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Good Morning, First unplug the power completely and press the on button to remove any traces of power. Touch your fingers to a massive metallic object to discharge your static electricity. Make sure none of the LEDs are on. Always do this before any manipulation, no matter how small. Do not...

Thank you very much for your advice. Finally I have updated to AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.3 Patch C.

Hello, My son's PC has: Ryzen 7 3800x ASUS TUF B450M-Plus gaming Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G32C16U4R 3200 MHz 2x8GB GTX 1060 6GB Sabrent Rockt Q 1 TB Right now I have BIOS version 2807 with AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.0 (2021 feb. 9th) I have seen that there are several more modern BIOSes. The...

Your problem when removing the cooler is very common with AMD (this does not happen with Intel that holds the CPU stronger), because the grip on the socket is imperfect. In the future when you need to replace the cooler of an AMD, before pulling it, you should perform a slight twisting movement...

Indeed, ryzen 3xxx cpu have this behavior. In idle the temperatures rise suddenly with just moving the mouse, but then in heavy load they do not rise excessively. This is because AMD, light processes, tends to use the preferred core to the maximum, which locally raises the temperature. What you...

Lately I am seeing the occasional computer with Intel 9 and 10 series processors (non F) announced with these graphics when the ones that have integrated would give more performance, so I ask if I am missing something, because beyond the GPU does not suck memory I don't see any advantages for...

It depends on how you use your computer. If you wanted it for gaming (which I discard since it uses the IGPU) of course you are more interested in Intel. For heavy productivity tasks (like video processing ...) you might be more interested in Ryzen, but keep in mind that most Ryzen have no...

Just like the peers say, don't panic or run. Go very patiently and without haste. Ryzen pins can normally be straightened. Follow the instructions given to you and watch some youtube video of how to proceed. Aside from the mechanical pencil, someone uses the eye of a needle. Important. When you...

Indeed, surely the bios should be updated

The problem is that both the I7s and the I7-like Xeons from the Haswell family are, by and large, priced indecently high for a multi-year second hand. With the afterburner program (or similar) check if your bottleneck is in your CPU or your GPU.

The common problem with many laptops is that the actual performance is far from what could be deduced from its components due to heating problems. The difference between two PCs with the same processor, one well ventilated and the other poorly ventilated, is much greater than the ryzen / intel...

Good afternoon, Just to rule out possibilities, check that the cable that goes to the display is connected to the output of the GPU and not to the motherboard. Also check that the 8-pin CPU power cable is properly connected (in addition to the 24-pin one). Typically the B450s support the 3600...

What cooler are you using? Make sure all cables are well connected, especially the 8/4 pin connector on the CPU. Make sure you have not overtightened the cooler and that you have not damaged any possible insulating layers (this is a problem that happens often with the hyper 212). Try booting...

What little advantage Intel has over AMD is the high-end GPU treatment. For any GPU higher than RX 5700 XT you should choose an Intel CPU (especially if you are going to use 1080P). In these cases using an AMD cpu (any) is equivalent to using a gpu a lower grade. Choose a 10th generation CPU...

If the doubt is between these two, take the I3-9100F without hesitation. It is a slightly more powerful and much more new model. The price of the i7-4790 is indecent for what it gives and, in addition, you will need change your motherboard anyway. There are very few new haswell motherboards...