HP Pavilion Laptop slowed to 0.39 GHz

My laptop (HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-ec1xxx) has been slowing down to 0.39 GHz when plugged in. I've had it for about 3-4 years now. It's a refurbished model that was used a display laptop for a (now closed) tech shop. It's worked great for that long while! XCOM 2, Mechabellum, Arkham City, etc, etc, all have run completely fine on it without issue. However, about a few months ago, as the title suggests, it slows down to a painfully slow 0.39 GHz whenever it is plugged in. I did my own research and most sources pointed towards a bent charging pin being the problem. So, I went over to my loc

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