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Hi all, I bough a CPU i5 12400F, 16gb Kingston Ram and a Gigabyte Motherboard B760M DS3H DDR4 to upgrade my system.
What happens its that many times (every day) the CPU usage is huge - very above normal - even not using heavy programs that justifies that. Many times, I check task manager, and the CPU usage, is very high, when I was just on Windows folders, and browsing - nothing more. It reaches easily 60/70% CPU usage, and sometimes even 80/90/100% with no reason. Different task's, makes the CPU reaches almost the limit - check the pics. Even "Windows explorer" task, sometimes reaches 50-60% CPU usage, I’ve check that many times on Task manager. This happen with no apparent reason, I do not use heavy software. And with the exact same kind of usage, with my last PC which were half powerful and with half ram ( a 9400F with 8Gb Ram) Never had this issues, neither, a so high CPU usage. Since this CPU is double powerful in all aspects, wasn't expectable that the CPU, on the same kind of use, works with less effort and have less CPU usage?! Even the Windows Restart's/Boot, were more quick with my oldest Setup than on this Setup ( and I’ve already activate the Fast Boot on Bios). The only difference were, that my previous motherboard was an MSI ( a very low end H310M PRO-M2 PLUS model), and this actual one its a "new" Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 model. Could the motherboard model/Brand are making all of this underperformance and issues ? At normal use, i can say, that i can't notice any kind of performance improvement with this new Setup ( that is twice powerful) I only do feel a better performance on games, but I’m a casual gamer, and i almost play CS:GO, and less more. The real difference is that with this Cup/mobo, anything I do reaches high CPU and energy usage very easily.
I have Windows Fresh install, no Virus, Adware. Bios Updated to last firmware. No background running programs. Just Windows 10 64bit with the essential's.
Other problem is the High CPU FAN RPM's ( and noise, obviously ). I know that the Stock Fans were not the most quiet, but for many years, i never bought an aftermarket Cooler, since I don't use heavy software, and even gaming I don’t play heavy CPU games, so the stock cooler is more than enough for the needs, and I’ve checked a review/noise test comparison on YouTube, and my Fan doesn't perform near close to that: https://youtu.be/yhKBABCfmpk?t=240 , and note, the CPU and cooler its the same. I wish, my Fan run so smoothly and constant, and specially so quiet like the one on the video.
This video show's a "little" of the random RPM's i am talking about, with windows idle, closed programs, just opening/switching between folder's, but I can say that usually is worst than the video, and phone mic it not capture the best sound, personally the FAN noise is much more aggressive, and usually the RPM'S are worst, (VERY) annoying and uncomfortable, Specially at night : https://streamable.com/523h6e
The CooleFan just ramp up quickly to High RPM's, by no reason and completely randomly, like if i were using the CPU with really heavy programs. Sometimes by just opening a Browser tab or a Folder is enough to listen the Fan ramping up Hard - what its not normal. And the most weird, is that the Fan randomly changes RPM's frequently. By itself, the CPU CooleFan is not quiet, but actually is running very above normal and making a lot of noise - much above the usual. The Fan could be working at 1500RPM'S, but by no reason, changes to 2000/2200RPM'S, sometimes 3000RPM'S - while using Windows - once again; no heavy programs, just windows, folders, and browsing. Fan randomly and constantly changes RPM'S , never stays idle, like the CPU are. At night, is almost impossible, stay with the PC turned ON.
Its not the 1st time, that i have the PC turned on, but I’m not using it. I sit on my bedroom, at some PC distance, and I listen the FAN ramping up Hard... like !?!? I'm not even using the PC lol its on idle, there are no programs running. How the Fan ramp up like if i was using the CPU heavily ? PS: I have my PC Case well good refrigerated ( tbh, due to this problem, and to test, the PC Case is opened - No differences ).
PS: I configured and tested FAN Profiles on Bios, and its on a Silent/Manual smooth Fan curve, even so the result, is what I’ve explained. Since, if I let the default Profile "Normal Fan", the problem is even worst, and the noise its impossible to stay near the PC, it's almost an airplane noise. But even with a very smooth Fan curve, I can hear the fan a LOT . But the Random RPM's ramp up's and down, even with a manual smooth Fan curve remains exactly the same. The Fan constantly changes RPM's (hardly), looks like and F1 car motor on a race lol.
I spend lot of hours testing ( I have some IT experience ), searching, reading, and I cannot find any solution, neither what could be the problem root. To me, should be a faulty motherboard, or CPU, but I make tests to the CPU, and on all of them everything seems ok, so, i think that the problem could be the motherboard. I've contacted Intel and nothing were detected. I've contacted Gigabyte and they just simple ignore the questions, they just told me to take the board to warranty – No troubleshooting, no help, nothing !
The questions is to, trying to know the cause of this issues, since I still have the chance to return mobo and CPU, and change for a better and stable hardware choices. But firstly I need to know and understand which device is causing troubles, if the CPU, if the Board. And my budget it's not very high, so, I would like to replace the part that is causing issues.
Do you consider Gigabyte a good motherboard brand for low/mid end range? It's the 1st time i give a chance to Gigabyte, usually i buy MSI, and honestly i was happy with motherboard's, and with the UEFI BIOS . But honestly i doesn't like the BIOS at all, and with this issues, makes me very sceptical to Gigabyte, at the same time I also feel like this motherboard doesn't have much stability ( i could be wrong). I bought this Gigabyte Mobo due to the price point, and they bring heatsink on (half) VRM and a heatsink to the SSD M.2 Nvme... Maybe i was caught by the Brand marketing. I have a Gigabyte Graphic Card and no issues, runs well. But for low/mid end motherboards, Gigabyte could not be the best option. I'm thinking to return this motherboard since i have 2more days to do it, and buy an MSI again or a Asus. But the last MSI I have was 3years ago, don't know how are they now. My last MSI was an H310M PRO-M2 PLUS, a super entry level motherboard, but always worked Flawlessly with a great performance and stability, and with a very Good UEFI BIOS and configuration options !
Is it from Windows ? Motherboard issues ? the CPU ?
If anyone got ideas, from what can be, I would appreciate. Since I search and tested everything and don't find nothing that tells me the cause.

