very interesting comments. So you are saying the lower I go with resolution the harder it works the CPU? Can’t say I understand how that works, but I will try increasing rendering to see what happens.
Turbo boost does not exist in my bios. The last screen shot I posted suggests the cores do run higher than 2.6, and I’m posting a couple of additional screenshots of CPU speed while I was doing CPU undervolting testing. I am sure the CPU is exceeding 2.6 Ghz, but I know it will not sustain 4.5 and is always close to 100 degrees Celsius under heavy load. I had the thermal pack out of the laptop recently and used brand new thermal paste when I put it back together, but now I am questioning whether or not that thermal paste was worth anything. I might buy one that is highly rated and try replacing the thermal paste again, as much of a pain as that is. Also, since I’ve recently had the laptop apart I am sure there are no dust bunnies clogging up the fans or thermal unit.
Again, thank you all for the help and keep the suggestions coming!
