Recent content by Zofo34

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    Question Overheating issue

    hi I'm see a recent post to this thread on my cell phone that I would like to respond to (July 15) but I cannot see it when I log on with my PC. I'm new to these forums...am I missing something?
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    Question Overheating issue

    I'm having a hell of a time trying to post on this forum. I keep getting told that my post is spam. Not having this problem on other forums. any thoughts?
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    Question Overheating issue

    Thanks for the good advise. I will post the results when I'm done.
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    Question Overheating issue

    I updated to windows 11 but not a clean install. I didn't loose any data or apps but my overeating issue persists. I'm going to now have to perform a clean install of windows and reinstall all my apps. I am convinced this is a software issue, so I have my fingers crossed. I will post the...
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    Question Overheating issue

    thanks, will try it and let you know.
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    Question Overheating issue

    Ok, I updated to windows 11 from windows update but the problem persists. Question, how do I do a clean install and if I do that, what if anything is lost in terms of saved data and apps?
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    Question Overheating issue

    Thanks for the edit. Don't know what that was all about. I already tried ddu in safe mode to remove the GPU driver and did a clean install of both the driver that was installed when the problem started and the previous version driver, but no change in CPU temperature in either case. My...
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    Question Overheating issue

    Thanks for the explanation of "restore point" and "image", I will be using image from now on; and yes,I currently have windows 10 installed. I have not visited the link you provided about windows factory reset yet but I have a few questions: 1) Do you think there is any potential benefit to...
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    Question Overheating issue

    Ive already rolled back the driver 2 versions but maybe I should go back further? is an "image" the same as a restore point? in any case I'm going to check and see if there are any restore points going back that far, I have backed up all important saved data, What do you think of doing a...
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    Question Overheating issue

    thank you for your response. I get that but the increase in CPU temperature range was sudden, abrupt and extreme. There was no change in the room temperature or humidity level, and the problem has been consistent ever since regardless of the room enviornment Noticed it right after upgrading the...
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    Question Overheating issue

    hello all my rig : Acer Predator Helios 300, CPU-intel i7-1075OH @ 2.60GHz, GPU-Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 with max Q design. Ever since updating my GPU game ready driver from the Geforce experience website a few versions ago, my CPU temperature range has increased from around 63C-74C to around...