That time a tech at a repair shop showed me how to undervolt my CPU for free

Was at a little computer shop in Portland a couple months back picking up a used fan. The guy behind the counter saw my gaming laptop and asked if it ran hot. I said yeah it throttles during summer. He just grabbed my laptop, opened ThrottleStop, and walked me through undervolting in like 10 minutes. No charge, no sales pitch, just a guy who knew his stuff. Said most people spend $40 on a cooler before trying the free fix. Has anyone else had a random encounter like that that saved your temps?

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hugo_ellis20d ago

Wish more shops did stuff like that instead of trying to upsell you on a liquid cooler.

hugo_jones220d ago

Never really thought about it that way myself, but you make a good point, @hugo_ellis.

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