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    OBELISKxxx reacted to whoisjaya in Buying the same brand of memory to ran dual channel   
    I guess that's the safest way of doing it...
    Going with completely different models from different brands might or might not work, but doing that should work in most cases, I guess...?
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to JammyCreedog in Buying the same brand of memory to ran dual channel   
    Yup, thats it.  I actually did it twice over in the same system. Started with a 4gb dimm, 2 months later I added another, 6 months after that I added a 2x8gb kit to give me a grand total of 24gb, all Crucial Ballistix DDR4 2400.  Everything worked fine for years.
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to JammyCreedog in Buying the same brand of memory to ran dual channel   
    I did it and it worked for me. Just get as close as you can to your first stick. Same brand and type, same capacity, same speed and same cas latency. Should work, don't let ppl scare you out of it.
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to mariushm in Upgrading CPU (Fm2+ socket)   
    Like everyone says, it's not worth upgrading from your current cpu to something else.
     
    If you insist, A8-7600 is around 50$ : https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-CPU-A8-Series-A8-7600-3-1GHz-Socket-FM2/183650804322
    A8-6500 is around 45$ : https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-A8-6500-Series-3-50GHz-Quad-Core-CPU-Processor-AD65000KA44HL/273677238552?hash=item3fb86f4118:g:Wo8AAOSwKphcUFGk:rk:1:pf:1
    A8-5500 is around 35$ : https://www.ebay.com/itm/CPU-Processor-AMD-A8-5500-5500B-3-20GHz-AD550B0KA44HJ-SOCKET-FM2/183621419706?hash=item2ac0b082ba:g:RVQAAOSwzcNcME0h:rk:1:pf:1
     
    Anything lower's not really worth it.
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to Skiiwee29 in Upgrading CPU (Fm2+ socket)   
    Save your money until you can upgrade to current Gen. Dont waste your money on extremely old limited hardware. 
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to minibois in Ryzen and Motherboards (bios update)   
    All B450 and X470 boards will work with it. A320, B350 and X370 really at this point should support it, but you can never be sure; the store can have old stock. 
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to xKyric in Building a PC ( 400 - 450$ budget) help meeeee   
    Another option is to build a system like this [https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LfXvQZ], and buy an used graphics card locally. 
     
     
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to mr moose in Building a PC ( 400 - 450$ budget) help meeeee   
    Whilst Ryzen has ram specifics, so long as your ram is on the validated list your fine to go.  I stopped buying fancy ram (even dual channel in some cases opting for a single stick) some time ago and to be honest I never noticed the difference.  You'll definitely get more noticeable speed out of an SSD than dual channel ram.
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to Derrk in Building a PC ( 400 - 450$ budget) help meeeee   
    ryzen prefers faster ram speeds, but it starts to get expensive quick. 2400mhz is fine for your budget, but you could consider getting something faster.
    If you don't plan on gaming, or doing heavy video/picture editing, you don't need a GPU, since the 2200g has an integrated gpu
    I also usually recommend an SSD for the boot drive, even if it's something small like 120gb. It might be harder to fit in your budget, but it makes turning the computer on so much faster
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to That_PC_Kid in Building a PC ( 400 - 450$ budget) help meeeee   
    As long as you get like 2400 MHz with CL 15 you should be fine.
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to That_PC_Kid in Building a PC ( 400 - 450$ budget) help meeeee   
    Dual channel is preferred but might be a little more expensive.
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to That_PC_Kid in Building a PC ( 400 - 450$ budget) help meeeee   
    yeah, you don't need the heatsink as the CPU comes with one. Also, try to get at least 8GB RAM.
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to LamoidZombieDog in Building a PC ( 400 - 450$ budget) help meeeee   
    double check, i dont think you need that heatsync. i believe the 2200G comes with one
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to GoodBytes in ...   
    Tip #1: Cheater always remain cheaters. Don't buy his return. Break up with him, if you have not done so, it would just be a waste of time staying with him. If this person can't respect you, you don't need to waste time on him. There is no "slippage". There was probably not a good connection between you two in any case. Maybe he tried to stay together thinking it will eventually work, but it does not, and continues to seek a better match.
     
    Research shows that man have a harder time to get past a broken relationship than women, fun fact that probably doesn't help you at all and makes things worse. - GoodBytes Always Helpful!
     
    You were 5 years together, it is normal that you feel bad and takes time to recover. The best thing is to talk about it with people who supports you, preferably close to you and in person.
     
