AMD Processors - System Specs/Recommendations, Benchmarks, and Modding

msi cyclone 6850 overclocked Benq MX 511 HD3D

fosgu — 2012-09-10T03:28:32 -05.00

Need some suggestions on 3D glasses. I am not sure what I can use with my setup.

They will be mostly used for watching movies.

Setup

AMD A8-3870 APU
2 MSI cyclone 6850 overclock graphic cards crossfire
8GB ram
win7 x64
BenQ mx511 projector
PowerDVD 12 for the software

Saying thanks in advance.

MS-7309 help

L0kum — 2012-08-31T12:51:50 -05.00

Hi ... i am 1st time on this forum so if not posted on right place i am sorry... so i have motherboard msi ms-7309 and i have AMD Athlon 64x2 36000+ cpu with Socket AM2 (940) .. so i read on some forums that i can put am3 socket cpu on am2 socket ... and here in Bosnia we cant buy any am2 sockets so i wanted to buy am3 socket cpu.. like this one (http://unimatrix.ba/shop/product.php?id_product=167) and i wonder can it be instaled on my mother board ...

my motherboard information :

Manufactuerer : MSI
Model : MS-7309
Chipset :Nvidia mcp61 rev.a3
Southbridge : Nvidia mcp61 rev. a2
LPCIO Fintek F71882F

Bios:
Brand: MS-7309
Version : V1.8
Date : 05/22/2007

if need any other information ask ...

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Compatibility of AMD and Intel CPUs when 'mfence' instruction is used

SergeyKostrov — 2012-08-31T00:17:55 -05.00

I'm a C++ Software Developer and my question is related to compatibility of AMD and Intel CPUs when 'mfence' instruction is used in an application designed and implemented for Intel CPUs in the first place.

I've read that some older AMD CPUs do not support that instruction. Is that correct?

Could you provide as much as possible information on which AMD CPUs did not support 'mfence' instruction? How many years ago was it?

Are there any references I could look at on AMD web-site, like links to docs, C++ or ASM examples?

Could you provide some tips for implementing programming solutions on older AMD CPUs when 'mfence' instruction is not supported.

Best regards,

Sergey

Is upgrading AMD Radeon HD 6530D to ATI Radeon HD 5850 ok?

Syed11417 — 2012-08-15T19:26:45 -05.00

Hi i wanted to know if I can upgrade my HP Pavilion p7-1210 which has a AMD Radeon HD 6530D graphics card to a ATI Radeon HD 5850 graphics card? My computer has a PCI Express x16 slot (1) and has 6gb of ram. I think it shouldn't be a problem but before buying I wanted to make sure. what u guys think?

new builder with concerns

nathan13l — 2012-07-20T22:41:24 -05.00

I am a first time builder. I built my system with ab AMD FX 4170 quad processor. I am concerned that my system is not running as fast/smooth as I hoped it would. So am trying to cover my bases and make sure each component is working properly.

my motherboard program and windows 7 evaluation of my CPU both show it never going much above 4 Ghz. I wasn't for sure if this was saying per core and everything was fine, or if it meant total, and it is only running at about 25% of the speed it should be (4x4.2=16.8ghz)

My other concern is that my ASRock 970 extreme am3+ motherboard is 8-core compatible, and I got wondering if that would make the quad core not run as efficiently?

Also, how can I check to make sure my power supply is pushing enough to each component? (its a corsair builder 430w)

Finally, I also have 2x4gb gskills ram and an AMD Radeon HD 6850. do any of these components stand out to you as a bottleneck in my system that I could upgrade w/o to much expense?

Is it my imagination? - CPU compatability testing.

Dkmafia — 2012-07-17T17:49:31 -05.00

Ok.. So a few months ago I purchased a bunch of A6-3670's (NOT the K / unlocked version) and some Asus F1A55-M LE boards.

They would intermittently freeze.

As to not delay, I bought some new processors and shelved the A6 3670 (NOT the K / unlocked version) - comps ran fine and went on their way to happy homes.

My issue:
I have a box full of brand new A6 3670's and need a compatible motherboard. Easy right? Buy an FM1 motherboard... BUT Asus does not list this processor under the support list for ANY motherboards (we are not interested in any other brand, we can argue about that later).

