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Ben_Upde

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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from thekingofmonks in How does a SODIMM adaptor work?   
    Ever heard of a little thing called dyslexia? 204 and 240 can look exactly the same to some people, especially when they are quickly browsing for information and not concentrating on every minute detail. 
    Having said that you are correct. Even with tiny pins there are less of them. No need to be an a$$ about it. 
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from Tairetsu in Opinion on refurbished products in general.   
    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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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from Steve N. Mavronis in ASUS Digi+ Power Control Off at 4.6Ghz or Higher?   
    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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    Ben_Upde reacted to DevilishBooster in My 2133 MHz memory ram says 1064.1 MHz in BIOS, why?   
    As I said in the other guy's post an hour ago. "If I had a nickel for every post I read with this subject..."
    Your RAM is running at the correct speed. DDR = Double Data Rate. Some mobo's/software do not report the full speed for various reasons.
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from ApolloX75 in Interested in a new CPU from the other side   
    Socket 7 accepted both Intel and AMD processors. AMD was the performance leader in that era. 
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from NumLock21 in Identify DDR Version by looking at the slot?   
    Mine says it right by the notch. The one MAJOR difference between all the generations of DDR. 
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from qwksi1 in Can you overclock the X4 845?   
    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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    Ben_Upde reacted to SteveGrabowski0 in is corsair Dominator Platinum good ram?   
    That's a lot for 16 GB. Digital Foundry seems to have found DDR4-3000 to be the highest level that makes much of a difference with modern games. Make sure it's four 4GB sticks so you can use it in quad channel. You can get 4x4GB DDR4-3000 Corsair Vengeance LPX or 4x4GB DDR4-3000 G.Skill Ripjaws V kits for less than $100. I can't imagine paying 50% more for 7% higher clocks.
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from WkdPaul in So Vaping and Computers do not mix   
    THIS ^^^^^
     
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from bchampion96 in So Vaping and Computers do not mix   
    THIS ^^^^^
     
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from shadowbyte in So Vaping and Computers do not mix   
    THIS ^^^^^
     
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from xiej in So Vaping and Computers do not mix   
    THIS ^^^^^
     
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from glitchmaster0001 in So Vaping and Computers do not mix   
    THIS ^^^^^
     
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    Ben_Upde reacted to Idefinitelyknowstuff--- in Can someone help me choosing a mid end GPU?   
    Hey so if you want to run a games at medium to high at that resolution you could get either of those cards and they'd do fine. But a great card on a budget is the r7 250. it way seem wimpy but its seriously a decent card especially for the price. It can run 1080p games at medium to high settings so at 768p it should be able to run games on high. Heres a link for amazon http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Ultimate-PCI-Express-Graphics-11215-04-40G/dp/B00ILALU28 and if you want a review of it check out Jayztwocents video on it. But if you dont need or want it to be completely silent then the other brands of the card are good too. And to answer your question you might bottleneck especially at not a very demanding resolution. And between the 370 and 380 get the 370. For what you want to do you won't need to much power.
     
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from Gix7Fifty in Help with Crimson   
    I guess they don't call it a beta driver anymore. 
    http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Radeon-Software-Crimson-Edition-16.1.1-Hotfix-Release-Notes.aspx
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    Ben_Upde reacted to pokechat8978 in Skylake DDR3 Support.....   
    If it annoys you, ignore it. If somebody makes a topic, it's because they want a legitimate answer from people, and not people telling them to Google it. That's how forums work.
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from LifeWriter in Budget CPU to match a 980Ti   
    If I had a do-over button to push when ordering my computer parts I would have changed my mobo/cpu choice in a heartbeat.
    Kinda annoying when you buy a brand new chip that has a copyright date of 2013 on it, indicating they haven't changed anything about it in 3 years. It performs like this is the case too.....
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    Ben_Upde reacted to GSTARR in Bottleneck, GPU or MOBO, RAM, CPU... Chicken or egg   
    well...Mobo/ram/cpu all have to be taken out together. Personally I would do that, then save up for new gpu's?
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from Ahokas99 in Any experiences with Silverstone AIOs?   
    I just picked one of these up (td02-e) and am super happy with it. On air I could reach about 4.4Ghz on my fx8350 before the necessary voltage increase overcame the cooling ability of the cooler with this setup in my massively overstuffed case I can comfortably run 4.8Ghz and maintain 60C chip temps (what's reported anyway) under heavy load. This is with both the fans and the pump set to the silent profile in my bios.
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    Ben_Upde reacted to Benji_w in Unigine Valley Benchmark Scores Thread + SUPERPOSITION ***Over 1000 Submissions!***   
    The reason I can get 5ghz is as follows.
     

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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from Ceatra in Bitfenix Prodigy Build   
    Or buy the Prodigy M, which is the same size as the Prodigy but designed for an M-ATX motherboard. Then you do what I did and mod it to fit a full ATX motherboard and go to town!
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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from 0ld_Chicken in Smallest full size ATX case   
    In case anyone cares, I got all my parts and made it happen. I am still playing around with airflow in the case to keep the 270X's cooled sufficiently but here she is
     

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    Ben_Upde got a reaction from The Official Czex in Smallest full size ATX case   
    I liked that idea so much I ordered a Prodigy M for my own modding. It should be here Friday and then I get to see what its going to take to fit my ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0 motherboard. Can't wait! Its going to look badace on my desk! Thanks for sharing the info!
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