    You mentioned classmates, so I assume you are young, there is a whole world of people out there, and you never know who else you'll find. Who knows, you may get a job in a different country and meet someone there. Life is unexpected that way. I like to see that life is always there to set you challenges to surmount.
     
    Honestly, I don't know what to say. I am just throwing in random sentences in the hope that one works... or make it worse... I am awful... I need a gf.
     
    But if I made you smile, then my job here is done!
     
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to mariushm in PC ENERGY CONSUMPTION (HELP!)   
    You don't need to unplug the monitor from the mains socket. With the monitor turned off from the button, the monitor will use less than 1w of power while plugged in.
    Mouse and keyboard use very little power, less than 1-2 watts each. A bit more if they have a lot of leds, but typically less than 2-3$.
     
    You're concentrating your saving attempts in the wrong places.
     
    Think of it like this: If you're in US, you're paying around 0.10 .. 0.15$ (*)  for 1 kWh (that's 1000 watts continuously for one hour, or 1w continuous consumption for 1000 hours)
    There's 24 hours x 31 days = 744 hours in a month so if you'd keep the monitor connected to mains electricity but OFF for a month, you'd pay less than 0.10$ in electricity.
     
    You'd make way more power savings by upgrading your power supply from a particular efficiency class to another, or by going with a lower wattage power supply, and especially by undervolting components like processor and video card, and optionally reducing the operating frequencies of processors and video cards
     
    Undervolting is the process where you fine tune the voltage used to power your processor or video card. There's no 2 perfectly identical processors, one may require 1.25v to achieve the advertised frequency and be stable at that temperature, the second processor may only need 1.20v ... and some processors as they age may gradually need more voltage to stay stable at a frequency (so for example the cpu tested and known to work at 1.25v may need 1.255v after 5 years of 24/7 usage.... so for these reasons a manufacturer may configure the operating voltage to something like 1.3v
    If you test the cpu and know it runs at 1.2v just fine, then by doing this you may shave a few watts of power from the total power consumption of your PC.
     
     
     
    * (most regions, Alaska, Hawaii etc may be more expensive)
     
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to Cassini in PC ENERGY CONSUMPTION (HELP!)   
    Undervolting is essentially decreasing the voltage that a component, like a GPU or CPU, uses at a certain clock speed.  For instance, if a graphics card runs at  1.150V for a core clock speed of 1230 MHz, it would pull more power than if the card ran at 1.100V according to Ohm's Law (P=IV) given that the processor pulls the same amount of current, I, as before.  However, if an insufficient core voltage is provided to the card at a certain clock speed, this can cause instability in the form of application crashes or blue screens.  When you undervolt, the goal is to consume less overall power.  Other than saving energy, undervolting also reduces the temperature that these components run at, which has a number of benefits.
     
    There are a number of undervolting guides out there like one from Linus himself: 
     
     
    I would highly recommend looking up 'undervolting [name of your CPU or GPU] guide' on Google to get a general idea for what voltages these components require, what kind of undervolts you can expect to get, and more general tips.  It should definitely be noted that not all processors will underclock the same.  One person's GPU may only need 1.050V at 1230MHz, while another's needs 1.100V.
     
    However, undervolting will not do much for power consumption at idle since the computer isn't consuming as much power to begin with.
     
    Finally, undervolting (like overclocking and overvolting) carries a level of risk of component damage, so it is advisable that you learn about what you plan to do and how it works before taking action.
     
    If this is of interest, I (and most definitely other users) can help with the undervolting process. 
     
    Hopefully this helps a little!
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to Fasauceome in PC ENERGY CONSUMPTION (HELP!)   
    If you really want to save power, look up how to enable hibernation mode. It's the ultimate low power state. When downloading games, unplugging usb devices can help reduce power, so you should get a USB hub that you can just unplug instead of each device individually.
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to corrado33 in PC ENERGY CONSUMPTION (HELP!)   
    If you want to save electricity then simply plug your computer (and monitor) into a surge strip and shut the computer down and turn the surge strip off every time you're not using it. 
     
    And/Or buy a a more efficient power supply. 
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to Electronics Wizardy in PC ENERGY CONSUMPTION (HELP!)   
    What hardware do you have? I c states, speed setup on? There really isn't that much you can do to save power.
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    OBELISKxxx reacted to BLLDoesTech in PC ENERGY CONSUMPTION (HELP!)   
    then it won't do anything, unplugging your monitor is the only thing you could do to save
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