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does system requirements for call of duty black ops 3 on the AMD side sucks the recommended requirement for the AMD processor is a AMD Phenom II x4 810 I have a AMD Phenom II x4 955 and it's not the Black Edition. Let's just say running the game on that processor sucks and I'm also using an R9 280x and I can't even put the game on Ultra settings because the processor is pinned at 100% in low setting-
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Hey, What are the "healty" and MAX temps for the Phenom II X4 970 BE? My friend currently OC'ed it to 4.2 GHz and it ran 44 C in idle. When will it crash. Where is the MAX SAFE temperature?
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Hey guys (and girls of course!), I want your opinion... Please don't troll or fight over this, it is a genuine question I have. I searched the Internet for answers on this but no one seems to agree on this... With the launch of RyZen, most previous gen CPUs have gone down in price. I actually run a 1100t 3.3GHz (3.7 boost) 6 cores Thuban processor and it is super solid and fast enough for my current and probably near future needs. My RAM is Corsair 4 x 4Gb, (total 16Gb) clocked at 1600MHz... Max that CPU can take at stock speeds from what I know The FX-8370 has lowered in price to around 180 $ Canadian... This CPU is a "low" TDP 8 cores that clocks at 4GHz (4,3 boost) They are both 125W TDP CPUs but appart from raw speed, would there be other avantages to upgrade to such a CPU? Does it have future proofing technologies that the Thuban does not? Also, would upgrading to 1866MHz RAM make a real difference? (BTW, board can take it, Gigabyte 990-FXA-UD7 rev.1) Lastly, is it better to run 4 x 4Gb RAM or 2x 8Gb ? (About same price) I am NOT an overclocker, so please don't suggest I beat the $h!t out of my current CPU My wallet and my obligations can't allow more than 200$ CAD of upgrades, so RyZen is out of reach for me My usage is...well... atypical ! I main Linux Ubuntu for my normal day-to-day computing (photo editing, video editing, internet, anything casual) The system barely even "works" to drive these kinds of tasks... Often staying at 600MHz per core and ramping up to 3,7Ghz when rendering. I also experiment with VMs and parallel encoding, for fun! That drives it a little harder. I am also experimenting with 3D CAD (freeCAD) and will likely have to learn SolidWorks for my job. I also use Windows 7 for my job when I work at home as the VPN we have is restricting usage of Unix-type systems (Mac or Linux included) Tried for a long time to make it work but I ended-up dual booting to windows. This Windows session is also used for gaming... I am not a gamer per say... Just casual Overwatch and Bioshock player. So my rig is more about work and rendering so stability is the key here. Summary: Q1: Is the upgrade to FX-5370 worth something? does this CPU have a feature or code-set that my old one does not that could be a show-stopper? Q2: Is upgrading DDR3 RAM from 1600MHz to 1866MHz worth it? Would I see a "world of difference" ? Q3: If I upgrade RAM, is 4 x 4Gb or 2 x 8Gb recommended? (I want a total of 16Gb) Details of my setup: MB: 990-FXA-UD7 rev 1.0 CPU: AMD 1100t black edition RAM: Corsair DDR3 at 1600Mhz, 4 x 4Gb GPU: Sapphire RadeonHD 7970 Dual X (3Gb) LSI MegaRAID server class RAID controller 240Gb RAID 5 SSD ARRAY as main drive (blazing fast!) 240Gb RAID 1 SSD ARRAY for rendering output NAS and USB drives for long term storage, around 5Tb total Thanks guys!
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I have a Phenom II x4 955 inside an M4A78T-E motherboard. All I have ever seen about this CPU regards a "Black Edition". But I've also seen articles dismiss the BE and simply refer to it as the x4 955. As I understand it, the Black Edition has an unlocked multiplier, meaning it's overclockable...or more overclockable? My chip is overclockable, I've run and posted a CPUZ score to https://valid.x86.fr/h4kh9m and nowhere does it mention it being a Black Edition. I also can't seem to find any articles differentiating an x4 955 vs x4 955BE. Am I missing something?
