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I have an old Asus X55C (SX030H) running an Intel Core i3-2328M @ 2.20GHz which I'm trying to upgrade a bit for fun. I easily upgraded the RAM adding an 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333MHz stick (15€) and a Samsung SSD 870 EVO of 500GB (35€). Below you can see further details about its specs. My next step is to upgrade the CPU too. What would be the best CPU upgrade for this laptop? Can I install CPUs having a higher TDP (45W vs 35W)? Maybe by using a better thermal paste and drilling some holes in the back of the cover, it can be possible to keep the temperatures low for a higher CPU's TDP. Based on the Socket G2 / Socket rPGA988B CPUs found on CPU-World.com, the only Quad-Cores with the same 35W TDP are the i7-3612QM and i7-3632QM which however have a low Base Frequency. The best 35W two cores instead are the i7-3520M and i7-3540M: Considering the 45W Quad-Cores CPUs I could choose among these: What do you suggest? Have you had an experience upgrading this laptop or others to a higher TDP CPU? Thanks

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Should I opt for a first generation Intel graphic card in my pc build or just go for a NVIDIA RTX 3060? Here are the full specifications: Processor: Ryzen 5 5600 Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 GPU: Intel Arc A750 or RTX 3060 (haven't decided yet) RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB PSU: Cooler Master 650watt SMPS Need help choosing the graphic card, also if anything other than GPU seems off in this build I would appreciate your advice Thanks

Hey guys, this is a bit of an odd one, but I'm looking for a Micro ATX, or a mini ITX motherboard that would work with an i7 6700k + GTX 960 combo. They are from an old computer that I can't be bothered selling for parts, but they are sitting in a huge case. So I figured I'll pick up a small form MB and transplant it all into a tiny case to keep as a spare machine, or give to a family member if they can use it. Ideally I'd like the board to be new(if that's even still a thing) and as cheap as possible, but I don't want some dodgy no name brand either. I found a case that will work for 15 quid, so that leaves more spare for the MB if needed. All the naming for the older generations is really confusing to me so that's why I'm struggling to figure this one out. Hope you can help me.:)

I was planning to buy a laptop (LENOVO LOQ) in December and I need your guys help. the laptop has 2 CPU variants, Intel and Ryzen. for the intel its : Intel Core i5-13420H, 8C (4P + 4E) / 12T, P-core 2.1 / 4.6GHz, E-core 1.5 / 3.4GHz, 12MB for the ryzen its : AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS (6C / 12T, 4.3 / 5.0GHz, 6MB L2 / 16MB L3) which one is better overall? (this is my first time posting here, sorry for bad grammar)

Hey guys I need some help and advice on my next upgrade. I currently have a Ryzen 7 3700x and I’m trying to upgrade it to something newer. I am debating whether or not to go with a 13th gen i7 or 12th gen i9. As of time writing this post there’s only a 40$ difference in price so I can go either way. However I’m also will to look at and if they have a better option. Anyone able to give some advice?

Hi. So I almost have all the parts for a 13600k Pc. But a thought came to me: this Intel cpu bending deal... Could my 13th gen cpu/mobo break in only a few years??? Losing a couple degrees of cooling, I can live with. But a broken cpu, or something else bad happening? I do mind. Edit: how long has 12th been out for? 2 years so far? I'm guessing there's no wide-spread complaints about broken 12th gen cpus, but could they start coming soon? I don't want to void my warranty with a 3rd party ILM, and I don't wanna risk breaking something. Maybe after warranty is done. But by then, what if there's too much damage, if any? Is switching to Am5 right now a safer choice? Or do they have similar issues/risks? What do you think, and your reasoning? My Mobo: Gigabyte UD AC Z790 Cooler: Deepcool Assassin IV Premium The cpu/mobo are unopened except mobo cuz of store policy but they'll still accept opened returns. But 7700x could sell out. 7600x is another option, but more cores would be nice. Also, i don't even know if there are any good Black Friday deals left for me for Am5. Even tho 13th and 14th gen cpus have less bending due to being more stiff than 12th gen cpus... Apparently there's still some uneven contact-pressure between the cpu and coolers. Plz let me know! Thanks!

