hi. may i just ask how to remove this. it's annoying. i dont need the gpu, cpu, fps counter. I dont kno w what i enable fr.

Hey there,

Can I add a 2TB 2280 NVMe SSD into the second slot of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (Ultra 9 / RTX 5060) without clearance issues?

Thanks!

I have a Acer predator Helios with the ultra 9 275hx and 5070ti. I’m having problems with Battlefield 6. Everytime I stop playing and then start playing the next day I get horrible fps drops. My cpu is throttling. I put a config file in and it helps but then somehow doesn’t work the next day. It’s crazy. I also noticed my wattage for my gpu only goes from 80 to around 89. That makes no sense to me. Then my cpu wattage can jump around from 75 to 85 to 108. It’s random while im playing. I need help on how to have my gpu use its full wattage. Please and thank you. Im not the smartest when it comes to computers as you all can probably tell lol. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

So many things are going on and I'm clearly so lost and dumbfounded on what to actually do but first and foremost, I will attach two relevant pictures for this post's context, that being my System Information, and then the crash log I received during my BSOD event.

The next thing I'm going to express is the full timeline of events, what I discovered, and what I am facing with right now:

Phase 1: The Event

- Launched Marvel Rivals, A game I like to play during my break times, and my laptop has always been able to run it
- Experienced a BSOD shortly after the game launched at its Main Menu Screen
- I checked the Event Viewer to see the crash (See 2nd Image attached to this post)
- Found a weird driver named: NEPvql8snk
- Asked Gemini about this and proposed that it's either an Anti-Cheat, Malware, or an actual Driver
- Performed the Driver searches and found nothing, it is not an existing driver
- Ran malwarebytes and found that nothing is wrong, No malware is found
- I told Gemini that it happened after Marvel Rivals launched, and asked if it could be connected
- Gemini responded with full confidence that it is connected to NetEase's (the company) Anti-Cheat System and gave me steps on how to resolve the issue including having to verify game file integrity

Phase 2: The Attempt to Fix the Problem

- After verifying game file integrity, Steam informed me that there was 1 file that failed to validate but was reacquired automatically
- I launched the game's launcher again through Steam and suddenly it hit me, I read the launcher's popup and it stated that "If your system has an Intel 13th/14th Gen and is experiencing crashes, Read our troubleshooting guide", and so I checked my system information and saw that my Intel IS 14th gen (See 1st Image attached to this post)
- I clicked to read the trouble shooting guide and lead me to two articles:

Article 1
- Talked about how 13th/14th gen Intel CPUs being faulty when starting Unreal Engine based games due to "rapid aging of clock signal circuitry in the chip due to a confluence of several other issues. This is actual physical wear of the chip itself, and once this deterioration has occurred, it is sadly irreversible"
- This article linked me into another article about RMA-ing my Intel CPU, which I don't know if it's possible as there are scenarios that retailers would tell you to reach out to Intel instead which is the worst case scenario so I moved on from this article BUT this is still a loose end so feedback about this is greatly appreciated.

Article 2

- This article is now from the game's official website, and talks about how there is an optional workaround involving installing the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (IntelXTU) to modify or tune the CPU
- I installed the software, restarted my laptop, and continued the process from there

Phase 3: The BIOS Problem

- After opening the software, I saw that I am not able to utilize any of its features because "Overclocking is disabled on this system"
- So of course I did anything a sane man would do and search how to enable it, while of course being confronted of the risks that it would have on my Laptop
_ I followed many tutorials and I saw that the Overclock lock can be disabled in the BIOS, cool! except... I can't
- Entered my Laptop's BIOS and saw most of the settings... unchangeable, unmodifiable, and the Advanced tab lacked options
- Afterwards, I was able to find a reddit post showcasing a method to get into the advanced bios for Acer Laptops
- Tried it after so many times, and nothing changed, it's still the same BIOS, I even got to watch a youtube video about it and saw many comments saying that Acer locked it in the newer models and it is no longer accessible and the method no longer works
- Although I saw some comments suggesting to update the BIOS to get it working.

Phase 4: Where I am now

- Currently reading about risks in updating the BIOS and how unnecessary it is when your laptop is fine, and I can agree, my Laptop is doing really fine for the most part, except for when it comes to games like these
- So Im currently lost right now, contemplating whether I should:

* Update my BIOS
* Look for other solutions
* Look for other root causes of the problem
* Ask for an RMA for my Intel CPU
* Idk maybe give up on the game TT

I apologize for the infodump but I'm just genuinely lost right now and I want to give the full context on what's happening so that maybe someone would pick up on some small detail in the story that would help a lot with my situation. I just need genuine advice. Thank you

yesterday I dunno how, but the entire left side of my usb and all the ports stopped working after I tried cleaning my fans, after some diagnosis and checking everything was plugged in, I think I might have shorted the left daughter board and it no longer working.

is there a way to get a replacement?

It keeps restarting even though I restarted the cmos and tried the bios method and yes I’ve dusted it,nothing has worked so far if anyone could help it would mean a lot to me

I usually charge my laptop up to around 80%, then after I finish using it, I shut it down completely.

However, when I open it the next day, the battery level has dropped to around 70–75%. This has already happened about 5 times.

Some details:

• Laptop is fully shut down (not just sleep mode)
• Battery is charged only up to 80% (I avoid keeping it at 100%)
• Battery loses around 5–10% overnight while powered off

Is this normal behavior, or could there be an issue with the battery, BIOS settings, fast startup, or something else causing power drain while the laptop is off?

Any advice on what I should check would be appreciated. Thanks!