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    [SOLVED] is keeping CPU on max clock always by selecting high performance powerplan harmful to my pc hardware?

    Hi, my cpu i5-4670k, mobo- gigabyte z87x-ud3h, os- windows 10 when my OS is on balanced power plan my cpu goes 800mhz on idle but whenever i select high performance powerplan my cpu stays at max clock of 3800mhz even on idle though on both power plan my cpu's vcore and power usage stays almost...
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    Question Should i enable/disable any of these bios settings to increase stability during CPU overclocking? also which power plan is optimum for same reason?

    Hi, my cpu i5-4670k,cpu cooler-Hyper 212X , gpu - Asrock rx 7800xt challenger oc, mobo- gigabyte z87x-ud3h, bios version F10b, psu corsair cs650m, corsair ram 4x4gb @1600 mhz dual channel, Crucia MX 500 500gb ssd,windows10. Should i enable/disable any of these bios settings to increase stability...
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    Question When I turn on Power Saver on My Windows 10 Power plan my CPU temperatures decrease dramatically. Is it a bad thing to keep my pc on power saver mode

    Hi, I turned on "Power saver mode" on my windows 10 Power plan. And it dramatically decreased my CPU temperature and power consumption. Where I am from the Ambient temperatures are really high around 42c. So my I7 13700K runs hot even with a 280 MM Aio. I didn't undervolted my cpu. I just want...
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    Question Best power plan for Ryzen 5 2600 ?

    I want to know wich is the best Power Plan for a Ryzen 5 2600, AMD Ryzen Balanced or Windows High Performance? I have read about that and I read a lot of different opinions :/
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    [SOLVED] PC isn't going into idle and turning off the screen

    I've had Windows 11 installed for a few months now and at first there wasn't any issues with this but for the past few weeks I've noticed it isn't idling and turning off the monitor after 30 minutes as I have it set in my power plan which is the AMD Ryzen high performance plan. I've tried...
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    [SOLVED] Power saver plan than balanced

    My laptop vents has no dust and foreign matters, also i have cooling pad. But when cpu going to 100% caused by update, maintenance, etc, it can hurt my 6 years laptop. Since the temperature can be mesured in 3rd patry app called core temp it rise about 75% when heavy load, games etc, and about...
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    Question Kernel power 41 error with certain power plans

    Specs: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x (stock) MOBO: MSI X570-A PRO Motherboard ATX GPU: MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti RAM: HyperX FURY DDR4 16 GB (Kit 2x8 GB) PSU: Corsair RM850 (80+ Gold) SSD(C: drive): Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB Shortly after getting my PC in late August of last year, my machine began...
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    [SOLVED] Batch file to toggle between balanced and high performance power plan

    Is it possible to toggle between balanced and high performance power plan using a batch file ? powercfg -s 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e and powercfg -s 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c When set to balanced, toggle to high performance and when set to high performance, toggle to...
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    Question Windowed borderless mode is changing the CPU power plan

    Hi I noticed that running some applications, games and the like with a borderless Windowed function is causing the CPU to automatically switch from the power plan I'm using to a uncustomizable high performance mode plan. Examples: full screen in microsoft photos and games like hollow knight...
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    AB350 Gaming 3 Mobo + Radeon RX 580 8gb. VGA led light, PLEASE READ

    Specs I7 Ryzen 3.7 GHZ 8 core GIgabyte Radeon Rx 580 8gb 2x8gb RGB ram 850 W PSU 500 GB/ SSD 6gb This is a brand new fresh build as of 4 pm today. No windows or driver installs. Nothing has been USED, at all. Currently passed all cpu/ram tests and get the VGA led light error. Oddly enough, I...
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    Will this Custom PC run the original Dayz and Dayz Standalone?

    Will this run on High, and if you could estimate the amount of fps i would get on both games that would be great also. Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive EVGA 100-W1-500-KR 500W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC 3...