Even still, I Google the chip and get only the K version. No confirmed motherboard works?

Is this chip recalled?

Is it a secret?

Do I soley account for the global sales of the A6 3670 chipset?

I called both AMD and Asus tech support (first time ever in a 10 year career) with some amusing responses, but no help.

Anyone else own this chip? That will be a good start. As for what to do... I don't know.

Thank you all in advance... Let the conspiracy be brought to light!!!! - Just kidding AMD, I am huge fan - Low latency FTW... Some us still pay attention.

Highest Performance

sly.666 — 2012-07-11T03:31:11 -05.00

Hello,
my ainboard supports the following CPUs.
Which processors offers the highest performance?
Do you know a performance overview?
Which Processor would you recommend?

Athlon64 4800+ X2 (2.50GHz, 1M L2, 65W) G1 65nm (models) 43C4093
Athlon64 5000+ X2 (2.60GHz, 1M L2, 65W) G1 65nm (models) 41X1427
Athlon 1640B (2.70GHz, 512K L2, 45W) G2 65nm (models) 45R6488
Athlon64 5200+ AM2 X2 (2.7 GHz processor, 65W) stepping G1 45C7502
Athlon64 5600+ X2 (2.90GHz, 1M L2, 89W) G2 65nm (models) 45C7504
Athlon X2 BE 2350 (2.1GHz processor, 45W, 1MB L2) steping G1 43C6166
Athlon X2 BE 2400 (2.3GHz processor, 45W, 1MB L2) steping G1 43C6165
Athlon 4450B X2 (2.30GHz, 1M L2, 45W) G2 65nm 46R3624
Athlon 5000B X2 (2.60GHz, 1M L2, 65W) G2 65nm 46R3625
Athlon 5200B X2 (2.70GHz, 1M L2, 65W) G2 65nm (models) 46R3626
Sempron LE-1250 (2.20GHz, 512K L2, 45W) G2 65nm (models) 43C6168
Sempron LE-1300 (2.30GHz, 512K L2, 45W) G2 65nm (models) 43C8986
Sempron 2100 X2 (1.80GHz, 512K L2, 65W) G2 65nm (models) 46R3629
Sempron 2200 X2 (2.00GHz, 512K L2, 65W) G2 65nm (models) 46R3630
Phenom 8600B (2.30GHz, 1.5M L2, 2M L3, 95W) stepping B2 65nm 45R6494
Phenom 9550 (2.20GHz, 2M L2, 2M L3, 95W) stepping B3 65nm 45R6496
Phenom 9650 (2.30GHz, 2M L2, 2M L3, 95W) stepping B3 65nm 45R6498
Phenom 9600B (2.30GHz, 2M L2, 2M L3, 95W) stepping B2 65nm 45R6500
Phenom 8450 (2.10GHz, 1.5M L2, 2M L3, 95W) B3 65nm (models) 45R6490
Athlon LE-1660 (2.8 GHz, 512K L2, 45W) G2 65nm (models CTO) 53Y7722
Athlon X2 5600B (2.9 GHz, 1M L2, 65W) G2 65nm (models CTO) 53Y7718
Athlon64 X2 6000+ (3.1 GHz, 1M L2, 89W) G2 65nm (models CTO) 53Y7720
Sempron X2 2300 (2.2GHz, 512K L2, 65W) G2 65nm (models CTO) 53Y7724
Phenom X3 8750B (2.4 GHz, 512K / 2M L2, 95W) B3 65nm (models CTO) 53Y7709
Phenom X4 9750B (2.4 GHz, 512K / 2M L2, 95W) B3 65nm (models CTO) 53Y7711
Thank you very much!

Best config for computation

civilmh — 2012-07-07T02:41:16 -05.00

Dear Friends,
I hope you do well. I want to buy a cpu (or cpus) to cover my work best. my work is related to computation (Finite Element Analysis by ANSYS Software).
I have a budget about $600 (only for processor). recently, ASUS presented a MB that supports dual processors. at first, do you recommend me to buy two cpus (each price of them about $300) or buy one cpu? after that with considering my budget, what you recommend?
Tnx in advance,
Hajsadeghi,

AMD APU Recommendations

mark81 — 2012-07-03T07:06:51 -05.00

I am looking at a new desktop, and possibly the new APU Processors. I want to know however if we can use any PCI-E Graphics Cards with these? I have just heard different stories and some people saying you cannot use addon graphics cards with these APU's. It seems we get better performance from an APU as opposed to a CPU?

