2026 GAMING LAPTOP Optimization Guide! 2026 Scar 18 Unboxing, Undervolting, Overclocking Guide

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/... MSI Afterburner: https://www.msi.com/Landing/afterburn... HWINFO64: https://www.hwinfo.com/download/ 3DMark Steel Nomad: https://store.steampowered.com/app/26... Nvidia FrameView Download: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/... Join GizmoSlip Discord:   / discord   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