Recent content by PeterZ640

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    Broadwell-EP Xeon E5-2600 V4

    Supermicro said my MB could be upgraded from the E5 V3 to the E5 V4. Snd the latest documentation say yes, if you have the latest bios. Hope that helps. All I can say is check what is the latest ME Firmware , then upgrade the bios and recheck your ME firmware. I had issues where it would upgrade...
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    How can new Xeon 2697 v4 cost 600$ on Ebay ?

    If its too good to be true .... It probably is not ! Maybe I am unlucky but I never came across a "real" great bargain! Every one I researched turned out to be a con!
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    What is a good CPU for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator?

    My experience is Photoshop is poorly written for multicore. Seems to stick on one core, so you need the fastest possible clock speed you can afford. And the fastest SSD you can afford. Plus enough RAM. My workstation is like lightning Intel 750 PCIe 40 PCIe lanes, 32GB 2133 DDR4 Ram. Photoshop...
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    Is my computer and gpu too hot?

    With those temps I would buy a Noctua NH D15. Keeps my cores at 29C to 32C Plus some 140mm case fans.
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    Considering upgrading my Xeon CPU - does one have to reload Windows 10 again.

    Thanks thats very useful to know
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