I fixed each of my PC's biggest bottlenecks without spending a single dollar

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A PC enthusiast shares how they resolved four long-standing hardware and software issues without spending money: fixing capped Ethernet speed by upgrading to a new ISP router, updating SSD firmware to stop frequent OS corruption, updating the BIOS to fix abnormal sleep behavior, converting from MBR to GPT to enable Resizable BAR, and undervolting a Ryzen 7 5700X to reduce idle temperatures and fan noise.

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Upgrading my ISP router to fix the capped Ethernet speedUpdating my SSD's firmware to fix frequent OS corruptionUpdating my BIOS to resolve weird sleep behaviorConverting my SSD from MBR to GPT for Resizable BARUndervolting my CPU for lower noise levels

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