PPL was enabled during thefirst and also the second test which was at 3xIR. How do I disable powerplay, what is it, and is it safe? 
As I recall my default settings without any graphical enhancement, PPL off too still caused a considerable amount of lag.

As I recall my default settings without any graphical enhancement, PPL off too still caused a considerable amount of lag.
4.0-1xxx
Win7 x64
i5-4670k @ 4.5Ghz
Sapphire Radeon r9 280x Toxic OC 3072Mb (ccc14.3 Beta)
8Gb 1866Mhz 9-10-9-27
Settings: https://i.imgur.com/zQIXz4l.png
Win7 x64
i5-4670k @ 4.5Ghz
Sapphire Radeon r9 280x Toxic OC 3072Mb (ccc14.3 Beta)
8Gb 1866Mhz 9-10-9-27
Settings: https://i.imgur.com/zQIXz4l.png
