AMD CPU ON ZDNET
Ok, dur. This thing will go from it’s normal everyday regular processes to run another process that is self focused? are you kidding me? why add more work to your work horse? are they that dang impressed by dodges Himi that drops from 8 Cylinders down to six when in highway gear?? IT’S NOT THE SAME THING!!!!!! STOP IT . AMD has been on a downward spiral for a couple years. Now they have put the nail in the coffin. They really should have left it at six cores and then release the information that you yourself can adjust it closer to what they state on Zdnet. I mean AMD has always be the DIY processor anyway…. Right? Well they need to give the users what they want.. and for that matter, Nvidia freaks….. bring coolbits back! (I know AMD and ATI yadda yadda it’s my post let me vent)
Tag: central processing unit
Amd Clock and Windows &
I have used amd clock 2.01 since I first heard about it back when I was on windows xp.
The thing always shows how much of my processor is being used. It did not show me what I kind of wanted to see
like how much I have and how much is left ( cpu resources).
Well I am now on Windows seven after trying many variants of xp and many variants of vista.
So far windows seven is “Alright” but really. I have many issues with the O/S.
Just a three weeks ago, on vista it would show 1.9 ghz until I would actually utilize some of the
resources of the cpu. Then it would crank up to the max. I find this weird now
That it shows my min as greater than my max, and when I use my processor it shows I have greater
cpu power.
Amd And Overclocking on Windows seven, hmm might = POP
I have an AMD 5600 processor, it’s a 2.9 cpu.
I think amd needs to update it’s clock tool, or windows seven is doing weird stuff.
My son’s computer specs
We are building him a computer right now.
Well he is , I am just telling him how to do it easier. He spent his Christmas and birthday money on this build.
We had to go to fry’s and to wal~mart . Wal~mart for the monitor because he had like $200 in Wal~mart gift cards.
He got dual 2.2 x2 Pentium processor , two gigs of of kingston pc2-5300 memory , nvidia 8500 gt pci-e with 512 memory.
He is right now in the middle of snapping the motherbaord in and cussing up a storm .. lol that’s my midget!!!!
Should go good with the tower I bought him for Christmas with the 500wt power supply and 3 ( I think it was 3) case fans. with the dvd/cdrw combo .
Right now the only thing on this machine that is old, is the 80 Maxtor hard drive.
Not bad for a 14 year old kid, but guess who his daddy is? :-P
Precautions For Building Computers
Use lots of overhead light. Once you have all the parts together, find a flat, smooth, clean, static-free surface. Make sure your clothes are not polyester or you stand a chance of building up buttloads of static and having a merciless discharge turning your junk into… well… junk.
I like using Gatorade lids to hold my screws and small parts in. Yeah Trailer Park Boys-ish, I know, but it works. Working above tile is good, also, so you can hear the small parts when they drop and kinda locate them easier by where the sound comes from. With the tower open and all parts scattered on the table, lower the motherboard in. Take small pin nails and set them through the mounting holes to mark your spot — should take like 6-9 of them depending on board size and tower abilities. Pull motherboard back out and try to not disturb the pin nails. Replace each nail with mounting studs, lower board in, and screw it down. Follow instructions in the manuals for motherboard and instructions from tower to set up power switches and USB connectors. you may sometimes need to split the end connector for the tower speaker so it fits the prongs. Tie back wires so they stay low and out of view.
Insert RAM, CPU, and heat sink. Simply put: Be gentle, be slow, bend no prongs, and scratch no boards
Set in all drives: CD-ROM / DVD / hard drive / floppy drive. Place the power supply in, and take the board connecting the wire strand and try and map the cleanest, least visible route. Then plug it in. Do not crack the motherboard (yes, it can happen)! Do the same with the drives. I tie them to the rack as I go down the line. Keep hard drives away from all magnets — even the case speaker magnet!
The Video card is done pretty much the same way as the RAM. The slit(s) in the card tells you which way it should face.
Get a good look at the inner case. All air paths need to be clear of anything — even wires. Now plan the path your air will flow and then look at your fans to see which direction the blades should face to achieve the airflow you planned.
Close the case, cross toes, plug in all devices for first boot, and press power button. Pray for BIOS/CMOS boot. Press delete and watch temperatures for about ten minutes or until you see that it is getting really hot.