Help with modding my Laptop

Blockvill — 2012-07-02T16:20:44 -05.00

hello there and thanks for reading my topic.

i currently have a HP pavilion g6-1325
it has a Dual-core AMD E2-3000M processor and i was looking to up grade it to something more suitable for gaming...

would any of these processor be compatible...

AMD FX 6-Core Processor Black Edition

AMD FX 4-Core Processor Black Edition

AMD A8

AMD Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition 3.80GHz

thanks if there is any thing you think i should add to this laptop please note below.

Virtualisation support for Quad Core A8 processor

avibad — 2012-06-29T08:42:41 -05.00

Dear All,
I came to know that my job will need virtualisation support ( to toggle betweek multiple OS Win XP/7/Server etc)

I want Virtualisation support from my PC.
Does AMD Quad Core A8 processor supports it?
I am novice in this area. Please guide me.

Best Laptop card for CAD use (SolidWorks)

cookmanigain — 2012-06-15T10:24:08 -05.00

I am looking into replacing an aged desktop with a new Dell Laptop capable of handling large assemblies in Solidworks 2012. I have looked at a couple combos to try and maximize performance and minimize cost. What I have noticed is that Dell is obnoxiously restrictive on what they allow you to customize with, here are the two leaders of the pack so far:

1) Dell Precision M6600 Workstation $3,379
Intel Core i7-2760 2.4 Ghz 6M cache (only processor shown available)
NVIDIA Quadro 4000M 2 GB GDDR5 (SolidWorks Approved)
16 GB DDR3-1600MHz
750 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive

2) Alienware M17x $2,624
Intel Core i7-3820 up to 3.7 Ghz 8M cache
2 Gb GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7970M
24GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600 MHz
500GB 7200 RPM with 32GB mSATA caching SSD

The main deterrent that I can see for the Alienware is the fact that the AMD Radeon 7970M is not listed as a certified SolidWorks card, they primarily recommend Quadro cards or FirePro but this seems to be because that is all they have tested (from what I read). From the benchmark data I have seen on the two GPUs it looks like the 7970M blows the Quadro out of the water (I think these numbers come from Gaming performance though).It just seems that you can get so much more computer for the price compared to the M6600.

From my research I have come to find that the priorities of components should be Processor, RAM, Hard Drive, GPU, if this is the case then the M18x is head over heels better than the M6600. Does anyone have experience running SolidWorks with large assemblies on the AMD Radeon 7970M?

Phenom II x4 locks himself

copa — 2012-06-10T12:34:58 -05.00

hi all, my problems its that i bought a phenom in amazon USA and get it shpped to my country, first month processor was working very wall, the my compurer suddensly stops showing display images, i first thought it was my nvidia card fault so shut the computer and check cable and turn on and everything went back to normal....

after that the computer did tha same sometimes, but after shut down always went to normal, but then one day my screnn got frozen and then i just shut down and think ***** windows 7, after booting in the windows log on screen the computer did the same but this time show me blue screen but i could not read it cos suddenly the display turn, off........

after that my computer never turn on again, it was like locked, i could not even enter to the bios screen, try everything, change ram, motherboard, PSU, video card, and nothing happend, so i juts bought and amd sempron 145 and it was like magic my compurter turn on and work prefectly.... after a few days just to try i change again my semprom with the bad phenom and to surprise me my computer turned on, but then again in log on screen it just got frozen then it never turn on again.....

i am using the sempron but i want to know it you think that somehow i just damage my phenom(it does not have any physical damage, it looks like i took it out of the box), but the sempron its to slow to encoding videos and i need to encode videos fast, so if i damage my processor, can i still send it to amd for warranty???? or i will need to buy a new one cos its my fault the processor got damage???............

