Questions tagged [amd-athlon]
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AMD Athlon 7550 with Windows 7 64bit?
I am currently working on a computer for a friend with an AMD Athlon 7550 Dual-Core Processor running windows vista 32 bit. I want to know if it is possible to upgrade this to windows 7 64 bit and if ...
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Does "AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2100GE" (YD210BC6M2OFB) really exist? [closed]
Such a processor is sold by a LOT of online stores throughout Eastern Europe (and at least a couple dozen pretend to have it on stock), see an example here:
imgur link
However, searching by either the ...
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1GB of RAM not usable
I just installed another 1GB of RAM to my computer, boot to Ubuntu sucessfully, but it doesn't show the extra GB. So, I took a look into the BIOS, and it shows "Installed Memory: 5120MB" and ...
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Athlon 200GE on Asrock A320M-HD - Driver is missing in Windows install
When trying to install Windows 10 using a USB pen drive, I get the following message:
A media driver your computer needs is missing. This could be a DVD,
USB or Hard Disk driver. If you have a CD,...
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What makes Phenom II series different from the Athlon II series?
Ok thats my CPU "Athlon II X2 250"
But, What would the difference If I used an Phenom one ? Is there an difference between Athlon X2 II and Phenom X2 ? II (2 "i"'s just like F4 Phantom II)
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PC won't start, PSU buzzing/humming
I have an MSI K7N2 motherboard with an Athlon 3200+ XP. I have been running it in an old Cooler Master case and it has been OK for at least 10 years. About a year ago, it broke down, with something ...
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Unlocked phenom showing as athlon
I recently successfully unlocked the other 2 cores on my AMD phenom II x2 b59 CPU. From what I know it is equivalent to a phenom II x4 965. I'm not complaining (it gave me a very good performance ...
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Awful performance of AMD Athlon II X4 640
I have bought the above processor along with 12 gigabytes of RAM and an AMD R9 270X graphics card.
Now my FPS in several games (a.e. League of Legends or World of Warcraft WotLK) are really bad and ...
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How to determine max supportable display resolution? [duplicate]
I'm trying to determine what is the highest monitor resolution that will be supported by a computer.
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Win XP-era Compaq Presario SR1750NX that contains
Radeon Xpress 200 integrated graphics ...
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Incorrect CPU speed in Windows 8.1
I have recently tried to overclock a AMD Athlon II X2 270 on a MSI GF615M-P33 V2 motherboard. I changed the FSB from 200 to 206, that's an increase of 102 MHZ from 3.4 GHZ.. no biggie.
On reboot I got ...
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At what point does the performance gap between GPU & CPU become so great that the CPU is holding back a system?
I know that generally speaking for gaming performance the GPU is the primary factor which holds back performance, with everything else such as RAM/motherboard/PSU/CPU being secondary in importance to ...
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Computer booting for a few minutes then doing hard reset with no warning
Last summer I left for extended holidays and left my laptop in my desk for about 3 months. It wasn't plugged in but I didn't remove the battery and I might even have left it sleeping. When I got back, ...
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Upgrade CPU from Athlon 64 X2 4200+
I have a Gaming PC with the following specs:
Mainboard: M2N-SLI Deluxe
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+
I want to buy a new CPU, but I am unsure, what is up and down in AMD's CPU series. The ...
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Athlon 64 4000+ rapidly heats to 70° after power up
Is it normal that my A64 4000+ AMD CPU rapidly heats up to 70+ degrees Celsius? It is visible in the BIOS config, and in a Windows tool.
I do not know the exact data it used to run, but I had ...
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Does DDR3 ram need to be installed in pairs? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Matched DRAM — Why? Is it important?
I'm building a machine with the following motherboard and processor.
MSI 890FXA-GD65 Socket AM3/ AMD 890FX/ DDR3/ SATA3&USB3.0/ ...
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