Recent content by aggarwal.yash2011

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    Cpu throttling on laptop even after replacing thermal paste and using a cooling pad (ASUS R556uqk)

    My specs: ASUS R556uqk i5 7th gen 2.5GHz 8GB RAM Nvidia 940mx windows 10 I have been getting cpu throttling for about 2 months now. Earlier it was just for gaming but now even watching a video on youtube causes system to get laggy every 15 minutes. Cleaning and changing thermal paste had almost...
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    CPU throttling on windows but not on linux

    I have windows and arch dual booted on my system. I have been experiencing high cpu temperatures and throttling on windows even on low load(30-40%). Even when watching videos on youtube, or playing some rpg-maker games, the whole system gets really laggy for 3-5 seconds at random intervals. I...
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    Laptop CPU frequency drops while playing games

    (First post here) I have been recently getting freq drops while gaming. Even a fresh install of windows didnt fix it. I also opened the laptop and cleaned the dust using cotton swaps, but that made no difference. I monitored the cpu using HW monitor: I have power settings at high performance...