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I already have a solid modern gaming pc, so this is just for fun. I just wanted to make that clear before I get into it. I recently upgraded my graphics card and now I have a 1660 ti and a 550w psu just sitting around collecting dust. I'd like to slap it in a budget build and put it in my basement. I just found a desktop for sale at a thrift store for $17.50 USD, with 6 gigs of ddr3, a 250 gig HDD, and an i3 2100. I know that's old, but it's $17, so I wouldn't expect much. What I'm wondering is 1: does that sound worth $17 to y'all, and 2: what is the newest cpu I could likely upgrade to with a motherboard that ran sandy bridge out of the box? Am I limited to something like an i7 2700k, could I go up to something like an i7 3960x, or could I go even newer? I obviously don't want to spend a lot upgrading the cpu in this thing, but I'm just wondering what kind of support it's likely to have. Obviously my question will be answered if I just buy the thing and see what motherboard it has, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with pcs of that generation who can chime in before I go back for it in the next couple of days (and hope it's still there). Thanks!
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So I am building a cheap test bench to upload benchmark videos to my youtube channel is the RX 580 8GB ok for the tests? -
I have been using an old Dell workstation PC with an i7 2600 quad-core for transcoding my bluray rips for the last several years in Handrake. It's been a good machine for that purpose. I don't need the fastest encodes out there necessarily. I've always been more concerned with the output file results. I want the best quality I can get at the smallest file size. I watched a video a few minutes ago of a handbrake test a guy did with his Ryzen 3900x 12 core machine. His results blew me away in terms of speed. His PC took about an hour and a half for a single bluray movie to be encoded with the x264 encoder and the high-quality 1080p/60fps preset that comes stock in Handbrake. I didn't believe that result at first, but then I remembered that he has 3 times the number of cores I do. So I get that there is a massive speed increase available for encodes on newer hardware. So the question I have now is will these modern processors produce a more efficiently compressed (smaller file size), or a better looking video given the same Handbrake encoder settings? I encode my bluray video rips (that I make myself) with the x265 encoder at constant quality set anywhere from 20 to 24 depending on the movie or show in question. I don't often use the filter settings. I never adjust aspect or crop. I know I'm using the software encoder that theoretically doesn't use hardware acceleration. Is this a crazy question? TLDR: I don't care about encoding speed that much. Will new CPU's produce better looking or smaller video files? -
I’m looking to replace my ga-z68x-ud3h-b3 for a more powerful build. When I looked up the motherboard I found them for sale in excess of $200usd. Could anyone explain why such an old board would carry that price tag? -
So recently purchased a used mobo-ram-cpu combo for a build. The seller told me the CPU won't work unless a core is disabled and couldn't tell me for sure why this was the case. I was just wondering if anyone here had any suggestions on possibly fixing this or if I'm stuck with running it at 3 cores. Cheers! -
Hello everyone! I've been here a while, but only now did I want to ask a question. I have a PC with an i5 2400 and I was wondering if it is worth it to find a 3770K (Most powerful LGA1155 CPU) or a 2600K/2700K (Most powerful Sandy Bridge CPU) so that I can revive my build? I've been planning it for a while but I'm having trouble finding second opinions. Many thanks!
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Hello everyone, I'm currently thinking about upgrading to Ryzen or (if there's any option atm) to a newer Intel system, however I'm not sure if just going i7-2600 and going to 16GB of Ram would also do it. My current specs are: i5-2400 OEM Mobo 8GB 1600Mhz DDR3 AMD R9 270x Samsung 850 EVO 500GB I play at 1080p on a 60Hz Display. Also, this new PC is basically my first real attempt to get to PC Gaming, as currently most AAA Games that are being released are being played on my Xbox. Now, with the new consoles right around the corner, and Microsoft publishing their AAA Games on PC also, I no longer see the need to buy a console. My Budget is 300$ max. and I'm based in Germany, so no Microcenter or CEX for me :/
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So I'm finally going to be retiring my i7 2600K which has been serving me well for many many years. I'll be building a new system for gaming, some light video/audio editing as well as Netflix and movies. I'm going for a black and white theme so I'm mainly picking parts that fit this aesthetic. Monitor-wise I'm going for either 1080p 144Hz or 1440p 60Hz.Right now I'm leaning towards 1080p 144Hz since all the video content I consume is in 1080p anyways. Budget is $1,500 USD max, preferably less. This is what I have planned so far (not including the monitor and other accessories): PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.79 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard ($103.90 @ OutletPC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($82.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card ($419.99 @ B&H) Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.97 @ Amazon) Total: $1256.40 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-23 00:24 EDT-0400 Some notes: 1. I'm planning on getting the Chromax white heatsink + fan swaps for the D15S just to match the black and white aesthetic. Is this cooler overkill for the 3600? I'm also considering getting the Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo because it's only $39 and comes in white as well. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. 2. In terms of the video card, is the 5700 XT worth it over the 5700? Assuming I decide to go with 1080p 144Hz. Also should I get the MSI Mech OC or the Sapphire Nitro+? 3. Please recommended some aftermarket case fans for the H510 as I've seen in reviews that the included fan is quite loud. Thanks a lot! -
BEFORE I START: I have posted on multiple tech sites already, got no useful answers, let alone getting "HAHAUSELINUX"-ed. Basically, I've recently bought an Intel Core i7 2700k (Sandy Bridge-DT) system (Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV rev 2.2 motherboard, and a Gigabyte GTX 980 Windforce graphics card). It had no installed drives, so I added my own 1TB Toshiba drive to it, did a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit. So far so good, added my MS account, installed my generic software, customized it to my liking a bit with dark mode and stuff. While running Cinebench R20 from Microsoft Store, I decided to pull up task manager to look at the CPU frequency - little to my surprise, the CPU was reported to have a base frequency of 5,9GHz and currently running at 6 GHz, said by task manager. It's most likely some windows related problem, as CPU-Z and Intel XTU both get the proper readings, it's just task manager not getting something right. If anyone has dealt with this kind of stuff before, please let me know if you ever got it fixed. Task manager screenshot attached below. Thanks for any attemps of help in advance.