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Hello all, Im looking for some information or recommendations for a nas build. I have a couple of dead pcs that id like to re purpose into a nas. Im just not sure the way to go. On one pc i have a dead ASUS M4A88T-M with a AMD Phenom II X2 560, 600 watt thermaltake psu, G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) on the other i have a dead asus M2NC51- AR with AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+, proprietary psu. Im going to have to a get a motherboard for one the cpu's. I can reuse the PSU and the ram depending on the motherboard. Also going to get a new case. and of course HDD's. what would be the pro and cons of using the above cpu's or should i try something else? any help is appreciated TIA.
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So someone gave me an old system (actually my first non macOS system) and it didn't have any drives in it. Luckily i had an old drive lying around but it dosent have an operating system installed. The system has an AMD Phenom X6 1055t installed in a ASRock 890GM Pro3 board and 16gb of Ram and i've been told this system can only go to windows 7. Is this true and if it is why?
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Hi everyone. I'm back to the forum after I finally recover my credentials... And became unemployed... And also, haven't anything good to do. My friend Leo show me a older, not super special, Biostar A780L3B. This is a AMD AM3 motherboard, released I think in 2008-2010, with the 760G chipset and support to DDR3 1333 and 1600 doing OC. He had it lying around and asked me to test it. To my surprise, the little board works like it should with only one slot malfunctioning (I put one of my actual PC memory sticks in the two slots and only one worked). It came with a super popular here AMD Sempron 140 (that allow me to test the board at least). That remind me of my previous AMD build (before my actual APU build), when I was trying to get a Phenom II X4 or Athlon II X4 build in a little motherboard just to get gaming. Not matter if only 30FPS, but just play some games. That didn't was completed and I sold my PC to buy a laptop. So, good memories with AMD those years. But I was wondering today if, for me, was possible to build that PC using second hand components (well, not all of them. I'm living in Venezuela, with all its disasters, so it isn't the first time I think about building PCs with used components... Heck, my actual PC has some of them and has been working flawlessly) and get it to achieve just one clear objective: Be able to play a game like GTA V between 30-60FPS... And all that implies. Not easy task, I know. First of all, when I was testing it, I had a certified PSU, my RAM and the case to complete the build, just for testing. So I get it to the BIOS, check everything and shut it down. No more test. Then the PSU and case went to my cousin PC, the RAM to mine and the motherboard and CPU to their bag. My friend told me I could keep it so that gave me a little push, the one I was expecting, to plan this build. Then, I saw Linus' video with Strange Parts. He said something in the lines of: "when I don't have any ideas for a video, I build a computer". So that was it (kinda). I'm doing this. I don't have money right now to go shopping the parts, so this would take long (maybe longer than all of this I'm writing). But it is a project I don't going to rush it anyways. I was thinking about something like: 1. Using an AMD CPU with 4 cores. Still fighting between an Athlon II X4 or a Phenom II X4. Both of which need to be TDP=95W, so not black edition 125W (bummer) 2. 8GB of RAM, whatever I could find that works and just a single stick. If I figure out a way to repair the other slot, maybe can raise it to 16GB (because surprisingly, even for a Biostar, that mobo supports that amount of RAM) 3. I need to go certified when talking about PSU. So maybe 400W or 500W. The Elite Power from Cooler Master looks OK to me and I always have a good experience with the brand. 