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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Crashing in All Games (New Laptop)

    Wish I could get those kind of temps with a -100mV. Admittedly I am using a 9700k in my octane with a RTX 2070 and is very stable. While gaming my lowest temps are around 75 degrees to high 80's. My last Octane kept crashing while playing games but never did when the power brick was not...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Control Center 2 questions

    I have Control center 2 v 1.0.76 on my Octane VI and I'd like to know what do the 4 different options do in the basic settings? I thought it was power options but apart from turning off wifi, camera etc, I do not see anything change. It's currently set at entertainment but what's supposed to...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST No longer have G sync options on my Octane 17.3"

    For some reason I don't have any G sync options in my Nvidia control panel. I've recently had to have a new MB and 1070 GTX replacement about a month ago and wonder if it's anything to do with that. I've searched online for instructions on setting up G sync but I just don't see any options for...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Octane V with Intel Optane 32gb and ssd question

    Hi Guys, As there are some deals to be had on ssd's I'm wondering if having a 500gb m.2 nvme ssd as my steam and games location only would work. I currently have a 7200rpm hdd with a Intel Optane 32gb as my boot drive and boots up really quick as it is so have no plans on changing that...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST CPU GHz high when just in windows?

    I cannot understand why my CPU is running at turbo when I'm just on the desktop with no apps running. I have the power option set to balanced and the lowest the CPU goes is 3.0Ghz for a second and bounces back over 3.9Ghz with fans running high. If I set power option to power saver the lowest...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Control Center problem

    I have updated my nvidia drivers and now I have no overclock GPU option in the control Center. I still have CPU overclock though. My system is a Octane V and I've uninstalled and reinstalled Control center but that does not work. Any Advice?
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