As well as being the 2nd largest supplier of microprocessors based on the x86 architecture after intel it is also one of the largest suppliers of graphics cards and chips through its ati brand. AMD web site AMD on Wikipedia
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Switch ubuntu graphics driver
I had an install of ubuntu on an old hard drive in a computer with a nvidia graphics chipset in it. I just moved the drive to a new computer with an amd card, and I am having troubles switching over. ...
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Quiet green PSU for a Mini-ITX NAS [closed]
I'm building a NAS for home use and I've selected the ASUS E35M1-I which is a AMD Hudson M1 Mini ITX Motherboard with 6 SATA slots but I'm not sure what would be the best PSU for my money and energy ...
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What kind of switchable graphics technology does ATI/AMD have?
AMD (formerly ATI) seems to have a lot different products (or names) for hybrid graphics technology. Which technologies does AMD have and what are the differences between those?
NVIDIA has just one ...
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Windows 7 on an old machine
My PC has AMD Sempron 2600+ (1.6 GHz) processor, 1.25 GB of RAM, low-end video card integrated on the motherboard: VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP (64 MB).
I am running Windows XP on it.
If I put Windows 7 ...
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Parallel computing or the clustering of 2 identical amd phenoms II x4 840 with 2 biostar a770e3 mboards
I would like to know if it is possible to do Parallel computing or the clustering of 2 identical amd phenoms II x4 840 with 2 biostar a770e3 mother boards 16 gigs of kingston hyp blu. I would like to ...
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Why are there no motherboards that are designed for both Intel and AMD CPU chips?
I've been looking at motherboards for quite a while and noticed that they all belong to either one chipset family or the other.
The chips themselves look identical to my inexperienced eyes, each ...
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i5 - 2500k vs phenom II x4 970 and GPU comparison? [closed]
I've always been an Intel fan and never used an AMD in my life, not saying I have anything against them. As a computer tech, most CPU's I see die are AMD and they typically get really hot when their ...
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AMD 6700 video card powers monitor through DP to HDMI adapter but not 3 simultaneous monitors
AMD 6700 video card powers monitor through DP to HDMI adapter but not 3 simultaneous monitors. Is this because of my DisplayPort adapter? Specs on the DP to HDMI converter box,
DisplayPort to HDMI ...
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fglrx driver doesn't start DRI in Debian Wheezy
I have a Toshiba Satellite P745D-SP4161M laptop with a AMD Radeon HD 6620G graphics card and a AMD A8-3500M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics CPU. I have dual boot with Windows 7 and Debian Wheezy/Sid.
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HD4570 Mobility reports OpenGL 3.0 but in spec OpenGL 3.2
I just updated my drivers to 11-12_mobility_vista_win7_32-64_ccc.exe.
I than checked it with OpenGL Extensions Viewer and I see that my card is 100% OpenGL 3.0 and only 60% OpenGL 3.2.
In the spec ...
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Does AMD have a webpage similar to ark.Intel.com?
I am considering buying an AMD CPU, but it seems that AMD is hiding their information.
Maybe I missed it, but is there a webpage like this:
http://ark.Intel.com
or more specifically Intel Core i5 680 ...
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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 ...
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How can I update my southbridge driver?
My motherboard is an AMD SB780 model. I think the AMD PCI Express (3GIO) Filter Driver is the northbridge driver. But I can't find the southbridge driver? Where can I download and install the ...
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Non-RAID5 mode vs. AHCI mode?
What is the difference between the "Non-RAID5 mode" and the "AHCI mode"? I've an ATI Technologies, SB700/SB800 SATA Controller and in the BIOS I can choose between Raid, AHCI and IDE mode but my box ...
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Where is the driver? [closed]
I've downloaded the lastest Southbridge driver from AMD 11-12_vista_win7_32-64_sb but the folder drivers is empty? Where is the driver? Same problem here:
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Driver is not intended for this platform?
I've downloaded a special hybrid version for 32bit/64bit but my Windows 7 keeps saying "Driver is not intended for this platform"? What can I do? I've tried to install with the setup.exe and with the ...
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Minimum ATI/AMD Radeon software insall for GPU rendering of HD content
I will try to include as much relevant information as possible, so please forgive the data dump.
