Description
Congrats on your new laptop! How can you know if it is working properly? Today, I demonstrate several basic tests and tweaks you run on your laptop to improve performance (undervolting, overclocking), debloating Windows 11 and tweaking it, and what tests to run to verify performance with some good examples for benchmark results.
Throttlestop Download: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-throttlestop/
MSI Afterburner: https://www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards
HWINFO64: https://www.hwinfo.com/download/
3DMark Steel Nomad: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2695340/3DMark_Steel_Nomad/
Nvidia FrameView Download: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/technologies/frameview/
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00:00 - 2026 Asus Strix Scar 18 Unboxing and Testing
00:55 - Unboxing - Strix Scar 18
02:02 - Power Adapter Overview - Strix Scar 18
02:43 - Display Backlight Settings - Strix Scar 18
03:20 - MSI Afterburner Setup - Strix Scar 18
05:45 - Bloatware Uninstall - Strix Scar 18
06:41 - Recommended Performance Testing - Strix Scar 18
08:00 - Time Spy Benchmark (290HX Plus, 5090) - Strix Scar 18
10:33 - Steel Nomad Benchmark (290HX Plus, 5090) - Strix Scar 18
11:36 - Overclocking with Armory Crate - Strix Scar 18
13:01 - Steel Nomad with Performance Boost - Strix Scar 18
14:08 - Counter Strike Testing - Strix Scar 18
16:30 - Setting Up HW Info - Strix Scar 18
17:54 - Cinebench R24 Benchmarks (290HX Plus) - Strix Scar 18
25:17 - Advanced BIOS and Undervolting - Strix Scar 18
26:29 - Other Undervolting Methods - Strix Scar 18
27:35 - Cinebench R24 Undervolt Testing (290HX Plus) - Strix Scar 18