I know that TPTB say that you should just run at ondemand all the time, but call me ornery, I want the damn thing to change to ondemand when connected to AC, and powersave when connected to battery. I ...

One of the most important (and obvious) characteristics of mobile computing is that mobile devices use batteries rather than being plugged into the mains power. This means that every part of a mobile ...

Overclocking is a way to supercharge your PC, stretching its capabilities beyond the manufacturer's intended limits. Successful overclocking requires making changes to the PC's BIOS settings to change ...

One of the most powerful features available to Ryzen CPUs is Precision Boost Overdrive, or PBO. It's an algorithm built into your Ryzen CPU that dynamically optimizes power and frequency based on some ...

Different computer components run at different frequencies. For this reason they require a base frequency to synchronize their operations. The motherboard provides this in the form of an external ...

This post will show you how to change the Processor Power State when on battery to make the battery last longer, using the PowerCFG tool in Windows 11/10. The process power state is a feature under ...

In today’s post, we will explore the cause and possible resolution to the issue of CPU frequencies shown in the Windows 11/10 System Properties page do not match. From the System property page, you ...

Looking for some help here if anyone has any ideas. I have a manual work around, but I am hoping for an actual "fix". So I am running an AMD Athlon 300GE pro processor in an Asrock B450 mITX board for ...

Matt Bach is the head of Puget Labs and has been part of Puget Systems, a boutique builder of gaming and workstation PCs, since the early days. This article was originally published on the Puget blog.