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Ben_Upde

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  • Birthday May 05, 1981

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System

  • CPU
    i7 6700k Skylake
  • Motherboard
    Asus Z170-A
  • RAM
    2x8 PNY Anarchy DDR4 2133
  • GPU
    Powercolor PCS+ 2GB R9 270X
  • Case
    Bitfenix Prodigy M
  • Storage
    Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD/Corsair 240GB SSD
  • PSU
    Corsair CX850M
  • Display(s)
    AOC 22" LED something or other
  • Cooling
    SilverStone TD02-E AIO
  • Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
  • Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 2.0
  • Sound
    Generic speaks
  • Operating System
    Windows 10

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  1. Ben_Upde
    Ben_Upde nicklmg

    Hi Nick!

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    Hopefully everyone cheats, beats the game quickly and it dies. I'm so tired of hearing about this crap. "I've spent so much time on it and cheaters just ruin all my hard work". Please.
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    I'm currently running an R9 270x that is the little card that could. While it can run my games at decent settings at 1080p, there is no overhead for any kind of monitor upgrade. Add the fact that with an i7 6700k I'm barely VR capable makes the need for Polaris that much greater. I would love the ability to upgrade to Freesync in the future, afforded by a Polaris upgrade that I can't afford currently.
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    Non ECC DDR2 is all the same, the only thing that changes is the operating speed. This is cheaper than the link you posted
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    It changes because the power requirements for 4.6Ghz and beyond is higher than the optimized settings allow for. The choices for CPU power phase control are; Auto, Standard, Optimized, Extreme. If your setting is Auto then it will choose which setting range is appropriate for your overclock. If you set it manually to optimized, you may run into stability issues. I honestly wouldn't worry about it. Just monitor temperatures regularly to ensure nothing is getting too hot. Edit - the CPU power phase setting is a sub menu under the Digi+ Vrm menu in the A I Tweaker tab.
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    Socket 7 accepted both Intel and AMD processors. AMD was the performance leader in that era.
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    As long as it isn't throttling then run it however you want. I prefer to run my stuff as cool as possible but that's simply my preference.
  8. Ben_Upde
    Have you updated your BIOS recently? I was having random hanging issues and freezes every so often until I updated my BIOS to a newly released version. Apparently Skylake CPUs still have slight bugs that need worked out.
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    My Asus Z170-A is a factory refurbished unit. Works perfectly. Runs happily at 4.6ghz with no hiccups. I buy refurbished stuff all the time. Great way to save money. Most items come with a year or so of warranty. If it lasts a year, chances are it's going to last as long as any other unit.
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    Borrowed this chart from Wikipedia's page about DIMMs and their standardized specifications Across every generation of DDR, regardless of the speed rating, there is but 1 factor that remains the same. I will note that there are a few omissions (DDR3-L) and there are also a few manufacturers that build components slightly outside of that certain spec, but as a rule of thumb the single spec that is cast into the RAM slot will tell you what generation of DDR the board supports.
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    Mine says it right by the notch. The one MAJOR difference between all the generations of DDR.
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    My garbage 6700K@4.6Ghz R9 270x (x2) @ 1100MHZ/1450Mhz
  13. Ben_Upde
    As others have already stated, you cannot compare the FX to Intel's lineup. Why? Because the FX processors are old and slow. How do I know this? I just recently moved from an FX 8350 to my i7. Technically fewer 'cores' on the i7 than the FX but more than double the performance. I gained significant frame rate improvements after dumping the FX.
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    The memory controller is on the CPU chip, not in the motherboard. You probably somehow managed to kill part of the memory controller.
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    The last couple generations of AMD stuff could all be overclocked by raising the FSB on a motherboard that supports the option. Most AMD CPUs were locked to their advertised multiplier with the exception of the 'Black Edition' models that were offered, that were sold as unlocked CPUs for overclocking.
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