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The original was posted on /r/hardware by /u/SOMEONEPLEEASEHELPME on 2023-08-08 08:54:16+00:00.

Original Title: “Which PC manufacturers have proprietary parts and “genuine component” BIOS locks?” (Repeat of an old post by someone else) Need to know because of buying a pc. I’m crippled and in pain, so all of this is getting very frustrating. Can someone please help?

I bought a hp omen 45l, with an i9-13900kf and a 4070 ti graphics card. But, both are underperforming by a lot. benchmark tests are low. a lot lower than they should be for those parts. Seems to be a possible power throttle, but according to xtu it is being given the proper voltage for cpu and still saying voltage throttle. Heat seems to be decent, but the fans also almost never cycle up. It hits about 4.4 max, and the chip is supposed to be able to boost to 5.8. I am crippled, as I mentioned. So I need a decent working pc for different work online. Faster, the better. I also wanted it for vr gaming as I use it for physical therapy. Only way I was able to walk again. I’m not highly tech smart, but wanted to learn more. But I don’t have the time before the return window. I don’t know how to fix this problem, and from what I read it might be their proprietary motherboard causing it. like it is voltage throttling even when the voltages are supposed to be what they are listed for. It has a completely locked down bios with only a few options to enable xmp memory profiles. Overclocking is not locked down, but seems limited. They have the option in hp omen gaming suite, but, I am not sure if other OVERCLOCK ing programs are having an effect, and I am afraid of trying to increase voltages more, or mess with settings I hardly understand. I thought about trying throttlestop, and seeing if I could solve the issues, but not sure where to start. Does anyone have any advise on what to do, to fix this, or any info on what companies don’t do this to their pcs? Main gear says they use regular motherboards and don’t lock bios, but the price is steeper than what I have paid and my money is very tight as it is. Had to miss a lot of meals for years to afford this. Please keep the responses a little sympathetic, as all of this is stressing me out terribly and I already don’t sleep well from incredible pain. I only have a few weeks before I can’t return the hp And they are going to give me problems doing so. Might be restocking fee.