I've gone ahead and listed down all of the 'fatigues' I've encountered during my time with D4. I'm around level 85, and feel pretty confident in the list below. Feel free to add your own perspective to Fatigues you've felt, or offer your opinions in contrast to mine below. D4 is an amazing first step for an ARPG to take, and I really think they've got the 'bones' to make something good. Addressing some of these sources of fatigue would, ultimately, be what I'm looking for in future content updates.

1. (Design Decision) Looking at Renown and knowing I'll have to repeat this grind next season.
2. (UI/UX) Picking up Normal/Sacred gear when I'm using Sacred/Ancestral. No way to loot filter.
3. (UI/UX) Plucking lower tier gems out of my already-limited equipment tab.
4. (UI/UX) Seeing Plants/Ore/Salvage tab and knowing gems could have just fit in a tab like that.
5. (Design Decision) The amount of CC that outright stops the flow of the game.
6. (Design Decision) A Dodge button with no immunity? Why am I not unstoppable for its duration?
7. (Bug?) An inconsistently triggered ~1 second of locked animation at the end of my Dodge.
8. (Balancing) Standing in boss AOEs and taking negligible damage. At least make damage ramp.
9. (Balancing) Only a handful of monsters that represent a threat (even less excluding CC)
10. (Game Feel) Horse maneuvering and inconsistent dips in momentum when clipping collisions.
11. (UI/UX) The amount of unnecessary text in a Sigil's Dungeon Affixes with advanced tooltips on.
12. (UI/UX) No quick macro option to toggle advanced tooltips on/off when I want them.
13. (Design Decision) Finishing a quest and getting a single rare or cache of... rawhide...
14. (Level Design) Thinking I'm done with a dungeon and seeing ANOTHER chamber to clear.
15. (Level Design) Dying and checking how aggressively far back my respawn is in dungeons.
16. (Level Design) Not wanting to do dungeons out of fear of tedium in their tasks/backtracking. POE maps are procedural and easy to progress through. Revisits to the game optimize.
17. (Level Design) Dungeon names and level sections have no identity / feel random / repetitive.
18. (Design Decision) Knowing that at most, a new season will let me choose what class to play, but my agency over what I play is broadly defined by the legendary affixes that drop for me. I felt less agency over my build than I would in a roguelike like Hades, and felt punished for trying to play the build I /wanted/ to play (playing storm druid and have only gotten wearbear uniques...).
19. (Design Decision) Lack of agency in hunting for gear. Selling/salvaging does not fill me with the feeling that my bad gear is being converted into a potential future for good gear - crafting is too limited.
20. (Design Decision) Seeing a white or blue item on the ground and knowing there's no reason for it to be there beyond 'that being a thing arpgs have'. Decisions like this feel as if they've been made to check off the box of what a Diablo game should be, with no real thought into how they fit into the core gameplay loop.
21. (Design Decision) - Level Scaling - Sifting through five levels worth of new gear, hoping to find affixments that speak to the build I'm currently running and finding nothing. Meanwhile, the rest of the game has become significantly harder and I am forced to adapt to the curve and slot on a chest piece I don't want to. The game does not feel like a power fantasy of feeling stronger - it is in fact the inverse of that. Every level, I feel weaker, and I have little agency over the interactions I have with that curve. Breakpoints in uniques and paragon board capstones are the only significant breakpoints along the lvl 50-100 grind.
22. (Design Decision) - The game is filled with tedium and backtracking, and I'm not even on my second character yet. Exploring the world once? Cool. But ARPGs are about making repeat navigations as fun and seamless as possible. The joy on new playthroughs comes from optimizing your navigation. Yet I am not excited about the prospect of doing this all over again next season. Cooldowns on 'making my horse run fast', only to have my speed clipped is frustrating. Roadblocks are frustrating. The time to navigate to a static dungeon I've already been to is frustrating. Knowing I'm faster when mounted and then having to slog it on foot through a dungeon is frustrating. Clearing a chamber, thinking I'm done, and then seeing I have to eliminate every foe in a new chamber is frustrating. Having to backtrack to the next chamber zone after finishing that floor's objective is frustrating. The amount of time I've spent in D4 not playing an arpg is frustrating. At the very least let me teleport to the next chamber in a dungeon when I've cleared its objectives, or give me a 'keystone' to drop near chamber exits that I can tp back to.

As it stands, a single full playthrough of D4 from 1-100 is exhausting. I am not finished, and I am already convinced I do not want to level another alt. Experimentation and payoff for the time I've invested in an ARPG is important to the power fantasy involved, yet I dont feel a sense of agency. I am playing a game that seems to actively does not want me to play a stormwolf druid due to the nature of both power and identity predominantly dropping from loot. The lack of crafting options to further shape gear into the playstyle I want is, also, lacking. I am greatly looking forward to seeing how they would incentivize players like myself to return, because unfortunately, I don't see myself replaying this game again.

