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Compatibility of Chipset and GPU
I am wondering if the compatibility of Chipset and GPU affects the performance of graphic card. If so, how can I know how much compatible they are?
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Setup Intel SSD Caching on Z68 chipset with Windows already installed
According to this article about the Asus P8Z68 motherboard, to use the Intel SSD Caching, I need to enable RAID mode before installing Windows 7. What if it's already installed? Is there not a way to ...
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Does Intel H61 chipset supports Intel Integrated graphics?
I am about to get a motherboard with the Intel H61 chipset and the Intel i3 2100 CPU.
Can these two comunicate and use the Cpu's integrated graphics?
According to this it is possible but I am kinda ...
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Explanation of the Intel 1155 “Sandy-Bridge” chipsets
Originally there was an H67 (with graphics), a P67 (for overclocking), and a z68 (for both).
However, now it seems like there is a whole slew of alterations to this chipsets and I'm looking for an ...
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CPU upgrade option for my Acer Aspire 1420p laptop
Here's the specs of my current laptop http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/notebook/2009/acer/aspire/Aspire1420P/Aspire1420Psp2.shtml
I want to upgrade the CPU because it's too slow. I did some minimal ...
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Intel chipset drivers confusion
I'm installing Windows on an Asus P5B-E (Intel chipset) and wish to use the most recent drivers available, but I'm having trouble figuring out which chipset download I want.
The original motherboard ...
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Install ATI Chipset Drivers when Using Nvidia Card?
I bought a new motherboard (with integrated ATI graphics) that came with ATI drivers for the chipset. Should I install the chipset drivers even though I am using an Nvidia graphics card in the ...
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Does anyone know the exact symptoms of the Intel 6 SATA bug? [closed]
There has been a bug discovered
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4142/intel-discovers-bug-in-6series-chipset-begins-recall
It was acknowledged by Intel and recalls have been ordered.
However, since ...
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How to determine which revision of the SATA is supported by the chipset?
I've got a laptop Asus K50IN that, according to the specification, uses NVIDIA MCP75L chipset. How do I determine which revision of the SATA interface is supported by my laptop?
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My HP ProBook 4530s got much hotter with Ubuntu Linux than Windows 7
I have a ProBook 4530S with Windows 7 on it. I've got the software drivers from here.
I just installed Ubuntu 11.04 x64 on it. I am noticing that the notebook became much hotter, even after ...
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Why should I install hardware drivers if my computer is working fine?
I've just installed Windows 7 on my PC.
I went online to look for drivers. For my motherboard, Foxconn offers LAN drivers, on-board audio drivers, and chipset drivers. And for my graphics card, ...
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How can I find out what chip is used in USB <-> Serial (RS232) converter from FTDI?
I have an USB <-> RS232 converter with no designation of producer on it. After plugging it into USB port on Windows Vista 64bit computer I chose an option to automatically find and install drivers ...
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How do I match wireless card chipset to actual product names?
I'm wanting to buy a USB wireless adapter that works with OpenBSD.
My problem: finding one that I know will work.
There is a lot of documentation for what chipsets OpenBSD supports in this area, ...
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How to avoid purchasing Faulty “Cougar Point” Chipset motherboard?
I plan on purchasing an Intel 2600K processor and am worried about my motherboard choice considering the faulty chipset ("Cougar Point" Chipset ) issues.
What should I check to make sure I don't ...
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Does using Smart Response Technology (Z68 chipset) require a UPS to prevent data loss?
The Smart Response Technology (SRT) of a Intel Z68 can operate in two modes: Enhanced (Write-through) or Maximized (Write-back). Clearly, the Maximized mode sounds better since it will give you near ...
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Where to find Win XP chipset drivers for ASUS A6R?
I tried to search the manufacturer's page at http://support.asus.com.tw/download, but there is no Win XP chipset Drivers. I found something under Utility Category (SMBus Driver) and tried to install ...
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Are there significant performance difference between chipsets?
I wanted to build a single PC to fit all my needs, but since hardware virtualization support (Vt-d specifically) is a huge problem, I decided to build multiple single-use oriented computers. In this ...
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Southbridge cooling [closed]
I am looking for a southbridge cooling fan. The motherboard is Intel DG45FC, with the southbridge ICH10R. I have it in a low profile mini-ITX case, and height from the board to the case is about ...
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What is a single-chip microcomputer?
I'm a bit confused about what a single-chip microcomputer is. Specifically, what is the difference between a single-chip microcomputer and a multi-chip microcomputer? (Since chip is so informal, what ...
