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It is usually enabled by default, but not always.  In case it isn't for you, you can run the command I mentioned in the guide (except with "on" instead of "off") to enable it.  I believe you may have to reboot after this for it to take effect.  If this still does not work, open Power Options and "Choose what the power buttons do", then use the admin link to unlock the screen and enable it in the list below.

I thought this was the rate the photograph thread for a second and got ready to complain about it being cropped through the fingers  
 
nvm me... 

I've merged this thread. There was no reason to start another one

Sometimes mixing different memory can cause issues, but assuming these work together (which they probably will), they will run at the same speed.  By default, this will be the speed of the current (slower) stick, but depending on how well it handles being overclocked, you could bump that up.  I doubt you'll be able to get them both to run at the speed of the faster one though.  If you can't, you'll have to decide if you are ok taking the speed hit and not using the new one to its full potential, or whether it's worth replacing the slower one as well so you can have faster memory.

back up what ever data you need to keep to another drive and just reinstall from scratch. something got messed up on the recovery partition.

Yes.  If/when it asks for a key, just use the Win 7 key you already have.  It should accept it and perform the free upgrade seamlessly in the background.

In my experience, they tend to run hotter and slower than they can get away with if tuned manually.  I have a little write-up about a recent experience here:
https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/265114-ryan_vickers/?status=257368&type=status

You want them as low as possible but 80 °C shouldn't be a problem, especially for only brief moments.  Some people are probably running their systems above that for hours at a time.

I think it's only natural to want to get the most out of your system and be sure you're not wasting its potential, so the obsession probably comes from that combined with a lack of understanding.  To the uninitiated, I can imagine bottlenecks are viewed as very exact things that can be measured down to the single percent and components must be chosen precisely to maintain this balance.  In reality of course, it's far more flexible than this, due (among other reasons) to the fact every game has different demands, and even one game can vary in its requirements from frame to frame, so getting things only very roughly in the right class as each other is all that's necessary.

I have a bit of a write-up on a potential option here: https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/265114-ryan_vickers/?status=269909&type=status
The comments include additional information beyond that provided in the OP.
 
Please keep in mind the limitations so you can judge if this is right for you or not.  They are quite affordable, but even a free product can be bad value if it doesn't do what you need.

This could be a completely inaccurate impression, but I feel like the PC gaming enthusiast community has grown dramatically over the years, and to people who are more focused on just the gaming and not so much the hardware/software other general tech knowledge, and with that would come increased awareness and in turn, concern, through the mechanism I proposed earlier.  That's just my guess though

I have a bit of a write-up on a potential option here: https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/265114-ryan_vickers/?status=269909&type=status
The comments include additional information beyond that provided in the OP.
 
Please keep in mind the limitations so you can judge if this is right for you or not.  They are quite affordable, but even a free product can be bad value if it doesn't do what you need.

I think this computer is a perfect example of oems cheaping out on everything they can

I think it's only natural to want to get the most out of your system and be sure you're not wasting its potential, so the obsession probably comes from that combined with a lack of understanding.  To the uninitiated, I can imagine bottlenecks are viewed as very exact things that can be measured down to the single percent and components must be chosen precisely to maintain this balance.  In reality of course, it's far more flexible than this, due (among other reasons) to the fact every game has different demands, and even one game can vary in its requirements from frame to frame, so getting things only very roughly in the right class as each other is all that's necessary.

I think it's only natural to want to get the most out of your system and be sure you're not wasting its potential, so the obsession probably comes from that combined with a lack of understanding.  To the uninitiated, I can imagine bottlenecks are viewed as very exact things that can be measured down to the single percent and components must be chosen precisely to maintain this balance.  In reality of course, it's far more flexible than this, due (among other reasons) to the fact every game has different demands, and even one game can vary in its requirements from frame to frame, so getting things only very roughly in the right class as each other is all that's necessary.

Apple does not sell camera covers. Apple did not design this camera cover. 
 
Don’t 👏 use 👏 webcam covers 👏 on 👏  Macs 👏 

webcam covers are stupid anyway. 
 
regardless this isn't apple's fault. these machines are made with super tight tolerances and if you have debree under the screen then it can damage it. i wouldn't slam a macbook shut with a small stone lying on the keyboard and then blame apple when the display shattered would i?

Not Apple's fault imo.
 
you know it's not their fault when they address it as soon as it happens

I was gonna ask why this is so controversial, but I instantly realized, it's probably no moreso than any other ingredient.  People are going to be divided on that, that's just how tastes are - different.  The real question is why is this particular debate so much of a meme, and not anchovies, or peppers, or mushrooms, etc.?

Have you checked other specs?  There is more to it than just the raw output in watts.  For example, it's possible they are using higher quality components, as you alluded to.  It may also be that the rack units have much larger batteries.  Looking at the specs for two similar units from CyberPower, I see a similar price discrepancy but I believe this makes up some of the reason.

It's worth noting that high RPM is less necessary with high capacities because the whole point of that is to get more bits flying under the needle per second, but by packing more bits into the same space, that is inherently achieved anyway without even increasing speed.  I think a lot of the 7200 RPM obsession is a hold over from 10+ years ago where it really mattered, but I would bet that a 5400 or 5900 RPM drive from today, which is going to be at least 1 or 2 TB+, would outperform a 7200 RPM drive from back then when sizes were more likely to be 300 GB or less.

It's worth noting that high RPM is less necessary with high capacities because the whole point of that is to get more bits flying under the needle per second, but by packing more bits into the same space, that is inherently achieved anyway without even increasing speed.  I think a lot of the 7200 RPM obsession is a hold over from 10+ years ago where it really mattered, but I would bet that a 5400 or 5900 RPM drive from today, which is going to be at least 1 or 2 TB+, would outperform a 7200 RPM drive from back then when sizes were more likely to be 300 GB or less.

I can't imagine it would have any impact at all.  The video card is basically a self-contained system consisting of an equivalent of the motherboard+CPU+RAM, if you'd like to think of it that way.  Now, different cards using the same GPU will overclock better or worse (or at least used to) given different quality power delivery (among other things), as you'd expect (thus furthering the analogy).