thanks for thaking your time reading my long post

8150= Hot, Hot, Hot

jlindy — 2012-05-28T23:45:23 -05.00

?I'm having trouble trying to keep my new AMD 8150 machine within its temperature spec. (61° C). These are the results even after ditching the stock heatsink and fan for a Cooler Master Hyper 212EVO. When I run Prime95 at small FFTs with the default bios settings (x18 on the multiplier, and CPUvoltage at 1.2875v.) the temp. goes straight through 60° heading to 70° and from there to meltdown without pause in less than 20 seconds. When I run with the multiplier at x17.5, and the voltage above 1.1875v., but less than the normal setting the temperature will plateau at around 57°, and then slowly creep up to 61° in about 15 minutes. When the temperature exceeds 61° it rapidly shoots towards 70° where I end the test. With the multiplier set to x17, and the CPU voltage set at 1.1875 I've been able to run Prime95 for over 2 hours with the temperature never going over 59° , and by the looks of it, it would most likely survive a 24 hour run. I don't get any errors during the tests, just high temprature. Room temperature when I tested was about 22°C, and the CPU idle temperature was 31°. I'm running this on a Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 (most recent F10 bios) with 16GB Corsair Vengeance
DDR3 1600 memory. My Lian Li case is being ventilated with two fans in the top , one in the front, and one in the back. I'm also using Antec Formula 6 thermal compound. Other bios settings are as follows:

NB Freq. x11 2200Mhz
Core Boost Disabled
CPU Host Clock 200Mhz
HT Link Width 16bit
HT Link freq. x11 2200Mhz
Memory Clock x8.0 1600Mh
CPU PLL voltage normal 2.5v
DRAM voltage normal 1.5v
DDR VTT voltage normal .75v
NB voltage normal 1.1v
HT Link voltage normal 1.2v
NB/PCIe/PLL voltage normal 1.8
CPU NB VID normal

?Have I got a bum chip? I'd really like to be able to run it at it's rated settings. Would water cooling really make that big a difference?

990FX Board with Dual 19pin Front USB 3.0 Headers???

GamerGirlAlice — 2012-05-13T19:20:33 -05.00

i was wondering if anyone could recommend a 990FX Motherboard with Dual 19pin Front USB 3.0 Headers? i need 2 for the case i am buying which is the bitfenix shnobi xl.

thanks in advance, GamerGirlAlice

Need help trying to upgrade an older computer! Thanks!

AlaskanK5 — 2012-05-13T18:28:46 -05.00

Hey everyone,

Just looking to upgrade an old desktop that I had lying around. I want a faster processor to replace the current one. I dont want to get too deep as far as replacing the mother board. So Here is some specs

Gateway DX Series DX4200-09 Desktop PC Phenom X4 9100e(1.8GHz) 4GB DDR2 640GB HDD Capacity ATI Radeon HD 3200 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit

Current upgrades. 750w Power Supply, Gforce GT430(will upgrade this soon), 8 Gigs of ram (maxed)

The processor is the one that came with it the Phenom X4 9100e(1.8GHz)

From what ive researched the motherboard will supports AMD® Socket AM2+ (940 pin), AMD Phenomtm (95 W), Athlontm 64 X2, Athlon 64, and Semprontm processors.

I was looking at a AMD Phenom X4 9750 2.4GHz Quad-Core Processor But It seems my motherboard is 95w and this is 135w so it wont work(?)

I havent been in to computers as much as I use to be 6 years ago, so thus I fell out of the know what...

Is there anything I could throw on this motherboard as far as processor to speed it up? I am going this route because its less expensive compared to a ground up build. As I have a kid otw Im trying to save/spend more money in other directions.

Thanks for any help/suggestions

Are My AMD Drivers Up-to-Date?

jmt83 — 2012-05-06T10:10:31 -05.00

Hi,

I hope this is the appropriate section to ask this question. I have a Dell Optiplex 580 that has been giving me some BSOD problems for awhile. Because I cannot find any issues with the disk, memory, or motherboard (not saying their aren't, just haven't isolated them if there are), I was wondering if I might have some out-of-date drivers. I am not sure if the AMD site has a section or tool for checking them out, so I thought I would ask here. I have been to Dell's site for downloads, but I know for a fact that not all of their "most recent" drivers are the most recent.

I've made a quick list of my system specs, as well as all the drivers that I either know or think are AMD. If someone could let me know if I need more updates, please let me know.