4. Obviously, that thing need a graphics card. The first one had a Nvidia Geforce 210 with 1GB of VRAM GDDR3. It sucks today, I now, but for the time did the job so good (and I was just playing little games like GTA San Andreas and Need For Speed Carbon). This needs to be used, unless I get an offer around 100USD or less new. I was exploring between a GTX 650/750TI or Radeon 7000 series (I don't which one yet), maybe a R9 285. This would bump the PSU a little, but after watching some in the outervision website, there are some that would work between 325W and 500W, so 400 to 500W. Unless I do some... 5. Overclocking. I'm not an expert in this topic but I managed to crank up my little A6-7400K from its stock 3.5GHz to 4.3GHz using a Hyper-212 Evo as the cooler. I didn't touch (yet) the voltages and all of that stuff, but in this Biostar MB is allowed... I just need the CPU to do it (also the cooler for that job). 6. Finally, a case. This would be the expensive part in all of this plan. If I do some jobs there and there, I can save some money, (buy the USD. Do some currency exchange) buy the parts from eBay using PayPal and bring them home using a courier in my country or some "Free international shipping". (That's why I would not rush a lot in the project). But with the case is a big deal because is a big part. So, I do need to make a lot of math to get away with it. You would be thinking: "Why just don't buy the stuff in your country?" Well... An Athlon II X2 245 would cost you 5.88USD and with free shipping on eBay, but in Venezuela a Sempron 190 would cost you 11000VES used or "like-new" (that means 174.87VESx1USD is something about 62USD... What!?). Ok, maybe not in all cases (still I would definitely go to local shops to get a bargain), but the price situation in my country is ridiculous and buying used here is way riskier than buying used from eBay (I had some knowledge of what to buy if used there and how... and maybe a lot of luck, I think). Before you go saying "another guy cheaping out everything", "get a job" or whatever... This is for fun. Just that. I don't have a YT channel like Linus but I repair computers and laptops (phones from time to time) and the people always trust in me when I check their electronics. Right now, this is the only thing in all this "depression like" status I'm having since I left my 9-5 job last year that give me this level of happiness, because I love what I do with computers. So, please excuse me if anything of this hurts you in some way (especially my english writing. I'm working on it) but again, I'm hoping some recommendations or ideas in this kind of "fun" build (or maybe I would look for a job to pay for it). Thanks!
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So, I have a Phenom II 1090T and its socketed into a Asus 990FX Sabertooth R2.0 and soon with have 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 2400mhz CAS 11-13-13-31 G.Skill Sniper kit of ram. I have a 1000w Corsair RM1000X and a EVGA Geforce GTX 780 (soon to be water cooled) and the 1090T is cooled with a H110i GTX. Currently, its clocked at 4.0Ghz. I had it at 4.25Ghz but one of my ram dimms died so I had to dial back down to 4.0Ghz while using mixed OCZ and Samsung ram clocked at 1066mhz (the samsung dimm is slower than the OCZ kit). I was wondering if I could break past 4.3ghz, which seems to be about as high as a good 1090T can go. My voltage is currently sitting at 1.4v to the core and everything else is set to auto. Temps underload (Prime95) are sitting between 36C and 40C (Using Arctic Silver 5, will be swapping to liquid metal soon). I'll be doing a mix of BLCK ocing and multiplier adjustment to get my results. I'm hoping the faster ram will help with system stability and I'll be able to get a bit more from Hyper Transport. I was only able to get ~2.2Ghz out of HT due to my OCZ kit only being 1333mhz and I didn't want to push past that. Anyone have any tips about OCing 1090Ts that'd be helpful?