I have a lot of anxiety that prevents me from reaching out. Being alone is a terrible, depressing feeling though, please understand these. I want someone who is affectionate and caring. Please just be 24-51 though. So here's some facts about me: •I'm 33, 5'9, red hair, blue eyes, and 185bs. I'm from Central Florida, United States. •I'm primarily a meat eater(Turkey, Chicken, Beef, Venison), I also enjoy mushrooms, pizza, I have found a love for spicy queso chips AND that oatmilk chocolate is the best chocolate! politically right leaning, and non religious. I'm also childfree(and plan on staying without children). I'm open minded though. I don't need someone to be the same as long as they're respectful, and have love in their heart. •I'm pretty introverted. I don't drink at all, use drugs, or party(Though I do love parties, bring your Elf Rogue or Half Orc Barbarian!). Also definitely monogamous. •For interests, I really like watching various animes, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek, LOTR, pretty much Fantasy/Scifi, video games, 3D printing, history, I like some horror's, love Zombies, Aliens, Vampires/Werewolves and certain mythologies, a good conspiracy theory(the truth is out there!) Marvel, DC, I have other interests, but we'll get to those is time. •I live with family, I don't mind if you live with family and I have a cat. I want to go out to theme parks and movies with you, I want to fall asleep next to you watching movies or talking or playing games!, I want to go out with you! Let's start here, *star trek theme plays* Please be prepared to talk as often as possible so we may get to know each other :)

Hey there! I am a 27-year-old woman chasing my dreams, yeah still chasing them but I'm sure I'm gonna reach them soon. I am someone who can be a hermit but can be outdoorsy if I want to. I love exploring new places when I have free time.
I'm single, no kids and never been married, curly hairs and curvy. as for hobbies I enjoy watching anime and netflix series, I'm into outdoor activity to like camping and such.
Actually, I'm not closing my door for things like relationships but I'm not really rushing it. You know it really takes time to commit to someone especially when it's about long term. So if we are a match, don't be shy and just message me. And if you feel lonely, alone and you need someone to talk to. You can hit me up as well, as what they said, sometimes it's better to talk to a stranger than to a well known person but yet stranger. By the way, I appreciate it if you're older than me, not really a fan of talking to someone younger than me.
What am I looking for:
Between the ages of 25 to 30's and up!
Height doesn't matter
Good listener
Lives in US, Please don't message me if you are not in the US
Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day reading this. Please message about yourself if you take an interest in me :3 I will not reply to low effort messages or just a "hey". Please tell me your name, age and location right from the start so that we'll know where to start.

There are many inconsistencies about my upbringing. I was born in the late 60's, and was labeled by my parents as a "Difficult child". I have been regaled with tales about how I was always soo angry, destroying cribs, banging my head and generally being challenging. I also had some medical issues that I never really got straight answers for, such as why I supposedly had leg and hip problems that had me walking late.
I was always a "Tomboy" refusing to wear dresses, aggressive and always getting mistaken for a boy, to the point my parents bought me a t-shirt to wear that said,"Im a girl", which they found hysterical.
Fast forward a decade or so and I am hyper-sexual, aggressive and literally living on the edge of self destruction. I have to shave a couple of times a day to keep from looking like Sasquatch, and I just dont know how to be. Im engaging in high risk behaviors and then end up pregnant. I was confused and very sick the entire time, developed Toxemia and nearly died. Having her ripped me terribly and dislocated both hips and broke my tailbone. We did not bond and she ended up being adopted by my parents. The doctor at the time advised me to seek "Further evaluation" for all my issues, but as I was a broke, on state insurance, college kid, nothing was done.
Life went on and as I aged, and had other kids, I suffered the same issues(but did end up raising my other children), and then spend over a decade on disability. When I was in my 40's I moved to a very progressive area and made friends who were in the LGBTQ community and they told me to investigate if I was "Trans". I met with a doctor, had evaluations and began what was transition for me. I stopped shaving and in less than a month I had more body hair that most men, and a start on a full beard. I was almost not given testosterone because my normal levels were over 600. I had excess breast tissue removed, and considered having bottom surgery, but was concerned about incontinence and loss of sensation.
Ive identified as a gay man for over a decade now and I have passed fully for almost the entire decade. I had begun having what I thought was a UTI, and after treatment was unsuccessful, my boyfriend insisted I see my doctor because he said I had all the symptoms of "Prostatitus". I pooh poohed him because I didnt think I could have a prostate as I assumed I was just trans. He insisted he felt a prostate when we were intimate, so I went to the doctor and let him check.
Yeah...I have a prostate and its currently enlarged and now im on a medication for it. I confronted my mom over the phone about it and what may have been done to me as an infant and all she said was, "The effects of Agent Orange on families have been really extensive and created a lot of challenges". Then she went on rambling about my sibling, (normal), so I figured I wasnt going to get anymore information. I was told when I was younger that I had been "Indeterminate" and that my birth certificate had to be "Corrected". Apparently, I was surgically altered so they could raise me female. Adding to all the confusion for me was that I was told years ago I couldn't be intersex because,"All intersex are sterile."
Im glad there is soo much more information and opportunity out there for the younger generation to be able to figure themselves out. I cannot tell you how many decades went by where I hated myself and wanted to die to ease the pain and confusion. Finding out I have a prostate(even if its currently problematic), was a freeing type of vindication, though I mourn for my lost cock(had almost no growth on what was left), and all the lost opportunities along the way.

