AMD Game - Benchmarking, Modding and Overclocking

Re-Enable Turbo Core On AMD A8-4500M?

bttf — 2013-05-22T19:12:38 -05.00

I am a complete dumb ***, so I decided, "Why not f**k up my brand new laptop i just got for christmas by trying to overclock it!" It is a Gateway NV52L15u with a quad core AMD A8-4500M processor. There are obviously no settings in the BIOS to do this, so i installed AMD Overdrive. When i tried to change the clock multiplier, it said to disable Turbo Core. I did, and it still didn't let me increase the clock multiplier to more than the normal 19 (it has a base frequency of 100 MHz. The normal clock speed is 1.9 GHz with up to 2.8 GHz with turbo core.) So then, being dumber than ever, under clocked it to 1.4 GHz. After that it really messed up and i used the button to restart it. When it booted back up (which i had to restart it 4 times to do) it was going back and forth between 1.4 GHz and 1.9 GHZ. I somehow managed to get it to stay at 1.9 GHz, but that is where it stays. Turbo Core isn't working, and I can't re-enable it in AMD Overdrive (that area is greyed out.) Is there ANY ANY ANY way i can re-enable turbo core? I will hate myself for all eternity if i can't fix this.

ASROCK Pro 3 FX 6300 OC - How far can it go?

Goldeneyedog — 2013-05-10T13:17:34 -05.00

Upgrading PC and have been advised by a PC shop that this combination is more than adequete to play all games on ultra with my 7950 but I am wondering how far it could be overclocked in the interests of getting the most life out of the machine as possible (the only purpose of the machine being gaming).

AOD Help

BigTabs1993 — 2013-05-10T02:20:26 -05.00

When i over clock in the BIO's i set it to 4800mhz

And i would normaly use AOD to check temps voltage etc

latly its been changing the cpu clock on its own and the VID which im not to sure what it is i have uninstall and reintsalled nothing changing at all

Any Help

AMD Overdrive set to lower CPU clock is working lke a speedhack

coverlt — 2013-04-30T09:08:41 -05.00

I have an AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ CPU that has recently developed an overheating issue. Because of this, the CPU gets too hot after about 5-10 minutes and the PC powers off.

While I wait for a replacement heatsink I installed the AMD overdrive, figuring I could lower the CPU clock speed to lower the heat generated by the CPU. All I did was lower the slider a bit on the screen that shows all of the cores (all eight of them).

My son when into a game called Dungeon Defenders and it was like he was speedhacking. His character was running around the speed super fast. I found this odd when all I did was lower the clock speeds...

Any ideas why it would be doig this?

AMD OverDrive Keeps Crashing When Opened

Buford T. Justice — 2013-03-30T20:50:55 -05.00

My specs:

AMD Phenom II X6 CPU
AMD HD 7700 video card
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
12 GBs RAM

I downloaded the program, installed it, and everything went fine. When I open it, I click OK on the warning window, and then the app crashes during initialization. Here is the resulting Windows error message pop up details:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:    APPCRASH
Application Name:    AMD OverDrive.exe
Application Version:    4.2.6.0
Application Timestamp:    511220fb
Fault Module Name:    Device.dll
Fault Module Version:    4.2.6.0
Fault Module Timestamp:    51122050
Exception Code:    c0000005
Exception Offset:    000028de
OS Version:    6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID:    1033
Additional Information 1:    0a9e
Additional Information 2:    0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3:    0a9e
Additional Information 4:    0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

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Overclocking energy-saving or idle mode in HD-Series

Oromis — 2013-03-28T06:48:44 -05.00

Dear Community,

I have had several well-known issues with my HD 5770,

-> Freezing, Blackscreen, Recovering (The driver has been restored..)

-> Sometimes (60% of the time) bluescreen (0x00000116 with atikmpag.sys)

Most of the issues are gone due to

-> Disabling Adobe´s Hardware Acceleration

-> Creating TdrDelay (set 8) in regedit

That is what the research in thousands of forums and windows-support has lead to.

To sum it up: The problems are gone for the biggest part, I have no more issues while using the computer, neither in-game nor browsing the internet nor using other programs

Thing is, if left idle (from, I don´t know, 10 minutes +), i would come back and see another blue-screen, also the 0x00000116

My conclusion is, the tool Microsoft started using since Vista to detect latency-issues with the GPU (TDR) is satisfied, now that the delay-tolerance is set up to 8 (Hexa-Decimal, i am an amateur and can only guess that it means the toleration-time the TDR uses in seconds).

