Windows 10: Does changing it's location change the GPU?

Before I ask the question, here is what I am dealing with:

Windows 10 Pro
CPU: AMD RYZEN 9 3950X
COOLING: Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4
MB: GigaByte AMD X570 AORUS MASTER
GPU: GigaByte AORUS Radeon RX 5700 XT 8Gb PCIe 4.0

I attempted to place the GPU into the PCIe 4.0 x 16 slot, but when I put the heat sink on the CPU, there was no clearance and they were touching all the way along the CPU. For fear that something might happen, I removed the GPU and placed it in the 8 x 4.0 slot and there was ample space. I also have a SoundBlaster AE-7 card that was in the tiny PCI express slot, but that is now covered by the GPU (that thing is fat) and so I moved it to the PCIe 4.0 x 16 slot.

My question is: Will making this change do anything to the way in which the cards function? Do I need to do anything to make sure they all work at top performance? I just don't fully understand what the x16, x8 and x4 mean for the expansion slots. I know that the 16 and 8 are 4.0 so I figured it should not matter which one the GPU was in, but wanted to make sure. Thank you in advance for your help.

Don

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Change location

Hi,

Changing the location of your Windows 10 device is possible. Follow these steps to change the location information on Windows 10:

• Go to Control Panel.
• Click on Clock, Language, and Region and then select Region.
• Click on Location tab.
• Under the Home location, click the drop-down button and then choose your location.
• Click on Apply button and then click OK.

Note: Changing the location in Windows 10 is limited to changing which country or region you are in.

Feel free to reach out to us if further assistance is needed.

 

Can’t change the location.

Hi George,

I am sorry to hear that you had to encounter an internet connection issue in Windows 10 before. You can always come to us for any issues on Windows 10, we will be glad to help you.

Let us see what to do to resolve this issue on location settings. TO assist you better, please answer the questions below.

• 
  Where did you see your location as Vermont USA? How did you tried to change the location?
  
• 
  Are you getting any error messages while changing the location?
  
• 
  What is the build version of the Windows? Follow the below steps to check the build version.
  

• 
  Open up the run command with the
  Win key + R key combo.
  
• 
  Type winver into the run command text box and hit
  OK.
  
• 
  You should now see a dialog screen revealing the OS build and registration information.
  

I suggest you to ON the location service and check if the location is changed to your current location. If the location service is ON, the Windows will automatically find your location once the system in connected to internet and update
the location on the Apps, which has the permission to access to the location. Refer to the below link to ON the location service and more.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12444/windows-10-location-service-privacy-faq

You may also change your Country or region manually by the following steps;

• 
  In the search box on task bar, enter Change region, then select
  Change your country or region.
  
• 
  Under Country or region, select your new region.
  

Hope you can change your location.

Get back to us for further assistance, we will be glad to help you.

 

How to change the geo-location

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand that Microsoft Edge shows incorrect location of your computer. We know its pretty annoying.

Share this information to assist you better.

• Is the issue particular to Microsoft Edge or all browsers also?
• Have you installed all the pending updates?
• Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue
• Do you see the incorrect location on a specific website?
• 
  Where did you input your town and post code to change the location?
  

I would like to let you know that the Microsoft Edge will detect the location that is configured on the system.

I suggest that you turn off and turn on the Location option in Settings. To do so, follow these steps.

• 
  Press Windows key + I to open Settings.
  
• 
  Click on Privacy on select Location
  tab.
  
• 
  Check if Location is turned ON.
  
• 
  If yes, turn it OFF and turn ON
  

Hope this helps. If the issue persist, please post back with the required information. We’ll be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.