sandy bridge

Hello there Windows Forum As the title says, I'm having quite some issues with my driver CD from Gigabyte. I recently got installed from Win 7 to Win 10 home edition. Though I have a slight problem installing my motherboard utilities, meaning the CD I have got for my motherboard runs into this...

First post here. A few months I overclocked (a friend did) my computer. I7 sandy bridge from 3,4Ghz to 4,3 ghz. windows 7. After that I got the 0x00000124 blue screens. After a search it was the voltage that was too low. I fixed that. Now the last weeks I got a new blue screen: STOP: 0x00000116...

Hey guys, been having a problem for awhile and have not been able to figure out a solution on my own, and this seemed like a good place to reach out. Recently I switched out the motherboard in my set up, and did a clean install of Windows 7. I'm not 100% sure when it started, but sometime...

I just last month built a new Shuttle PC for a relative (specs below). The problem I am having is that whenever you Try to open a Internet application such as Firefox, IE, or AOL it takes a good 90-120 or so seconds to open the application. Once it opens the actual internet is fast as usual...

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Hi everyone, I've been struggling against constant BSODs on Windows startups. Last month I acquired a new PC with the following configuration: OS Windows 7 64-bit SP1 (Professional) CPU Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology 4 GB RAM Single-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz...

I recently published a commentary/news video listed here about Windows 8 boot times. People have been arguing ever since. One guy even claims he hasn't updated his computer ever since installing Windows 7 to improve his boot time. Too bad he has missed out on stability and reliability...

I just recently build this computer and since the beginning I get the same BSOD that does the exact same thing every time other then when it randomly happens. My computer first freezes for about 5 seconds then goes into the BSOD. The error code is a 0x000000f4 (0x0000000000000003...

Hey, i have just built a new rig and i'm having a couple of problems. As i said in the title i have a MSI 560 on a ASUS p67 mobo with a intel I5 2500. I've had the computer for about 2 months now and a few days ago, when i started the computer, a message saying "disk read error, push ctrl +...

Phoronix: The new benchmarks going out today on Phoronix are looking at the performance of Intel's Sandy Bridge graphics with the latest Microsoft Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux drivers. Link Removed

With new laptops coming out at a deep discount, many savvy computer users may be interested in taking advantage of such offers and then upgrading their laptop with a 3rd party solid state drive. The most common updates appear to be made through Crucial, OCZ, and Intel, all of whom make decent...

Hey guys, I'm in need of help with a HTPC I built based on sandybridge (Z68) which suffers from BSOD approx 2-3 times per day under Windows 7 Ultimate x64. It'll run fine for days sometimes but then it'll randomly BSOD three times in 2 hours. The BSOD usually occurs when using windows media...

As sure as the sun rises in the East, every few months you're going to see some new laptops from leading PC maker HP. That time is here again, and the latest additions include new versions of the high-end Envy, the Netbook-size Mini, and even a few professional-level ProBooks and Elitebooks...

The second generation Intel Core processor family codename Sandy Bridge introduced Intel Advanced Vector Extensions, known as Intel AVX. Intel AVX is a 256 bit instruction set extension to Intel SSE t... Link Removed - Invalid URL

The second generation Intel Core processor family codename Sandy Bridge introduced Intel Advanced Vector Extensions, known as Intel AVX. Intel AVX is a 256 bit instruction set extension to Intel SSE t... Link Removed

im very upset.... ive just bought a new system . Samsung Cream 2333T 23" Wide 8ms PVA 1:50000 1920x1080. Gigabyte GA-PH67A-UD3 H67 CHIPSET. Intel Sandy Bridge Core i5 2300 Socket 1155 6MB 2.8Ghz Tray. Samsung 1TB=1000GB 7200RPM 32MB Sata F3 HD103SJ. Transcend 4GB Kit (2GBx2) DDR3 1333Mhz...

This has turned out to be a heck of a Monday as Intel Corp., the microprocessor giant based in Santa Clara has revealed that it halted production of 6 Series chipsets (codename Cougar Point) due to a design flaw that can affect their SATA performance, significantly. The bug is with one of the...

Hi, I just upgraded my LGA 775 machine to a new Sandy bridge i5-2500k/asus p8p67 pro/4gb ripjaws 1600mhz. I was getting Bsod/restarts when i walked away. Maybe every few hours. After some other issues during program installs (some programs began to stop at random points of their installs and...

CES 2011: Whats New in PC Components - PCWorld Link Removed The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) isn't just all tablet, cameras, and laptops; there's plenty of news for the PC component geek, too, ranging from tiny flash drives that pack a lot of heat to the hand-held gaming console...

DonanimHaber have revealed early Link Removed indications for AMD's much anticipated next-gen Bulldozer architecture, in the form of Zambezi CPUs. The benchmarks were sourced from an official AMD document, in three categories, Media, Rendering and Games, and the Bulldozer 8-core sampled ended up...