F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking PLEASE HELP

PLEASE HELP

PLEASE HELP

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MaximePilgrim
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03-29-2026, 02:51 AM
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My laptop used to run at a high speed called 1300 MHz before slowing down and getting hot, so I tried lowering the voltage using MSI Afterburner. But something went wrong during that process. I did a factory reset on the whole computer, but now my graphics card speeds are much lower than they used to be. It only shows 600 MHz instead of the normal speed, and it says there is no power (0 volts). Is there any way to get the GPU back to its original fast settings? I am really confused about this because my gaming performance depends on it. Please help me fix this ASAP.
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MaximePilgrim
03-29-2026, 02:51 AM #1

My laptop used to run at a high speed called 1300 MHz before slowing down and getting hot, so I tried lowering the voltage using MSI Afterburner. But something went wrong during that process. I did a factory reset on the whole computer, but now my graphics card speeds are much lower than they used to be. It only shows 600 MHz instead of the normal speed, and it says there is no power (0 volts). Is there any way to get the GPU back to its original fast settings? I am really confused about this because my gaming performance depends on it. Please help me fix this ASAP.

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kerem_
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04-04-2026, 10:30 PM
#2
Try installing the newest graphics card driver from Nvidia. A normal computer restart probably won't fix it either since that's what you already did.
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kerem_
04-04-2026, 10:30 PM #2

Try installing the newest graphics card driver from Nvidia. A normal computer restart probably won't fix it either since that's what you already did.

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nathanspike
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04-22-2026, 11:58 AM
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What tool do you use to check things? Have games run slow lately? If your PC was truly at zero volts, it wouldn't be showing up right. Try playing a game and see if the speed feels slower. If you reset everything from scratch, your underclocks might not have stayed on. They will turn off when you actually switch back to afterburner mode.
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nathanspike
04-22-2026, 11:58 AM #3

What tool do you use to check things? Have games run slow lately? If your PC was truly at zero volts, it wouldn't be showing up right. Try playing a game and see if the speed feels slower. If you reset everything from scratch, your underclocks might not have stayed on. They will turn off when you actually switch back to afterburner mode.

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Gabokazu
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04-22-2026, 01:58 PM
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My computer's graphics chip slowed down a lot more than 50%. When I try to play games, my frame rate is very low. I can't turn off the power because everything stays on even after I uninstall all software. If I see the game performance drop suddenly, it means my clock speeds are too high. After I shut down Msi Afterburner while not playing, my laptop was slow for gaming. But when I am trying to run a stress test, my computer acts weird and lags around because of that. My idle clocks go down from 139MHz to 607MHz, but the numbers look confusing on my MSI Afterburner. The temperature reads zero percent even though it says there is no load on the task manager when I check in Windows while the game is running.
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Gabokazu
04-22-2026, 01:58 PM #4

My computer's graphics chip slowed down a lot more than 50%. When I try to play games, my frame rate is very low. I can't turn off the power because everything stays on even after I uninstall all software. If I see the game performance drop suddenly, it means my clock speeds are too high. After I shut down Msi Afterburner while not playing, my laptop was slow for gaming. But when I am trying to run a stress test, my computer acts weird and lags around because of that. My idle clocks go down from 139MHz to 607MHz, but the numbers look confusing on my MSI Afterburner. The temperature reads zero percent even though it says there is no load on the task manager when I check in Windows while the game is running.

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SnifePvP
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04-22-2026, 04:24 PM
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Clocks are spinning fast even when nothing else is running. That's what you get on a full load picture. Here is a screenshot of the task manager showing one GPU at 100% and another at 0%.
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SnifePvP
04-22-2026, 04:24 PM #5

Clocks are spinning fast even when nothing else is running. That's what you get on a full load picture. Here is a screenshot of the task manager showing one GPU at 100% and another at 0%.

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BadBoiInLA
Junior Member
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05-10-2026, 08:17 PM
#6
Put the newest graphics card driver for your computer from Nvidia on it. A standard restart of the PC might not fix the graphics card's BIOS settings either; that exact change was already made.
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BadBoiInLA
05-10-2026, 08:17 PM #6

Put the newest graphics card driver for your computer from Nvidia on it. A standard restart of the PC might not fix the graphics card's BIOS settings either; that exact change was already made.

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Madmasko
Junior Member
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05-10-2026, 10:46 PM
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I checked my computer's settings and took out the Geforce Experience program. No other drivers appeared on the screen. I tried going to the official site and installing a new driver, but it didn't fix the issue anymore.
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Madmasko
05-10-2026, 10:46 PM #7

I checked my computer's settings and took out the Geforce Experience program. No other drivers appeared on the screen. I tried going to the official site and installing a new driver, but it didn't fix the issue anymore.

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EmissaryZ
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05-17-2026, 06:39 PM
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I didn't have enough power, but the problem was the temperature was too high. So I tried to undercool my CPU with a few tricks like stopping the thermal throttling, turning on Intel Extreme Cooling Optimizer (XCO), and using an undervolt utility. Then, suddenly everything started acting up.
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EmissaryZ
05-17-2026, 06:39 PM #8

I didn't have enough power, but the problem was the temperature was too high. So I tried to undercool my CPU with a few tricks like stopping the thermal throttling, turning on Intel Extreme Cooling Optimizer (XCO), and using an undervolt utility. Then, suddenly everything started acting up.

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therealboss13
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05-29-2026, 01:31 PM
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Intel has a program that talks to the motherboard chips and writes things to the hard drive slots. The MSI afterburner thing I don't think works on small graphics cards (APUs). Even though Intel says it's official, sometimes using too much power can make the computer guess wrong or hurt your machine.
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therealboss13
05-29-2026, 01:31 PM #9

Intel has a program that talks to the motherboard chips and writes things to the hard drive slots. The MSI afterburner thing I don't think works on small graphics cards (APUs). Even though Intel says it's official, sometimes using too much power can make the computer guess wrong or hurt your machine.