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Notebook CPU upgrade: Pentium to i7
I have an old notebook and I'm considering to upgrade the CPU. My current setup is:
Product Name: Notebook Gateway NE56R
Motherboard: Q5WVH LA-7912P, rev 1.0
Chipset: Mobile Intel® HM77 Express | ...
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Electric noise when changing power governer [closed]
I use arch linux on IdeaPad L3 15IML05 laptop
the cpu driver in use is intel_pstate as stated here:
~ λ cpupower frequency-info
driver: intel_pstate
CPUs which run at the same hardware ...
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Updating BIOS - Increase RAM Capacity? Virtual Memory Increase?
I have an old laptop. Does Updating the BIOS increase Maximum RAM capacity?
Sometimes my programs will shut down and the laptop is slow at Max RAM. RAM is 4gb and Virtual Memory is 5gb. Google says ...
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Handbrake CPU usage goes to 100% when I plug in charger
My laptop specs: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz 3.11 GHz + Iris Xe Graphics + 8GB RAM + 512GB NVMe SSD
Normal cpu usage for handbrake stays between 20-30 % of cpu when on battery. But ...
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Temperature vs Power has strong positive correlation
So, I just bought super high RPM fan for my laptop, it's worked fine, it reduced temperature.
I noticed multivariate time series real time graph between temperature and power that they have similarity ...
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Can I upgrade AMD A6 3400M(1.4GHz) to the another AMD processor?
My laptop model is ASUS A43TA.
The graphic card is excellent but the processor is not very powerful and I feel it could be better as sometimes my laptop become is slow and laggy.
Is it possible to ...
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Upgrading an Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 to T9500
I have an old laptop (Acer Aspire 8920), which I love very much, but I'd love to upgrade the processor. The current processor is an Intel Core 2 Duo T5750. What is the best processor I can upgrade to? ...
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Why is my CPU utilization limited to 0.4 GHz?
I've seen other similar questions, but none meet my exact circumstances so I wanna make sure I do the right thing before investing money in a new fan/charger or potentially messing something up trying ...
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How to reset power settings on Windows 11?
On my company Lenovo L13 (i5-1145G7 2.60GHz, 16GB), the fan never stops, even when CPU temperature is just at 41C.
It's been MONTHS of non-stop fan, nobody knows what is going on, I am getting mad.
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ASUS ROG updating processor
I have an ASUS ROG G73JH-A1 with an Intel Core i7-720QM, it has an Rpga-989 socket and I want to upgrade my processor and I was wondering what my best options are.
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Are there any negative effects or harm to processor if you reduce the "Turbo Ratio Limits" values for a laptop which has a locked processor?
I have an i7-8550U processor in my laptop, which is a locked processor.
And I'm using Turbo Ratio Limits feature in ThrottleStop software to limit the Turbo Boost clock speed of my laptop processor to ...
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BIOS Setup is showing Gliches in Half Screen in ASUS TUF F15 2021
My laptop with BIOS Screen with half screen flickering or not visible:
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BIOS American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version: FX506LH. 310
26/11/2021 (Bought on this date)
RAM: DDR4 16 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA ...
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Windows 10 Connected Standby causing major processor throttling on battery
I have a Dell XPS 9710 (laptop) with an i7 11800H, currently with Connected Standby turned ON. I know I know, it's an easy Registry Entry to disable, but gosh darn it I LIKE how quickly it gets my ...
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Constant audible noise/ whine when CPU is idle
I hope this is the right community for asking this question.
I got an HP ProBook 470 G5 (i7-8550U) and it makes a strange noise/ whine (here are three sound samples).
Since it has no HDD, I think it ...
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Dell Latitude 5400 i7-8665U Processor Thermal Paste/Temperatures
I purchased a used Dell Latitude 5400 with an i7-8665U processor.
With any 'new' laptop that I purchase I always give it a good internal clean, internal blow out, processor fan cleaned, old thermal ...
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