Docsis 3.0

Is DOCSIS 3.1 necessary if speed is less than 1Gbps? I have 600Mbps and thinking of going down to 300. The xFI modem/router isn't as reliable as my Arris SB6182 & Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3. Looking into getting my own modem again and returning their equipment. Is DOCSIS 3.1 worth it for the...

So i have a AMD based rig that was shutting itself off after about 2 mins. it was a MSI grenade motherboard with a x4 860k CPU. The first thing i did was put the CPU into a new motherboard and the shut down issues went away. gave it a clean wipe and even upgraded it from the stock air cooler to...