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    DELL G7 7588 BIOS 1.9.0 WITH THERMAL MANAGER

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mozart.f, Feb 28, 2019.

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    Dell released bios update 1.9.0, with the possibility to adjust different thermal profiles using Dell Power Manager program!!!!!! It is working flawlessly.
    With the bios 1.8.0 I was using Hwinfo to control the fans and ThrottleStop to undervolt the cpu, but that was a partial fix to the G7 high cpu temperatures. With the new bios the cpu temps issue had been resolved, and I don't need to use those programs anymore.
    It was a long wait, but with this bios update my G7 is a notebook that I can recommend for anyone that wants a reasonably priced powerful machine.
    THANKS DELL for the bios update.
    One last detail. I replaced the sata ssd that came with the G7 with an nvme 1tb Adata Gammix S11 PRO, because I understand that a sata storage isn't up to the performance level of this notebook, becaming a bottleneck, preventing the system to reach it's full potential.
     
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    An update about the 1.9.0 bios.
    My boot time is considerably faster now than it was with the 1.5.0, 1.6.0 and 1.8.0 bios used before.
     
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    Another update about the 1.9.0 bios.
    With the new bios and using the ultraperformance profile for the Dell Power Manager, I was having zero problems in my everyday usage with the G7, with no signs of thermal throttling.
    However, when my cpu was stressed 100% with ThrottleStop Bench it consumes around 67w, and reaches 99 celsius, starting to throttling.
    So, I decided to use ThrottleStop again to undervolt the cpu at -.130v, and now at 100% load it consumes around 52w at 85 celsius.
    In conclusion, the G7 with bios 1.9.0, ultraperformance profile on Dell Power Manager and cpu undervolt via ThrottleStop became a well balanced system, with good performance and thermally under control, extracting the full potential of it's hardware.
     
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    mozart.f, Mar 18, 2019
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