AMD 8A-5500 APUwith Radeon HD7560D card

[bethss1949]

running core temp of 80+ when playing Sims 3 game with 2 expansion packs what fan should I get to increase cooling and some advice on a better graphics card this is a HP p-7 1414 desktop

 

[bethss1949]

thanks i'll try that now I have another issue computer now telling me to back-up all files hdd id failing when it rains it pours have talked to HP they want to send me a new hdd if I give them 150-200 dollars for colladerall till I return the old one can u believe that!! this computer is only 3 mo old any suggestion people???? HELP>>>>> how do I know if i'm running in dual channels???

 

[bethss1949]

I downloaded CPU-Z and I am running dual channels

 

[bethss1949]

I played the sims 3 and put a load on my apu and no heat on the hsf and is running dual channels also but hdd says its failing ????

 

[bethss1949]

I was looking at the system requirements for the AOD utility and don't see my chipset if they are talking in terms of it being a radeon found my chipset name AMD A75FCH and not on their list as supported

Your chipset is a **AMD Hudson-D3**

I have a 65w Trinity APU. I don't believe your temps are an issue. Remove your side panel, and put a load on your APU. Place your finger on the side of the HSF assembly to check for heat -- it likely will not be warm.

Verify that you are running your memory in dual channel.

 

[bethss1949]

ur correct so what now? running dual channels too but now says hdd failing ????

 

[bethss1949]

I was looking at the system requirements for the AOD utility and don't see my chipset if they are talking in terms of it being a radeon found my chipset name AMD A75FCH and not on their list as supported

Your chipset is a **AMD Hudson-D3**

I have a 65w Trinity APU. I don't believe your temps are an issue. Remove your side panel, and put a load on your APU. Place your finger on the side of the HSF assembly to check for heat -- it likely will not be warm.

Verify that you are running your memory in dual channel.

I am running dual channel and ur correct about the heat installed the OAD utility and this is some of the info target speed 760mhz current 340 MHz CPU target sp 3200 current 1400 PCe 100mhz running "0" memory is at it's correct speed the utility is not giving me the core temps or fan speed ??

 

[Wisecracker]

I hope your hard drive is operable. I just recovered from a complete fail.

It's always good to look at things from every angle. What may help you now is your level of memory dedicated for graphics. I would suggest 1GB but you might be able to go higher. It is possible for the graphics memory to be set as low as 32MB!

You should be able to change your graphics memory either: 1) In your BIOS; or maybe 2) AMD Vision Control Center or 3) Whatever utility came with your system. This is from the AMD Vision ...

You have the AMD Radeon HD 7660D with a standard clock speed of 760MHz - just like mine. The graphics core clock can drop to 300MHz when idling, or lower when sleeping (I believe AMD calls that the 'Zero Tune')

The temps I got in AMD OverDrive just made more sense for me.

It's just a wacky sensor reading - my A10 5700 65w at full load runs 4-5F above ambient. It's not even a decent hand-warmer

Your Radeon HD 7660D APU graphics core clock is unlocked. I'm running mine at 900MHz. The higher clock seems to work best with higher speed RAMs. The question is whether you can get the GPU Clock slider to move

There are other Trinity APU graphic core clocking utilities but they are likely not suitable for your level of tweaking.

Best thing for you is to check that level of dedicated memory!

 

[bethss1949]

sorry to hear that but I might be in the same place as u I got a message to backup my hard drive is failing so I did a backup what did a hard drive cost u I have 1thd my card is a 7560 not a 7660 and is set at 304 MHz max at 760mhz the CPU is 3200 and with turbo 3500 voltage 0.9 target 1.23 card memory 512 help and thanks so much for all the info

 

[Wisecracker]

It's a minor annoyance around here. We stay ready. This place really runs on Duracell batteries. The Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB is $85 with code but you will have to purchase a SATA cable. It's got a 5-yr warranty and has 930GB of formatted space for all your videos and music. And, critical back-ups.

I would start a support ticket with the OEM being that your computer is relatively new. If you have not already done so, you should also prepare your OS recovery disks as specified by the OEM. If not, you will have to purchase a recovery disk from them (around $15).

Upping your video RAM from 512MB to 1024MB (1GB) may help your Sims gaming, too.

 

[bethss1949]

It's a minor annoyance around here. We stay ready. This place really runs on Duracell batteries. The Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB is $85 with code but you will have to purchase a SATA cable. It's got a 5-yr warranty and has 930GB of formatted space for all your videos and music. And, critical back-ups.

I would start a support ticket with the OEM being that your computer is relatively new. If you have not already done so, you should also prepare your OS recovery disks as specified by the OEM. If not, you will have to purchase a recovery disk from them (around $15).

Upping your video RAM from 512MB to 1024MB (1GB) may help your Sims gaming, too.

 

[bethss1949]

It's a minor annoyance around here. We stay ready. This place really runs on Duracell batteries. The Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB is $85 with code but you will have to purchase a SATA cable. It's got a 5-yr warranty and has 930GB of formatted space for all your videos and music. And, critical back-ups.

I would start a support ticket with the OEM being that your computer is relatively new. If you have not already done so, you should also prepare your OS recovery disks as specified by the OEM. If not, you will have to purchase a recovery disk from them (around $15).

Upping your video RAM from 512MB to 1024MB (1GB) may help your Sims gaming, too.

 

[bethss1949]

yes I was looking at the western digital and seagate at 102. but the 85.00 sounds better and am going to order a hd 7750 card from newegg for 89.00 how do I start a OEM ticket? this is my 1 st new computer

 

[bethss1949]

thank u this answered now