I assume when left idle, the card switches to either idle- or energy-saving mode, where in both cases the clocking is reduced, I guess this causes even higher delay then the set 8-hexa-seconds, so i searched a little and found that the card has 4 modes (written in the bios)

"Clock State 0
Core Clk: 625.00 MHz
Memory Clk: 993.00 MHz
Voltage: VID1
Flags: Boot
Clock State 1
Core Clk: 500.00 MHz
Memory Clk: 750.00 MHz
Voltage: 1.046 V
Flags:
Clock State 2
Core Clk: 625.00 MHz
Memory Clk: 993.00 MHz
Voltage: VID1
Flags:
Clock State 3
Core Clk: 500.00 MHz
Memory Clk: 993.00 MHz
Voltage: 1.084 V"

(taken from http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=267497)

So clearly, i want to either disable the idle / energy-saving mode OR set the clock in these areas higher. MSI afterburner would be a brilliant tool, but it only offers to change the temporary settings.
I am a bit afraid of flashing the BIOS with Radeon Bios Editor (RBE), but it is definenitely manageable if there is no ther way out. The only thing I would need to know in that case would be the definitions for clock-states 0-3

Another solution would be to disable the RBE tool in the registry, but I might cause serious damage without knowledge.

Feel free to suggest solutions / optimal idle/saving clockings you would count with or to contact me personally at broetchenbaecker94@web.de

Operating system is Windows 7 (32-Bit)

Thanks in advance

Unable to switch on my 3d or even unable to judge wat all software are needed for my amd graphic card

gvsvarun — 2013-03-27T01:03:57 -05.00

Model No : HP Pavilion g6-2301AX Laptop

Specifications :

Operating System - Windows 8 64 bits

Microprocessor - 1.9 GHz AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M

Microprocessor Cache - 4 MB L3 cache

Memory - 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Memory Max - Upgradeable to 8 GB DDR3

Video Graphics - AMD Radeon HD 7640G/7670M Dual GPU (2 GB DDR3 dedicated)

Display - 15.6" diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit (1366 x 768)

Hard Drive - 500 GB 5400 rpm SATA

Multimedia Drive - SuperMulti DVD burner

Network Card - Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)

Wireless Connectivity - Bluetooth - 802.11b/g/n

Sound - 2 x Altec Lansing Internal speakers; Dolby Advanced Audio v2 Audio playback; Dual speakers

Keyboard - Full-size island-style keyboard

Pointing Device - TouchPad supporting multi-touch gestures and on/off button

PC Card Slots - Multi-format digital media card reader for secure digital cards & multimedia cards

External Ports
2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
1 HDMI
1 VGA
1 RJ-45
1 Headphone-out (Stereo)
1 Microphone-in

Dimensions - 37.6 x 24.4 x 3.63 cm

Weight - Starting at 2.48 kg

Power
90W AC Power Adapter
6-cell Li-Ion

i dont know wat all softwares can be downloaded and howw to customize....i had an nvidia graphic card befor and it was so easy was but in amd its complicated so i really need experts help

evil cell

da axxxe — 2013-03-26T06:32:18 -05.00

well ive been gone for a while now but im back and here what im currently working on this will just the pic for know ill explain the build in my next update

AMD Overdrive All Buttons Greyed Out?

NarWhat — 2013-03-19T01:21:24 -05.00

Hi, I have an AMD Phenom x6 1055T @ 2.88GHz, on a BIOSTAR A870U3 mobo, and I can't seem to over clock it, using any of the features. my mobo page online says its compatible, and I just updated my BIOS, in case that helps. if you need other info, just ask and I'll post it.

AMD Cinebench R10 and R11.5 results

FlanK3r — 2013-03-17T00:45:36 -05.00

Hi guys, this will be for CInebench R10 and Cinebench R11.5 results.

Cinebench R11.5 link:http://www.maxon.net/products/cinebench/overview.html

Cinebench R10 link:http://downloads.guru3d.com/CineBench-10-download-1708.html

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In post write your CPU, motherboard, cooling method and settings (clocks of CPU). Example as this.

AMD FX-4300 stock@ 3.8 GHz, cooling AMD FX liquid cooling

Asus Crosshair V Formula

Unigine Valley Benchmark

Ed6698 — 2013-03-13T04:53:40 -05.00

Here is a new benchmark to give a try. Maybe some others can run it also.

AMD Overdrive not keeping settings / Win 8x64 - HP Laptop

Michael Moore — 2013-03-07T17:29:36 -05.00

Hi,

Using latest version of AOD on HP Pavillion G6. Works fine and have the CPU clocked to 2300, stable in prime.

If I ask it to load this profile on startup or set the new clock as default it never sticks. If I open AOD and the lappy goes to sleep it does not retain this setting either, defauklt back to the 1900hz.

UAC is off and even tried to set it as a service (RunasBOB). I noticved the service AOD Assitant is running but I technically cannot start it, turns off after a few secs.

A bit confused here. Saw a post of someone with Win 8x64 had this working.