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I've got an MSI p67a-c45 b3 motherboard with an I7 2600 (nonk), which got an unlocked multiplier of 42, even says so in bios. Every time i set it to 42, it only overclocks to 39, no further (so said in cpuz) but in bios it says its 42 It randomly spikes up to 40, back down to 39 and after the spike it doenst spike back up again. Boost was on, and was in games, tried disabling eist, speedstep and turboboost, and is constant 3.9ghz help pls?
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READ CAREFULLY What would you choose? Intel Core I7 3960X [6C / 12T | @4.5 Ghz] ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Corsair Vengeance 32GB [DDR3 @1600Mhz] Or AMD RyZen 5 1600X [6C / 12T | @4 Ghz] Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H Ballistix Sport LT 8GB [DDR4 @2400Mhz] Mostly for gaming and video editing PLEASE DONT RECOMMEND ME ANOTHER BUILD OR SOMETHING, I ONLY WANT TO KNOW WHICH ONE YOU WOULD CHOOSE
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I've been eyeing an upgrade from my current Xeon x3440 (nehalem) due to poor FSX performance. However, as I'm a cheapskates, I'm considering what is the best value I can get. I play CS, FSX, ETS2 and Insurgency and I like to stream a bit. Sandy bridge - e3 1230 for $55 + mobo Ivy bridge - e3 1230 v2 for $80 + Mobo Haswell - e3 1220 v3 for $65 I have a 1050 TI and play at 16x9 (Getting an Rx 470 and 1080 monitors) Is the e3 1230 much better than the x3440? And is hyperthreading worth it over the cheaper e3 1220 v3?
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I got a strange issue, which I tried to solve for months now and where I got no hope left for a permanent solution. I don't get it, why it's still imposible to do Major Windows 10 Updates without a "freeze", followed by boot looping for serval Haswell or Sandybridge based Systems. Here's what i expirienced with the following combination. A budget PC, OEM by Asus, with a "h81m-a" board and a "i7-4770s" still can't do the update (from Windows 7 or windows 10 first release to April 2018 or second "October" November release), even if the latest official "BIOS" is in place. BIOS manipulations, like a CPU microcode which I applied to the different partitions within the UEFI's (GPT Based) "BIOS" file system (Check "FIT Table" Screenshot) have no effect either. I'm not all alone with this issue (but I don't own a "G3258" CPU). For reference one of many links: Intel forum about H81 and G3258 I suspect that there exists a general problem with all "Intel H81" based systems, but I can't confirm it. But maybe this could be a topic for Linus to investigate. Because so far "team blue" never gave a clear answer to this issue.
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I have a Xeon E5 ES CPU with the IHS saying: Sandy Bridge EP Need a NON GIGABYTE MB
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I Have a Xeon E5 8 core ES and a capacitor fell off the bottom. What will it affect?
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So I'm lost for words, I have this Intel motherboard bd75en. I put my 3770 core i7 in it and it Boots fine, only thing is it won't recognize my 1070. When I put my 2500 in it, it works fine. I've already updated the BIOS to the latest version available. I should also mention the fact that the 3570 I have works with the 1070 in the Intel board. The same 3770 works perfectly with a 970 that I also have in a different z77 board. I've tried different power supplies, different PCI Express slots, different power supply cables and pretty much everything but the combination of a 3770 with the GTX 1070 will not let me use 3D graphics, it won't even install Nvidia control panel. Anyone has any insights? I should add that the combination of a 3770k with the 1070 in my z77 board works perfectly but in the Intel board it will only take the i5 with the Pascal card.
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Hello, I'm currently using a 3570k @ 4.3ghz on an AsRock Extreme4 Z77 with a Noctua NH-U14S. My friend has a used 2600K that's he's willing to sell to me for £25, however I'm debating whether to swap my current CPU out with the older i7. I mostly play games, but I also use my PC for music production (with Studio One 3), running emulators such as Cemu and Yuzu, and occasionally video editing too. I'm happy to overclock and I'm not so worried about getting the absolute max out of my GTX 970 as I only have a 60hz 2560x1080 monitor. Is it worth swapping out my i5 for the older i7? I've heard the Sandy Bridge chips overclock really well, I can't get my 3570k past 4.3 without serious temp increases. Thanks very much for reading! EDIT: I should've made it clear that I don't have the money to upgrade my motherboard and RAM so am stuck on the Z77 platform for the forseeable future.
