Hi guys .. So I'm build a HTPC, for which its generally recommended to have a CPU with a TDP <65W. So to fulfill this, I can of course get any i3 CPU, but I want an i5 instead. Problem is, in my locality the low power S and T CPUs are not available, so I'm wondering if there are any effective ways to manually lower TDP to under 65W ?
One way may be to underclock, but I don't know how successful this would be, and what motherboard capabilities will this require.
Second way might be to use a software like ThrottleStop, but again I don't know how effective/permanent such a solution will be as I'm never used such software before.
So basically I'm looking for some suggestions I guess.
One way may be to underclock, but I don't know how successful this would be, and what motherboard capabilities will this require.
Second way might be to use a software like ThrottleStop, but again I don't know how effective/permanent such a solution will be as I'm never used such software before.
So basically I'm looking for some suggestions I guess.