So basically I'm not sure what caused my hair loss, but most likely from my PCOS. The thing is, I'm taking birth control (linessa 21 - desogestrol/ ethinyl estradiol) because i was bleeding for almost months straight and was put on it back in 2020. I was also 200+ lbs back then. I never got a follow up with my gynecologist about it and just got my GP to prescribe it. It was a little over a year (october 2021) when i started noticing hair loss. To be fair, i was also taking new meds (fluvoxamine/bupropion) around the time. I went to my doctor but he didn't take me seriously. It wasn't until this year that I started to notice how thin my hair got and how much shedding has increased! I've gone off of one of my meds and in process of letting the other one go since idk if they caused it. But i also want to take away my birth control. But i saw most of you lost significant hair from going off of it. I want to try to go off, but I'm scared that will be the final nail to my coffin so I'm wondering if i suddenly re-take BC, will the hair shedding go back to how it was before stopping?

Today I saved a cremation center in Oakland, CA 40% ($508k over 5 years) by pitting local energy suppliers against each other in a bidding war. They were paying nearly $40k per month! Cremation is one of the highest consumers of natural gas, you take care of humanities loved ones, and deserve better rates—which is why I want to help you.
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In my dream I woke up in a shore(maybe i was sleeping in there) and it was like storm was coming and people around me got busy for that. The rain and the wave were violent and I stood up and climbed up some hill nearby. And interestingly i saw my grandfather(in reality he passed away 2 years ago) on the way up the hill and I recognized it was his place(like makeshift place where he stayed but it seemed like the condition was like thr primitive human's cave place)
And he collapsed and hit by some rock and sand and he was like buried by the sand. There was my uncle near him but he didnt seem to have seen him collapse.
I was like excavating him and found he got hit in his head by some rock. And he became conscious again and smiled back at me. And my uncle came to me making a warm hearted joke to me...
Actually in real life, my uncle betrayed my father(some financial stuff about grandpa: he appropriated his money telling a lie) and became estranged from my family.
Whats this dream about?? Thanks for ur comment in advance!

I have a lot of anxiety that prevents me from reaching out. Being alone is a terrible, depressing feeling though, please understand these. I want someone who is affectionate and caring. Please just be 24-51 though. So here's some facts about me: •I'm 33, 5'7, red hair, blue eyes, and 185bs. I'm from Central Florida, United States. •I'm primarily a meat eater(Turkey, Chicken, Beef, Venison), I also enjoy mushrooms, pizza, I have found a love for spicy queso chips AND that oatmilk chocolate is the best chocolate! politically right leaning, and non religious. I'm also childfree(and plan on staying without children). I'm open minded though. I don't need someone to be the same as long as they're respectful, and have love in their heart. •I'm pretty introverted. I don't drink at all, use drugs, or party(Though I do love parties, bring your Elf Rogue or Half Orc Barbarian!). Also definitely monogamous. •For interests, I really like watching various animes, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek, LOTR, pretty much Fantasy/Scifi, video games, 3D printing, history, I like some horror's, love Zombies, Aliens, Vampires/Werewolves and certain mythologies, a good conspiracy theory(the truth is out there!) Marvel, DC, I have other interests, but we'll get to those is time. •I live with family, I don't mind if you live with family and I have a cat. I want to go out to theme parks and movies with you, I want to fall asleep next to you watching movies or talking or playing games!, I want to go out with you! Let's start here, *star trek theme plays* Please be prepared to talk as often as possible so we may get to know each other :)

hi all. i’m gonna start this off by saying i’m super mentally ill so this whole post might just be bitching and moaning so i thought i’d warn ya if you don’t wanna read that. anyway, here it is-
so i have this one friend, he means a lot to me, but i don’t think i mean a lot to him. he’s one of the few people i really enjoy hanging out with, so he and i plan to hang out nearly every weekend. which sounds absurd, yes, but we only plan to hang out every weekend because he always cancels, and so he’s says “let’s just hang out next weekend” and when next weekend rolls around, he cancels. over and over again. however, we did actually hang out twice, but the first time was when his boyfriend was gonna be at my house, and the second time, we both had a list of things we wanted to do in town, so first we went to a restaurant and ate, then we did what he wanted to do (go to antique store) and as we were walking out of the store, he says he’s feeling sick so he’s just gonna go back home. and like, i totally understand if he was actually feeling sick, but like, with his track record of canceling hangouts, and only showing up when there’s something specifically in it for him, i don’t know if can trust him anymore. am i just being too needy or is this something else? and i don’t want to talk to him about this because i’m really afraid of making him unhappy. i think he has depression and i don’t wanna make it worse for him (i have it too so i know how bad it sucks.) . any help is greatly appreciated, but don’t feel obligated to do so, thanks!

