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    [SOLVED] Athlon A10 7850k - Better to use Onboard Graphics, or with GT1030 Graphics Card>>>

    Yes, the card is: ASUS GeForce® GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 low profile graphics card So this should be more powerful than the A10 onboard graphics, so worth a try! I'm guessing (!!!) that the 2GB VRAM on the card is considerably more than the A10 GPU would have?
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    [SOLVED] Athlon A10 7850k - Better to use Onboard Graphics, or with GT1030 Graphics Card>>>

    That PC is actually used for 1080p video editing (Premier Pro, After Effects etc), and does a GREAT job!!! The GT1030 graphics card will literally be thrown away or at least thrown into storage, so it's zero cost. So, as it is free, I wondered if it would be of benefit to put it into this PC?
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    [SOLVED] Athlon A10 7850k - Better to use Onboard Graphics, or with GT1030 Graphics Card>>>

    Hey guys Need some help please... I'm upgrading some old PC's in our office, and I have a PC here around 4-5 year old, running GREAT. It's an Athlon A10 7850k, currently used with onboard graphics (HDMI). Now, when the upgrade is complete I will have a GT1030 graphics card left over with no...
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    [SOLVED] Core i7 10700 (10th Gen) Running at 2.9ghz (not 4.8ghz) with Turbo Boost on???

    I think I found the solution... CTRL+ALT+DELETE > Task Manager > Performance Tab This shows CPU base speed (2.9) and also shows 'live' speed. Play a vide or do something on the PC, and if the speed goes above the base speed then the boost is active. My guess is that bios will only show the...
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    [SOLVED] Core i7 10700 (10th Gen) Running at 2.9ghz (not 4.8ghz) with Turbo Boost on???

    Motherboard is MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus
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    [SOLVED] Core i7 10700 (10th Gen) Running at 2.9ghz (not 4.8ghz) with Turbo Boost on???

    Hey guys! I have an MSI Z490 board, and 10th Gen Core i7 10700, this one in fact: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B086MG1C7C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The processor is 2.9ghz, but can be 4.8ghz with Intel Turbo Boost. Checked the bios, it is enabled but processor speed...