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Running a Sandybridge i5 2500K on an h67 board
Is anyone aware of any issues/downsides of running a Sandy Bridge i5 2500K on an H67 board?
Some info for context:
I'm planning on building a dual
monitor, quiet, development rig.
I have no plans ...
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PCIe network card deactivate DVI output (but NOT VGA output) on Shuttle SG41J1+
It's all in the title :) Inserting a network card (or any other PCIe card, RAID controller, SAS, etc ) in the PCIe 16x slot of the Shuttle SG41J1 deactivate the DVI output. The VGA output still works ...
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vPro and Intel Core i7-950 (LGA 1366)
What chipset do I need in order to use intel Active Management Technology (part of vPro technology)?
Is it supported by X58? Wikipedia says only about Q57 but it's LGA 1156 sockets and also I would ...
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Sony VAIO unknown device [closed]
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Where should I find drivers for my laptop if it didn't come with a driver disk?
My VAIO is VPCCW2HGX/B. I have installed Windows 7 64 bit. I have downloaded all ...
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Intel P6100 CPU and Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
I have an Asus K52F-BBR5 notebook that uses an Intel P6100 ( 2GHZ 15x multiplier) and HM55 Express Chipset. I'm looking to replace it's 3GB with 8GB.
The Crucial database seems to indicate that a ...
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Which intel socket type is more future-proof?
I'm planning on building another Highend Desktop - or dual CPU server (not sure which right now) but I heard that some of Intels chipsets might be dropped soon. Which ones? Which ones are supposed to ...
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AMD 700, 800 series chipset. I'm lost
I've been an Intel / NVidia user ever since I started using computers.
Intel really gone up with the prices, and they won't get cheaper.
So I decided to get an AMD.
But WHICH one?
I mean.. not ...
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“bus speed”, “rated bus speed”, “stock bus speed”
I was wondering what are differences between "bus speed", "rated bus speed", "stock bus speed"?
I saw in Speccy running on my laptop:
Bus Speed 200.0 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 800.1 MHz
Stock ...
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How to maintain Lower CPU Temperature
1) How to maintain low CPU temperature ?.
2) What are the factors that cause high CPU Temperature ?
3) what are the chances of damaging my motherboard due to excessive heat released from processor, ...
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Upgrade Cpu on intel 82865g motherboard
i would like to try to improve my pc performanc but i'm not sure about cpu compatibility.
My Motherboard is (i suppose ) aOpen ez 65 with intel i82865g chipset. My cpu is a P4 2.8 ghz without ...
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Can RAM be specific to chipset like intel or amd only? F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT
Basically i want to know if this ram is compatible with GA-890FXA-UD% motherboard. using a AMD 1055t CPU
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Relation between controllers, interfaces, adapt cards, chipsets, buses
I am confused about the following concepts and their relations: controllers, interfaces, adapters, chipsets, buses and north/south bridges. Can anyone point out how they are working together, what are ...
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Officially announced RAM support size doesn't apply to one of twin rigs with just one difference
It'll take a little long to describe my situation but here goes the story :
In January 2009 we bought (the OEM parts) two similar systems with just one difference. One of them had a Phenom X4 CPU and ...
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difference between chipset and motherboard
What is the difference between chipset and motherboard?Can i use chipset instead ofmotherboard.Any disadvantage in using chipset?
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SATA drives or chipset throwing DRDY ERR and ICRC ABRT
I have an SD-VIA-1A2S PCI card with 2 sata ports (and one ATA-133 that isn't used). Two new Western Digital Caviar Green drives (WD10EARS 1TB) throw repeated errors in kern.log (removed ...
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Current Motherboard Tech Overview
Welp, computer died. Time to get a new motherboard.
I haven't been paying attention to the latest motherboard technology and associated models and chipsets.
Can someone point me at an overview of ...
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I want to install more than the supported amount of RAM on my PC. Is it likely to work?
I have a Shuttle SG32G2 PC that I'm using as a small home server. It has two 240-pin DDR2 RAM slots, and officially supports 2GB per slot, for a maximum of 4GB of RAM, which I already have installed. ...
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Zotac WiFi Drivers - No Linux Support
I built my own computer, and the motherboard is a Zotac ITX GeForce 9300. The Wi-Fi adapter doesn't work and the CD it came with has no Linux drivers. I am using the latest stable release of Linux ...
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Intel Chipset Software Utility, should I install it?
I just installed windows 7. Intel recomends to install the Inf utility after you install the operating system and before you install everything else.
There is no version for windows 7 yet.
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