Naijin

Did you try the factory reset button on the back? Is there any DHCP running on a physical port?

As @Dedayog said, where is your monitor plugged in to? Sounds like it's not plugged into the GPU but on the motherboard. Got a picture of the backside of everything plugged in? Make sure it's this:

I'm not sure how Acer handles these things, but on my Asus TUF A16 I have disabled the iGPU in the BIOS and an external monitor and built in display run just fine on the dedicated graphics alone. I assume since it's still the Nitro 16S but with a different CPU, the GPU side is the same. Jarrods Tech has a review of the latest Nitro 16S and it does have a MUX switch. Also, on the Acer website the Nitro V 16S AI has specs listed and has a MUX switch. https://news.acer.com/acer-unveils-new-predator-and-nitro-gaming-laptops-with-intel-core-ultra-series-3-processors

Not really following here, are you saying you have 1 monitor with 2 cables? Or a multi monitor setup? If using 1 monitor > only connect the DisplayPort cable to your graphics card, do not use the ports on the motherboard If using multi monitor > only connect cables to your graphics card, do not use the ports on the motherboard

Trying to fix something annoying here. I've always used a set of Bose Companion 2 Series III speakers connected to the output port of my monitor just fine, but recently the audio is crackling and distorted when turned to higher volumes. I've now connected the speakers directly to my laptop and they sound very clear, no issues at all. My monitor is connected to my laptop with a USB C to Displayport adapter and a shielded DisplayPort cable, as I've tried multiple HDMI cables and this was the only solution which did not give me static shocks. Setup list: Asus TUF A16 FA607PI Iiyama G2770QSU-B1 monitor Bose Companion 2 Series III speakers UGREEN DisplayPort 2.1 cable StarTech USB-C to DisplayPort converter So far I've tried: - Setting audio volume levels lower (monitor 70%, Windows 70%) which helps, but have to max out my speaker knob for normal audio - Remove drivers from monitor, audio drivers, DDU Nvidia drivers and reinstall - 16 bit and 24 bit audio give the same result - Maybe it was USB C bandwidth, so lowered the refresh rate of monitor to 60Hz but still the same - Audio enhancements and spacial sound in Windows OFF but no solution either Is there anything else I could try? It used to work just fine, now it's just an extra cable on a clean desk instead of just 1 USB C cable. It's not the end of the world, but it is rather annoying.

Restore motherboard defaults and try the game again. If that doesn't crash, move 1 step at a time when changing BIOS settings. Once it crashes, revert last step.

You may want to enable the virtual core layout instead of all core view, that way you can see which cores are being utilized the most. It could be that just 1 core is used 100% and the others much less. Check that out first. Also, the GPU graphs aren't very accurate in Windows task manager, for that you could use MSI AfterBurner or any other GPU monitoring tool. I assume all temperatures are fine? CPU is boosting well, so should definitely be good.

Which port to which port are you trying to forward? Is there a modem/router of your ISP between the internet and your TP link? You need an internet facing port and an internal port and IP, so your router can route traffic from an outside port to the inside port. You want to use port 25565, so you use 25565 on the outside to internal IP 192.168.0.5 (for example) and port 25565, so someone from the internet connecting to your public IP with port 25565 will be forwarded to the host with IP 192.168.0.5 and port 25565. Maybe post a screenshot of the port forwarding page of your router?

Background tasks. If you're gaming, the software will prefer the P cores for the game to maximize performance, while it will run background tasks like a browser, Discord, Windows processes etc on the E cores. Applications that require more CPU load will go to P cores first and offload to the E cores as well, most of the time they're all used.

What case and what AIO? Maybe draw a picture of current and desired airflow? If your CPU is hot, try moving the AIO to the front if possible. A front AIO reduces your CPU temps a lot and GPU has almost no drawbacks of doing so.

If you have the ISO and flash it to a USB drive yourself, you can use Rufus to add the option for a local account or even create one in Rufus yourself. By default the local account password will expire after 42 days I think, but you can then install WMIC via optional features and completely remove the expiration time. wmic UserAccount set PasswordExpires=False Works for all local accounts.

Can you verify the monitor is connected to the graphics card and NOT the motherboard? Open task manager while you're in game, what does CPU usage look like per core (right-click and show logical processors)? What does GPU usage look like in game?

It's the new layout, been like that for years. You can still switch to the old layout by going to the settings and switch to basic mail.

What case are you using? In almost every case, radiator placement in the front is the best option for both CPU and GPU temperatures. CPU performance can drastically improve, while GPU temperatures basically don't chang, since the radiator is so thin the air going through barely heats up.

If it's free and battery life is of no concern, then yes the Dell is an upgrade. You'll get double the cores, overall about 30% more multicore performance. Single thread you'll lose about 10%.