How to Limit FPS

Luzeryn — 2013-03-03T18:31:22 -05.00

Sorry about my bad english. I'm not really sure if this is the right place to post this. I have a Sapphire Radeon 7870 HD and sometimes while playing certain games (usually in menus) or loading them, the graphics card starts making a high pitch noise. This is happening because the graphics card is working with really high FPS (1000+). However, in other games it does not sound at all. What I would like is to know how to set a maximum fps (like 60) so the graphics card don't go crazy at those times. I have tried EVGA Precision X but the option is disabled. Also, the VSync option of the AMD Catalyst doesn't seem to set the fps to 60 either. Any suggestions? Thank you.

First-aid for a poor, sad, neglected PC

Mime — 2013-03-02T19:42:55 -05.00

A number of years ago I build the folks an XP machine using what I can salvage from their recently dead previous desktop, and pulling whatever I can't from my collection of spare parts. Recently I notice that tell-tale buzzy, rattly, whiney noise coming from it's heatsink which often preceeds the death of a fan.

I figure I should go for an ounce of prevention and all that, and I know I'll be the one fixing it if it dies completely anyway. However, I didn't plan on making this into a mini-project log until I saw the state of its interior...

The machine is an old Shuttle XPC. The heatsink fan its self was the worst of the lot...

The tools of the job are now at hand...

Some canned air for killing dust bunnies, a tiny tube of graphite powder, and some new goo for the fan bearing. A little lube makes everything easier.... Yeah, I went there...

Usually you can just pull the fan blades right off, although with smaller fans some care must be taken not to snap off any fan blades while removing the housing.

Normally there will be old goo around the spindle and around the bearing, but this fan is so sad and dirty that all of the old goo has dried up and gone away. Time for some new goo...

A little more goo than is strictly necessary... but that's not going to hurt. I often just smear it on the spindle and let the spinning of the fan blades distribute it around where it needs to go. Adding the graphite powder isn't strictly necessary either, it just helps keep everything spinning smoothly.

I always forget which direction I should place the fan in order for the proper airflow, so I always have to spend a few minutes looking for these little arrows once all is said and done.

I can actually see through the fins of the heatsink again. Let's rewind to the beginning for the dramatic before-and-after...

And we end up with a much happier PC.

7870 XT won't throttle up from idle when OC'd

Seanpatrick1976 — 2013-03-01T12:07:57 -05.00

This issue is driving me nuts. For some reason, on my recently purchased 7870 xt, It WILL NOT OC. I've tried CCC overdrive, Trixx, and MSI afterburner with the same result. As soon as I touch the Core clock or Memory clock in the SMALLEST increment, the core clock will not throttle up from it's idle of 501MHz. I've recreated this problem in 3Dmark, and logged it using GPU-Z. I was trying to discover why I was having such bad FPS in games on a fancy new card, and realized when I reset the OC to default my fps shot up, so I started doing some testing, and have come to this result. I've tried with both 13.1 and the 13.2 driver, and other then throttling up to what I have it OC'd at for a SPLIT second, while loading a test ( not during load ) it just sits at 501. It has no problem running at 975 during load while all settings are default, but as soon as I try to raise even 25MHz on ANY setting, it won't increase from idle. I've consulted with several people on forums, eg. Hardware Heaven, and they've all told me the only thing I can do is contact AMD.

For a first time AMD card buyer, this SUCKS.

AMD OverDrive/general CPU question

Mutu98 — 2013-03-01T07:35:55 -05.00

As this is my first post, Hi there to all you AMD users!

Now to the matter at hand...I want to create a 2 state load profile for my cpu(FX-8350), much like it comes with stock(4Ghz@1.3375v normal core and 4,2Ghz@1.4125v turbo core).

My mainboard bios doesn't help me in this(i have a Gigabyte GA990FXA-UD3 rev 1.1) as i cannot set a specific voltage for cpu turbo core only, along with another (lower)normal cpu core voltage.

Can AMD OverDrive do that?I can only adjust there from 1.4125v to 1.4275v, which is not nearly as much as i would want to range over.

Overclocking AMD Athlon X2 240

Deeh — 2013-02-24T21:42:08 -05.00

Hello!

I've already overclocked my graphics card, and now I want to overclock my processor (AMD Athlon X2 240)

I've seen some tutorials of it, but it depends of the motherboard to get a good overclock, and I don't want to try something that's not my case, haha...

So, I've never overclocked a processor and I really need tips, where to start, etc.

System Info:

Motherboard: AMD Foxconn A6VMX
CPU: AMD Athlon x2 240 2.80 GHz
RAM: 2GB
OS: Windows 8 Pro x64

EDIT:

I changed something in bios from 200 to 205, and I see the difference in CPUZ, it's the bus speed

How much can I overclock my A6-5400K?