Hey everyone, So I've made it my plan to go full on next gen by 2024 after recently acquiring my 4090 Strix. As of this post, I am unable to use it due to me being overseas but nevertheless, since I've gotten the most expensive part of my next gen upgrade I am starting procure funds for a full on next gen system. I am currently sitting at an 11900k and ddr4 64 gb of g skill ram (3200 mhz) and I feel that my covid Era pc that got me through college needs an update. My main concern is that the 11900k might hold my 4090 from its full potential but I digress and besides, the 11900 was such a disappointment. I only made that jump reluctantly when it got bundled up with my 3080 ti back in 2021 but anyway. I am set with two options, one I wait until Q3 of 2024 and wait for Intel to drop their 15th gen cpu and also go z890 or I can go all in and make the jump by either Q2 of 2024 and get myself the 14900k, z790 and a ddr5 set of ram. Please let me know which is the best option, any help would be appreciated! Thanks! Oh and before I forget, I mainly use my system for uni work and 4k gaming. I'm going into IT for uni next year and I'm going to be using my desktop once again to get me through it.

Guys I am planning to build a pc for around the price of 600usd I am planning to use intel i5-12400f But in GPU section I'm bit confused whether to use intel arc a750 8gb or rx 6600 8gb The use cases of the pc is for gaming, coding (python, javascript,) using for data related fields, using llm model, sdxl. So please help me select the GPU both are at the same price in my country

Okay, so I have been thinking this for awhile now and I genuinely think we may be seeing history repeat itself, With the next generation of CPU architecture (ARM) beginning to take its foothold in the market, I began seeing AMD/Intel respond similarly as once Nortel or Lucent once did with their original response to Cisco's IP alternative to ATM (predecessor to IP) my point being we are clearly seeing another major architectural change within computing, and how the major players (AMD/Intel) being nearly non-responsive until only now, are we seeing another Nortel/Lucent situation begin to unfold slowly in front of our very own eyes. If anyone has thoughts, feel free to drop them, I might just be an idiot, but this is my observation at least.

I just recently bought a bunch of parts for a pc build and done extensive research online for building a pc and on the first boot up it displayed 60 error codes -18 cpu codes (00,31,13,17,27,03,52,7F,02,08,5C,40,80,63, 60,86,24,62) -29 memory codes (00,11,23,12,28,26,4C,0D,0E,2C,31,2E,48,34,57,39,3A,79,36,35,7A,3B,3C,38,3F,39,6E,5C,55) -10 VGA codes (90,94,96,91,92,99,98,9C,84,A0) -3 HDD codes (A2,A0,98) -Hardware I'm working with is all brand new top of the line and I made sure I was extremely careful when handling all pieces and was able to get into bios before the screen prompted that it had posted in safe mode (probably because of all the codes) All parts are labeled below I just don't even know where to start because I followed the instructions step by step when viewing Christopher Flannigan's video on YouTube where he did a similar build to mine with his TUF 502 build any suggestions moving forward since I'm relatively new to this -ASUS Z790 Maximus formula -14th gen intel i9 14900k -4090 TUF Nvidia OC -ASUS Thor Platinum ll 1200w -ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 -CORSAIR Dominator Titanium DDR5 RAM 48GB x2 -SAMSUNG 990 pro 2TB x2 -ASUS TUF GT502 Tower

This is a bit od but I have this older hp one the silver beats audio ones it was originally an amd system after upgrading the cpu I switched everything to an intel mobo with a gt 750 I think now I got board and ordered one of the fancy adapters from mini pcie for the wifi cars to 16x the only gpu that actually worked was a gtx 670 and iv tried Many gpu's including a 1660, 980 ti 1080ti and even an r9 280 and out of all of them the 670 whats up with this how can I truly know if something works and won't

