High fps and low power consumption/temperatures trick

[alekabul]

Did you know that by using custom "Power plan" you can trick your machine to run cooler and still give you the smooth sim that you are used to and at approx half the cost?

If you are running some of the older games like PCars2 try using a plan for that which is based on "High Performance" but has minimum and maximum processor state at a value lower than 100. That way the power output and temperatures of both the CPU and GPU get much lower and so does your power bill. It's a win-win-win move.

In comparison the standard "High Performance" plan yields an additional +12 degrees C and twice the CPU consumption without any improvement in the already smooth sim.

For the GPU the setting for power is not changed from the default

 

[AccAkut]

This is also very handy with old laptops. If you're only using them to type emails and surf, just throttle the CPU to 30% to not have its fans buzz your ears off.

 

[HeathAnderson]

that’s a pretty neat trick you shared! I’ve been running some older games myself, and I never thought about tweaking the power plan to save on energy and keep my rig cooler.

I’m definitely going to try setting up a custom plan based on "High Performance" and lowering the minimum and maximum processor state. It sounds like a great way to reduce the power output and temperatures of both the CPU and GPU. Plus, who doesn’t want a lower power bill, right? Thanks for the tip! If anyone else has tried this or has other cool tricks to optimize their setup, I’d love to hear them! I'm wondering how much money can be saved this way.