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    Undervolting core 2 duo and Geforce G105M

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by afhstingray, Aug 17, 2011.

  1. afhstingray

    afhstingray Notebook Prophet

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    Ok here's the deal.

    My friend has an acer aspire 4937 with a core 2 duo T9550 (2.66GHz) and a geforce G150M (think its similar to the 9300) which is overheating big time.

    Since she dosent play games or run very processor intensive applications (basic office work, web browsing, facebook games) i was thinking of underclocking and undervolting the system.

    However i've never done this before. Would be much appreciated if someone could point me in the right direction- what tools i should use, what settings to apply, etc. The settings dont have to be super aggressive as the system has to be stable, so instead of squeezing every last .001 of a volt i rather have a bit of margin that someone has had experience with being as stable as stock settings.

    Cheers
     
    afhstingray, Aug 17, 2011
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    chunlianghere Notebook Consultant

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    chunlianghere, Aug 17, 2011
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  3. afhstingray

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    thanks for that, do you have disassembly instructions for the 4937? i dont want to do a copper mod as she does not game at all. its just word/excel, web browsing etc.


    would be nice to have disassembly instructions so i can repaste and repad. as well as undervolt
     
    afhstingray, Aug 17, 2011
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  4. afhstingray

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    dude, i just noticed you're from singapore. i'm in singapore as well. where did you get the copper shim from?
     
    afhstingray, Aug 17, 2011
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    yup, i m from singapore. i get it from ebay. anyway i still hav some. PM me if u wan me to mail u. anyway PM replied.
     
    chunlianghere, Aug 17, 2011
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    Clean out the fans first if you haven't already.
     
    funky monk, Aug 17, 2011
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