u/xTang

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installation-media-for-windows-99a58364-8c02-206f-aa6f-40c3b507420d

Search for crucial ram on any browser and it will scan your computer and let you know.

If you are still not sure then ping me a message.

I think some manufacturers apps have a privacy feature on them. For example, lenovo machines have a built in app called "lenovo vantage" and inside there you need to disable privacy mode to let the camera be used. Worth checking the Asus app for a start.

Check armoury crate for the games and gaming profile, think you can lock it in there.

Also check amd radeon setting lite (from memory) and go through settings to check for a fps cap.

Head to device manager and see if there is a driver update for the WiFi adapter.

Going passed that, make sure the bios and chips et drivers are fully up to date. This can be done through the MyAsus app I think or if not from the website.

If that doesn't work, you can uninstall the network drivers but make sure you don't remove the software upon uninstall (it will ask). I would read up on this one before doing it just in case.

Do you notice this happen at any perticular time? After entering sleep for example?

Finally, do all windows updates and feature updates on the machine.

A hard drive is significantly slower than an ssd, this is because it is mechanical and takes time to physically search; whereas a ssd is a chip. If its only going to be used for storage then a hdd should be fine but if you are putting games on it then I highly recommend a second ssd if you have the availability. I'm pretty sure this model only ssd only also, worth checking on the Asus website for compatibility. Hopefully that's helps.

Check this link out:

Disabling Asus boosting correctly

This will give you a guide to reduce temperature across all games while not compromising performance drastically.