Dell Optiplex 580
Manufacture Date: 12/29/2010
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional
System Type: 64-bit Operating System
Processor: 2x AMD Phenom II X2 B55 Processor
Memory: 4GB, Non-ECC, 1333MHz DDR3 (2x2GB)
BIOS: Version A05
Hard Disk: 250GB SATA 3.0BG/s and 8MB Data Burst Cache
Display Adapters: 256MB ATI Raedeon HD 3450
DVD/CD-ROM Drives: DVD+/-RW 16x
Network Adapters: Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
Sound/Video/Game Controllers: Realtek High Definition Audio

amdiox64.sys: v. 1.0.0.15 built by: WinDDK
amdsata.sys: v. 1.2.001.197 built by: WinDDK
amdxata.sys: v. 1.2.001.197 built by: WinDDK
AODDriver2.sys: v. 4.0 built by: WinDDK
atikmdag.sys: v. 8.01.01.1223
atikmpag.sys: v. 8.14.01.6248
AtiPcie.sys: v. 1.3.2.54 built by: WinDDK
dump_amdsata.sys: v. unknown
dump_diskdump.sys: v. unknown
dump_dumpfve.sys: v. unknown

Thanks!
jmt83

SB750 to SB750 Motherboard change with RAID

Donkey545 — 2012-04-21T11:24:46 -05.00

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone has had experience migrating an AMD controlled RAID array between motherboards. I just had some of my components die, and I figured it would be time to move to new components for cost reasons. I was hoping to buy a refurbished Asus Crosshair III to replace my Foxconn A79-AS board. Both are 790fx sb750, but the Asus is AM3 and DDR3. I cant move to an 890 or 990 chipset because I have about 5tb of data and nobody I know can accommodate that bulk for the time it would take to get my new build going. Can I change over with the RAID intact? Will it be a smooth transition?

Thanks for the help

FX 6100 voltage

cman12 — 2012-04-20T15:25:44 -05.00

Hi guys. I recently upgraded my 960t to a 6100. I got it up and running, but the voltage settings in my BIOS are conflicting with standard voltage. Here is my setup:

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 AM3+
BIOS version: F5 (The most recent)
FX 6100
CM Hyper 212+
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 1.25 GB
G. Skill Ripjaws X 8GB 1600Mhz 8-8-8-24
Corsair Force Series 3 90GB
WD Black 750GB
CM Storm Sniper
Corsair TX650
Asus Xonar D1 7.1
Windows 7 pro 64-bit

In my BIOS, under M.I.T., it shows on the very bottom under the voltage settings:

CPU Voltage control: (blank)
Under that in blue lettering:
Normal CPU vCore: 1.4125

When I bump up the voltage by .025, it shows by where it says (blank) that the voltage is 1.275.

I've talked to another member on another forum and he said that the stock voltage for the 6100 is 1.35v. What could be going on here? Thanks for the help!

FX 8120 problem

winterwolf — 2012-04-19T03:58:53 -05.00

Hello. For couple of mounths I have new build. Its specs are:
MB: GB 990XA UD3 with BIOS ver. F10
CPU: FX 8120 box
RAM: 2x2GB DDR3 1600Mhz Kingston HyperX blu
PSU: Cooler Master GX750
GPU: EVGA GTX 570HD SC

When I run CPUZ it shows 8 core/8 threads. OK. But if I run 3dmark 11, cinebench the log shows I use 4 cores/8 threads. I went to msconfig to set the number of processors. i went to BIOS->advanced options->core control-> 1 core per compute unit, but still when I run these benchmarks or a game it shows I use 4 cores/8threads.
Whats wrong here? I will be greatfull for any advice on the mater. Thank you!

AMD FX-Series Model number FX-6100

nemesis1im — 2012-04-13T14:50:39 -05.00

Hi,

I was just given a AMD FX-Series Model number FX-6100 for a birthday present. Now I need to find out what motherboard, power supply, memory, fans and everything else that is compatable to but together a desk top tower. Sort of new at this. I did search AMD site for info on compatablitiy but keep getting no results. Help is much appreicated.

