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    Question PC Bootloop after applying power saver plan ?

    I have created custom power saver plan in windows with the following settings Turn off hardisk after : 0 minutes PCI Express Link State Power Management: Maximum Power Savings Processor Performance Parking Min Cores : 10% Minimum--Maximum Processor States: 10-25% I have that power saver for...
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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 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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    Define R5 PWR_LED cable gone?

    I am building my first PC in the Define R5 from Fractal Design. I had just finished building and set everything up ready to boot it when I noticed; shouldn't the powerbutton light up blue? I tried pressing it. Nothing happened. I checked my motherboards (Asus z170 pro gaming) manual to see I had...
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    What is DVI with HDCP?

    Is there a difference between DVI-D and DVI w/HDCP when it comes to their structures? Or it's just the same? Sorry about this, I just don't have any idea about this thing.
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    Mobo swap with the exact same model.. Do I need to re-install windows?

    My asus motherboard sound stopped working and ncix is going good on the motherboard. Do I need to re-install windows when replacing the motherboard with the exact same one?