Premise:
I am looking to enable GPU support/rendering of HD content on my AMD HD 4650 AGP video card ...
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Zambezi Vs Phenom, am i missing something? [closed]
Let me start off by saying the question is not which item i should get, the question is am i missing something or mistaken in one of my observations.
I'm comparing the zambesi line to the phenom II ...
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AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 8-core, worth it? [closed]
The majority of reviews and posts I see referring to the zambezi say it rocks and do so hard. However, I'm seeing isolated posts of problems w/ compatibility with hardware and some older games... and ...
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RAM optimized for AMD systems?
I've been told by G.Skill, that my RAM is actually optimized for Intel systems. Is this even possible?
By now, I'm also looking for new RAM, and would like to know if there are any brands or types ...
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Can I upgrade my laptop's AMD processor to an i3?
I'm using an Acer® Aspire AS5253-BZ493 Notebook (LX.RD502.053).
Am I able to upgrade its processor to an i3 or i5?
Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Processor: HD Internet ...
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AMD 880G/SB850 How to use integrated GPU + discrete GPU for a 2nd monitor?
I have a AMD 880G/SB850 chipset on my motherboard. I also have a Radeon 6970 driving 2 DVI displays. I have a 3rd display that I want to drive with the integrated GPU on the motherboard.
Is this ...
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No 3D effects even with ATI Driver 11.11 installed on Linux (Debian)
I have a Mobility Radeon 5400 on my laptop. I installed the newest ATI Driver (11.11) on my Debian Testing distro. I downloaded it, started sh, everything was ok, and I got the message that I should ...
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Why do Nvidia graphics cards have a faster memory clock, but lower FLOPS than AMD cards?
AMD claims that the 6870 has around a 1 GHz memory clock, Nvidia says that the 560 ti has around a 4 GHz memory clock, and AMD claims that the 6870 can reach 2 TFLOPS, while I've heard that the 560 ti ...
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Computer restarts with OpenGL and Catalyst newer than 11.7
You guys are my last hope literally, before I have to replace my motherboard/CPU/RAM and Graphics Card.
When I start OpenGL Programs in fullscreen and the same resolution as my desktop, my computer ...
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Installing Current and Legacy Catalyst Drivers at the Same Time
I have a Radeon HD 5450 PCI Express card and a Radeon 9250 PCI card.
The computer they're being installed in is running Windows XP SP3.
After installing the drivers for both cards, I get a BSOD with ...
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Can I use an old sempron stock heat sink with a Phenom II processor?
I'm upgrading from an old AMD Sempron 140 to a Phenom II 945. The motherboard will be the same.
Assuming I'm not planning to overclock, can I still use the same stock AMD heat sink that came with ...
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Overclocking GPU
I am running a AMD Radeon HD 3650 Graphics Card. My Graphics Card Software (Catalyst) came with overclocking software to overclock my GPU. I have a few questions though:
How bad for my GPU is ...
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Does AMD Support on-die video decoding?
Do any AMD processors support on-die video decoding in the same vein as the Intel core series? If so, can anyone point me to any articles that compare the two?
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Asus Core Unlocker results in “CPU not supported”
I have an ASUS MoBo (M4A88T-M LE) which has the core unlocker feature. When I use it, my processor, a Phenom X2 555 becomes a Phenon X4 B55. Everything seems fine except that now, everytime I boot the ...
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why are AMD CPU's generally slower then comparable intel CPU's, despite being clocked higher? [closed]
Generally, AMD processors are slower then comparable Intel procesors, despite being clocked higher. A friends intel i7 is clocked at 3.2GHz, my AMD phenom is clocked at 3.4GHz. Both are quad cores, ...
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Will a standard (off the shelf) modern graphics card work in a Mac Pro?
I have a Mac Pro, early 2008 model with a Quad Core Intel Xeon CPU.
Since 2008, I have installed the graphics card upgrade kit that Apple started selling around mid 2010, the Nvidia GTX285.
I'm ...
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Upgrading single core AMD processor to duo+ core in my laptop [closed]
I own a Compaq Presario CQ60.
