Sandy Bridge

Forum discussion tagged with Sandy Bridge.
  1. jnjnilson6

    Discussion Alder Lake - The Resurrected Sandy Bridge?

    It seems that we haven't had such a cardinally huge upgrade (core count / performance) since almost Sandy Bridge in the case of Alder Lake. Looking at 13 and 14 gen CPUs it seems they will definitely not present a notably higher leap than that provided by Alder Lake. What do you think? Will...
  2. jnjnilson6

    Discussion Sandy Bridge VS Alder Lake

    I am generally talking about the times. The opulent moment, breathlessly reserved and mentioned variably through over a decade, appearing in the beginning of 2011 when Sandy Bridge became available, strewed a gilded polish over that generation of machines. It was a great shift in performance...
  3. Boi216

    [SOLVED] Sandy Bridge Mobile Undervolting?

    I have a thinkpad x220t, and it has the i7 2620m. I have been searching for a pretty long time on how to undervolt it and it seems impossible. It goes upwards of 90 degrees even with thermal grizzly and i clean it regularly. Any suggestions to cool it down other than a cooling pad which i plan...
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    [SOLVED] Can I upgrade to an i5-3470/i5-3570?

    Hello! Almost 4 months ago I finally had to upgrade to something better than my old laptop. The problem is, I'm 17 years old (and as you probably saw I'm from Bulgaria), so I can't really afford anything too fancy because I hate milking my parents since a kid and use my own money for every...
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    Question Graphics Card for Xeon E3 1225 V2 + Sandy Bridge Motherboard

    I have a CPU built in 2014 with Xeon E3 1225 V2 processor, Sandy Bridge motherboard and 24 Gigs of RAM. The display of this CPU works but has severe lag (every frame refresh shows lag). I have the following requirements for my display: 2K display support 2-3 monitors support Which is the most...
  6. Deathsteams

    Question Windows 10 task manager improper frequency readings

    BEFORE I START: I have posted on multiple tech sites already, got no useful answers, let alone getting "HAHAUSELINUX"-ed. Basically, I've recently bought an Intel Core i7 2700k (Sandy Bridge-DT) system (Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV rev 2.2 motherboard, and a Gigabyte GTX 980 Windforce graphics card)...
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    Question Best CPU for Vostro 260/0GDG8Y

    Greetings. There are a few threads on the internet already about this particular question, but I've also discovered that there appears to be a modified BIOS that allows you to use Ivy Bridge processors. However, the thread seems to imply the BIOS isn't easy to install and they seem to be...
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    Question Upgrade from Late 2011 Sandy Bridge

    Hi everyone, Last time I built a dedicated gaming pc with money not being an issue was in 2011. I have... Asus P8P67 Motherboard Intel Core i7 2600K Sandy Bridge @ 3.4 (overclocked to a comfortable 4ghz with aftermarket cooler). Upgraded from a GTX 580 to a GTX 1070 16GB RAM SSD XFI Sound...
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    Question A question about a cpu upgrade for Precision T3600.

    Would this Xeon E5-2687W CPU work with this dell precision t3600 computer. The cpu has the correct socket LGA 2011, correct architecture Sandy Bridge EP. But it says "Up to 130W" and this Xeon E5-2687W uses 150W. I have a 635W psu. Would this be a issue or not? I have had issues with i7-3930k...
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    Question Weird horizontal lines on my monitor

    I seem to be having a problem where I see red horizontal lines appearing on my monitor when I'm at 60 hertz, when I go down to 30 hertz they seem to go away, along with blue horizontal lines near the top of my monitor (when at 60 hertz, they go 'away' at 30 hertz as far as I've seen). I have an...
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    [SOLVED] Is my Samsung 970 Evo ssd working properly?

