undervolt
Lower electrical supply
Undervolt means to supply less voltage than standard to an electronic component, typically a CPU or GPU.
This reduces power consumption and heat generation, often allowing quieter fan operation or longer battery life: I undervolted my laptop to keep it from thermal throttling.
The practice trades some stability margin for efficiency, requiring testing to find the lowest reliable voltage.
Measured heat intensity
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- throttlingRestricting flow or speed
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- thermal pasteConductive cooling interface material
heatsink · wattage · power draw · hot spot · heat dissipation · passive cooling
Main computing chip
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- graphics cardVisual processing hardware
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
BIOS · firmware · silicon · chip · core · VRAM · APU · laptop
Compensate by opposing force
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- tweakMinor adjustment
- profileSide-facing outline
settings · configuration · slider · preset · custom · manual · automatic · adaptive
Sudden violent impact
- BSODWindows fatal error display
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- glitchMinor system fault
benchmark · stress test · safe · reliable · error · corruption · watchdog · recovery
Device's charge longevity
- eco modeEnergy-conserving device setting
- longevityDuration of existence
- energy consumptionRate of power use
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
temperature
Measured heat intensity
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- throttlingRestricting flow or speed
- coolingLosing thermal energy
thermal paste · heatsink · wattage · power draw · hot spot · heat dissipation · passive cooling
CPU
Main computing chip
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- graphics cardVisual processing hardware
- processorComponent that executes instructions
motherboard · BIOS · firmware · silicon · chip · core · VRAM · APU · laptop · desktop
offset
Compensate by opposing force
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- tweakMinor adjustment
profile · settings · configuration · slider · preset · custom · manual · automatic · adaptive · dynamic
crash
Sudden violent impact
glitch · benchmark · stress test · safe · reliable · error · corruption · watchdog · recovery · failsafe
battery life
Device's charge longevity
- eco modeEnergy-conserving device setting
- longevityDuration of existence
- energy consumptionRate of power use
wattmeter
Instrument measuring electrical power
undervoltovervoltage
Excess electrical pressure
overpower · surge · power surge · supercharge