Comparing Gigabyte X670E Aorus with X670E Aorus Xtreme highlights differences in performance and features.
Comparing Gigabyte X670E Aorus with X670E Aorus Xtreme highlights differences in performance and features.
When checking your CPU and GPU, consider enabling 'high performance' in the Nvidia Control Panel unless you have a 7950x3D/7900x3D model. For maximum efficiency, also try the 'maximum performance' power plan. You might find the 'prefer Nvidia/discrete' option in the panel—usually found in laptops, which I can't confirm here. The integrated GPU should be largely ineffective. Disable it via firmware settings or Device Manager. On my 7950x3D, hwmonitor sometimes overestimates power usage by around 60W. If you really need to use it, a CMOS reset could restore functionality.
Begin by turning it off through Device Manager, then restart the system. Check if issues persist. If problems continue, proceed with disabling it in the firmware for reliability.