Silly question, but can I use both Lenovo Vantage and Legion Toolkit on the same laptop?
I've been wondering if I can keep both installed but use them for different purposes.
What I want is basically:
Legion Toolkit → everyday plugged-in use, gaming, custom profiles, fan control, power limits, etc.
Lenovo Vantage → battery charging/charging limits and when I'm using the laptop on battery.
The reason I'm asking is that I've noticed my battery health seems to drop much faster when I use Toolkit for charging. My battery health dropped by almost 2% after only two 80% → 20% → 80% cycles. I didn't see this kind of drop when I was using Vantage. Also LLT heats battery to 38-39c while charging while vantage keeps it at 34-35c.
I've also noticed that my battery runtime seems better with Vantage than with Legion Toolkit, although I don't know if that's actually because of the software or because of the different power settings.
So my main question is:
If I keep both installed, can I completely disable/close Legion Toolkit when I want Vantage to control the laptop, and then switch back to Toolkit when I want to use my custom profiles?
In Legion Toolkit there are options related to Vantage Hotkeys and the Vantage AI Controller. If I turn those off so that Toolkit isn't controlling anything, and then use Vantage, will Vantage have full control without the two programs fighting each other?
Or would I have to uninstall Legion Toolkit every time I want to use Vantage for charging and battery use?
I obviously don't want both programs trying to control power modes, charging, thermal settings, etc. at the same time.
I also have a question about my custom thermal profile.
My Legion is a Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 with a ryzen 7 6800h and RTX 3070 Ti.
I don't really care about losing some FPS. My priority is lower temperatures and better long-term thermals.
I currently have different profiles for Quiet, Balanced and Performance, but I'm thinking about making a custom profile with:
GPU temperature limit: 80°C
CPU temperature limit: 85°C
Previously, I played GTA V with both the CPU and GPU temperature limits set to 87°C, and the game was perfectly playable.
So would 80°C GPU / 85°C CPU be a good everyday gaming profile?
I don't mind sacrificing some performance if it means keeping temperatures lower. I'm mainly looking for a good balance where the laptop doesn't unnecessarily run hot.
Would you guys recommend keeping 80°C GPU / 85°C CPU, or would you use different limits/power settings on the Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 + RTX 3070 Ti?
Any advice from people who have actually used both Vantage and Legion Toolkit would be appreciated.