FX 8350 onlu using 2 cores?

[Dakota P]

I recently installed the fx8350 into my system and it seems to only be using 2 of the 8 cores. Is there any reason to this or any way to fix it?

 

[GameOver007]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1677342/baffled-8350-showing-cores.html
Check this thread

 

[4745454b]

I assume you used to have a quad in there before?

Start > Run > Msconfig > Boot tab > Advanced Options > What does number of processors say? Uncheck the box or set it to 8.

 

[Dakota P]

I assume you used to have a quad in there before?

Start > Run > Msconfig > Boot tab > Advanced Options > What does number of processors say? Uncheck the box or set it to 8.

Thanks for the response, when I got there the box was unchecked.

 

[4745454b]

What motherboard are you using? System specs?

 

[Dakota P]

What motherboard are you using? System specs?

CPU: AMD FX8350
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-78lmt-usb3
RAM:8gb Adata 1600MHz
GPU: Powercolor Devil r9 270x
Storage:Toshiba 500gb 7200rpm
Storage: Toshiba 120gb SSD
PSU: EVGA 600b

 

[4745454b]

That's a very low end motherboard, I'm surprised it works at all.

If you have the Rev 4.1 board, you need the F3 bios to make that work. If you have the older F1 bios you need a bios update. I'd check to see what bios you have. If you have the Rev 5 or 6 board it looks like it should work with any bios. (F2 or FA.)