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Questions tagged [amd-athlon]

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How to determine max supportable display resolution?

I'm trying to determine what is the highest monitor resolution that will be supported by a computer. System Win XP-era Compaq Presario SR1750NX that contains Radeon Xpress 200 integrated graphics on an AMD Athlon 64 based motherboard. The Radeon…
fixer1234
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Does DDR3 ram need to be installed in pairs?

Possible Duplicate: Matched DRAM — Why? Is it important? I'm building a machine with the following motherboard and processor. MSI 890FXA-GD65 Socket AM3/ AMD 890FX/ DDR3/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard AMD Athlon II X2 Dual-Core Processor…
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At what point does the performance gap between GPU & CPU become so great that the CPU is holding back a system?

I know that generally speaking for gaming performance the GPU is the primary factor which holds back performance, with everything else such as RAM/motherboard/PSU/CPU being secondary in importance to the graphics card. But at some point the other…
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How to test an AMD athlon 64 X2 processor? Accidentally connected AM2+ processor in AM2 socket

I have a motherboard with an AM2 socket. Recently I bought a new processor from Amazon which is AM2+. The new processor seemed to fit into the socket so I plugged it in but I wouldn't boot. Then I did some research and found out that I got the wrong…
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Is the Athlon 64 X2 (W) 4600+ 2.4 GHz a 64-bit processor?

I have an Athlon 64 X2 (W) 4600+ 2.4 GHz processor, with Windows XP 32-bit. I have read that the AMD 64, is actually a backwards compatible (32/64) processor, so you can run either Windows 32-bit or 64-bit if you want. When I go into my system…
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Does "AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2100GE" (YD210BC6M2OFB) really exist?

Such a processor is sold by a LOT of online stores throughout Eastern Europe (and at least a couple dozen pretend to have it on stock), see an example here: imgur link However, searching by either the name or the product id on the AMD site didn't…
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Athlon 200GE on Asrock A320M-HD - Driver is missing in Windows install

When trying to install Windows 10 using a USB pen drive, I get the following message: A media driver your computer needs is missing. This could be a DVD, USB or Hard Disk driver. If you have a CD, DVD or USB flash drive with the driver on it…
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Windows 7 on Athlon XP 2200+ 736 MB - feasible?

Would it be workable to put Windows 7 on an old AMD Athlon XP 2200+ (1.8 GHz) with 736 MB of RAM? Or would this be really slow? What are the experiences with a comparable system? (I am not interested in Aero stuff, etc.) Update: After reading the…
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What makes Phenom II series different from the Athlon II series?

Ok thats my CPU "Athlon II X2 250" But, What would the difference If I used an Phenom one ? Is there an difference between Athlon X2 II and Phenom X2 ? II (2 "i"'s just like F4 Phantom II)
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PC won't start, PSU buzzing/humming

I have an MSI K7N2 motherboard with an Athlon 3200+ XP. I have been running it in an old Cooler Master case and it has been OK for at least 10 years. About a year ago, it broke down, with something making a faint buzz in the machine. I tried…
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Unlocked phenom showing as athlon

I recently successfully unlocked the other 2 cores on my AMD phenom II x2 b59 CPU. From what I know it is equivalent to a phenom II x4 965. I'm not complaining (it gave me a very good performance boost) but I am curious because it shows up on my…
that guy
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Incorrect CPU speed in Windows 8.1

I have recently tried to overclock a AMD Athlon II X2 270 on a MSI GF615M-P33 V2 motherboard. I changed the FSB from 200 to 206, that's an increase of 102 MHZ from 3.4 GHZ.. no biggie. On reboot I got an error message saying that the overclocking…
Constantin Dumitrascu
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Computer booting for a few minutes then doing hard reset with no warning

Last summer I left for extended holidays and left my laptop in my desk for about 3 months. It wasn't plugged in but I didn't remove the battery and I might even have left it sleeping. When I got back, I started it, plugged it in, and started using…
Félix Saparelli
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Upgrade CPU from Athlon 64 X2 4200+

I have a Gaming PC with the following specs: Mainboard: M2N-SLI Deluxe CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ I want to buy a new CPU, but I am unsure, what is up and down in AMD's CPU series. The mainboard supports the following sockets: AMD®…
Carsten Gehling
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Athlon 64 4000+ rapidly heats to 70° after power up

Is it normal that my A64 4000+ AMD CPU rapidly heats up to 70+ degrees Celsius? It is visible in the BIOS config, and in a Windows tool. I do not know the exact data it used to run, but I had problems with the mainboard/CPU combo, and the MSI guys…
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