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Windows 7 Can I Overclock My Low-Spec CPU? Need Help Identifying Compatibility and Options
So I'm running a pretty horrible spec'd PC. Not going into details, but this is the bench from CPU-Z. Is it possible to overclock this CPU? I've seen google stuff that say yes, but most were very old. (I've gotten answers on another site that it can be, if motherboard and such is right...- iMCLueLeSS
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Windows 10 Can i use 2133mhz with 8700K or should i buy 2666mhz?
Hi. My rams: https://www.kingston.com/datasheets/HX421C14FB2K2_16.pdf Currently are on Asus Z170-P motherb and 6700K. I am buying 8700K and Asus Tuf Z370 Pro Gaming. Asus TUF Z370-PRO GAMING w Morele.net I must buy faster new ram and sold actually or not necessary ? I dont have much money...- sew333
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 10 Benchmarks for Windows 10 1709 (Build 16299.15) Comparison
Hi! Here are some preliminary benchmarks for what may become the next Fall Creators Update. Although modern benchmarks can sometimes be meaningless when it comes to real-world scenarios, Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is promising some significant improvements in graphics performance and...- Mike
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VIDEO New free Unigene Benchmark: Superposition
SUPERPOSITION BENCHMARK Brand new GPU stress-testing tool from UNIGINE. It also features interactive VR experience with support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. KEY FEATURES Top-notch visuals powered by UNIGINE 2 Engine Global leaderboards for benchmark scores Stress load for the GPU heating...- kemical
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Windows 10 CPU didn't go over 80%?
Hi, I was maxing out my CPU with prime95 for 30min and the temps was good around 60c Then I did close prime95 and I did open it again to run it and it did only manage to push the CPU to 80% according to task manager and as my fans did not start to run at full speed I guess it was correct that it...- Calby
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Crysis works in Windows 10, too.
I just purchased Crysis from GOG and tried it out. The game and both 32 bit & 64 bit benchmarks all work in Windows 10, as does the 64 bit version of the game.- brkkab
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- 32-bit 64-bit benchmark compatibility crysis game version gaming gog performance windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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VIDEO Why gaming benchmarker Josh Heslop loves Surface
Link Removed When I first spoke to Josh Heslop, he painted a picture of the night of Surface Pro 4’s release: he was the first customer in line at the Link Removed at Baybrook Mall in Friendswood, TX, eager to get his hands on the new device and see what kind of gaming muscle lay underneath the...- News
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VIDEO Is Your PC VR Ready? Test It with Futuremark's VRMark Benchmarks
The performance requirements for VR games are much higher than for typical PC games. So if you're thinking about buying an HTC Vive or an Oculus Rift, wouldn't it be good to know that your PC is ready for VR? VRMark includes two VR benchmark tests that run on your monitor, no headset required...- kemical
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- benchmark directx 11 dual core free space futuremark gaming graphics htc vive memory oculus rift pc performance performance system requirements testing version 1.0.1227 virtual reality vr gaming vrmark windows 7
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Windows 7 Computer not using correct GPU for rendering
I've posted this across a few forums, hoping one might shed some light on the issue. I have a HPZ840 workstation running Windows 7 with two GPUs installed. - Quadro 4000 - for Display - Nvidia Titan X - for rendering - There's no onboard graphics The issue is, the computer will only use the...- RyanIG
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- benchmark bios computer issues device manager displayport drivers dvi gpu graphics driver graphics settings hardware hpz840 nvidia nvidia control panel performance quadro 4000 rendering titan windows 7 workstation
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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OCCT 4.4.2: Essential Tool for Overclocking Stability and Stress Testing
William B submitted a new resource: OCCT - Overclocking Stability Testing, Stress testing, Normal Stability testing Read more about this resource...- William B
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- benchmark hardware normal testing occt overclocking performance prime95 resources software stability testing stress test testing tools utility version 4.4.2 windows
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- Forum: Software Updates
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VIDEO New DX12 Benchtest coming to 3DMark
A new benchmark will soon be coming to 3DMark as reported in their blog ''Time Spy is a new DirectX 12 benchmark test, coming soon to all Windows editions of 3DMark. With its pure DirectX 12 engine, built from the ground up to support new features like asynchronous compute, explicit...- kemical
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- 3dmark amd api asynchronous compute benchmark directx 12 futuremark gaming graphics card innovation intel multi-adapter multithreading nvidia performance software tech news testing windows
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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JavaScript performance updates in Microsoft Edge and Chakra
Since we first started work on the Chakra JavaScript engine, it has been our mission and priority to make JavaScript faster for the real world web, and to continuously improve the experience of browsing in Microsoft Edge (and previously Internet Explorer). We’ve had a very busy year, with...- News
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- benchmark browser performance chakra es2015 event handling feedback insider preview javascript jit compilation memory optimization memory usage microsoft edge open source performance software optimization user experience web development webassembly windows 10
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Windows 10 Nvidia to end mainstream support for 3-4 SLI systems
The release of the new Pascal based cards will see the end of mainstream support for 3 or 4 way SLI. Nvidia will still include profiles for benchmarking using more than two cards but that will be about it: "With the GeForce 10-series we’re investing heavily in 2-way SLI with our new High...- kemical
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- bandwidth benchmark computing drivers dx12 game ready driver gaming geforce gpu graphics hardware nvidia overclocking pascal performance sli vr
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Essential Guide to Prime95 V28.9: A Must-Have Tool for PC Builders
William B submitted a new resource: Prime95 V28.9 - The primary builders testing tool Read more about this resource...- William B
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- benchmark cooling cpu testing diagnostics gamers gaming hardware overclocking pc build performance testing prime95 resources stress test system performance tech industry temperature monitoring tools utility version 28.9
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What are normal cpu temps?
Last week my computer shutdown from going to hot. I replaced the thermal paste and that helped some. Tonight I performed a stress test on my cpu from intel extreme tuning utulity for 2 min The temps were 91, 99, 88, 99 When not under stress the cores temps fluctuate but are around 61, 67...- musiclover2000
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- benchmark cooling core i7 core temp cpu fluctuation hardware heatsink intel memory overheating pc build performance stress test system health tech support temperature thermal paste user inquiry windows 7
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- Forum: General Computing
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benchmark stock tests
My new Asus tp500l arrived today...- ussnorway
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SQLIO Disk Subsystem Benchmark Tool
The SQLIO Disk Subsystem Benchmark Tool has been retired and replaced by DiskSpd.exe. Link Removed- News
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Futuremark 3DMark Benchmark Legacy Versions for FREE
Futuremark has released some of it's older titles for free including a free activation key: Futuremark - Legacy Benchmarks- kemical
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- 3dmark activation key benchmark free futuremark gaming legacy performance software tools
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 10 DX12 game results.
The first game to use DX12 is Ashes of the Singularity an RTS based game. Testing shows that DX12 does improve performance although it varies depending on choice of card: Dx12 runs far better on the AMD cards than Dx11 does so they will see the most benefit in this instance. Other games...- kemical
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- amd ashes of singularity benchmark card comparison directx drivers dx12 game testing games gaming gaming performance graphics gtx hardware nvidia performance radeon rts video games
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 10 Windows 8.1 vs 10 graphics performance
So is gaming under Windows 10 any better than other operating systems? Guru3D thought they'd go and find out: You can read the full article Link Removed Personally I cannot wait to see what DX12 will bring as we've already had some idea with the recent DX12 Benches using 3Dmark and it was...- kemical
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- 3dmark benchmark dx12 fcat gaming geforce graphics graphics card gtx 980 ti performance performance gains r9 fury radeon smooth gameplay threaded optimization windows 10 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming