more settings" then "configuration" then scroll down till you see the undervolt protection option. Change to disable, then hit f10 to...
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    How to stop thermal throttling on i9-12900HX with just 100FPS target

    Thank you very much for the quick respose. I didn't realize my GPU was also throttling. Oh dear! That would probably explain a lot. How much of the Honeywell pad should i have purchased to do both the CPU and the GPU? Did i need to buy the Putty pads at all? what are those for? Could anything...
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    How to stop thermal throttling on i9-12900HX with just 100FPS target

    Hi there, I'm definitely a newb when it comes to all of this. I have the same computer as OP. 12900HX and 3080ti. Ive been struggling with thermal throttling since i got the computer last year. I got it on ebay refurbished and the warranty is currently expired. I'm experiencing severe...
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