CPU power limits.

[Clipsguy]

@NonSequitur777 . I'd like you to respond specifically. I saw one of your posts where you upgraded your TP01 to a crazy extent. I have a similar TP01(black version). You upgraded your CPU to the  i7-12700KF. My CPU is the i7-11700. Basically, you said that you "had to cap power output to the i7-12700KF to 150-watt max, using this most useful freeware Utility program called "QuickCPU"" because you couldn't do it in the BIOS, as HP has locked that advanced feature in the BIOS. I want to know how you did that(using the software). I want to do that as well with my CPU, but set the max power output to 65 watts. And any additional notes. 

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@Clipsguy,

Yes, you are referring to my: "Upgrading an HP Pavilion TP01-3003W (318K3AA)".

Go to page 5: https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Upgrading-an-HP-Pavilion-TP01-3... where I briefly discussed the QuickCPU power limit I created.

QuickCPU can be downloaded from here.  To make CPU (power) changes, here is a helpful tutorial.  Under "CPU Data", click on the Performance control: "SpeedShift" option to access the "Turbo Power Limit" options and to create a Custom Profile for a 150-watt (or 65-watt) limit:

Once you modified your power plan (see the Quick CPU's "Power Data" option), the "Power Plan" switches to "QuickCpuScheme": large (800×450).

My only question is -why setting a strict 65-watt power limit for your i7-11700? The Base Power / TDP (PL1): of an i7-11700 is 65-watt (the rated power consumption under base clock speeds), and its Maximum Turbo Power (PL2): is ~224-watt (the peak power draw allowed during short-term boost states).

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[Clipsguy]

Tyvm. I recently got a GPU (RX 7600), and the temps are running hotter right now. I don't have an intake fan yet because I am waiting for the fan splitter cable I ordered. I am also going to order a new CPU cooler (trying to find the Peerless Assassin, but I don't see the 90 version on Amazon) since the stock cooler is nowhere near sufficient for the i7 11700 (it only ever spiked to 154w max, which I recorded). I don't mind losing some performance while I wait, as long as my CPU runs cooler (it hits the 90s even before I installed the GPU). That pretty much sums it up. 

[NonSequitur777]

@Clipsguy,

You are most welcome -and yes, improving the internal airflow and upgrading your CPU heatsink does wonders in lowering processor and GPU temps!

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777