Sour Chicken — 2013-02-19T21:28:01 -05.00

My A6-5400K currently runs at 4.4 Ghz at 1.65 voltage at around 30 degrees Celsius. I was wondering how much further I can overclock it or how I can change my voltage so it doesn't crash on me.

Right now, at thos current settings, if I try to overclock past 4.4 Ghz, my computer crashes because the integrated graphics can't handle it.

What is recommended to be done here?

[edited by Immortal Lobster] The post broke the table, not sure how, anyway, I proke up your paragraph, and that fixed it. I'll flag an admin.[/edit]

AMD Overdrive - How to uninstall in safe mode

reako007 — 2013-02-17T15:04:51 -05.00

Need some serious help. On a whim I decided to install AMD overdrive. Now I cannot even log into windows. I get to the login screen but I can hear my system just screaming and then it shuts down. When I installed AMD overdrive it shut down immediately when I ran the program. I did not get a chance to make settings changes or anything. Literally open program, computer died. I can boot to safe mode. I disabled AMD external events utility and AODService in msconfig. I have tried to uninstall AMD overdrive but I get this message.

"The windows installer service could not be accessed. This can occur if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance"

I uninstalled mIRC just to make sure I was able to uninstall from safe mode and it worked just fine.

So the question is how do I get this AMD Overdrive crap off my computer

I am running a store bought computer

It is a Gateway DX4350 (yes I know, like I said it was a whim to install this, a very bad whim as it turns out)

1065T Processor

6 gig of memory

I am actually running an Nvidia 9800GT for video not using the onboard video.

Windows home 7 premium 64bit.

Any help greatly appreciated

Can downclocking damage?

Beechjete — 2013-02-13T06:03:21 -05.00

Hey folks,

i have a new R7850 Black Edition OC. The GC has a lot of more power, than i need at the moment. i wanna reduce the clock and the power control setting to reduce heat production in 3D mode (to encrease life time). With standard settings the temps are at full loud 65°c. thats ok, but if i can get it lower, it wouldnt be wrong, or do i think wrong?

can i damage the GC or other hardware of my computer by doing this?

Daniel

Btw: Are there real AMD Supporters in this Forum?

Multi Core Prime

tphase — 2013-02-06T07:59:02 -05.00

I developed a multithreaded CPU benchmark that calculates PRIME numbers using a multithreaded parallel algorithm written in C++ and assembler. The software calculates prime numbers from 1 to 1.000.000.000 [one billion].

A slider will help you set the exact interval: from 1 to 10.000.000 [ten millions] and up to 1.000.000.000 [1 billion]. The default value of the slider is 100.000.000 [one hundred millions]. In that case, the application will calculate all the prime numbers between 1 and 100 millions.

Also, you can create a datafile that can be used to submit results to HWBOT.

Download Link:

http://www.pcgamingxtreme.ro/

Need advice on Video cards

blackabyss — 2013-02-06T02:07:27 -05.00

I am thinking of upgrading my video card soon, i own a Sapphire Vapor-X HD 6870 1GB and i am looking to ugrade it to either the SAPPHIRE HD 7870 2GB GDDR5 XT or the SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition.

what are the pros/cons between them?
which would be a better upgrade?

any help would be appreciated, i want to make sure i make a good choice when i do this upgrade

Need advice on a APU system

Slayerx — 2013-01-31T15:39:57 -05.00

Hi all.

A freind ask me to upgrade her pc and I was thinking on building a system around one of these APU's.

Now she's a older lady on a fixed income so I'm looking on getting her the best bang on a budget of $400.

Ok so this is what I came up with

Asus F2A55-M LE................................$78.99

A4-5300 Trinity 3.4Ghz dual-core.......$54.99

Mushkin enhanced essentials

2 x 2Gb 1333Mhz................................$24.74

Windows 8 64-bit................................$109.99

total..$268.71

or #2

Asus F2A85-M......................................$96.99

A8-5500 trinity 3.2Ghz quad-core........$109.99

Samsung 4Gb DDR3 1600..$22.99 x 2= $45.98

with Win8 come to $362.95

Depending on what shape her psu is in I might have to add a new psu to the list as well. If so I'm thinking on the Corsair CX430.

Win8+DualMonitors=Can't OC without stuttering

ZatzmanZatz — 2013-01-24T15:17:29 -05.00

I have tried several times and different settings, I am getting a stutter or flutter when I try to overclock, only on 2nd monitor, happens with or without Eyefinity enabled. I have tried with 2 different driver packages, results are the same. I didnt have any problems with vista and I understand Win8 is still a bit unstable, but I think this might be driver problem. Any suggestions?