Hi, I have bricked my galaxy ace and am super stuck with trying to unbrick it, I'm pretty sure the reason I bricked it is because it's naming scheme is super confusing, you see I had attempted to flash a custom rom made for the gt-s5830i when in reality I should've been flashing a rom made for the gt-s5830 but because the gt-s5830t has a letter at the end I assumed it was a gt-5830i, after the flashing rom process semi failed and the recovery was acting strange so I rebooted and boom, brick. Black screen, no vibrating, no charging LED, nothing.
I have been at it for a whole year trying to get this thing back to life, I can get it into download mode with a key combination and recognized by odin however it will always get stuck on "setupconnection" irregardless of the cable, computer, version of odin, .ops file or assortment of .pda .csc or whatever I use. I am truly in a pickle am currently wondering if this thing is a lost cause because this is the first phone I ever flashed and don't want it to forever be a brick. Any help would be appreciated, there is damn near no info online to tell me what variant the t version is, damn carrier naming schemes. I have also never obtained an efs thing which I think could potentially bring some sort of life to the phone? If anyone has it please share it (P.S I think I was trying to flash a kitkat rom with some version of cwm, I wasnt screwing around with rom manager or anything like that)

(ps this isnt a post for “imagine your life in the future” style encouragement. it wont work on me.)
im tired of it here. im tired of living vicariously thru cis and out trans women online and getting my gender euphoria from imagining being like them and living like them only to look at my razor bump minefield of a face and ugly large feet and stupid shirt hair my mom forces me to get. im tired of being religiously repressed and basically risking losing my whole family if i come out. im tired of nothing feeling as good as it should (eating, being online, even masturbating) cuz everything is just a gray sludge. if i could just disappear tonight i would but i cant because i have to wear my suit and tie for church tomorrow morning. nobody even cares abt all this anyway laugh out loud ecks dee

I haven't lived in Sydney long, but I've recently learnt that 35 years after the Sydney Harbour Bridge was paid off, citizens are STILL required to pay a toll to cross the ONLY bridge that directly connects North Sydney to the CBD. To avoid the bridge requires a significant detour making the journey take literally 3x as long.
This just seems like absolute government greed. Why should the taxpayer after paying off its debt, nearly a century after its construction, still be forced to hand over money just for the privilege of driving over the Sydney Harbour Bridge?? Roads and infrastructure is one of the main tasks for the government that we annually pay BILLIONS of dollars of tax to.
From what I can tell, the toll profit all flows into the multinational private company TransUrban anyway. So for multiple generations, we fund this bridge so that corporate conglomerates can profit off of it's use.
And nobody seems to care... Can someone explain this to me?

Hi all, I bough a CPU i5 12400F, 16gb Kingston Ram and a Gigabyte Motherboard B760M DS3H DDR4 to upgrade my system.
What happens its that many times (every day) the CPU usage is huge - very above normal - even not using heavy programs that justifies that. Many times, I check task manager, and the CPU usage, is very high, when I was just on Windows folders, and browsing - nothing more. It reaches easily 60/70% CPU usage, and sometimes even 80/90/100% with no reason. Different task's, makes the CPU reaches almost the limit - check the pics. Even "Windows explorer" task, sometimes reaches 50-60% CPU usage, I’ve check that many times on Task manager. This happen with no apparent reason, I do not use heavy software. And with the exact same kind of usage, with my last PC which were half powerful and with half ram ( a 9400F with 8Gb Ram) Never had this issues, neither, a so high CPU usage. Since this CPU is double powerful in all aspects, wasn't expectable that the CPU, on the same kind of use, works with less effort and have less CPU usage?! Even the Windows Restart's/Boot, were more quick with my oldest Setup than on this Setup ( and I’ve already activate the Fast Boot on Bios). The only difference were, that my previous motherboard was an MSI ( a very low end H310M PRO-M2 PLUS model), and this actual one its a "new" Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 model. Could the motherboard model/Brand are making all of this underperformance and issues ? At normal use, i can say, that i can't notice any kind of performance improvement with this new Setup ( that is twice powerful) I only do feel a better performance on games, but I’m a casual gamer, and i almost play CS:GO, and less more. The real difference is that with this Cup/mobo, anything I do reaches high CPU and energy usage very easily.
I have Windows Fresh install, no Virus, Adware. Bios Updated to last firmware. No background running programs. Just Windows 10 64bit with the essential's.
Other problem is the High CPU FAN RPM's ( and noise, obviously ). I know that the Stock Fans were not the most quiet, but for many years, i never bought an aftermarket Cooler, since I don't use heavy software, and even gaming I don’t play heavy CPU games, so the stock cooler is more than enough for the needs, and I’ve checked a review/noise test comparison on YouTube, and my Fan doesn't perform near close to that: https://youtu.be/yhKBABCfmpk?t=240 , and note, the CPU and cooler its the same. I wish, my Fan run so smoothly and constant, and specially so quiet like the one on the video.
This video show's a "little" of the random RPM's i am talking about, with windows idle, closed programs, just opening/switching between folder's, but I can say that usually is worst than the video, and phone mic it not capture the best sound, personally the FAN noise is much more aggressive, and usually the RPM'S are worst, (VERY) annoying and uncomfortable, Specially at night : https://streamable.com/523h6e
The CooleFan just ramp up quickly to High RPM's, by no reason and completely randomly, like if i were using the CPU with really heavy programs. Sometimes by just opening a Browser tab or a Folder is enough to listen the Fan ramping up Hard - what its not normal. And the most weird, is that the Fan randomly changes RPM's frequently. By itself, the CPU CooleFan is not quiet, but actually is running very above normal and making a lot of noise - much above the usual. The Fan could be working at 1500RPM'S, but by no reason, changes to 2000/2200RPM'S, sometimes 3000RPM'S - while using Windows - once again; no heavy programs, just windows, folders, and browsing. Fan randomly and constantly changes RPM'S , never stays idle, like the CPU are. At night, is almost impossible, stay with the PC turned ON.
Its not the 1st time, that i have the PC turned on, but I’m not using it. I sit on my bedroom, at some PC distance, and I listen the FAN ramping up Hard... like !?!? I'm not even using the PC lol its on idle, there are no programs running. How the Fan ramp up like if i was using the CPU heavily ? PS: I have my PC Case well good refrigerated ( tbh, due to this problem, and to test, the PC Case is opened - No differences ).
PS: I configured and tested FAN Profiles on Bios, and its on a Silent/Manual smooth Fan curve, even so the result, is what I’ve explained. Since, if I let the default Profile "Normal Fan", the problem is even worst, and the noise its impossible to stay near the PC, it's almost an airplane noise. But even with a very smooth Fan curve, I can hear the fan a LOT . But the Random RPM's ramp up's and down, even with a manual smooth Fan curve remains exactly the same. The Fan constantly changes RPM's (hardly), looks like and F1 car motor on a race lol.
I spend lot of hours testing ( I have some IT experience ), searching, reading, and I cannot find any solution, neither what could be the problem root. To me, should be a faulty motherboard, or CPU, but I make tests to the CPU, and on all of them everything seems ok, so, i think that the problem could be the motherboard. I've contacted Intel and nothing were detected. I've contacted Gigabyte and they just simple ignore the questions, they just told me to take the board to warranty – No troubleshooting, no help, nothing !
The questions is to, trying to know the cause of this issues, since I still have the chance to return mobo and CPU, and change for a better and stable hardware choices. But firstly I need to know and understand which device is causing troubles, if the CPU, if the Board. And my budget it's not very high, so, I would like to replace the part that is causing issues.
Do you consider Gigabyte a good motherboard brand for low/mid end range? It's the 1st time i give a chance to Gigabyte, usually i buy MSI, and honestly i was happy with motherboard's, and with the UEFI BIOS . But honestly i doesn't like the BIOS at all, and with this issues, makes me very sceptical to Gigabyte, at the same time I also feel like this motherboard doesn't have much stability ( i could be wrong). I bought this Gigabyte Mobo due to the price point, and they bring heatsink on (half) VRM and a heatsink to the SSD M.2 Nvme... Maybe i was caught by the Brand marketing. I have a Gigabyte Graphic Card and no issues, runs well. But for low/mid end motherboards, Gigabyte could not be the best option. I'm thinking to return this motherboard since i have 2more days to do it, and buy an MSI again or a Asus. But the last MSI I have was 3years ago, don't know how are they now. My last MSI was an H310M PRO-M2 PLUS, a super entry level motherboard, but always worked Flawlessly with a great performance and stability, and with a very Good UEFI BIOS and configuration options !
Is it from Windows ? Motherboard issues ? the CPU ?
If anyone got ideas, from what can be, I would appreciate. Since I search and tested everything and don't find nothing that tells me the cause.