Thanks in advance,
Dani

Cooling options for FirePro V8750 GPU

LabGuy — 2012-04-04T03:38:55 -05.00

Hello,

I'm looking for options to help cool my FirePro V8750. My system is already water cooled but I can't find an aftermarket cooling block made specifically for this card. There are universal blocks but that is a last ditch option as it does nothing for the RAM and other chipsets.

Is there a Radeon equivalent or is the FirePro hardware specific? If they are close I can use that platform for some tweaking to get a good fit. It's not like the card is burning up it could just use some cooling for longevity and pushing it to the limits.

Thanks

Michael

AMD installation problem - help!

stephenpc80 — 2012-03-25T14:39:08 -05.00

So I have a Radeon HD4800 graphics card, an iiyama ProLite E2208HDD monitor and am trying to install the Catalyst driver for it

Every time I run the installation it gets about halfway (to the "Catalyst Control Centre" bit" and then stops saying Application Failed: Installation aborted

Anyone know what the problem is???

Thanks in advance

Athlon II X2 240 DDR3 1333?

cindylo — 2012-03-08T10:02:27 -05.00

I know the specs of my Athlon II X2 240 say no greater than DDR3 1066 but I was wondering if I could get DDR3 1333?

AMD FX-6100 3.3GHZ 6-CORE BLACK EDITION

euilias — 2012-03-01T15:09:01 -05.00

I HAVE JUST BOUGHT AMD FX-6100 3.3GHZ 6-CORE BLACK EDITION /8GB DDR3 /ASUS MOBO / WINDOWS 7 64BIT PROFESSIONAL.

EVERY DAY MY SYSTEM STOPS TO RESPOND AND I HAVE TO RESET IT.

I HAVE CHECK TEMP - NORMAL
INSTALL ALL UPDATES FROM WINDOWS AND ASUS.

IN THE EVENT VIEWER I FOUND THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE

WHEA-LOGGER .. event id19
ERROR TYPE: CPU CORE
CPU ID: 4

WHAT IS GOING ON ? IS HARDWARE PROBLEM ? CPU IS DAMAGED I HAVE TO REPLACE IT ?

Cooler advice

RollerG — 2012-03-01T01:06:40 -05.00

Witch of these 2 coolers are the better choice,Corsair CWCH60 or Antec Kuhler H2O 620?I've read where the antec perform as well as the corsair performs as well as the Corsair H70.I've never used liquid before but i need more room in my case.My Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 does a good job,But it's just so big that i cannot put my side fan in and i reaaly need the space that its taking up.All the air coolers i've been looking at are just as big or dosent have enough clerance for my RAM.Thanks..

Need a processor recommendation

Zeliwin — 2012-02-28T19:50:31 -05.00

Hello,

I just need help deciding between processors for gaming.
I am building a new gaming rig, and I am torn if I should stick with the Phenom II processors, or go for the FX. I am comparing the 975BE Quad-core or the FX-4100 quad core processor. Does anyone have a suggestion on which I should get? And is it better to get a six core.

The benchmarks say the phenom are faster, I have a hard time believing AMD would release a worse processor then what is currently out. Will the issues with FX be resolved making it buy able so be the one i choose?

(Please do not suggest Intel i5-2500k, I know intel has better processors, but I am strictly an AMD guy for the great customer service they have provided me in the past.)

gpu opinions

aus-amdfan — 2012-02-26T07:41:44 -05.00

allright here it is im kind of at a wall at the moment as far a it goes gpu wise.its a toss up between 2x amd 7970,s in crossfire or go sli with either 2 gtx 580,s or 2x gtx 590,s .the main reason im at an endpass is i havent seen any bencmark scores for the 7970 and ive seen good scores for both the 590 and 580 .i been leening towards to or 3 580,s as i can do this with the board im using but dont know if it would be better or worse the 2x 590,s or 2x 7970,s an would like to now if some one could help us out .would love to hear from someone whos running 2 of the 580,sor the 590,s or if id be better of with 7970,s

FM1 Motherboard

fosgu — 2012-02-23T22:55:21 -05.00

Anybody know of a good motherboard for the FM1 socket that supports crossfirex running at 16x. The highest I can find is 8x.

