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In Device Manager, uncheck 'Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power' for the Bluetooth adapter.

You mean P570WM has LGA 2011 socket LOL. 6800K uses LGA 2011v3.

Recent Intel CPUs go ballistic when running AVX instructions, which is why disabling AVX reduces heat and power consumption so drastically.

TS (ThrottleStop) Bench 1024M wPrime 1024M Prime95 small FFT with AVX disabled (Add CpuSupportsAVX=0 to local.txt)

Exactly. It is an unrealistic workload.

I see. Not all Clevo models can undervolt in BIOS though, even with a Prema Mod. My P650SG flashed with PMv2 cannot. Those two settings, IOUT Offset and IOUT Slope, don't affect voltage.

Those affect CPU TDP reporting. You can't undervolt in BIOS. If the system isn't stable it just means you've gone too far.

Overheating maybe? 880M is famous for that. Just curious, what GPU did you upgrade from? And was 970M/980M not an option?

Pretty sure the GPU is a drop-in upgrade (700M -> 800M/900M), or maybe you might need a BIOS update or Prema Mod. Yeah I just checked and the P150SM-A is less endowed in terms of storage, so I'd say it's a downgrade.

What do you mean by better hardware? The only major difference should be the chassis, and AFAIK the P157SM has more 2.5" bays.

Wow, talk about false advertising. Oh wait, MSI is good at that, amirite?

I think you're still misunderstanding. I don't mean 32-bit or 64-bit, I mean Win32 or WinAPI, which is the traditional executable-based games that preceded UWP. More reading on the problems with UWP: http://www.pcgamer.com/why-pc-games-should-never-become-universal-apps/ As mentioned, UWAs can't be hooked, which makes overlays like RTSS incompatible.

Which is why I explicitly mentioned Win32 only. UWP support isn't planned. Vulkan is getting added in the near future.

Just wait until tomorrow, new versions of AB and RTSS will be released which support DX12 OSD for single and explicit mGPU in Win32 (not UWP) games.

I should try those on my MSI Afterburner for kicks. xD

Make sure the display cable is properly connected to the motherboard.

No, however:

You answered your own question. Just stick with the P157SM.

All versions of the Y510p/Y410p had iGPU enabled if you removed the SLI GPU from the Ultrabay (since Optimus is incompatible with SLI). The Y500/Y400 had iGPU disabled no matter what.

Thanks @Mr. Fox, did not know that! Those old 3DMark versions will be fun to play around with. I get nostalgic just thinking about them!

Yes this seems to be true of aftermarket thermal pads from Fujipoly and Phobya in general, based on what I've used and read. Compared to the somewhat squishy and stretchy nature of stock thermal pads, the 6 W/mK and 11 W/mK Fujipoly I've had were hard and incompressible, with a brittle and powdery consistency when cut. I'd imagine the 17 W/mK ones aren't much different. With these, definitely a good rule of thumb to use as thin a layer as you can get away with. Apparently the XR-m is available in as thin as 0.3 mm, but I've only seen 0.5 mm for sale.

Unfortunately no. Your only options are IdeaFan or a manual switch.

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The low/inconsistent performance sounds like some sort of throttling going on

Yup, and it also means I won't be playing Halo, as much as it pains me right now to watch Forge from the outside in. Great that MS' first-party franchises are finally throwing away the shackles of Xbox exclusivity and coming to PC. Not so great that they're locked behind the walled garden and being dangled as carrots in front of W10 holdout PC gamers. I'm staying on W7 until 2020 or until W10 becomes a usable OS for me, whichever comes first.