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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/22/2013, 17:32:51
       Machine name: DUMBASS
   Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.121119-1606)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: BIOSTAR Group
       System Model: TA790GX 128M
               BIOS: Default System BIOS
          Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 550 Processor (2 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
             Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4096MB RAM
          Page File: 2947MB used, 5244MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
      Display Tab 2: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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          Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
       Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
          Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x68B8)
           DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
        Device Type: Full Device
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68B8&SUBSYS_E147174B&REV_00
     Display Memory: 2806 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 1014 MB
      Shared Memory: 1791 MB
       Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: Dell S2440L(HDMI)
      Monitor Model: DELL S2440L
         Monitor Id: DELA08B
        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
        Output Type: HDMI
        Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1151 (English)
     Driver Version: 9.2.0.0
        DDI Version: 11
     Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
       Driver Model: WDDM 1.2
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 10/18/2012 04:52:06, 1120768 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: Yes
    WHQL Date Stamp:
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          Vendor ID: 0x1002
          Device ID: 0x68B8
          SubSys ID: 0xE147174B
        Revision ID: 0x0000
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     Rank Of Driver: 00E02001
        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
        DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD
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                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
       D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
            DXVA-HD: Not Supported
       DDraw Status: Enabled
         D3D Status: Enabled
         AGP Status: Enabled

          Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
       Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
          Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x68B8)
           DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
        Device Type: Full Device
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68B8&SUBSYS_E147174B&REV_00
     Display Memory: 2806 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 1014 MB
      Shared Memory: 1791 MB
       Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: Dell S2440L(HDMI)
      Monitor Model: DELL S2440L
         Monitor Id: DELA08B
        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
        Output Type: DVI
        Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1151 (English)
     Driver Version: 9.2.0.0
        DDI Version: 11
     Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
       Driver Model: WDDM 1.2
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 10/18/2012 04:52:06, 1120768 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: Yes
    WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2BF8-11CF-8470-4DC1BEC2C535}
          Vendor ID: 0x1002
          Device ID: 0x68B8
          SubSys ID: 0xE147174B
        Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem15.inf:cb0ae4147898f556:ati2mtag_Evergreen:9.2.0.0ci\ven_1002&dev_68b8
     Rank Of Driver: 00E02001
        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
        DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD
   Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                     {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
                     {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                     {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
                     {3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                     {552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                     {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                     {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
                     {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S342,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
       D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
            DXVA-HD: Not Supported
       DDraw Status: Enabled
         D3D Status: Enabled
         AGP Status: Enabled

-------------
Sound Devices
-------------
            Description: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
            Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_10EC0888&REV_1000
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 65535
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: HdAudio.sys
         Driver Version: 6.02.9200.16384 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: Yes
          Date and Size: 7/25/2012 21:26:51, 339968 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: Microsoft
         HW Accel Level: Basic
              Cap Flags: 0xF1F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

            Description: AMD HDMI Output (AMD High Definition Audio Device)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
            Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_1002&DEV_AA01&SUBSYS_00AA0100&REV_1002
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: AtihdW86.sys
         Driver Version: 8.00.0000.8808 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: Yes
          Date and Size: 8/21/2012 11:56:38, 91648 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: Advanced Micro Devices
         HW Accel Level: Basic
              Cap Flags: 0xF1F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

            Description: Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
            Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_10EC0888&REV_1000
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 65535
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: HdAudio.sys
         Driver Version: 6.02.9200.16384 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: Yes
          Date and Size: 7/25/2012 21:26:51, 339968 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: Microsoft
         HW Accel Level: Basic
              Cap Flags: 0xF1F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

---------------------
Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
            Description: Microphone (USB Audio Device)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
            Driver Name: USBAUDIO.sys
         Driver Version: 6.02.9200.16384 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 7/25/2012 21:26:27, 121856 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: HdAudio.sys
         Driver Version: 6.02.9200.16384 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 7/25/2012 21:26:51, 339968 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

-------------------
DirectInput Devices
-------------------
      Device Name: Mouse
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Keyboard
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Micr
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x045E, 0x0748
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: G15 Gaming Keyboard
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC226
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Micr
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x045E, 0x0748
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: G15 Gaming Keyboard
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC226
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Micr
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x045E, 0x0748
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: G15 GamePanel LCD
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC227
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Micr
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x045E, 0x0748
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Microsoft Hardware USB Mouse
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x045E, 0x0748
        FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