PSU for AMD FX-8150

ghostman88ro — 2012-02-20T10:42:15 -05.00

Hi, been thinking I need to change my PSU because now I encounter some problems with it when in full load.

So, I would like to ask you how much power does amd fx 8150 eat when it's in full load at 4.2 turbo enabled? I've googled a lot but people say it's around 450 but on 4.5 or 4.7 oc... but mine is in standard frequency, no oc.

PSU that I have is an Zalman zm600-hp 4 year's old and things started get messy, every time i try something and it turns off I must, switch off the psu so that my computer could start again . Therefore I'm guessing now the only problem is psu, cos the rest of the components are compatible.

Which of those would be the best for my conf?
1xhdd, 1x tv tuner, 1x dvd-rw, 1x vga radeon 5870, cpu amd fx 8150, 4 coolers thermaltake red light and one default one 140 mm.
and the options: OCZ Fatal1ty Series 750W, Corsair Gaming Series GS800W 800W, Seasonic M12II Bronze 750W?

Processor problem??

jtschif — 2012-02-18T18:51:10 -05.00

I recently attempted putting in a new 6 core am3+ processor into my motherboard. After carefully putting it in, there was no display. So I put my old back one and it ran a little slow so I restarted my computer. As on now its runs fine but on battlefield 3 it "studders." Every few seconds I get a split second lag spike which makes it unplayable. Can anyone identify a problem? And is there a reason why my pc would not boot with the new cpu? Thanks.

Changing my GPU

thenathurat — 2012-02-18T07:12:00 -05.00

Hello
I want to change GPU in my All in One PC. Currently I've got ATI Raedon HD5570. I've got Intel H57 Express chipset and Intel Core i5 650 CPU. My power adapter works too 220 W.
greetings and thanks for help

A8-3870K APU - Recommended Motherboard(s)

Orin — 2012-02-16T07:12:33 -05.00

I have a ASUS F1A75-V Pro Motherboard with a A8-3870K APU with 8GB memory running Windows 7 64 bit and the onboard graphics have been nothing but a boat load of trouble. I bought this combination because I thought it would be the simplest as well as the least expensive way to get a reasonably fast system with decent graphics performance. - How wrong I was....

I'm not into gaming but I do, do some SolidWorks (actually Alibre) work and on occasion use PhotoShop but nothing extremely graphics intensive. I also use a simple milling machine simulator program.

PhotoShop works okay but Alibre runs very slow and the simulator program will not start at all and freezes the system and I have to go into the Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del) and end the program there to get control of the desktop back.

Have any of you guys/gals had a similar problem with this type of processor/motherboard combination?

I'm not opposed to getting an add on graphics card (Nvidia probably) but then that would defeat the purpose of having bought the APU/motherboard combo I have. Luckily I bought the components through Amazon so returning them and starting over wouldn't be a big problem.

What would you guys suggest? Another motherboard or another CPU/motherboard combo?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

PS: I did speak to AMD's fine support staff and they suspected that I received a defective APU so a replacement is on the way - maybe that will fix the problem but I have a sinking feeling that it will not.

The ASUS support staff was totally useless (calling them "support" is well, a misuse of the word support) - The 2 guys I spoke to couldn't even answer simple BIOS questions and said they would have to refer me to "Level 2" support. Both said I would get a call back that same day - 2 & 3 days ago - and still no call.

Did i make a mistake buying the FX-6100 cpu?

awi5951 — 2012-02-16T04:54:06 -05.00

Well the fx-6100 was on sale last week on amazon so i bought it without thinking since i have a quadcore right now. Amd has never did me wrong so i said what the hell. Well im looking up some info about the cpu and i get a torrent of its not a real 6 core and the old amd 6 cores kills it in everyway.. I havent received the cpu yet so i was wondering did i make a mistake? I would like you guys opinions because im thinking about returning it and getting a regular real 6 core amd cpu. And i mostly game on my pc for those who want to know.

