Recent content by jr9

Depends on the specific board you buy. X470 motherboards are still very new and just being released now so it's hard to say; however many enthusiast boards with overclocking options have the M.2 port or two needed for PCIe x4 based M.2 drives. The prices have not quite settled either. PCIe 3.0...

So it's failing to start as well as shut down properly. I would first suggest trying to boot using integrated graphics (removing GPU) but that motherboard lacks video ports. If you have a spare graphics card I would try that for sure. I would also try booting with only 1 stick in a different...

I have that same motherboard :) Enter EFI BIOS Utility -> advanced mode -> APM -> Power on By RTC from there I believe you can set the PC to wake based on user configurable time values.

You can but I would use caution. Buying an OEM machine and planning to doing many upgrades is not such a good idea especially Dell or HP. Lots of potential for problems. Motherboards swaps are an especially bad idea due to use of proprietary parts. It also invalidate your Windows license as new...

You could get a new but but not worth it at all IMO. I would just scrap it. AMD Athlon™ II X2 is very, very dated. It's like doing an engine repair on a '92 Honda Civic. You'll need to reinstall Windows with a new motherboard anyways if it's different. Even an entry level Ryzen 3 or Core i3...

That material sounds like the thermal pad that comes on stock cooler. It works fine. Thermal compound selection doesn't matter too much unless you are high overclocking. I would give the CPU cap a wipe with a lint free cloth and install the cooler on to it. Definitely avoid touching the thermal...

I would revert the overclocks regardless just to eliminate variables. I've seen machines have freezing caused by two different failing parts. Freezing has a vast number of causes and can be difficult to diagnose.

A 450W covers you if you wanted to add a video card later as it gives you about 200W of headroom. That is as much as you ever would need. If you don't then the extra wattage is good and the PSU will last longer. If you wanted to spend less on the PSU a 400-450W bronze unit would work too. You...

The i5 8400 is a perfectly capable processor for current games and would not bottleneck a GTX 1060 6GB by any means. It has excellent single core performance and 6C6T which is solid in 2018. If you have performance issues with an i5 8400 then the issue lies somewhere else. The only weakness the...

In regards to the original issue I would ask who you bought the Phenom from if it was tested or if they can test it and that you cannot get it to work. The CPU itself could just be dead. Depends on the games. It will be an improvement on the Athlon x2 and older games/Esports titles would run at...

It's good to go a little bit higher on the PSU IMO in quality and wattage. I do for every build I do. If you ever wanted to add a GPU down the road when things are not so crazy you would not be having to rewire the entire PC in addition to buying an new PSU. That and a quality PSU will run the...

That is a solution for incompatibility I suppose although I personally would just sell the Phenom x2 and get something a bit more modern. Even a 10 year old Core i7 920 or FX processor like the FX-8300 would be 70% faster.

I'd actually record your overclock settings and reset your BIOS to default settings to revert the overclock. You want to eliminate that especially as the CPU is the only thing left essentially that wasn't replaced. I've seen overclocks that were originally fine start to go wrong as the CPU...

With Ryzen builds, especially if you want RAM at that high speed, you will want to go by part number using the list of RAM that ASUS says will work with this motherboard (called the QVL). Looking at the one for that motherboard, here are a couple of approved kits: KINGSTON HX430C15SBK2/16...