Msi center doesn't give me an option to overclock my i7-11800H, does it mean I can't overclock my cpu at all or does it mean i just have to get afterburner or something?
#CPU OC
smoky swift
south lagoon
Use Intel XTU (Extreme Tuning Untility)
cedar sail
Use Intel XTU (Extreme Tuning Untility)
H means it's a laptop, there is a chance it's OC capabilities are locked in bios
smoky swift
H means it's a laptop, there is a chance it's OC capabilities are locked in bios
Havent seen anything in there
cedar sail
Besides - the cpu itself has locked multiplier so you can't really overclock it
smoky swift
what do you guys think is a healthy overclock for this?
south lagoon
H means it's a laptop, there is a chance it's OC capabilities are locked in bios
The 11800H isn't fully locked, you can still undervolt
cedar sail
what do you guys think is a healthy overclock for this?
Undervolt at most
cedar sail
The 11800H isn't fully locked, you can still undervolt
Yup
south lagoon
what do you guys think is a healthy overclock for this?
All processors are different, even ones with the same SKUs
cedar sail
Silicon lottery
south lagoon
Try a .5v undervolt, test it, and if needed, adjust
cedar sail
The only one I won at 
cedar sail
Search for some kind of Undervolt protection in bios if you can't undervolt it rn via apps like XTU(On windows 11 you also need to turn off some windows settings)
south lagoon
so i will loose performence if i undervolt
No, it can improve it
south lagoon
Yes
smoky swift
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cedar sail
so i will loose performence if i undervolt
Depends, this is a laptop i7 so it most likely overheats and throttles, lower voltage = lower power = lower temps = no throttle so actually faster
- longer battery life and overall the amount of time ur laptop will live too
smoky swift
Depends, this is a laptop i7 so it most likely overheats and throttles, lower vo...
I clean fans regularly so throtteling is only an issue when going 100% power in a benchmark
but ill try it
cedar sail
Usually laptops have combined heatsink for both gpu and cpu so when you load both by some games it may also start to throttle but tbf even putting it at high temps alone is a bit of a problem as components around may start to degrade quicker
smoky swift
While gaming my gpu hits around 70°-76°C
cedar sail
Part in question atm - cpu
smoky swift
60 soemthing
cedar sail
Oh, well... That's actually nice temps for laptop
south lagoon
Probably a 1650, or a decent cooling solution for a laptop (unheard of)
cedar sail
I had laptop with 9300h and 1650, gpu - 50-60 degrees under whatever the hell you gonna load it
And cpu
Thankfully had 95 degree limit unlike my previous i7 3770k(or smthing like that) laptop
smoky swift
Had a macbook pro that would run at 99° in a YT video and the program wouldnt go above 99°
cedar sail
If it's MacBook air then it's obvious
cedar sail
Oh wait, pro
cedar sail
Oh, an old one ig
cedar sail
Not with M cpu
cedar sail
Whatever you say - M cpu are better in everything but lack of support for now
cedar sail
They're much more power effecient tho
smoky swift
ik
cedar sail
You can go early adopter and go laptop with some Qualcomm in it
smoky swift
i will get a free mac for studying and job later on though, if i stick to what i do rn
south lagoon
You can go early adopter and go laptop with some Qualcomm in it
As much as I love Qualcomm I'm probably not buying a ARM laptop until I see some insane performance
(and not a mac)
smoky swift
I already went through the entire bios before
there is nothing cpu related
But at this point its not worth it, if I cant overclock it wont make much diff anyway
cedar sail
There may be "secret" combination of keys to unlock more settings in bios
smoky swift
😳 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳
south lagoon
do you have a GE76 raider?
smoky swift
gp66 leopard
cedar sail
So i lowered timings, understood that I have shitty modules, made everything back xd
I had gl75 9ck 011-ru
Or smthing like that
south lagoon
gp66 leopard
smoky swift
https://www.reddit.com/r/MSILaptops/comments/boe9uu/unlocking_bios_on_most_msi_l...
I am on the same post rn :P
why do I have to enter a damn cheat code to enter a "secret" bios, just put everything in the real one
💀
south lagoon
why do I have to enter a damn cheat code to enter a "secret" bios, just put ever...
If you give a 12 year old kid overclocking capabilities, something's breaking
smoky swift
a 12yo is not gonna open a bios
south lagoon
You never know 
south lagoon
They vary between laptops, try different combos
smoky swift
me pressing every key on my kb
south lagoon
Try Left Alt, Right Ctrl, Right Shift, and F2
south lagoon
yes