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by Mac29
Tue Mar 20, 2018 11:29 am
Forum: New Members Please Introduce Yourself
Topic: Nice to meet you
Replies: 3
Views: 9277

Nice to meet you

Great to join a community w/such a deep interest in computing. I'm a geeky guy who never quite got far enough in networking and MS, dipping into Linux. Just scored some hardware and finally mean to learn about imaging. My foolproof backup solution is dual HDDs. Like to learn about running applicatio...
by Mac29
Tue Mar 20, 2018 10:26 am
Forum: AMD Processor Forum
Topic: Phenom II X4 965: highest IPS
Replies: 1
Views: 13462

Phenom II X4 965: highest IPS

Anyone know the highest IPS I could get out of this chip? Got a freebie and wondering what to do w/it. I could OC but would like to know about IPS on the stock cooler and on air or water. Figure my old GTX 750 is the best card I have to match it and thinking I can play some games up to about 2014 (1...
by Mac29
Tue Mar 20, 2018 10:17 am
Forum: AMD Motherboard Forum
Topic: Esoteric way a GA-790XTA-UD4 runs an FX?
Replies: 1
Views: 17658

Esoteric way a GA-790XTA-UD4 runs an FX?

Been reading about AM3b and black cpu blocks, bios updates from mobo manufacturers. Anyone w/real knowledge know if Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 had a bios update that would make an FX cpu work? I presume the pins won't match so no, but just want to check. (The GB site is ridiculous w/registering: enter e...