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I've found an old motherboard with an am2+ socket and would like to put my old phenom ii x4 955 in it. The problem is however that i've just noticed the CPU has a TDP of 125w where as the motherboard says 95w. However, the architecture of the CPU is exactly the same, and all the phenom ii x4's below are rated as 95w TDP before jumping up to 125w for the 955, i feel like it could be more of an estimate by AMD. The motherboard is also overclocking compatible which makes me think it'll be a bit more durable when it comes to using the 125w. CPU: phenom ii x4 955 125w TDP Motherboard: ASrock n68c-s UCC RAM: 2x2Gb DDR2 (800mhz) I've seen a few people using these two parts together and not having any problems running at stock speeds but i'm just wondering if i'm playing games like fortnite on it whether the intensity of the CPU will burn out the motherboard? If i could get around this by under-clocking or just leave it as is and hope it doesn't burn out. Thanks
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Hi all, So two weeks ago I finally retired my old PC. It's nice to finally have new hardware, but I'm a bit sad to be retiring it! Even if most of the components in it are 6 years old or less, I still consider it to be an evolution of the original rig I built all the way back in 2007. We go way back. But I have another reason besides nostalgia to be sad about the retirement of this rig: It was still pretty great for everything I did except gaming. In fact, most of the time when I use a friend's (or work's) laptop or PC for general stuff like web browsing, word processing, or watching videos, they feel hopelessly sluggish in comparison to what was a mid-range PC at best even when it was new. But we all know that tech comes down in size and price over time, so I'm curious: Does anyone know how much would I pay for a brand new Laptop with modern parts but similar performance today? Here are the specs: Phenom II X4 965BE 8GB DDR2 800MHz GTX 560 Ti 1GB (Factory OC to 900MHz) 1TB storage (not really that important)
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My CPU will correctly report its temperature in BIOS, but will not report its temperature correctly anywhere within Windows. SpeedFan and CoreTemp report it as 0 degrees Celsius and MSI Afterburner will report its temperature between 90 and 300 degrees. I need my CPU temperature to set my fan curves. Please help. CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H (rev. 2.2 or 3.0)
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I wasn't in the tech community at the time of the reign of Phenom II, but what if AMD made it in 14nm, and overall cleaned up the old architecture, I'm quite honestly curious what would happen..
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I have GA-770T-D3L motherboard and Phenom II x4 955 BE processor. Motherboard is revision 1.x if I'm not mistaken and processor is revision C3. I overclocked it to 3.8GHz at +0.025v (1.425v) for who knows how long, maybe 4-5 years, if not more. Now the problem is that I experience 20+ loss in FPS when I'm using Windows 10 opposing to Windows 7. For instance average FPS in CS:GO on Win 7 is 170 while on Windows 10 it's 145. I know this doesn't seem like much but I can really feel the difference because at some points FPS dips below 70 and you can really feel it. I need to keep it above 128. The FPS difference is noticeable in other games too (H1Z1, POE, World of Tanks, etc.) It's pissing me off because I really want to use Windows 10 and I tried every single software trick and setting in order to bring it back to Win 7 performance but I wasn't able to do so. Until I overclocked my Northbridge. With 200MHz (2200MHz) clock I got 10 fps, and with +600MHz (2600MHz) clock I got 30+ FPS and I can feel the games are working even better than before with system also feeling snappier (maybe just a placebo effect). Now my problem is that HWMonitor is showing NB temperature of 82 degrees C while NB IS NOT overclocked (2000MHz and 1.100v not sure on the default voltage 1.1 or 1.0). It was this way for 5 years now because I thought it's normal and I had warranty. When I overclock the NB temperature rises by 2 degrees (84C) and is not stable with 1.300v. Now I am scared of increasing voltage because I am getting into the range of max safe voltage which is 1.450 if I'm not mistaken, some people even saying it's same as CPU at 1.550. The temperature is listed as TMPIN2 which I believe is NB, and my TMPIN1 temperature which are said to be VRMs is from 38 to 46 degrees which seems ok. The reason I want to up the voltage on NB is huge stability issues (everything crashing after a few minutes) but my PC wont even boot at lower voltages. I am feeling I'm close on stability EDIT: My CPU is cooled with Noctua NH-D14 and NB is in a really tight spot, but I have a side fan, and I have 3 more additional fans placed for maximum air flow. What do you guys think
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I know that the AMD Phenom II x4 940 has an AM2 socket, but has anyone ever tried doing this? I have a 940 just sitting here and there really isn't any AM2 boards available anywhere now.
