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2 minutes ago, MS-DOS Guy said:

Pretty much all Intel CPUs are affected by this mess while AMD in contrast have nothing to worry about. Best thing you can do is disable hyperthreading since you have a i3. And just don't go on any stupid websites. And that's about it.

except that coffee lake has hardware fixes to go against most of it...

 

update your microcode via intel for the vulnerabilities

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I heard there are 4 main vulnerabilities in all processors save for AMD being mostly immune to two of them (Spectre and meltdown) 
My current system is a coffee lake i3 and I believe is affected by all four vulnerabilities, or is it? 

Really want suggestions on maybe building a system with a new CPU and motherboard based on the immunity factor, but i also want the best performance possible for gaming and general office work. 

I'm coming from an: i3 8300, Asus Strix H370F
Currently using a GTX 1070 and running games at 1080p @144hz

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Pretty much all Intel CPUs are affected by this mess while AMD in contrast have nothing to worry about. Best thing you can do is disable hyperthreading since you have a i3. And just don't go on any stupid websites. And that's about it.

My Rig: 

CPU: Intel i5 2500k 4 Cores, 4 Threads @ 4.5ghz ( asus uefi regulates BIOS and adjusts it, there is no manual option, so I can't get any higher than 4.5, but I theoretically should be able to get higher once I get a voltage "changeable" mobo

MOBO: Asus P8Z68 LE

RAM: Kingston HyperX Predator 2133mhz ddr3 2x8 16GB

GPU: GTX 980 TI 150+ core, 100-150 ( I forgot )+ mem ( OC ) 

HDD: 500GB 3D MLC Samsung SSD ( soon ) + 2tb 7200rpm Seagate Constellation ES.2 SAS / LSI MegaRaid MR Raid/SAS Controller

CASE: Phanteks P350X

OS: Windows 10 64-bit / Void Linux 

PERIPHERALS: IBM Model M 1984, Logitech G703 Mouse, Logitech G502 Mouse, Philips SHP9500 w/ V-Moda Boom Pro hooked up to my Sony AMP ( forgot model name, to lazy to find out ) 

 

 

 

Laptop: Gateway P-7805u FX 

CPU: 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2c/2t

RAM: 8GB DDR2 1066mhz sodimm 

GPU: Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS

HDD: 320GB 7200rpm hard drive 2.5"

SSD: Kingston A400 250GB SSD

SCREEN: Glossy 16:9 1440x900

OS: Windows XP SP3 / Ubuntu 19.04

PERIPHERALS: Logitech G Pro

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2 minutes ago, MS-DOS Guy said:

Pretty much all Intel CPUs are affected by this mess while AMD in contrast have nothing to worry about. Best thing you can do is disable hyperthreading since you have a i3. And just don't go on any stupid websites. And that's about it.

except that coffee lake has hardware fixes to go against most of it...

 

update your microcode via intel for the vulnerabilities

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5 minutes ago, 7even said:

My current system is a coffee lake i3 and I believe is affected by all four vulnerabilities, or is it? 

Yes, though with BIOS and OS updates they are patched up.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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59 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

 

update your microcode via intel for the vulnerabilities

I didn't know coffee lake had a counter already. Also, it's probably a good idea to update windows as soon as the newest patches come out.

My Rig: 

CPU: Intel i5 2500k 4 Cores, 4 Threads @ 4.5ghz ( asus uefi regulates BIOS and adjusts it, there is no manual option, so I can't get any higher than 4.5, but I theoretically should be able to get higher once I get a voltage "changeable" mobo

MOBO: Asus P8Z68 LE

RAM: Kingston HyperX Predator 2133mhz ddr3 2x8 16GB

GPU: GTX 980 TI 150+ core, 100-150 ( I forgot )+ mem ( OC ) 

HDD: 500GB 3D MLC Samsung SSD ( soon ) + 2tb 7200rpm Seagate Constellation ES.2 SAS / LSI MegaRaid MR Raid/SAS Controller

CASE: Phanteks P350X

OS: Windows 10 64-bit / Void Linux 

PERIPHERALS: IBM Model M 1984, Logitech G703 Mouse, Logitech G502 Mouse, Philips SHP9500 w/ V-Moda Boom Pro hooked up to my Sony AMP ( forgot model name, to lazy to find out ) 

 

 

 

Laptop: Gateway P-7805u FX 

CPU: 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2c/2t

RAM: 8GB DDR2 1066mhz sodimm 

GPU: Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS

HDD: 320GB 7200rpm hard drive 2.5"

SSD: Kingston A400 250GB SSD

SCREEN: Glossy 16:9 1440x900

OS: Windows XP SP3 / Ubuntu 19.04

PERIPHERALS: Logitech G Pro

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Okay so no upgrade necessary-
But I am still considering upgrading to AMD because of the recent press announcement.

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3 minutes ago, 7even said:

Okay so no upgrade necessary-
But I am still considering upgrading to AMD because of the recent press announcement.

There’s no need unless you find your current system slow.

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14 minutes ago, MS-DOS Guy said:

I didn't know coffee lake had a counter already. Also, it's probably a good idea to update windows as soon as the newest patches come out.

yep, hardware fixes actually

 

they're not unaffected, just less affected

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