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Try the ram you have and see if it works

The tablet is a great addition for note taking, but I wouldn't run without having a non-windows machine alongside it.

Lots of people run MS Surfaces that will run many of the apps you'll need, while staying portable. I personally ran a home desktop and a chromebook, though.

@Kairos Zenith

If it's any consolation, I've never seen a BIOS update drop support of any Zen based chip. The excavator based chips, yes, but never my 3000G, Raven Ridge or Dali versions.

Upgrading the memory just for faster speeds in usually never noticable

On 2/22/2024 at 10:08 AM, Grasshopper said:

Yeah its old but usage? like Mark Kaine mentioned

It's more to do with the platform itself rather than raw CPU horsepower. That CPU is missing a lot of features that newer ones have (AVX, for example). Just because it isn't at 100% doesn't mean it's not holding you back.

There are Core i7's nearly identical to this Xeon. it's not because it's a Xeon that's causing this, it's because it's a 14 year old Xeon. The platform itself is what's holding this back.

1 hour ago, Treasure said:

motherboard: TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS (WI-FI)

cpu: Ryzen 7 5800x3D

current bios version: 2006

attempted bios version: 3404

 

          I have flashed bios updates before and I am familiar with pc stuff. I followed all the correct steps. I have confirmed with the serial number on the box and have the correct bios update for my board. I extracted the compressed folder I got from Asus. I used the rename exe that comes with the bios installation folder. The usb drive is formatted with FAT32. I have also tried multiple drives and ports on my pc. Using EZ flash prompts me with the error msg "selected file is not a proper bios". When I use the flash port and button on the board it does not flash the bios. The only thing I have found on forums is to go through older versions one by one and see if that works. Does anyone have ideas of what I should do next?

Thank you.

Is there any chance you're trying to flash the TUF B550-PLUS (WI-FI), or the non-wifi B550M-PLUS bios file?

All of these boards have a 3404 version which will not be compatible with your board.

Per their policy, Intel does not honour warranties on second hand processors, and typically only warrenties the chips for 3 years.

That PC is still young. As long as it's doing the job, keep it running.

47 minutes ago, Exarkun631 said:

At 1-5% usage the CPU clocks remain at or above base speeds 3.8 ghz.  Advise? 

Ryzen has a "race to halt" approach to power savings, so it will always appear to be above base clock even at idle.

Any manual OC on AM4 chips disable downclocking in my experience, so your best bet is just to ensure C-states are enabled and turbo mode is configured correctly.

Power thottling is normal and expected behaviour. This will not shorten the life of your CPU.

If your power supply was not up to par, the system would crash.

The same kit does not offer a guarantee of it working. Might as well save the money.

Even in ideal sense, you may need to reduce the speed somewhat to support the extra memory. Pinnacle Ridge's memory controller is not the best - update your BIOS before installation to give the best chances.

If there's an OC on the i7, return it to stock values.

What PSU do you have, and how old is it? Haswell is old enough that an Original PSU to the build may be failing.

4 minutes ago, Geedyy said:

I was just really curious, I would say I'm really knowledgable about tech but watching LTT and other channels made me ask how are they able to re-use a lot of motherboards- old ones and MBs used on a high-stress project included.

 

For a quick context, motherboard replacement is a reallyyy common 'fix' here in the Philippines. I've had a lot of friends get their PCs checked and shops replace their 2-5 year old motherboard.

 

What I want to ask is how does a MB really break? I'm really curious since a lot of videos recommend motherboards as a long term investment since you can simply buy a new CPU, update the bios, and save money instead of grabbing a new MB. But here, they just 'break' a lot.

Most motherboards today are good until the practical obsolecence of a platform. Generally they either break from abuse (OC'ing or extremely poor cooling), or by the capacitors degrading (Which is very much temperature dependent).

2 - 5 years is very young, even by "tropical" climate standards. I'm curious what the symptoms of a "broken" motherboard are. I would imagine it's often a red herring that shops are capitalizing on. In my experience, PSU's (which are also senstive to heat & humidity) are much more likely to fail than the motherboard.

45 minutes ago, 1Z10 said:

What would be the best CPU upgrade for this laptop?

There's no objective best for Ivy Bridge at 35 W. If you need multithreaded throughput, the 3632QM is a very nice chip, but it will not deliver the same single core performance as a 3540M. It's also noteworthy that the 3540M has a higher boost frequency on the iGPU, which is important as well.

Generally, the Core i7-3540M will be the best performer, unless you need pure multi-threaded performance.

51 minutes ago, 1Z10 said:

Can I install CPUs having a higher TDP (45W vs 35W)?

Usually no. In my experience (Toshiba, not Asus), the machine will not POST with a higher TDP CPU installed.

9 minutes ago, Yorutia said:

• A1: 16
• A2: 32
• B1: 16
• B2: 32

This is the configuration you want. You need to have the same amount of memory in each controller (A vs B) to keep "Dual Channel" for the entire memory space.

2 minutes ago, Bricen.Ostergaard said:

is the r5 3600 a bulldozer chip

No, That's a Zen 2 chip. The only Bulldozer chips are the Athlon X4's (Not G) and A-series APU's from very early in AM4's lifetime.

As long as you aren't on a bulldozer chip currently, you won't brick your Mobo. Update the BIOS and drop in your new chip.

Try another PCI slot in the motherboard.

Tip on the removing coolers on ZIF sockets: twist the cooler before pulling up, to break the seal between the cpu and the cooler.

2 minutes ago, Mandom said:

Am i wrong at expecting the cpu to boost at the stock 77watts?

Yes. Especially on a load like Cinebench.

3 minutes ago, GodPleaseOhGodHelpMe said:

I also noticed that although my RAM is supposed to have a speed of 5200 MHz, when I check task manager, it says that my memory speed is 4800 MHz instead. I don't know if this is right or not, or maybe some configuration I don't know about, but I'm assuming that number should be 5200 MHz instead.

CMK32GX5M2B5200C40 - JEDEC profile is 4800 MHz on this kit. 5200 MHz is only achieved via XMP overclock. This is normal and expected behavior.

4 minutes ago, GodPleaseOhGodHelpMe said:

After checking this motherboard's compatibility page I saw that my RAM did not appear within this list. Therefore, my RAM is not considered compatible with my motherboard.

This is likely unrelated to your issue.

A hardware issue is more likely to cause general instability and hard locks rather than crashes to desktop.

1 hour ago, Zedyne said:

So I bought an older Samsung phone (s10e) to use as a sort of a media player and the phone was unlocked. Well I have a plan with Verizon and wanted to see if my sim works on the phone. Well when I put the sim into the phone it restarted and now it's a Verizon locked s10e. Anyone know how to get rid of it? Verizon isn't helping (they suck). 

Contact Verizon support.

Installing two drives doesn't mean they join together. Rather, the act as two seperate storage devices.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/initialize-new-disks

As long as you aren't overclocked it won't harm the CPU, but you're definitely losing performance.

1 hour ago, amadii said:

TLDR: can an IMAC 27in 2017 be upgraded with 8th/9th gen processors?

Found a listing for an iMac 2017 at a really good price and am considering it, problem is it uses an i5-7600 cpu (4 cores, non hyperthreaded), personally would rather have more than that (perhaps a 9700k or so) so would it be possible to upgrade the cpu to an 8th/9th gen processor?, they do have the same socket?

8th/9th gen techincally use the same socket, but are incompatible with 6th/7th gen systems.

Apple could have done anything to the firmware, the safest upgrade would be a i7-7700, with a chance of a 7700K working.