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I've been rocking my old AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE for a looong time now, and I was thinking about overclocking it a bit to get some more performance out of it. My main concerns are that either my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3) or my PSU will fry if I overclock my CPU due to the fact that it's not an enthusiast motherboard and it doesn't have the best chipset for its generation. Please see my other components it my signature :-) Can anyone help me out, maybe by sharing some OC experience?
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Hi! My friend asked me to build him a PC capable of soft-medium gaming and mostly web browsing/work. He already has a mobo with AM2 socket. We found most of the parts very cheaply, we even managed to get a Corsair PSU for veeeery cheap, and now I'm searching for a CPU. I found a good deal on a Phenom II x4 940, but with one broken off pin. I've seen an old LinustechTips video, where Linus managed to "revive" an AMD CPU just by putting the broken pin directly into the socket. He said that there are some pins that actually aren't as important and CPU can work without them. So my question is: If I have an older AMD CPU that I don't want to use, so I can reuse a pin from it, is it worth to get the Phenom II x4 940? How sure can I be that it will work by using the same method as Linus? Picture of the CPU:
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Hello, I have an old pc with a Amd Phenom II 965 7GB Ram (ddr2) GTX 460 700W Power Supply and i was wondering if my CPU will bottleneck a Potential GTX 960 or r9 380 Specifically the models http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5401#ov (240$) http://www.sapphiretech.com/productdetial.asp?pid=421F760D-5247-4A25-BA5D-74A7A3139CD7〈=eng (255$) should i go for the GTX750 Ti 2GB Golden Sample instead and upgrade when i can upgrade the rest of my components? http://www.gainward.com/main/vgapro.php?id=925 (145$) will i see any substantial difference?
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Hi guys, I've been running my Phenom II 945 @ 3,6 GHz (fsb 240, moderately stable; 12+ hours of Prime + 6+ hours OCCT Linpack with no errors) on my previous motherboard (Asrock A770DE+) with the voltage of 1.4500V and the memory working at 800 MHz (DDR2; set to 667 and by raising the fsb it got increased to its default 800 MHz when using fsb 240), the NorthBridge at 1.2500V and I think 2160 MHz or something like that, maybe 2280 (HT was set to 1920). I upgraded to a new Asus M5A97 R2.0 Evo and Kingston HyperX Fury 2x4GB ddr3 1866MHz. Now I have a problem, can't get my CPU to work on 3,6 GHz stable and even have lower performance on the same clocks than before (in Cinebench R15 and 3DMark 2013). This new UEFI "bios" and the board have to many new options with which I'm not that familliar. Tried using this as a refference: http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard Still no luck. The board should be able to handle the fsb with no problems. I'll have to play arround with the memory speeds, it may be that the integrated memory controler (IMC) on the CPU can't handle 1600MHz ram when overclocked although it has no problems running 1600MHz on the default clock of 3,0 GHz (I know it's a ddr3 800/1066/1333 IMU, but on stock it handles 1600 too). Any ideas on what I'm possibly doing wrong? Suggestions? I may have to go this step by step to find the max of each component (cpu, ram, mbo, ...) but I'm confused with the many new settings/options (like different kinds of voltages; the previous board had ony few - one for the CPU, one for the RAM, one for the NB -> this new one has multiple CPU, NB etc...). What settings should I try? Thanks.
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I'll be getting an older desktop computer from my dad soon and it has a Phenon II X4 910 in it. I don't know much about this CPU at all. I'm guessing that it will be a bottleneck, but I wanted to be sure. Would it bottleneck a graphics card with the performance of a GTX 960? Just in general, is it a decent CPU for gaming and multitasking (nothing too heavy)?