Processor: AMD Sempron Processor SI-42 2.10 GHz, Level 2 cache 512 KB
Memory: 4GB (2x 2GB)
Storage: 160 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 5400 rpm
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8200M ...
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best single core performance from an AMD chip [closed]
I am a programmer who spends most of the time writing serial python programs. The programs I write often take quite long to run so I would like to upgrade my cpu to the AMD chip with the fastest ...
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Can't install AMD graphics card
For the life of me I cannot work out how to properly install the drivers for an AMD graphics card. I have an Acer laptop with a Radeon HD 6550m in it.
I go to the official AMD support site (after a ...
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Why does a AMD FirePro 2270 graphics card/adapter require a 350W power supply when it only uses
I ordered some Z210 workstations from HP with the AMD FirePro 2270 graphics card/adapter and the power supply that ships is 240W & 90% efficient.
The specs on AMDs website claim that it requires ...
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1680x1050 via VGA won't work correctly in Windows 7 32bit
I am trying to connect a Samsung 22" SyncMaster with my laptop running Windows 7 32-bit, an AMD HD 6500 Mobility. Though Catalyst Control Centre as well as Windows identify the correct resolution of ...
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Replacing nVidia GeForce 8800 GT with AMD Radeon 6870
I'm going to buy AMD Radeon 6870 to replace my old nVidia 8800 GT. Which steps should I follow while replacing the graphics card? Do I need to reinstall Windows?
Computer specifications:
ASUS ...
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Please help me with my PC build [closed]
This is my current build:
(Larger version)
Could you please review it?
I have also been told that the socket on the motherboard I've chosen is not adequate for the CPU I've selected, and also that ...
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Hard drive, CPU, or other issue?
It seems my computer has crashed but not sure what the problem is. I have an HP Pavillion p6310f with Windows 7 home edition. I bought it less than 2 years ago. 6GB RAM, 1TB Western Digital (green ...
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Strange performance from RAID5 using WD RE4 disks
I've noticed a bit of a performance issue with some WD RE4 drives I'm using under AMD's hardware RAID solution. First a bit of background:
Environment: Windows 7 home premium x64
HDD's: 3x 1TB WD ...
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Phenom x6 overheating: temperature montiors show constant 0 degrees C
I have an AMD Phenom II x6 processor which is overheating very easily, especially considering it's water cooled. I'm trying to monitor the temperature (in Windows 7) to see what's going on, but I ...
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What are Radeon stream processors and SIMD engines?
Top GeForce video cards have 480 GUDA cores (60 multicores by 8 stream each). They are like general purpose CPUs, but with specialized instructions, registers and memory working modes, and are ...
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Sempron 3500+ never clocking up (always at 800MHz)
According to CPUID CPU-Z and Windows Vista resource monitor the AMD Sempron 3500+ (1800MHz) in this Packard Bell Easynote SJ51 is never clocking higher than it's lowest speed. It's running at 52C so ...
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How to compare Intel and AMD Processors when different sites give such different rankings?
How can I get reliable information on the actual speed in practice of different processors? For example, I'm comparing 2 laptops with these processors:
Intel Core i3-2310M
AMD A6-3400M
According ...
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1answer
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Difference between amd quad core and i7 processors [closed]
I would like to know the difference between AMD quad core processor and i7 processor. Which one of them is best suited for high end programming needs?
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computer randomly rebooting — PSU connector very hot to touch
I was forced to move my computer yesterday for texturing work to be done on the ceiling. Took the opportunity to blow it out really well with a can of compressed air.
It worked fine for quite a ...
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AMD/ATI Radeon Windows 7 Compatible GPU List
Where I find it?
I've got a old PC with that I manage to install Windows 7, but the on-board vga is incompatible with Windows 7. Then I miss the transparency and another Windows Aero effects. ...
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Games can't be shown in full screen
My games can't view in full screen, What can I do? I have try to set full screen from the AMD VISION Control center but nothing has changed. I have HP 635
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Computer loads windows 7 with 2 GB of RAM, but not with 4 GB (2 x 2GB of identical sticks)
I have an AMD system - It is currently running with 1 stick of 2GB ram. Lately, I added another identical 2GB stick to it. However, Windows 7 is not booting with 2 sticks of RAM. It will boot with ...
