Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:31 pm
Yes, it's normal for Resolve to show high power use in the Power Usage column.
If you don't have any projects you care about, or you've got important projects exported as .drp files, then you could try a clean Resolve install. If that doesn't help, then a clean Windows install might.
To do a clean Resolve install (WARNING: THIS WILL WIPE ALL YOUR USER AND PROJECT DATA!!!)
Uninstall Resolve, using the Windows Programs and Features control panel. While you are in that control panel, uninstall any other DaVinci Resolve related items.
Then check this folder:
C:\Program Files\Blackmagic Design
There should be no DaVinci Resolve folder there. The uninstall should have made that go away. But if it is still there, delete it.
Then delete this folder:
C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve
Now run the Resolve installer. You will be doing a clean install. The onboarding video should run, then it will offer to do some setup for you. Let it do that setup. Then see how it runs.
Dwaine Maggart
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Support