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How to change a Threadripper CPU in a workstation with a same-family, more cores one. Easy?
For strange administrative reasons (market segmentation I suppose) we can get a cheap Dell workstation but only with the Threadripper PRO 5945WX with 12 cores.
I would like to replace that CPU with a ...
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CPU Upgrade to Phenom II X6
I have an old desktop HP DC5850 SFF with a CPU Phenom II X4 B97 and I'm considering to upgrade it.
Unfortunately, the HP Manual is very old (October 2008) and have not been updated since. For example, ...
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Lenovo Ideacentre Upgrade - Supported CPUs?
I'm attempting to upgrade a Lenovo Ideacentre 720-18asu to support Windows 11. The motherboard has an AM4 socket, and previously had a Ryzen 7 1700 installed. I purchased a Ryzen 7 5800x.
When I ...
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Changed from an i5 4440 to an i7 4790. The latter makes the CPU led turn red, while the first works fine. What can i do?
Specs:
Motherboard - ASUS Z87-Pro;
CPU - i5 4440 (with Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo V2);
GPU - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070;
PCU - Corsair VS550;
RAM - 2 kits of G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 CL9 2x8GB (32GB ...
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Is a Biostar p4M890-M7 ver 7.0 compatible with intel slb9u?
Help with hardware compatibility.
Hello, my old motherboard is near to die and I'm about to buy a new one but I need something to stand on meanwhile.
It results that I have an old Biostar model p4m890-...
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Correct Bios Update for Asrock X470 Motherboard with 3rd Gen AMD Processor?
I'm doing a new build which features an Asrock x470 Taichi motherboard and an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU.
The support page for the BIOS says the Ryzen 5 3600 is supported "since BIOS version 3.40"
However,...
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wonder if my MOBO and CPU are gonna support specific RAM ?
My MOBO currently has 16GB RAM 1600MHz installed and the CPU is intel i5-2300 core.
I decided to upgrade to 32GB RAM.
The MOBO is GA-z68x-ud4-b3 and it supports variety of RAM speeds, but my CPU ...
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Will my RAM be compatible with my motherboard? [closed]
I'm trying to buy some RAM for my PC and I have noticed that when buying it is named BLT8G4D26AFTA whereas on my motherboard's compatibility list it says BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FAD would the .16FAD on the ...
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Will Xeon and i7 both work in the same motherboard?
I notice that both Xeon and i7 CPUs use sockets such as the LGA 2011.
Does this mean that either type of CPU will work in a motherboard with this kind of socket or does the motherboard need to be ...
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 in an MSI X99A SLI Plus
I have this Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 that I took out of an old server, and I want to build a new multi function PC with it.
I searched around on the internet and I found this :
http://www.cpu-upgrade....
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RAM dead or incompatible?
I have a new computer with the following configuration:
MB: ASUS Z97-K
CPU: Intel i3-4330 with stock fan
RAM: HyperX Predator Black 8GB DDR3 1866MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 660 ...
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Compatibility of Z170 motherboards with Kaby lake processors
Motherboard using Intel's Z170 chipset have been out since before the Kaby lake line of CPUs (7th generation core processors a.k.a. 7000 series) were out. In several online stores you still see them ...
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What are the "compatibility classes" among LGA775 CPUs?
I'm currently looking to upgrade a CPU for an MB made for Prescott LGA775 CPUs. More specifically, I'm interested in 800FSB one as this is the limit for the P5GD1-VM MB this system has.
But to ...
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Will the Intel W2600CR2 accept Xeon E5-2600 v1 CPUs?
Given the currently very low price of used 8 core Xeon E5-2670 v1 CPUs, I'm looking for a matching dual LGA2011 motherboard.
The Intel W2600CR2 fits the bill but is specified by Intel to support ...
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The motherboard "GA-945GM-S2" is compatible with processor "Dual Core E2200"? [closed]
I have a Intel® Pentium® Processor E2200 processor. I have discovered that my motherboard is faulty. I found the GA-945GM-S2, but I do not know if it supports my processor. I need to know if it is ...
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