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How to distinguish among CPU, Motherboard and RAM failure
I am getting RAM errors like the following when running both XMP (3200MHz) and non-XMP (2666MHz) profiles:
Block Sequential : testing 56FAILURE: 0xffffffffffffffff != 0xffffffdfffffffff at offset ...
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How to tell if RAM, CPU or motherboard has failed? Should I assume all 3 have failed if I can't test?
Motherboard: gigabyte B450M S2H V2 (new)
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x (new)
RAM: 2x16 GB DDR4 UDIMM - mta18asf2g72pdz-2g3b1ig (used from a reputable seller)
Tried two different PSUs (tested both on an old ...
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Are computers still being limited by the RAM frequency?
My friend wants to buy the last i9 processors for his PC, I told him thats a wast of money, that all the components of a computer have to run on the same frequency and processors are much more evolved ...
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Diagnosing root cause of single core failure
I have a strange issue with a new system comprising of Ryzen 3700X and ASUS TUF X570 (WiFi).
I was able to boot the system, install Windows on an NVMe and then start and run Windows. After a couple ...
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Mobo Ram slot or CPU IMC - How do I test which is faulty
Here are my specs
Motherboard: Asus H81M-CS
Processor: i5-4440 3.1Ghz
Ram: Kingston hyperx fb-dimm (4GB)
SSD: Kingston SSDNow 300 (128GB)
HDD: WD 1TB
Graphics Card: GTX 750Ti
PSU: Antec VP450P
I ...
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CPU, RAM or Motherboard? (PEBCAK!)
I have bought a bunch of used parts (like you do) and now of course they don't work well together, so I am diagnosing to find out which part(s) I need to swap.
The mainboard is Supermicro X9DRi-LN4F+ ...
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Overall performance of PC slowing down. Can someone help me with this issue?
I’ve currently had my computer for about a year and a half, and for one of my first builds, it has worked very well to this point. Recently, the performance for my PC has drastically gone down. I’ve ...
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Nine year old HP PC fails to boot with no error beeps
When I turn on my PC, the screen said "no signal".
I checked the RAM with no error beep, even without RAM, but when I remove the CPU it beeps.
So i really need to check if the motherboard still alive ...
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System only recognizes 24GB of RAM, won't boot depending on BIOS settings
Until now, my computer ran with 16 GB (2x8) of RAM just fine with the default optimized BIOS settings. Now I wanted to upgrade with another pair of 2x8GB, but as soon as I insert them, the computer ...
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computer can't run even low graphics games or browse web properly
system specification
I have got an amd athlon X2 64bit 5200+ processor along with asus m2n-mx-se-plus motherboard,2 gb ram,1gb ddr3 amd radeon 5450 graphics card and 160 gb seagate hardisk.
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What are the risks of using second hand CPUs and memory modules?
I am a scientist and I want to build a powerful computer with enough RAM to handle large spatial simulations and analyses.
I am thinking about using second hand computer parts and I would like to ...
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