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I just updated the bios on my ECS P67H2-A3 and it boots and then shuts down afters 20 seconds. When I say boots I mean just shows the bios screen. If I press the delete key it says entering setup but still shuts down. It used to not boot at all until I removed some ram. I’m guessing my bios is toast and I need a new mobo. Oh yeah specs asus gtx970 i7-2600k p67hs-a3 cx500 -
I'm looking to replace my very old laptop with a desktop. I've got a 27inch 1440p display and peripherals, and I was looking at buying a refurbed OptiPlex or similar. There seems to be some quite good deals for systems with i7 2600's, but do they have much life left in them? Presumably Windows 10 support will stop for them at some point? I couldn't see a specific end date on ark.intel. I won't really be using it for gaming, just very light games if I do. It will mainly be used for browsing, office, and web development. Is it worth going for a 2600 in 2018? -
Motherboard randomly not turning on?
Mr. Darkwraith posted a topic in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory
I bought a Z77 motherboard from a user on reddit.com/r/hardwareswap (great subreddit) and I installed it in the NZXT S340 case. Problem is it didn't have an I/O plate. Or so I thought. I found it in one of the bags the user shipped it with 5 minutes after I finished building it. So I installed the I/O plate and turned the computer on to make sure everything worked, and it did! After that I went somewhere else for a few minutes and when I came back to the computer it wouldn't turn on no matter what I did. What happened, and what are some possible solutions. -
Hallo Allo Wasn't sure where to post this, in motherboards or graphics. I guess since I'm having issue getting something to display then I posted here. I got given a Gigabyte DA-H77M-D3H motherboard with an i5-5200 Sandy Lake CPU. When I turn with just internal graphics, everything is fine. However I have a spare Sapphire r390 8gb. When I insert this, I don't get the boot screen, like not even the very first motherboard splashscreen / post screen. I don't know what's up or who to turn to. I have tried another graphics card ( rx580 8gb ) but same thing. I don't know if the PCI-Express slot is faulty or if the Graphics card are not compatible with the CPU/Motherboard. The manual did say that I need to have an Ivy Bridge CPU to get full PCI Express 3.0 and therefore optimal performance. I am not sure if that is an actual requirement to actual getting anything to display on screen. I have changed the setting in the BIOS to use the external graphics card first but no difference. I don't want to disable internal graphics from BIOS because then I really will be screwed and I don't think I should need to. I have heard Gigabyte support is poor and since this motherboard is way old they probably won't even fart in this direction. The graphics cards work because I have tested in another computer so no point going to AMD or sapphire. Could anyone please help? I am maybe looking for either steps to help solve or maybe if anyone can direct me to some entity that can provide support. I am in Canada, Mississauga.Toronto. Thank you in advance for any advice or direction. -
I've decided to finally put what I have and take the plunge into PC gaming by upgrading my 2011 Dell Vostro desktop. I have already installed 12 gigs of ddr3 at 1600 MHz (yes, 12 GB of ram, I'll get to that later) and have selected a Core i5-2500 from Ebay since it's the best the LGA 1155 socket in this motherboard supports, or so my research has led me to believe. The problem I have is the VRMs on the board; I've seen some people online say that mismatched RAM modules (especially uneven RAM quantities) can place a significant strain on the VRMs and short the board. The RAM I have installed is a duo: one 4 gigs and the other 8 gigs. Maybe for a motherboard with a beefy heatsink this might not be a problem but my motherboard has none, like so: My question is: am I running a risk of shorting the board and if so, is there anything I can do to remedy that. Before someone comments what I believe to be the obvious: I got the RAM from a friend for $45 total and took the risk of mismatching the sets since none were similar and that was all I could afford. I appreciate any advice you guys can give me. PS: Tips on how to make a better looking/more appealing post are also welcome.
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I currently have an MSI X79A-GD45 motherboard paired with an i7 3820 at base speed and i was wondering what i could upgrade it with to gain some performance. Or is this a dumb question and should i just get an i5 8600k or i7 8700k?
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Hi! I am really curious if I can enable hyperthreading on my i5 2500k. I know that intel lasers off cores, but HT isn't a physical thing, it's just a manipulation of the cpu. So I was wondering if it can be done via a custom cpu microcode/bios hack.
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Howdy, I've noticed since the whole Spectre/Meltdown news broke publicly my Sandy Bridge based daily driver is slower than it used to be though that might just be placebo. Regardless if the slow down is real, I think I've read that most of the fixes to really get rid of the problems won't roll back past Haswell. Is this the straw to finally upgrade a Sandy Bridge based system or does that soldered processor just keep on trucking if surrounded by modern stuff (SSD and GTX-1070 here) like that other Canadian tech channel's tests suggest Thanks