A little bit of details about me: I am 25 years old. I consider myself to be extremely healthy, physically. I only require one doctor visit per year. My mental health is not in best condition right now (for a variety of reasons). Therefore, I am considering therapy and taking medication in the future to treat my clinical depression in the near future.
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These are the health insurance plans offered at my new job:
PPO/Choice Plus (In-Network):
- $750/annual individual deductible
- Coinsurance plan pays 80%
- OOP maximum: $3,250 for single plan; Includes deductible, coinsurance, medical copays; Excludes prescription co-pays. Once the OOP maximum is met, coverage is 100% for the remainder of the calendar year.
- Monthly premium: $946
EPO (In-Network Only)
- $350/annual individual deductible
- Coinsurance plan pays 80%
- OOP maximum: $1,350 for single plan; includes deductible, coinsurance, medical co-pays; Excludes prescription co-pays. Once the OOP maximum is met, coverage is 100% for the remainder of the calendar year.
- Monthly premium: $979
HDHP UHC – Choice Plus IN-NETWORK
- $1,600/annual individual deductible
- Coinsurance plan pays 80%
- OOP maximum: $3,200 for single plan; Includes deductible, coinsurance and covered prescription cost share. Once the OOP maximum is met, coverage is 100% for the remainder of the calendar year.
- Monthly premium: $902.64
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Heyo, I play on Xbox One X, and I bought the upgrade two days ago. Since then, I have experienced more bugs than I have in my entire play through, and I'm nearly level 48.
It started with the horse, flying in the sky as soon as I loaded in. I managed to fix it by hopping off the horse as soon as I loaded in.
Then, it started freezing, and closing the game. It was really bad when I went to fast travel, and I had to restart my Xbox, because even restarting the game wouldn't work it would close while it was trying to load me in.
I am seriously starting to regret buying the upgrade. I don't play with mods, in part because it's my first real playthrough (I played maybe 15 hours on switch before the game bugged and I didn't pick it back up), and in part because I honestly don't know what mods to get or how to really navigate the right mods. I tried the unofficial patch, but it changed the language of my follower, so I uninstalled the mod.
It's making me want to not play the game anymore. I'm currently trying to see if uninstalling the game, and reinstalling it will fix it at all.
Has anyone experienced this with the upgrade? Does anyone have recommendations as to how to fix it? I have been enjoying the game a lot, and I really don't want to have to either restart or drop the game entirely, especially since I just spent money on it.

Sometimes I really need to go to the bathroom and there’s a specific place on my belly on the left near my hip(left iliac) that hurts a lot when that happens and it caused me to have trouble walking and breathing. Anyone in a similar situation? This doesn’t happen a lot (left iliac hurting happens times to times but having trouble walking happens less) but I’m interested in anyone that have a similar problem and how they’ve dealt with it.

