[SOLVED] What does Link State Power Management do and should I turn it off or on?

[DeathHadArrived]

What does Link State Power Management do and should I turn it off or on? I have an RX570 8GB card with an EVGA B3 550 watt bronze power supply? Is it a good idea to do so in my setup or not?

 

[Archaic59]

What does Link State Power Management do and should I turn it off or on? I have an RX570 8GB card with an EVGA B3 550 watt bronze power supply? Is it a good idea to do so in my setup or not?

Looks like a windows setting that may have some value in a laptop for battery savings, if its even available in a laptop, but not really needed for a desktop.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials...er-management-power-options-windows-10-a.html

 

[InvalidError]

Link power management merely lets Windows lower PCIe lane speeds or even put lanes in standby to save some power. Leaving it to on shouldn't cause any performance issues. Turning it off will cause your PC to consume a few extra watts at idle.