-----------
USB Devices
-----------
+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1002, 0x4398
| Matching Device ID: USB\ROOT_HUB
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 9/20/2012 02:55:33, 496872 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 9/20/2012 02:55:32, 21736 bytes
|
+-+ Generic USB Hub
| | Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC223
| | Location: Port_#0001.Hub_#0002
| | Matching Device ID: USB\Class_09
| | Service: usbhub
| | Driver: usbhub.sys, 9/20/2012 02:55:33, 496872 bytes
| | Driver: usbd.sys, 9/20/2012 02:55:32, 21736 bytes
| |
| +-+ USB Input Device
| | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC227
| | | Location: Port_#0004.Hub_#0008
| | | Matching Device ID: USB\Class_03
| | | Service: HidUsb
| | | Driver: hidusb.sys, 7/25/2012 21:28:26, 27648 bytes
| | | Driver: hidclass.sys, 11/19/2012 23:56:11, 83456 bytes
| | | Driver: hidparse.sys, 7/25/2012 21:30:15, 32768 bytes
| | |
| | +-+ HID-compliant device
| | | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC227
| | | | Matching Device ID: HID_DEVICE
| | | |
| | +-+ HID Keyboard Device
| | | | Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC227
| | | | Matching Device ID: HID_DEVICE_SYSTEM_KEYBOARD
| | | | Service: kbdhid
| | | | Driver: kbdhid.sys, 7/25/2012 21:28:49, 29184 bytes
| | | | Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/26/2012 00:00:52, 48368 bytes

----------------
Gameport Devices
----------------

------------
PS/2 Devices
------------
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC232
| Matching Device ID: HID_DEVICE_SYSTEM_KEYBOARD
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 7/25/2012 21:28:49, 29184 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/26/2012 00:00:52, 48368 bytes
|
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x045E, 0x0748
| Matching Device ID: HID_DEVICE_SYSTEM_KEYBOARD
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 7/25/2012 21:28:49, 29184 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/26/2012 00:00:52, 48368 bytes
|
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC226
| Matching Device ID: HID_DEVICE_SYSTEM_KEYBOARD
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 7/25/2012 21:28:49, 29184 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/26/2012 00:00:52, 48368 bytes
|
+ HID-compliant mouse
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC231
| Matching Device ID: HID_DEVICE_SYSTEM_MOUSE
| Service: mouhid
| Driver: mouhid.sys, 7/25/2012 21:28:47, 26112 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 7/26/20

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 3.0

Ed6698 — 2013-01-21T16:39:34 -05.00

I will go ahead and start this maybe someone else will post up some runs also. Use F12 to screenshot the score. I used 1920x1080, that is not my native resolution, I use 1920x1200, but I think more people run at 1920x1080. Use what you can.

AMD Turion(tm) II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile M620

marvelsrp — 2013-01-21T15:48:33 -05.00

Bought a laptop Acer Asripe 5542G. A month ago, is the cleaning service center. His the processor AMD Turion (tm) II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile M620. The system is heated and turns off when the core temperature reaches 90 degrees. In the BIOS is not possible to reduce the frequency, and the software to reduce the frequency tools not work. Help me, need reduce the maximum rate from 2500 to 1600.

my psu.

laurikx — 2013-01-20T17:05:35 -05.00

hello i wanted to now what psu power i need and how much w i need )

please ask me if need more information about system )

AMD A8-3850 with radeon HD graphics( 4 cores). Dual graphics. 11 directx
8 gb. ram (4gb+4gb) (DDR3 1600mhz xyper x)
HDD -500gb.

Display adapter typeAMD Radeon HD 6670
Total available graphics memory4724 MB
Dedicated graphics memory1024 MB
Dedicated system memory0 MB
Shared system memory3700 MB
Display adapter driver version9.2.0.0
Primary monitor resolution1440x900
DirectX versionDirectX 11

Overclocking and Cold outside air

Srolfe657 — 2013-01-19T03:02:08 -05.00

The picture below is my current setup, I'm curious as to if anyone else pipes cold air to their PC. got my FX 8120 stock 3.1 up to 4.5 stable. CPU's reading at 43C and that's after an hour of WOW maxed out on eyefinity. Extreamly efficient system, but I'm slightly nervous about all the talk of condensation. I'm pretty sure that it only forms when cold air warms up to the dew point. Is this correct? If it is, would putting a dehumidifier inline drop the dew point, or even if there was just one in the room? Anyways let me know what you think.

Radeon 5570 to FireGL 7700 Bridge

thefinalrune — 2013-01-18T20:36:49 -05.00

I recently obtained a slightly used ATI FireGL V7700 from a friend and wanted to know if it had any potential functionality for a the lower end gamer I am. I have sufficient space in my machine to add it in with my Radeon HD 5570 I just don't know if there's any beneft or even the ability to bridge the two together.

The 5570 covers most my current gaming needs but anything extra I could do at limited expense would greatly benefit me. The FireGL card doesn't have a HDMI output so I was hoping I could bridge the two and continue to use my current monitor.

Is there any use to even going forward or am I wasting my time?

Building me a HTPC

Canis-X — 2013-01-18T12:05:00 -05.00

In accordance with my other rigs it must have a redneck nickname, so I'm going to call it Cooter (Cooter....Dukes of Hazzard)! My other rigs are named, JimBob, JoeBob, J-Bob Jr. and Mrs. BobbyJoe.....I live in TN so it is appropriate I think....and given my real name, which I am not going to state here......um, yeah.....LOL Anyway, I'm bad at build threads, so I don't know if I want to officially call this a build thread but more of an.....this is a thread about this rig...what's going in it (no mods this time, sorry).....what it will look like....and how it performs.