Me and my friend have been best friends since pre school. We are now going in to high school. We go to different schools and don’t live near each other. I never felt totally comfortable with them but I didn’t really know what it felt like to have a best friend. They always made jokes that weren’t funny and or hurtful comments and said it was a joke. I think the moment that I realized how I felt is when they made a comment about my best friends grandma that was recovering from a heart attack. Than I became more aware of the comments and how they made me feel. For example I was at there graduation dinner and I was telling them about a boy who made a “joke” about how I’m 200 pounds overweight. (I am overweight but not so overweight). They laughed and told me that they liked his sense of humor and her was a good fit for the character he played in the musical we were in. Than they proceeded to make jokes about how there sep sister is fat. And she is thinner than me. My mom and her mom think we are best friends. They are taking me and my “best friend” to Boston and I don’t want to go with them. I don’t know how to tell my mom I don’t what to be friends with them. And I don’t know how to remove them from my life because my mom and there mom keep making plans to hang out. I don’t know what to do.

The purge continues! As stated before, I`m getting ready to retire and travel for several months so I'm drastically thinning the herd of safe queens and uncarried blades (round 4). I don't really have the room in the camper for as many knives as I have now. My downsizing can benefit you!
-Not looking for trades but all prices are OBO, all reasonable offers are considered.
-PP G&S, all prices are including shipping, US sales only, first YOLO/comment/message gets the blade.
-Up for sale this round is: https://imgur.com/gallery/pdi48dX
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1.) Steve Karroll AEB-L Fixed Blade. AEB-L Blade. Previous owner had Karbadize make some scales for it. Comes with kydex sheath. Sheath was cut down to fit the new scales, the cut isn’t the most even but holds super solid. Small bit of wear from the sheath. OAL is about 7 7/16". Never sharpened. Comes with COA. SV $180
https://imgur.com/gallery/GVQEt1z
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2.) Grimsmo Norseman #1781. Blue reverse honeycomb pattern anodized titanium handle with gold accents, gold anodized titanium hardware, stonewashed RWL 34 blade, ceramic bearings. Knife is in great condition. It's had a few different owners and it's seen pocket time and some very light cutting tasks. With that being said, there really aren't any stand out signs of use or wear. Blade is in great shape and the edge is factory sharp. Clip side handle shows some light ano wear and maybe a scratch or two here and there, but nothing significant. Lock up is excellent and action is what you'd expect from a Norseman. I really hate to let this go, but I have multiple Norsemen. Comes with Grimsmo hard case, COA, T9 tool, and Nano-Oil. SV $600.
https://imgur.com/gallery/tpuZceK

3.) Shirogorov Neon NL. 3.375″ full flat-ground Elmax blade with jimping, 7.5″ overall length, Runs on MRBS (Multi-Row Bearing System), Titanium frame-lock handle scales with contoured edges, Smooth Micarta inlays, Steel lockbar insert doubles as lockbar stabilizer, Polished stand-off, 3D machined tip-up Titanium pocket clip attached with hidden hardware. Action is phenomenal (as usual per Shiros), no play, shaving edge (barely been used on Amazon boxes). Centering is near perfect. I cannot personally find any marks on the handles or the blade. Comes with the box and COA. SV $550.
https://imgur.com/gallery/RYyYRXM

4.) Olamic Wayfarer 247. M390 blade with Olamic's acid dark wash finish. This knife has been carried, fiddled with, but never cut anything besides opening some Amazon packages. The only blemish is a small snail trail on the show side of the blade. The centering is dead-on, action is good. Solid lockup. The scales have a deep-sea finish/sculpting that reflects light beautifully and is even better in person. Bronzed hardware and backspacer, the latter of which is also sculpted to match scales and the clip. Comes with the original zippered pouch, the COA, and the pivot tool. S/N T495-H, DOB 10.30.2020. SV $425
https://imgur.com/gallery/Uj62VEo
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5.) Olamic Swish. Elmax blade with satin finish. Titanium scales in Olamic’s blue seabed contouring. Titanium Clip with nugget backbar anodized bronze. A few very slight marks/scratches on the blade, but not much. Handles look good with no noticeable signs of wear. Detent is very good and the blade fires out nicely with the flipper tab or a Spydie flick. Drop shut and the lock up is solid. Comes with the Olamic case, the COA, and 2 business cards. SV $350
https://imgur.com/gallery/4SPPfO8
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6.) Benchmade 940-1 Osborne.
S90V steel and carbon fiber scales. The 940-1 is highly regarded as one of the most quintessential EDCs of all time. Designed by Warren Osborne, this knife sports a plain reverse tanto blade with a Carbon Fiber handle. The manual opening mechanism features AXIS® lock technology. Up for grabs is this beauty of BM 940-1. Amazing fidget factor. It has a couple trails/marks on the clip and a small scratch on the blade. Never used or carried by me, but I am not the first owner. Comes with the box with corner wear, sticker, and warranty info. SV $180.
https://imgur.com/gallery/4EBpgSE

7.) Fox Knives 40th Anniversary #005. M390 striped blade and carbon fiber scales. You won’t find many of these on the internet. This one has a really cool blade. Appears to be a sharpened blade from the previous owner and general signs of carry. Really cool knife though. Perfect size, great ergos, that blade. My only complaint is the detent is a little soft so the action isn't super snappy. No original box but will come in a zippered pouch. SV $375
https://imgur.com/gallery/YTgzX0Q
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8.) Pena X Series Rhino. M390 blade and Titanium scales. An awesome Enrique Pena and Jared Van Otterloo design that will make a great addition to any collection. This beautiful knife is built with a satin finished blade with a deep belly and a subtle recurve. The titanium handle comes in a satin finish with blue and bronze ano hardware. The blade rockets open on stainless steel caged bearings and the lock up is solid. A milled titanium pocket clip finishes off the solid design. Has been carried and shows some snail trails: scales and clip; leading edge of show scale has a cosmetic mark. Comes with the box. SV $250.
https://imgur.com/gallery/Zslp1xd

