phenom ii

Enabling the 4th core does not work in all 100% cases, but sometimes it is as simple as just going to bios and setting Advance Clock Calibration to Auto and restarting the machine. On the next boot, it will enable the 4th core. Phenom II X3 becomes a quad core processor. Link Removed due to...

Hey guys, I'm new here and I basically registered in order to get some input about a problem that may concern many users over the forum. I have a Windows 7 Installation (build 7100) with all appropriate drivers for each devices, everything is working great except for one thing : My USB...

Have DDR3 prices finally hit rock bottom? DDR3-1600 reached $30 per 2 GB module several weeks ago, making it completely competitive in price-per-performance with DDR2. Available in both dual-channel and triple-channel kits for $60 and $90, these aren't last year’s high-voltage parts, but...

I am attemtpting to install the win 64bit 7 RC on a brand new build. I am using a USB stick as my install media. The install boots, although it takes a VERY long time to get from when windows begins to load the setup files to the place where I have issues (about 15 - 20 minutes). Where the...

I am having a problem with Windows 7 RC 7100 taking forever to boot up. 10 minutes is not unusual, neither is getting stuck in a loop and never booting. I have tried the clean boot with no difference. On occassion it will boot up in less than 2 minutes, which I believe should be the standard...

My External HDD (vosonic vp8390) stop working during coping files. It still shows in the My computer but EMPTY (can open it but there is no folders). It shows in disk management as RAW disk.( like it is new and unformatted) and the most weird thing is - it will still show that way if i...

I have a ubuntu computer that I am trying to dual boot windows 7 on. I downloaded the DVD ISO from the microsoft site, and burned it. In my pc I have a 16 GB ssd that I have ubuntu installed on and a 1.5 TB spinning drive for data. I don't have enough room left on the ssd to install windows 7 so...

I'd just like to check whether I've got everything right here - it's been a long time since I built a PC! Here are the key elements: ASUS ATI RADEON HD 4350 512MB DDR2 TV-OUT/DUAL DVI/HDMI AMD PHENOM II X4 QUAD CORE 940 BLACK EDITION 3.0GHZ SOCKET AM2 BIOSTAR TA790GX 128M AMD 790GX...

Well it arrived today and I've been messing with it since... I was really impressed with the retail cooler that comes with the chip although it needed lapping. I've been trying various settings and have only pushed it to 3.4GHz for the moment, in fact here's a screenie... I'll do some more...

To see some insane overclocking follow the link here: Link Removed