Recent content by Minime313

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    Stay with Ryzen or upgrade to Intel

    Hello, I currently have a Ryzen 1600 and am currently upgrading. I was wondering if I should get the 2700 or should I switch sockets and get the 8700k. This is pretty much only gaming with some autocad work. Also I plan on doing vr. I know that intel is better but is it worth the 20 FPS gain and...
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    New to Overclocking Ryzen 5 1600, am I doing it Right? Please answer these questions.

    I bought a Ryzen 5 1600 and wanted to overclock it to 3.9Ghz. So i downloaded the Ryzen Master Utility and made a custom profile with all cores at 3.9 and voltage is 1.33. So far thats all ive done. Also I have 2400mhz RAM in my system but in the utility the memory clock is at 1200. Are the...
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    How much Ram for multitasking with dual monitors

    I recently ordered a second acer k242hql and i was wondering if i would be able to have games and firefox up with only 8gb ram. Specs R5 1600 RX 480 8gb Ram
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    Ok to ship Cpu and Cooler like this?

    I recently sold my i3 6100 on eBay and am shipping it tommorow. I have a question about shipping. I put my cpu in the bag my mobo came in and then wrapped the bag in paper. Is that ok? For my cooler I have nothing to put it and and plan to wrap it in paper as you can see in the image. Is that...
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    Thermal Paste in Cpu socket

    im the same person just on a different account, Ive figured that its not the paste cause ive lowered settings and everything is as smooth as silk so thanks for everything.
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    Thermal paste in cpu socket

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    Thermal paste in cpu socket

    I've built my pc a month ago and thought I had thermal paste on a cpu pin while building. So I looked after building and didn't see anything. It's been bugging me ever since last week because I've started noticing less performance in my games like overwatch, its the only game I play consistently...
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    Selling Old i3 6100, how can i ship it?

    Im selling my old i3 6100 processor as i just upgraded to a Ryzen 1600. My question is how can i ship it if i dont have the plastic it came in?
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    Thermal Paste on CPU pin

    Ok so when I took the processor out and shined my flashlight on the pin hole ( I know it was a corner pin for sure), there was nothing inside either. Is it really worth it, and I can't rma as I don't have the bracket anymore, I'm going to do one more thorough inspection, take pictures and link...
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    Xeon vs ryzen for productivity

    I would suggest Ryzen soley because of the upgradability. The Xeon is a haswell processor and has 0 upgradability for a reasonable price. While AM4 is no where near as old and has a lot of upgradability. Also, how much will you buy this processor for because I see it for $200 on google, and if...
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    How do I know if my RAM is compatible with eachother and motherboard?

    You should try to use new RAM alone without the old RAM, I dont really know if a PC would work with 3 sticks of RAM. Also, the way the ram is does matter so there should always be an open slot between each RAM stick.