9.) WingmanEDC MDD-K. M390 hand rubbed satin blade with Titanium ceramic bead blast handles. Utilizes Lee Williams’ innovative KickStop flipper mechanism and runs on ceramic bearings. Ceramic bead blasted pivots and hardware with steel lock-bar insert which doubles as lock-bar stabilizer. Lanyard pin. Steel backspacer and 3D machined titanium pocket clip. This does not have the original pivot screw. A previous owner stripped the head put because they didn’t have the proper tool for the proprietary screw. I was able to get the pivot out and replace it with an exact specs pivot screw with a regular hex head. Unfortunately, WingmanEDC does not offer replacement parts. Locks up solid and has an excellent action. I adore the bayonet style blade grind and the Kickstop action. Comes with the box, COA tag, and original paperwork. SV $250.
https://imgur.com/gallery/aFCNUiG

10.) APurvis Progeny V1. M390 blade with a satin finish and purple anodized scales. Action is solid and the detent is on point. There are some marks from a previous owner’s sharpening on the choil and a couple of barely visible scratches on the pocket clip. Great knife with good ergos. No box but comes with a pouch. SV $225
https://imgur.com/gallery/6M1x0dr
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11.) Sharper By Design Micro Exo Typhoon with carbon fiber inlays. M390 blade with carbon fiber inlays. Second owner but the original owner got this one directly from the original drop. Beautiful action, fit, and finish. One of the sharpest factory edges I’ve seen. Comes with the box. SV $300
https://imgur.com/gallery/I1SrdIS
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12.) Ray Laconico & Massdrop Keen. S35VN blade with brushed titanium scales anodized bronze. Gorgeous knife that shows almost no signs of being carried. This thing literally snaps open with early lockup, perfect centering, and no lock stick. Drops shut with the slightest shake. Comes with the box, taco, and R. Laconico cloth. SV $140
https://imgur.com/gallery/w8kACQ4
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13.) Pena X Series Lanny’s Clip Flipper.
S35VN clip point blade with green G-10 scale inserts. Beautiful two tone satin and stonewashed blade and blue anodized hardware. The fit and finish is amazing and the action is smooth. Small snails on the titanium bolster. Previous owner added the lanyard and bead. Comes with taco only. SV $210.
https://imgur.com/gallery/mzVWxhD
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14.) Civivi Elementum Damascus flipper.
Damascus blade steel that offers dependable blade strength beauty. Carbon fiber overlay on G-10 scales that complement the lightweight design. Stainless steel clip for secure deep-pocket carry. Caged ball bearing pivot ensures a smooth and reliable action. I am the original owner with very light carry. Small mark on clip and lock side pivot screw wear. Comes with the box, rag, and stickers. SV $80.
https://imgur.com/gallery/8sd4ThE

15.) Civivi Elementum Damascus Button Lock.
Damascus blade. Push button lock that rides smoothly and locks the blade in place. Marbled Carbon Fiber handle scales with a simple shape for a sure grip. A stainless steel, reversible clip and caged ball bearing pivot for a smooth and reliable action. I am the original owner and never carried this one, like NIB. Comes with the box, pouch, rag, and stickers. SV $80.
https://imgur.com/gallery/OuVyfVK

16.) Kizer Splinter Ti.
S35VN blade with Titanium scales. This is a collaboration with Kizer and Tomcat Knives. Has a contoured and textured titanium handle with an S35VN steel blade. The action is smooth with the ball bearings. Frame lock provides a reliable lock up of the blade with zero blade play. There is a natural stonewash finish on the blade and the handle is equipped with a custom pivot, lanyard hole and a reversible titanium pocket clip. I’m the original owner and have never carried it. LNIB. Come with the box, rag, pouch, and extra screw. SV $65.
https://imgur.com/gallery/t1IitYD

I've had extremely mild asthma most of my life, as in using an inhaler once a year. During winter, my asthma started getting worse. As in, I needed the inhaler everyday, I woke up with a wheeze nearly everyday. Every doctor I've been to has acted like it's nothing to worry about. They tell me it's normal. I have a rescue inhaler, I take montelukast and levocetrazine every night. It's now summer and they said it would improve, but if anything, my asthma has been getting worse. I now have a chronic cough, I'm sensitive to environmental factors, my allergies are so bad, that even with the max dose of my medications I still get symptoms. I now cough a lot whenever I'm around smoke.
I have pretty bad anxiety, and it's scaring me. I've had 3 different doctors tell me that since I'm young its probably nothing. They haven't done any tests, just listen to my lungs and send me on my way. I've been around second hand smoke my entire life (tobacco and cannabis and the people in my house smoke blunts daily), and I've smoked cannabis since my teens (not so much anymore as it triggers my asthma) and they tell me that's why. I'm wondering if it could be more serious? Sometimes the inhalers don't work and I have to sit outside and take deep breaths until it stops. My paternal grandfather died of lung cancer.
Relevent information: 28F, 5'10, around 180lbs, white, wellbutrin xr 350mg, I also take a otc zinc pill, vitamin b12, melatonin. I smoke cannabis a few times a week.