I finished ordering everything for it last night so most everything is en route to the house now, but this is what I have picked out for it.

AMD A6-3650 APU w/ AMD Radeon 65XX HD GFX Quad Core Processor Socket FM1 2.6GHZ 4MB 100W Retail Box [Thanks AMD!!!]

Cooler Master GeminII M4 - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heat Pipes (RR-GMM4-16PK-R2)

Noctua NF-R8 80mm Fan 3-Pack

LG Super Multi Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD-ROM Drive (GGC-H20L)

Logitech Mini Controller for Logitech Revue and Google TV

Silverstone Tek SG02B-F-USB3.0

ASUS F1A75-M PRO R2.0 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Samsung 120GB 840 Series 2.5" Solid State Drive with 3.5" Installation Kit

Western Digital Red 3TB SATA3 64MB Cache 3.5in Internal Hard Disk Drive HDD

PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 400W ATX Modular Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze 120MM Fan

Samsung Electronics Extreme Low Voltage 30nm UDIMM 8 Dual Channel Kit DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM MV-3V4G3D/US

....more to come, so be patient.

My processor.

phobos36 — 2013-01-18T11:55:33 -05.00

It's normal?

Need suggestions on a CPU and MoBo

Immortal Lobster — 2013-01-17T23:22:59 -05.00

Ok, I have a little extra money this month, and I'm anticipating a decent tax refund again, soI'm going to go ahead and update the core of my system, ie. CPU and MoBo. A friend of mine already gaeve me 16GB of DDR3 Ram, not the fastest stuff, but it'll hold me over a few months.

I've decided to go with the best, the FX-8350, so anyway, my big hangup is the Mobo.

CPU: AMD FX-8350 Vishera

Mobo: ???????

Ram: 4x4GB Corsair XMS3 1333MHz, 9-9-9-24 1.5V

GPU: MSI N570GTX OC Twin Frozr II

PSU: ThermalTalke Tough Power 750W

Audio: HT|Omega Striker 7.1 Sound

Cooler: Antec Kuhler 920

I'm going to try and pick up this tomorrow afternoon, so I know this is a short notice request for recomendations, but that's about the only time I can run over to Microcenter for the buy.

They have a Combo offer on an AMD FX-8350 BE and an ASUS Sabertooth 990FX.

Over the years I'v gotten picky on motherboards, I'll admit, I can be difficult, my old friends can attest.

No ASRock or MSI suggestions. Had a bad falling out with ASRock, and I don't trust MSI. I loved Gigabyte in the past, butI'd like to have a board with a UEFI BiOS, because it's new and shiney, no other real reason/ I want cool running, and a decent warranty (this is where I get leary on ASUS). Total package I'd like under $300, but seeing as I'm about (pending a truck with stock on it) to get the Sabertooth bumdle tomorrow, I'll go as high as $320 as the price to beat.

Again, sorry for the short notice request, but again, if that truck is empty tomorrow, I'll have more time

Thanks!

Difference between 68W and 95W TDP Gen1 Dual-Core Opteron 285?

sudos — 2013-01-16T18:33:00 -05.00

I'm currently using two of the retail-grade 95W TDP Opteron 285's in this set-up. My current dilemma is temperatures. I have two Zalman CNP5X heatsinks on these CPUs, but they barely do the job, as you can see, to keep these yesteryear CPUs cool, or at least, as cool as I'd like them to be (high 20C to very low 30C range.)

While looking around, I came across model number OST285FAA6CB on CPU-World for a 68W TDP 285, and further research shows that it's an OEM part for an old generation of the HP DL385 line of servers. Also according to CPU-World, and other sources that I can find, I can't find any difference between the 95W and 68W versions besides the TDP... which I find very peculiar seeing as they're both 90nm CPUs that seem to otherwise be identical besides power consumption. I can get a pair of the 68W 285's for relatively cheap on some websites, and this would be ideal if this actually means I'll be using less power and my temperatures will go down to the range I'd like them to be while idle.

My question is, what's the difference that makes the 68W Opteron use less power than the 95W Opteron, if they are both of the same 90nm SOI process type and both perform the same on paper? is it a matter of stepping? were they hand-picked and marked based on power usage for deployment in HP servers? Were miniscule improvements made to the cores that decreased power consumption and just weren't documented? and although they're the same, as said, on paper, will I theoretically see any slight improvement in performance?

Thank you very much in advance.

Advice needed w video/ram issue. A10-5800K using integrated graphics.

Cort_Klatu — 2013-01-12T16:48:47 -05.00

I've tried three kits of RAM, different brands, two 1866 and one 2133.