    Hi, I just purchased a new system for my work. It has Samsung 970 Evo Nvme ssd 500gb as the boot drive, which is installed in the primary pcie 3.0 x4 slot. When I power on the system, after bios screen goes away, the windows loading screen (where the dots move around in circles) will be there...
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    [SOLVED] Should I be worried that there are so many files under Windows/Temp? (124 GB)

    Here's a screenshot of it: View: https://imgur.com/a/idnDYjA I haven't cleaned it out since I built my PC back in 2017, so would it be normal to have the temp folder this full? Is it safe to just delete all?
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    [SOLVED] Custom Cable Equipments

    Hi everyone. I need some professional opinions from you as I am about to purchase some items for custom cable sleeving. This is going to be my first time so I am unsure if I had picked the correct items for the job. I am planning to do a full length sleeving as I need to save some space for...
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    [SOLVED] Steam login problem

    Every time i try to connect on my steam main account on the windows app a steam warning pop up with the message "Steam is having trouble connecting to the steam servers". I reinstaled the steam app but still the same problem...i can connect on the browser but cant log in into the app and i got...
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    [SOLVED] Pc won’t start up

    My new pc won’t start up just built it Brand new ram 16gb ballistix brand new motherboard asrock b450m hdv brand new ryzen 5 I plug my power button into where it says onto the manual but when I go to turn it on it doesn’t start up
  16. Strongwolf2

    NVEMe SSD question

    Is this any good? ; HP EX900 M.2 500GB PCIe 3.0 x4 Nvme.
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    Help with laptop to play and stream League of legends only??

    Hello,guys can this laptop Acer Predator i7-8750H+1060 gxt,16gb ram play lol at 1080p 60 fps capped and stream league of legends at 720p 60 fps capped??
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    B450M & AMD Athlon 200GE EZ Debug VGA hang

    So built a basic PC consisting of... MSI B450M Pro-M2 AM4 DDR4 mATX Motherboard AMD Athlon 200GE 3.2GHz processor Crucial Ballistix Elite 4GB DDR4-2666 UDIMM memory Windows 10 Home 64bit This system has been running fine for its intended use for the past month/two months. It was turned off...
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    [SOLVED] PSU blows up other components

    Are there any mods you can do to a PSU in case where it fails or blows up it doesn't damage the other PC components which already happened to me, are there any mods?
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    Power line adapter for PS4

    I currently get about 50-250 ping sometimes 1000 if my family is on the internet, if I get a tp link av600 powerline adapter and a 10 foot cat 7 Ethernet cable how much lower will my ping be?
  21. Cristiano_9

    [SOLVED] Any decent guide to do a safe overclock on i5 4690k?

    Hey. Nothing crazy, just a little a safe oc. Something like 4.1-4.2GHz will be fine. Got a Noctua Nh-u12s and my case is Nox Hummer ZX. Thanks in advance!
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    R5 1600 Compatability for new build

    I was wondering if there were any underlying incompatible parts for this budget build I was planning on building, The main things I'm confused on are the ram speeds and mobo compatibility with R5 and certain ram? Idk, I'm confused rn and wondering if I can get some good quick second opinions...
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    Dual monitors but different syncing

    If I want dual monitors (for my son’s school work- lol) But have an asus free sync and a dell gsync (both 144hz/1msrt)- will that effect performance with nvidea graphics card? I know one monitor is primary but just wondering if it will impede anything when homewok is done and the gaming begiins.
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    COBY Televison switches from HDMI to DVI

    I have a CyberpowerPC gaming ultra desktop with a AMD Radeon RX 560 Graphics card. I currently have a Samsung SyncMaster E2420 connected to it by a DVI cable. I want to connect a second screen, that being a COBY LEDTV1926, to my computer but there are some issues. First, on my computer, it says...
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    PC Freezing in games

    Hello, I have had issues with my computer randomly freezing at any moment in games for months now, It has been returned TWICE to the store and every component was checked and stress tested TWICE. Each time they found that the CPU was failing, and replaced it with a brand new one, but I know for...
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    Don't now what to upgrade in my build

