turns out this is a well known issue with msi motherboards. i just downloaded Throttlestop and unchecked BD PROCHOT, instantly solved the problem. this is POSSIBLY very unsafe but in the case of a faulty sensor it should be fine :3 ??
yeah, the temp being limited to <40c seems to be a central issue. i also found out that my cpu speed/frequency is throttled at 0.8ghz!! i just cant figure out how to fix it 🤔
computer suddenly got really slow. lagging, stuttering, having to wait a while after clicking anything for it to respond. games are running poorly.
things ive tried
complete hard drive reformat / wipe and fresh reinstall windows
restarting a million times please dont suggest this
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