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There was a time when AMD released a Phenom II x2 555 as a result of a batch of 955's that were 'bad'. Instead of tossing them, they sold them with 2 cores disabled as a dual-core. Then after demand for the duals increased, they continued disabling 2 cores from a 955 to move product as sales on the cheaper dual-core were greater. I have such a processor that I acquired from eBay rather cheap. "The Phenom II X2 is nothing more than a Phenom II X4 with two cores disabled" as Anandtech claims. Exciting! Well I got myself an ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS mobo and used the unlock function for the disabled 2 cores to utilize all 4. Here's what has changed on me so far... 1. I no longer have temp readings in hwmoniter for any of the 4 cores. 2. I get random errors when installing things and such. 3. My WEI score improved more than half a point. (From 6.6 to 7.3) 4. Game performance hasn't really changed. (I need to run more tests with the old settings of the X2 to show proof, I know) My question is... How do I know if I got an X2 555 that should have been left as a dual-core. Or is what I got the best I should hope for? Gaming performance aside, the computer is a bit snappier; I do realize. What kind of test should I run besides Prime95 to find out if this CPU at the 3.2Ghz configuration is good enough to call it done? (Since I get no temp readings I do not want to run Prime95 too long) My real concern is, my buddy is considering buying this build from me... And I want to set himself up with a solid computer that isn't going to be a bother, on the cheap. I'd like a LinusTech employee to give me a solid response, as I trust their opinion. Unless you, as the reader, has dealt with unlocking cores in the past. Case Rosewill FBM-02 Mobo ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS CPU Phenom II X4 B55 (X2 555) @3.2Ghz RAM Kingston 2x4GB 1333Mhz HDD Seagate 2TB 7200 GPU GeForce GTX 570 PSU Cooler Master 600W Selling at $350 for a dedicated media PC and WoW machine for daughter. Thanks for the read!
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Introduction It's been some time since the launch of the second generation of AMD's FX processor line-up. What we have here today is the FX-8350 AM3+ processor on hand. Personally, I've been holding off from upgrading to a newer FX chip, and sticking with my Phenom II X6 1090T CPU for some time. It has been about four years since the launch of the Phenom II X6 product line, so I have finally decided to jump on the bandwagon and make the switch. A majority of the components of my system have been upgraded since then -this includes the graphics card, motherboard, RAM, storage devices, etc- but the only thing major left to change is the processor. Examples: 2x / 3x Radeon HD 5850 --> 1x Radeon HD 7970 ASUS ROG Crosshair IV Formula 890FX --> Crosshair V Formula 990FX Single mechanical HDD --> SSD's The purpose of this review is to compare the compute performance between the aging, previously top-of-the-line CPU AMD had to offer, the Phenon II X6 1090T, and its present successor, the FX-8350. There also have been threads appearing on the LLT forums asking if the upgrade from a APU, Phenom II or first-generation AM3+ FX processor to a second-generation FX processor is worthwhile, or how these chips stack up between one another. The review may be broken down into segments due to personal time constraints, and the time required to perform such tests / benchmarks. The benchmarks and tests are done on a existing system - not a fresh install of Windows - and a simple CPU swap is performed. At this time in stage, it is projected so the comparisons / review will be conducted on different conditions, such as: Stock CPU performance Overclocked CPU performance Stock CPU-NB frequency Overclocked CPU-NB frequency Stock RAM frequency Overclocked RAM frequency As previously mentioned, due to time constraints, there may not be a 100% guarantee all these tests will be conducted and achieved. Without further ado, let's get to it. System specifications CPU: AMD Phenom II x6 1090T, AMD FX-8350 CPU Cooling: Thermaltake Frio (original model), two (2) Cooler Master JetFlo 120mm fans in push-pull configuration, Antec Formula 7 thermal paste Motherboard: ASUS ROG Crosshair V Formula 990FX Memory: 8GB (4GB X 2) G.SKILL RipJawsX 2133MHz F3-17000CL11D-8GBXL Graphics Card: Sapphire Dual-X Radeon HD 7970, 11197-11-40G Power Supply: