I'm a bit puzzled by some details.
I'm a bit puzzled by some details.
yesterday I upgraded to the 10th generation, and I’m using an ASRock H470M-HDV motherboard. In BIOS there’s a setting called "boot performance mode" with three options: max battery, max performance, and non-turbo. It’s currently set to non-turbo. I’m considering switching it to battery mode to conserve power. Would that make sense? Given my low-power chip that only hits 50W at full load, I doubt significant savings before the OS starts would be noticeable. Regarding the Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers, my ASRock utility suggested them, but I prefer keeping things lightweight since I already have manufacturer-supplied SATA drivers installed. Lastly, I’m thinking about enabling XMP but my brother warned me after a previous experience—three CPUs died and two boards failed. He offered to buy new parts for us, hoping we’d get coverage.
Problably some other issue Just enable anyways, you wont start killing anything till you are well past 2v and xmp profiles generally stick around 1.35v for the usual 3200c16 or 3600c18 bins
It’s just checking if the board needs to start up quickly to improve load times. That’s all it is—no big deal. It’ll usually take about 10 to 20 seconds now with modern SSDs. Probably not necessary unless you’re using Optane, which is no longer available. Of course, as everyone knows, Optane is gone. That’s a huge mistake or your brother doesn’t know how to reset CMOS and won’t want to admit it. Turn it on and test yourself, but by the time 10th generation came around, Intel had already mastered DDR4 IMC. It should work fine with XMP settings. As a tip: never mention anything about an RMA.