    Hi guys. Been building pcs for a while but on my personal build I've hit a dilemma. My specs are : Gtx 1060 6gb asus dog I7 3700k not.overclocked. coolermaster cooler Intel dub motherboard 14gb ddr3 ram 450w corsair psu I want to upgrade this to get better performance gaming and rendering...
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    Upgrade from 4790k to 9700k

    Now that the 9700k has been released, is it practical to upgrade now? I was going to wait for the prices to be lower before I pull the trigger. Or is it more ethical to just switch to the 8700k? Im currently running a GTX 1070 that will probably be switched to 1080TI later this year. Monitors at...
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    Xeon 5460 to Asus P5Q SE2

    Can Xeon x5460 work on Asus P5Q SE2. According to dellided he can work with X5472 and E5420(SLBBL).
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    Need Computer Upgrade

    I came here many years ago and had some great advice and have enjoyed my computer and used it for work and gaming for many years. I have a nice case and 800w power supply and SSD and hard drives and DVD. I need a new Motherboard, CPU, Memory and Graphics card(Been using a Radeon as I have 3...
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    Slow M.2 SSD

    HI, I have a Gigbyte GA-Z97X_UD5H Motherboard, Samsung EVO 850 plugged into the Sata Express port, and I have just installed the Samsung 970 Evo NVMe M.2 into the motherboard. I ran the samsung magician utility and while I am seeing fast read/write times for the 850, about 5200/4480 the 970 is...
  31. W

    RGB on gigabyte rx 580 8gb not working - Plz Help

    So I recently built a computer and I got pretty much everything up and working. However, for some reason the Aorus software will not change the color of my graphics card and I was really hoping to make my pc have matching colors. Whenever I hit the LED light change button in the Aorus...
  32. O

    Need assistance please for my website!

    I recently had an independent amazon affiliate guy build me a website. However, I was unaware that its possible and wouldnt think that a guy who has made millions would know to implement meta tags and make the site searchable to others? Whats going on? Is this a scam or am I being paranoid...
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    How to get around throttled speeds on a network.

    So I recently have moved from home to student accommodation and given that my speed back home is like 8Mbps I was pretty excited to see that I was getting speeds of around 150-180Mbps here. That's where the issue is though, for the first couple of days or so everything was all good, installed...
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    AMD Picasso and Raven Ridge 2018 May Arrive Sooner Than Expected

    Support for the Picasso and Raven Ridge 2018 APUs has been added to AMD's Linux driver. AMD Picasso and Raven Ridge 2018 May Arrive Sooner Than Expected : Read more
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    there is internet and it is so slow and i want to block these people from using

    fast things up in my computer and there are many ppl using
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    Does ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING AMD motherboard need BIOS update for Ryzen 2700x?

    I plan on upgrading my PC with a new motherboard so I can upgrade my CPU. But I've been seeing warning messages about how certain motherboards needs a BIOS update to make more current gen CPUs run smoother. I need to know if my selections will run without a bios update or not. And if it does...
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    PC power up but not working properly , no display and work fine in the repair shop

    Hi, I had an issue before where my PC wasn't working, the issue was it powers up but there is no display so i took it to the repair shop which faced no issue, when i got it to home it worked fine, this was around 3 months ago. Now the same issue returned again, however, fans were working...
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    stupid question but hopefully a simple answer

    question i had a usb hub fry on me and when this happened it took out a mouse/one usb harddrive that didnt have its own power and a capture card... but my other harddrives with own power was fine. is this due to them not needing power from the hub so it didnt cause them to short and the reason...
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    What Games can I r

    I am getting an i5-8400, 1060 Gigabyte G1 6GB & 8GBs of RAM. I wanna run games like fortnite & GTA V & other games on medium-high settings. Do you think those specs can manage that without going below 60fps at 1080p? Thanks!
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    My newly built pc won’t post

    I put my whole pc together, and it turns on. The fans turn on, everything looks as if it will post, and then the pc loses power and restarts the cycle. There is an audible click when it fails, and I do not know what it is coming from. Any ideas?!?