Corsair TX850 (version 1) Storage: Corsair ForceGT 120GB (OS), Kingston V200+ 120GB, WD Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX Chassis / Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate x64, SP1 (applicable Microsoft Hotfixes installed for the FX processors, and fully up-to-date) Motherboard BIOS version: 1703 (latest available from ASUS) Graphic Card Driver version: 13.12 WQHL * Stock memory frequency will be DDR3 1600MHz 9-9-9-24-1T 1.5V The FX-8350 AM3+ Processor I was excited when I received my FX-8350 shipment from the local Purolator, hoping it was packaged in the famous "recycled" tin box. Once I've removed the packaging, I was surprised...it was enclosed in the typical cardboard box. Eh, just to test my luck, no matter. The packaging used between the Phenom II x6 1090T and FX-8350 were nearly identical in size. Surprisingly, the new FX processor clamshell did not come with a piece of black foam pad to provide cushioning and support for the delicate pins on the underside of the chip. Instead, the outer edges of the physical chip just sits on top of one half the plastic clamshell. As a result, the CPU is sitting elevated in between the two clamshell halves, and the pins are held mid air. As you can see, it is a bit different with the Phenon II. The Included Air-Cooling CPU Cooler AMD haven't changed their mounting system since the AM2 days. In fact, the FM1, FM2, (maybe FM2+ as well) APU sockets all use the same mounting system. You could potentially use a AM3+ CPU cooler on a AM2 board, or a AM3+ cooler on a FM1 socket motherboard. I have personally tested this. Stock AM3 cooler installed on a socket AM2 board and a FM1 motherboard, and a socket AM2 heatsink cooler on a FM1 motherboard. Looking at the included aluminum fin array and copper heatpipe cooler provided with every boxed AMD processor, it is a lot like some of the "better" stock coolers (not just an aluminum fin array block) supplied by the later socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2's, and first-generation Phenom chips. Come to think of it, it is extremely similar to the heatsinks provided on pretty much all processors ranging from first generation Athlon 64 X2 (AM2 and socket 939), second-generation Athlon II 64 X2 and Phenom II (AM3), all the way to first generation FX (AM3+). ...And guess who the OEM is for these stock CPU coolers? Cooler Master!! Stay tuned, we shall get into testing methodology and the performance numbers soon (already in progress). In the next....episode of DRAGONBALL Z!! LLT Member Review.
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So I was staring at the old cpu from my previous pc (an athlon ii x2) and I was woundering what it could potentialy unlock to. I did some searching and learned that the athlon ii and phenon ii (plus am3 sempron) were all based off 4 base chips (regor, propus, deneb, thuban), with different clock rates and l3 cache/cores disabled. These processors can be identified by the 2 letters printed on the ihs (regor AE, propus AD, deneb AC, thuban CB). Phenom ii x6 based on thuban, labeled CB Athlon ii x4 labeled CB and using the same thuban chip above, indicating it has the potential to unlock to a phenom ii x6 (mine is AE ) This means that if you were browsing ebay/craigslist and saw a athlon ii or phenom ii you could guesstimate as to how many cores it could unlock to. e.g. An athlon ii x2 with AE would have 0% of unlocking more cores but the same processor labeled AC could unlock an additional core or 2. Well, my question is weather this techneique could be applied to older CPUs (like an athlon 64 x2 5000+ unlocking to a phenom x4). I know they don't have labels like AE or AD, but is there some other way to identify what base chip they were made out of by reading the serial numbers or something? I know it might not have a meaningful application considering we're talking about cpu's released in 2007/8, but I still think it would be neat. Sources: http://www.overclock.net/t/1126390/how-to-identify-potentially-unlockable-amd-chips http://www.overclock.net/t/1005739/what-unlocks-the-unlockable-cpu-reference-list http://www.cpu-world.com/info/AMD/Unlocking_cores_and_L3.html
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Hi there, as you can see from attachment my corsair link is showing temps way too high, as core temp shows im sitting at 26 degrees at idle and the cpu temps from corsair link are all above 30's ... is there any reason/fixes for this?