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Not really the number of ranks (both laptops are using single rank RAM), but rather their density (x8 or x16). Didn't even know this existed until now, but thankfully my Crucial RAM is x8 and the same exact spec of the RAM that Jared used to discover these performance issues with some RAMs...

I was worried about my BIOS on the Nova, because even though the Ryzen 3000 CPUs are supported, I believe that the fTPM feature needed to be active on the BIOS and I couldn't find any option to enable that. But downloading the windows health check tool revealed that the feature is already...

That's really weird. I'm having flickering issues with the most recent Nvidia Drivers, so maybe that's causing issues on Firestrike? Not sure, but maybe it's worth trying to downgrade to the driver and see if it helps?

No, the options on Windows is just telling it to use the dedicated (or integrated) as the primary GPU for that game/software. To be considered dGPU only you need to change the settings in the BIOS, as that will bypass the iGPU completely and give you a few extra FPS. But keep in mind that this...

Sorry guys, I've been away for a few days.. Will update the ranks tomorrow (y)

If they could replicate the issue, then it is indeed a good sign! Fingers crossed for it to be fixed and returned to you soon. I can't imagine how bad it would be to stay without my laptop for 7 weeks :(

Just to once more confirm that my Nova (Clevo manufacturer) doesn't have the keyboard peeling issue after 9 months, even though it's also a paint coated keyboard. Maybe Clevo is using a better quality paint or something.

Only thing that seems a bit off is just the GPU temperature, so maybe the laptop is not getting enough air through the bottom? Like putting it on a stand or cooling pad might help with that. My comments are based on the other Recoil benchmarks with the same specs, but not sure if the others did...

Thanks for the update, and please keep us posted on the next steps. Interested to know if they still have spare parts for the Nova, which I think they should, but just wanted to confirm that ;) It is unfortunate that you had the issue, but better to have it while under warranty so you don't...

yes... I can send you a video with a step-by-step and OC value recommendations for the Corsair Vengeance, if you're interested. Not sure if I can post it since the person is using the chassis from another reseller, but can send you by pm

That's why you don't have issues anymore. Adding another NVME would be a problem there. To be honest, only buy RAM if you need more quantity (like going from 16 to 32gb). But buying new RAM only for the faster speedS, it's a waste of money for 2 reasons: 1- the difference in performance is...

Curious to know... What are all internal storage drives that you have at the moment?

At least it happened while you're still under warranty! The GPU is indeed soldered (I know because I've already repasted mine), so it's very likely going to be at least a new motherboard. Hope it doesn't take long for PCS to fix it. Please keep us updated (y)

The first thing I would do is try to find processes that could be using lots of CPU or GPU, you can see that on the windows task manager, under the processes tab. Sort by the CPU or GPU field to see the culprit and, in general, you shouldn't have the sum of all processes taking more than 5-8% of...

found these from AMD itself for the Ryzen 5000s:

My brother just got a 5600X and he's on the stock cooler for now... CPU is going to the high-80s with brief spikes to the 90s when gaming, but room temperature should be around 26-29. He'll try undervolting, but it looks like only a good cooler will solve his issue.

If this is a Clevo chassis, you could use Obsidian Keyboard LED. I use it and it works quite well, with almost the same features as CCC.

General advice: Quiet/office mode = for general light/medium load, like Chrome, youtube, email, usual excel, etc. Entertainment/Gaming = For gaming or heavier workloads that would take longer periods (like those video rendering that takes hours to render, or Photoshop/CAD that you're constantly...

Are you really using performance mode to watch YouTube? If you're doing that, I'm not surprised by your temperatures. When you're not gaming, you're supposed to change it back to quiet mode because your CPU is more than capable of doing any medium/light task even when underclocked. Performance...

CPU overheating should not shut your laptop down, since it would thermal throttle to avoid reaching that point. I don't have that option on the windows toolbar on my AMD DTR, so maybe it's something specific for Intel. Anyway, if you're having issues, I would avoid messing with that and leave...