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  1. J

    Question Is it possible that my CPU is giving a false temperature reading?

    Replaced a CPU fan on an HP Pavilion g7-2325dx and the whole install went smoothly, I even cleaned off the CPU and the heatsink with an alcohol pad and applied some new Arctic Silver MX-4 thermal paste. Everything is running just fine and showing no signs of system issues other than it being an...
  2. P

    Question When overclocking I'm having to set voltage high but temps are still low...

    So I'm new to overclocking and just playing around with a few basic settings at the moment (basically multiplier and Vcore). So my issue is, lets say I set my Vcore at 1.35v and my clock at 5ghz then run either Prime95 or Aida64 my temps stay below 70c but I BSOD. Then I up the Vcore to 1.375...
  3. O

    Question FX 4100 upgrade possibilities

    I'm looking to upgrade my cpu to a newer model, but I know very little about hardware. My current set-up is: ASUS M5A97 motherboard AMD FX 4100 quad-core (the part I'm wanting to actually replace) Nvidia GeForce 750 ti GPU 8 gb ram 500 gb HDD I know it's a fairly old rig for the most part, but...
  4. P

    Question An Unusual Troubleshooting - Intel i5 4460

    This might be a little long, but it's technically interesting and challenging for those interested. So I had been using the intel i5 4460 with a Asrock Z87M Pro4 motherboard for a little over 3 years, when out of the blue the display output went blank. On troubleshooting I got it down to a dead...
  5. Z

    Question Dead Motherboard?

    I recently changed out my AM4 motherboard for a b350 board (Asrock B350 pro 4) as my old one (MSI AB350m gaming pro) doaed, i then put my cpu (R5 1500x) into it, didn't work, so i RMAed it and it was found to be faulty, i bought a new CPU (R5 1600x) and the fans spun up bread boarded, i turned...
  6. IseNoseee

    Question GTX 1060 6GB Mini & i5-5250u over Thunderbolt 2

    I'm planning on buying an egpu with thunderbolt 2 and hook it up on my iMac. So, will an i5-5250u bottleneck a Zotac GTX 1060 6gb Mini over Thunderbolt 2? If so will at least play games such as Overwatch, League of legends, Vampyr and Fortnite at 60 fps medium settings or lower? Also I'm using...
  7. K

    How to unlock multiplier and Turbo on QDE4 and B85?

    I read this topic https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/what-controls-turbo-core-in-xeons.2496647/page-98 And people on Xeons can mod their bioses to change multipliers to maximum on 4 cores. My problem is that i have QDE4 engineering sample and it is 4770K. But my motherboard Gigabyte B85 D3H...
  8. Vattila

    Speculation: i9-9900K is Intel's last hurrah in gaming

    Independent test results for Intel's 8-core i9-9900K are just around the corner, and the general consensus and expectations are that it will put Intel further in the lead with the "world's best gaming processor". However, like most technology analysts and avid followers of x86 CPU architecture...
  9. Y

    CPU Compatibility for upgrading Dell Latitude E5400

    I have a Dell Latitude E5400 with an Intel Core 2 Duo T7250. I would like to upgrade the CPU. According to CPU-Z,my socket is Socket P (478) and the baseboard is 0D695C,manufactured by Dell,though I could not find much information on that online. The computer runs Windows 10. I'm looking at the...
  10. H

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and 2920X Coming 29th October

    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $1299 US Processor AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX will have 24 cores and 48 threads for $1299. Intel's 12 Core chip costs $1200, that means you are getting double core count in $100 higher price. It has a 3.0 GHz base speed and 4.0 GHz boost speed. We will be...
  11. Collider

    How To Disable HT-Assist on Opteron 6200 Series

    I'm wondering if its possible to disable HT-Assist feature on Opteron 6200 series CPU. I've searched around BIOS and around the web but can't find anything. Reason why I would like to disable it is that Opteron 6200 series CPUs should have 16 MB L3 Cache, however 4MB is reserved for HT-Assist...
  12. x58haze

    Need help with ryzen 5 1600 community test request

    I'm trying to understand if my cpu is defective cause of high latency present on the software provided by resplendance company which is Latency Moon, the second software In depth test Latency, Just wanted to be sure if its normal on first ryzen generation cpus such ryzen 5 1600, or if my cpu is...
  13. TurtleCrusher

    i3-4130T: Should I upgrade or stay as is?

    Hello everyone, I just got a Thinkcentre M73 Tiny USFF that has an i3-4130T. My main goals with this PC is to keep it working as an HTPC and an extremely casual gaming setup and hopefully cheap as I bought this for $45. I use my Thinkpad X230 for casual gaming on the go and would like better...
  14. D

    Looking for multiplatform CPU benchmarking programs

    Hello! I was trying to find some good multiplatform CPU benchmarking programs. I want to compare some CPUs of widely different architectures. What are your recommendations? Obligatory conditions: - works on Windows (x86 64-bit) - works on Linuxes (x86 32&64, ARMv6, ARMv7, ARMv8 A32&A64) -...
  15. J

    Computer is receiving power but nothing happens when I press the power button

    Recently there was a thunderstorm in my area. The day before I was on my computer and it was working. I left it on and the power went out a little while after the storm started. I thought it would be no big deal because I've never had any issues with surges in my house and it's hooked up to a...
  16. D

    New build will not POST

    So I have finally given up troubleshooting and hopefully you guys can share your knowledge with me. Heres the part list: CPU: Intel i5 7500 RAM: Crucial Ballistix 8gb DDR4 @ 2400 Mobo: ASUS B360M-A GPU: Nvidia 1050ti PSU: Evga 600B bronze rated SSD: Samsung 970 Evo m.2 So we started the day by...
  17. P

    How to limit fx 6300 black edition

    Hello guys, 1st of all thanks for all of help i got frm u guys which helps me about my pc in a lot way. Now I bought a 2nd hand fx 6300 for my pc bt after installing it my pc getting power off and automatically started around 15 to 20 mins so I installed amd overdrive and saw that temp margin is...
  18. T

    Before Buying New Gpu

    Is ASUS DUAL-GTX1060-3G compatible with my pc. CPU:intel celeron g1820 2.7GHz Mobo:Asrock H81m-vg4 r2.0 Ram:6 GB 1333Mhz PSU:500W
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    For a CPU that "loves fast RAM" the Threadripper sure hates compatibility...

    I bought 3200 Gskill RAM - off the compatibility list from my X399 Taichi motherboard - and I couldn't get it above 2933 Mhz. So - at the suggestion of YouTubers and Forum comments - I purchased 64 GB of Gskill 3400 that WAS on the compatibility list. NOW - I cant even get over 2134. Is this...
  20. jsimenhoff

    AMD AMA - Starts at 12PM EST on Wednesday May 9

    AMD AMA with Senior Enthusiast Team Manager James Prior AnandTech is proud to announce the upcoming guest in our featured Community series -- ASK ME ANYTHING. On Wednesday, May 9th through Thursday, May 10th we’ll be hosting James Prior, Senior Manager for the AMD Enthusiast Team, in a live...