The first kit had errors and I RMA'd it but memtest86+ passed the others with flying colores. Neither of them will run cleanly above their default. For the 4GB Ballistix 1866, that's 1333. (!) For the 8GB Ripsaws it's 1600.

Right now I've got the Ripsaws @1866 w/relaxed timings and my video is still dropping out for 2-3 seconds at a time, once every ten minutes or so, on average.

I really want to run fast ram with the iGPU. Otherwise I've wasted my time and money locking myself into this cpu socket. This isn't what I payed for.

If I run the 2133 @2133, the blink gets much more frequent. It never happens in BIOS regardless of setting, and I haven't seen it happen running at the RAMs default speed. Yet.

Also AMD Overdrive didn't do a darn thing but cause a BSOD. Otherwise zip. Nada. Zilch.

Could the memery controller be bad? It's too late to return the A10 to the retailer, so what can I do if it is? How do I know it's not the mobo? (RAM tests the same in all slots, BTW.)

My hardware all supports CPU and RAM overclocking:

A10-5800k (supports 1866mhz!?)

ASRock FM2A85X Exreme 6 (supports 2400mhz)

Ballistix 4GB@1866/Ripsaws 8GB@2133

Corsair cx750 watt PS

Corsair h60 cooler.

This is really bugging me.

Thanks in advance.

A Good PC Case

zipsi — 2013-01-10T00:52:45 -05.00

As a PC case isn't entirely.. electronics, thought I'd put it in the off-topic section . I am a bit of a beginner when I face choosing a case for a new PC. In the past I have always either salvaged some old case or bought a cheap one and added some fans thinking, that what matters is on the inside. So my question would be, which are quality pc case manufacturers? The plastic on some of them looks like if I accidentally give them a nudge, they shatter. Always liked Lian Li's snailshell case, but paying 216 euros retail (price in local electronics shops) seems a bit steep.

What's my CPU?

abo — 2012-12-29T15:24:19 -05.00

Local PC shop has habit to sell under clocked PCs.

It put faster CPUs, but the main boards are left on default settings.

After I touch the jumpers and do faster FSB frequency, the PCs work perfectly.

I can read and understand various main boards’ manuals perfectly.

But today one CPU got broken because unsuccessful over clocking procedure.

Now, in my hands I have another board, what offer different types of over clocking actions, like CPU voltage, FSB frequency, CPU frequency multiplier…

Again it’s some Chinese cheep board with instructions on it how to use the jumpers. And again I have potential to damage some another AMD CPU.

I have the sense that the CPU is under clocked, how I can understand the best CPU’s settings in the MB, without me to over clock it? What program I have to run, what to show me not the current CPU speed, but my target CPU speed? I’ll like to have not under clocked CPU and to be not so over clocked so to burn out and this CPU.

Once again. You say me, I run the program, it say me the target CPU settings. I already know how to apply them in the main board. I don’t know the target speed.

Catalyst control center VS amd vision engine control center

urdrago — 2012-12-28T08:51:43 -05.00

Couple of things. One, you're in the wrong forum, the 9600 series is legacy by far and needs to be in the Extended Support section. And two, the updates for that card ceased lonnnnnng ago, go back to an 8 series driver, possibly even a 7 series, and leave it alone, it's an antique.

AMD OverDrive and Windows 8 problem

TonyD_za — 2012-12-21T05:46:40 -05.00

AOD seems to have a problem on startup in Windows 8 - the OS starts without the start-up sound, and the AOD profile isn't loaded (default cpu clocks). If I then restart Windows, it boots correctly with the startup sound and the OC profile is loaded correctly. This is somewhat annoying as it means restarting my pc every time I start it. Apart from this, AOD works as well as it always did in Win7.

Mobo: GA-990FXA-UD5 BIOS F11

Cpu: FX-8120 @ 4.1/4.3/4.5GHz

RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866

Graphics: MSI HD7950 TFOC Cat. 12.11b

HDD: OCZ Vertex4 SSD

OS: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

AMD 6470M GPU Bios upgrade to AMD 6490M

party-animal69 — 2012-12-20T18:58:56 -05.00

Hello all,
I'm looking for a GPU Bios File from a HD 6490M (GDDR3 1024MB) to upgrade my ASUS Lamborghini VX6S with only a HD 6470M graphic chip. I want to flash the BIOS. may someone help me ?! Many greetings from Germany!

Me too, AMD Overdrive does not detect my CPU as being an AMD

Drew12ax7a — 2012-12-17T10:15:52 -05.00

Overdrive used to work great. Had a system crash (caused by XP program), rebuilt the system from zero (Windows 7-64), and now Overdrive will not run.

AMD Phenom II 965 3.4GHz Quad-Core BE CPU OEM.