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Solved Very high power usage [Task manager]

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Motherboard, if you do not know what MB means can I ask how you restored the MBs default factory settings in the BIOS :unsure:

As an asides shonbida can I ask that you answer any questions that are asked, it wastes helpers time asking the same questions more than once and the time would be better spent helping other people.

phillpower2 said:
Any change since restoring the MBs default settings.
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#23
Sorry, and no, as I told you I pressed the default button in the BIOS. here is a photo of the BIOS. (in the bottom right).
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#24
You need to ask around to see if you can borrow a cooling fan that you can direct into the inside of the case, there looks to be nothing else wrong with your hardware other than the MB looks about ready to go into meltdown.

I see that you still have the Western Digital HDD hooked up, it is not safe to save anything to the drive so why leave it in the computer where it can cause you issues, to test the drive see Testing a drive for problems using Data Lifeguard Diagnostics for Windows
 
#27
The drive needs to be thrown in the trash I`m afraid, as to why do HDDs fail, various reasons but a well known one is heat, a HDD will start having problems should the temps get near 50 °C, the drive needs replacing but until you get the temps down inside the case I would not replace anything.
 
#30
So, I changed to a bigger fan, and I opened the side case and I leave it opened. I think I can see a change at my FPS, it is quite better. Do you think it fine to leave it opened?
 
#31
Things would probably be better still if you had an external cooling fan blowing in there as well but the fact that the FPS has improved by fitting a bigger cooling fan and leaving the side off the case more or less nails it on that your MB overheating was the cause of the problem.

Leaving the side of the case is fine as long as it is safe to do so, no small children or pets should be allowed in the same room as a computer that has the insides exposed, this regardless of whether or not the computer is connected to the power outlet.

Anything else we can help you with or should we mark the thread as being solved.
 
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