Budget (including currency): Not really a limit, just want to pay for performance Country: Netherlands (EU) Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Work: Lightroom/PhotoShop with 50 megapixel RAW's. Usually culling about 1200-1500 a day, and exporting about 200-300 full resolution images (not all at once, about 15-20 at a time). All with a as short as possible turn around. Games: Mostly the current CoD and Battlefield, and games like Cities Skylines 2 and Farming Simulator. (At 4K) Other details: I have been using the 'original' Mac Studio with a maxed M1 Ultra and 128GB memory since its introduction, but I desperately need to switch back to good old Windows. I don't have any old parts. I will be using a 4K main monitor, and run a old 1080p for nothing but security camera's, some TV series or YouTube in the background. I have not made a decision on the 4K monitor, but since it has to have great sRGB coverage I don't expect more than 120hz. I picked the following list, and would appreciate any comment. For as far as I can see there are no compatibility problems, and am mainly wondering if anyone spots any bottlenecks or any bad matches. MOBO: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO MOBO: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI II CPU: Intel Core i9 14900K M.2: Samsung 990 PRO 4TB M.2 SSD GPU: Asus GeForce RTX 4090 ROG-STRIX OC Edition RAM: Corsair DDR5 Dominator Titanium 4x32GB (128GB) 6600MT/s CL32 RAM: Corsair DDR5 Dominator Titanium 2x48GB (96GB) 6600MT/s CL32 CASE: Corsair 5000D Airflow CASE: Corsair 7000D Airflow PSU: Corsair HX1500i (2023/ATX3.0) AIO (CPU): Corsair iCUE LINK H150i RGB AIO (CPU): Corsair iCUE LINK H170i RGB (420mm) CASE FANS: Corsair iCUE LINK QX120 RGB 120mm PWM Fans Starter Kit + Corsair iCUE LINK QX120 RGB 120mm PWM Fan + Corsair iCUE LINK Cable 2x200mm CASE FANS: 2 x Corsair iCUE LINK QX140 RGB 140mm PWM Fans Starter Kit (4 total fans) AIO would be mounted on top of case as an exhaust. With three fans on the front of the case as intake, and one on the back as exhaust. Local store shopping cart with current (local) prices: https://www.megekko.nl/wl/QBNY258K

Budget (including currency): 600Eur (850CAD) Country: Germany Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: COD Modern Warfare III, Cyberpunk 2077, etc... Other details I'd like to upgrade my pc and i'd like to ask about your opinions on what should i buy. I have now: Asus Maximus VIII Hero, 2x16GB Corsair 3600Mhz DDR4, Asus ROG Strix GTX 3060 12GB, Intel i7-6700K with CoolerMaster Seidon 120V v2 watercooler plus CM 850W PSU. I'd like to change just the Motheboard+CPU+cooler if possible. What should i buy for around ~850 CAD (~600eur). Just Intel and/or Asus if possible please. I thought about i5 12400F or i7 12700K, but i am not sure. M2SSD i already have. Thank you. I also have a Vive and i'm playing on an MSI 3440x1440 144Hz Display if Really needed i could buy new DDR5 RAMs too, but in the moment i would like to stay with these. now i can play MWII on 3440x1440, all on max with 55-65FPS DLSS off, With DLSS on Quality a stable 80FPS. Thanks for Everybody.

I am troubleshooting for a friend and narrowed it down to the ram controller. He has an z170 board so its skylake or the generation before. It wont start with a 3 short beep - beepcode which means that something is up with the ram. The ram sticks are totally fine and different ram wont do the trick. The only thing left is the ram controller which is either on the cpu or the northbridge. I can't find any useful information online which is why i am asking here. I dont want to tell him to buy a new motherboard only to realise that he needs a new cpu.

