I read a lot of stuff about this topic on several forums including this one, yet I want to make sure I understood it right. It's not that I'm scared to lower my voltage by -100mV, it's more that I want to understand the whole thing cuz I find it very interesting. So here are my questions:
1. Is it true that undervolting doesn't have negative side-effects?
2. I read that lowering the cpu usage in windows power settings from 100% to anywhere between 80-99% will also keep your laptop from overheating. So I was wondering if I should do both, underclocking + setting cpu to let's say 90%. Is that a good idea or would I be overdoing it then?
3. What about performance when undervolted? I read that you don't really lose on performance, yet I wonder how come. If I'm playing a game and my cpu temp gets to 75'C, will undervolting it allow me to play on the same quality settings but with a lower cpu temperature?
My laptop is an ASUS N550JX, i7 4720HQ, 8GB RAM, GTX950m 2GB
Btw, I play games on medium settings that's why I'm asking all of this. I understand that underclocking would be a stupid thing to do if playing on high or ultra settings.
Thanks in advance!
1. Is it true that undervolting doesn't have negative side-effects?
2. I read that lowering the cpu usage in windows power settings from 100% to anywhere between 80-99% will also keep your laptop from overheating. So I was wondering if I should do both, underclocking + setting cpu to let's say 90%. Is that a good idea or would I be overdoing it then?
3. What about performance when undervolted? I read that you don't really lose on performance, yet I wonder how come. If I'm playing a game and my cpu temp gets to 75'C, will undervolting it allow me to play on the same quality settings but with a lower cpu temperature?
My laptop is an ASUS N550JX, i7 4720HQ, 8GB RAM, GTX950m 2GB
Btw, I play games on medium settings that's why I'm asking all of this. I understand that underclocking would be a stupid thing to do if playing on high or ultra settings.

Thanks in advance!