My Alienware m17 r3 has started overclocking after changed to Windows 11 and used Dell SupportAssist to optimize. Now it overheats a lot and I’m not sure how to fix it? Can anyone help?
Hi @Mr Tate welcome to this free user-to-user Alienware laptop discussion forum.
Disable overclocking should revert overheating to previous thermal profile. Using OC Controls in the Alienware Command Center (AWCC) is recommended.
For Alienware m15 and m17, i7 & i9 OC is done by adjusting the Power Limit (PL) on the processor. Different power limits are built into the thermal profiles within AWCC.
Quiet mode sets the PL1 to 45W. This is i7 default setting
Balance Mode sets the PL1 to 60W. (This is the system’s default setting from the factory.)
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March 3rd, 2023 16:00
Hi @Mr Tate welcome to this free user-to-user Alienware laptop discussion forum.
Disable overclocking should revert overheating to previous thermal profile. Using OC Controls in the Alienware Command Center (AWCC) is recommended.
For Alienware m15 and m17, i7 & i9 OC is done by adjusting the Power Limit (PL) on the processor. Different power limits are built into the thermal profiles within AWCC.
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March 4th, 2023 17:00
OC controls aren’t available to the Alienware M17 R3
Mr Tate
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March 4th, 2023 17:00
OC controls aren't available to Alienware M17 R3 and the AWCC's only power management setting can be Balanced