Recent content by jgbathlon_guy

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    Precision Boost 2 issues with Steam and Origin

    Any ideas? Thanks!
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    Precision Boost 2 issues with Steam and Origin

    Hey guys, got an interesting one here, So I've been testing out my new Ryzen 7 2700 processor and it's great. Coming from Phenom II X4 it's like entering the Twilight Zone lol. When I first got it, I Prime95'd it for 12 hours and it passed like a champ, then I was playing around with single and...
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    Unstable graphics card that gets better with driver updates?

    Hi guys, TL;DR Graphics card was unstable from the beginning, but gets better and better with new drivers. Have the same card myself but is a champ. Can't be factory bad because drivers wouldn't improve that? So I have a tricky one here. I bought a Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 2GB...
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    i5 6600k Recent FPS Drops

    Your temps seem fine. I would first run this in safe mode: https://www.wagnardsoft.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1158 to fully remove your video drivers and start with a fresh driver install. As far as your CPU is concerned, it is decent enough, but it will struggle more and more as games...
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    Intel Core i7-6700k and a cooler

    I would go for this, not expensive, would do well for your needs. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF2DZ6565&cm_re=cryorig_h7-_-13C-000U-00005-_-Product
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    will work a x3470 in to p7h55 asus motherboard?

    He's got a Xeon processor in the video, your board does not support a Xeon of any form to the best of my knowledge. See it here: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P7H55/HelpDesk_CPU/
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    Low cpu temps and usage

    Did you notice anything strange as you were installing your NVidia drivers? I always use this https://www.wagnardsoft.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1158 to completely remove all my previous video drivers. Do a prelim check at desktop idle using task manager and see if any of your devices...
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    AMD Ryzen temp spikes. How and why?

    Try uninstalling the Ryzen Master software and monitoring the temps with a program like HWMonitor from CPUID. https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html Good luck!
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    Are those Temperatures dangerous for my cpu?

    I would definitely get an aftermarket cooler. I work at a PC shop and I wouldn't defile our dumpster by throwing those things in. XD
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    a little bit too high temperatures?

    So if you don't touch your PC for awhile it still hovers around 55C ? Did you buy this PC or did you build it yourself?