SPECS -> OS - Windows 11 Pro 64-bit PSU - 650W Bronze Plus Cooler Master - https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/power-supplies/mwe-series/mwe-650-bronze-v2/ ASUS TUF GAMING z590 PLUS WIFI MOTHERBOARD Intel i5-11600K OC'd to ALL CORE x49 with 1.375V Manual core voltage. 4x8GB 3200MT/s DDR4 Kingston HyperX Memory MSI Ventus OCV2 LHR 3060Ti 8GB 1TB Gigabyte Aorus GEN4 NVME SSD 2TB XPG Gammix S70 Blade GEN4 NVME SSD 500GB WD Blue SATA M.2 SSD 2TB WD Blue 7200RPM HDD Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280MM AIO For CPU Problem -> I have been running the above configuration for more than 2+ Years now. The Overclock to the CPU was done around 4 Months ago, it's been running without any issues at all ; I know the voltage seems a bit high but i had to push it to 1.375 manually for stable 4.9Ghz all core, my motherboard was actually trying to push more voltage even 1.45 when I left it to auto voltage mode for that frequency. Anyways, coming to present, since 2 days ago my system started randomly crashing (completely turning off without throwing any errors - hard reboot) and got stuck trying to post. My Troubleshooting Process -> Knowing a little bit about debugging boot issues, I checked the troubleshooting Q-Leds, and it showed Solid 10 Seconds DRAM - YELLOW LIGHT, and THEN 2 FAST CPU - RED LIGHT BLINKS and then kept repeating the cycle until POST Failed and system hard rebooted again. Thinking that it might be ram related, I tested all configurations possible for the ram sticks, each slot, each stick, each combo. (PS - These tests were done the next morning because system crashed at 3AM in the night and I couldn't muster up the energy to troubleshoot). Now here comes the first kick to my face, system booted in every single one of those configurations, but it didn't POST when using all 4 sticks together. Thinking that it may be related to memory timings not being correct, I switched from XMP-1 (Some defaults + Some ASUS optimised) to XMP-2 (Complete Defaults for Ram Stick), and voila the system did indeed POST. I close my system and go for my work, and come back and boot the pc, yes it did POST in first try, I start playing games (New World, Minecraft Modded) for about 5-ish Hours, and boom hard reboot again. Not having any idea at this point about what might be wrong I thought that could it be a PSU issue, my thinking was that since its shutting down after some duration of usage it might just be some component overheating there. But as we come to today, I booted my PC again without any settings changed since yesterday after the crash, and yet again it did POST contrary to what should have happened in case some settings were incorrect (Well I did expect it to boot from my PSU faulty theory). But it crashed even quicker this time at only 3 hrs or so. Since then I tried all the troubleshooting steps again, tested all ram configs, cleaned the slots even, it would boot sometimes after long POST test durations, and then crash in a few minutes or even seconds. Finally I started changing BIOS settings CPU Overclock settings were unable to fix it. Tested all these : {Default, x49OC, Auto OC} XMP I / II / Disabled / Auto And still nothing, PC Still goes into the same crash loop after using for a few hours, and becomes fine after letting it stay powered down for a few hours. (Before anyone says anything about temps on all the components in the motherboard, I already monitored a 3 Hour long New World gaming session, and all the temps were well within reasonable range, even lower than average for the most part.) So to end the above monologue I am here looking for any kind of advice and help that anyone can offer me. I will be taking my system to a nearby computer store next week for getting components tested but thought I might as well ask the knowledgeable community on LTT Forums <3.

Budget (including currency): 50000/-(indian) or around 600$ (us) Country: India Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Most new AAA games, E.sports games like cs2 valorant fortnite warzone 2 etc Other details I would like to play games on 1080p high to ultra settings mostly fps needs to be above 60 esports titles could go up at least above 100fps , I do work in blender as a hobbyists , also would like to do some light streaming and video editing in 1080p , also the pc should be capable of playing new games when they come out [ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 8 GB GDDR6 RAM ,Corsair CV650,Western Digital WD Blue SN570 NVMe 500GB,Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 3200MHZ C16 Desktop RAM,ASUS Prime H610M-E D4 Intel Lga 1700 Mic-ATX Motherboard,INTEL CORE I3-12100F,] this is the pc that I would like to build any suggestion I have some doubt about this cpu holding back my gpu should I go with an i5 10400f , Ryzen 5 4500 (both nearly the same price) also i5 11400f its a bit more costly new 8gigs stick will be installed down the line

Hello all, Need your opinions, busy with a new build. Need some input on the CPU + Motherboard. Which would you use? and also if you could say why you would recommend that choice. These are the options available in my location INTEL Intel i5 13500 - BX8071513500 MSI PRO Z690 - PROZ690-ADDR4 AMD AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - 100-100001015BOX MSI PRO B650M - PROB650M-AWIFI Thanks in advance

i have a intel intergrated gpu (iris xe ) in my 11th gen i5 (1135G7) laptop and i keep my drivers updated to the latest via intel driver and support assistant app it downloaded and installed the latest version (31.0.101.4887) from intel website but however in my windows updates in keeps downloading the older version of the driver that my laptop came with (30.0.101.1404) i need to stop windows updates from downloading and installing older version can anyone help me with this issue