My rig is

: x3 6870 1gig

: Biostar Ta990fxe motherboard

: Phenom II x4 945 3.0gig

: 8gig 1333 DDR3 ram

Strange problem

ghostman88ro — 2012-02-15T17:22:46 -05.00

Hello
I have a weird problem and I don't know how to fix it.
So, I have an AMD FX-8150 3.6 stock, mb Gigabyte 990xa-ud3, 8 gb ram ddr3 and radeon 5870 and psu 600W zalman. When I want to enter some games like let's just say The Darkness II, Saints Row 3 and few more, my computer suddenly turns off. I don't know why, and every time it does this, I have to shut down the PSU and turn it on again so he can start over. The thing is only some games do this, Battlefield 3 which requires more runs perfectly.
Is this a mb problem or cpu? I don't have problems with temperature because I use and thermaltake frio so the amd stays cool.
Thank you

AMD System Monitor software

lewist1957 — 2012-02-15T15:19:12 -05.00

I have tried various web sites, starting with AMD's, to download either version 1.0.0.8 or 1.0.0.9 of the AMD System Monitor software, and each and every Zip file I have found is noted as being corrupt. Anyone know where I can obtain a copy that is not corrupt?

Along the same lines, does anyone know what the software is reporting for the GPU in terms of % utilization? I am looking to check GPU utlization for a video intensive program to determine if the GPU is contributing to the "work load" in addition to the CPU.

Thanks.

Perfofmance RAM

RollerG — 2012-02-13T00:23:22 -05.00

I'm looking to upgrade my RAM.would it be better to get Corsair Dominator 1333mhz and oc it later when i do oc my cpu,Or i got a chance to get Ripjaws X-Sereis 1600 cl7 and downclock it til i do my oc.Both are 8 gig sets.I have a Phenom IIx4975 on an ASRock 970 Extreme and will probably stay with that cpu for at least a yr.Or is there a better solution?Thanks

I went ahead with the Corsair Dominator set,plus i got 2 sets.It was recomended with the memory configuator,plus a coulple articles on the Ripjaws didn't give me much confidence in that particular set.If anyone thinks i made a mistake,Let me know.Thanks..

Older Gigabyte motherboard and a Phenom II X4

Magellan Wannabe — 2012-01-31T10:50:09 -05.00

I have a GA-MA78G-DS3HP (rev. 2) Gigabyte motherboard that has been in storage for two years. I recently have been using it again. I want to upgrade the CPU in order to get as much life and bang out of this mb as possible. Presently I am using an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Brisbane 5200+ 2.7 GHz.The CPU support list indicates that many of the AMD Phenom II X4 Deneb processors will work on this motherboard. There are two newer processors that are not on the CPU support list. I am asking about (1) AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition Deneb 3.6GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ975FBGMBOX and (2) the AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ980FBK4DGM. With a bios change to the F5I bios, is it safe to make the assumption that these CPU's will work on the motherboard considering that 20 other Deneb family CPU's are supported. Can you please confirm or discourage the use of these two processors with my Gigabyte motherboard.

Or Is it foolish to prolong the life of my old board with DDR2 memory? Should I be thinking new board with DDR3 RAM and AMD Fx cpu?

Thank you.

Todd STewart

GPU upgrade

RollerG — 2012-01-31T02:13:45 -05.00

I have a Sapphire HD 5770 128 bit 850 core clock,4800 Mhz effective mem clock.Looking at the HD 6870 256 bit 900 core clock but only 4200 Mhz mem clock.Budget is around $170.00.Or would x fireing 5770 2x8 be a good option?Or is there a better solution than these.I'm wanting to get into some serious gaming and the single 5770 is decent but i know there's a better card out there.I'm running a Phenom IIx4 975 3.6 Ghz on an ASRock 970 Extreme 4 with Win 7 pro and 8 gig's of crucial DDR3 1333 Mhz witch oc's pretty good and 300 Gb WD Velociraptor and an Ultra LSP750 in Antec's 902 v3 case.Thanks.

FX heat spreader.

P . P . L . — 2012-01-30T15:53:50 -05.00

Hi.

I've looked around the web but haven't been able to find it, so does anyone know the size of the heat spreader of the FX chips are they bigger then the x6's or ?.

Since they seem to run fairly hot under full load i'm guessing you need a heatsink that has a big enough base to cover the whole of the spreader to get the heat away not just the centre area.

The above is what i've red around forums, seem a few are having heat problems & not even O.C ed. I'm not having a go at them it's just what's around, if you have one next time you've got it apart measure it for us will you.