Hey Guys, Back here again after long. I've got a new laptop and been playing around with it for almost a year. So far i have Disassembled it, removed the crummy stock vrm pastes and applied Gelid thermal pads and Kryonaut for the CPU and GPU. The temps have been stable around 50- 55 C although they do shoot up to 100 as soon as I render something in blender or play a demanding game. Nature of the beast, I guess. I'm here again to ask you guys (and hopefully @unclewebb if he's inclined to help again :)) if my current settings are looking alright and I'm not doing something obviously stupid that's holding back performance. Right now I'm only playing around with the CPU Core and CPU cache settings and reducing it by a point each week (to test stability under different use cases as i go about my day). So far its stable at the current settings. Some of My questions I'd like answered are: Do I leave Thermal velocity boost checked on or off? I've seen people say it's good if you have a system with a proper cooler, others say it takes away performance as the computer reaches higher temp thresholds. So, i''m a bit confused about this. What about VRM stress and Ring Down? Is it safe to increase the turbo ratio limits while the cpu is undervolted? Do I need to change anything in TPL window that might help? I have a feeling I can play around with the speedshift min-max to get more juice out for my work? Thanks a ton in advance for your help and insights!

Budget (including currency): $500 USD, or as close to that number as possible, as she's a bit constrained for cash right now. Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Streaming on OBS and for games, she currently only plays cozy games that run well on her steam deck, however, she wants to branch out and play FPS games like COD or adventure games like Baldur's Gate 3, Monster Hunter, and The Forest 2. Other details Currently she's been using her Steam Deck as her streaming/gaming device and has run into crashes with certain games while streaming. She already has peripherals and 2 monitors (Spectre Curved 24" 75hz Professional LED Monitor 1080p 2021) that she uses with her current set-up. She's new to PC and isn't picky about if she needs to downgrade settings to medium if necessary, as long as it runs while she streams and it's not awful to look at from a viewer's perspective on Twitch. I'm providing a link to what I have so far for her build via PCPartPicker and am just looking to see opinions on how I can maximize her performance for the best price. I already know that the current price tag is over the budget amount and I'm hoping to offset some of that cost using resources like E-Bay to get some better deals. Any solid input is greatly appreciated! https://pcpartpicker.com/user/stickart95/saved/#view=bbk2kL

Summary A reddit user by the name of u/PantatRebus has managed to purchase a 14th gen i7 from a retailer in Indonesia. u/PantantRebus had this to say in their post: "Indonesian here. Yes I just bought an i7-14700K I made sure not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES that IF this processor is ready to be sold to a customer. They said yes to all three confirmation and voila. It's 7.450.000 IDR (roughly 480USD)" Specs u/PantantRebus ran cpuz and cinebench with the new processor, with these results Sources News article: https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i7-14700k-goes-on-sale-in-indonesia-before-official-launch Original source:

Hello friends and welcome to this year's first PC mod/build. "Green Prime" is started. It is a modification of the Asus AP201 case with a glass side. In addition to the idea of filling this little one with strong hardware and cooling, the idea is that instead of the current horizontal position of this case, I will make changes so that it stands vertically and give everything my own style and design. Thank you for following my work again, stay tuned! Hardware: Intel i7 13700k Asus Prime AP201 Asus ROG Strix z790i Gaming WiFi Asus ROG Strix RX 6900XT Patriot Viper Extreme 5 2x 16Gb DDR5 8000Mhz Patriot Viper VP4300 2Tb Cooler Master SFX 850w CableMod custom PSU cables EKWB 2x Surface P360 radiators BLACK edition EKWB all LC HDC parts

Can someone please explain what the difference is between these two listings on Amazon? Is one of them fake or are they both legit? I've never bought a CPU before so I'm not sure if I'm just missunderstanding something. (btw I'm not actually buying this I just like window shopping expensive stuff I can't afford lmfao)

Just swapped out my dead AIO for a Noctua NH-D15 and was wondering if these temps were normal. CPU is an i9-9900K. For context, was playing Overwatch 2. When playing Starfield my temps maxed out at 85. Ambient temperature is around 27.5 C.