BloodrayneZA
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Um I didn't know there was a B550?
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Johnatan56
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Pi Mod hasn't been relevant as a CPU test in near 15 years.
Here's my one on a laptop, but I'm running multiple screens, and there are quite a few apps that will keep interrupting CPU, averaging about 20-25% normal usage at about 3.36G-3.6Hz.
It's all a game of cache though:
Your CPU:
My i7 9750H:
Notice the L3 cache size, so my CPU goes to main memory later.
And then it's a test of how fast is a single core (yours is probably faster, mine is a laptop).
The reason I say it isn't that releveant is that the app is still 32bit, so it's not using the full instruction size.
You can use something like Passmark, but Intel is controlling of that, they assign higher scores for AVX 512 workloads when that makes no sense, etc. so Prime 95 is usually the "classic": https://www.mersenne.org/download/ and Furmark for GPU.
I usually use them when I get a new system to see if my voltage is stable and usually once a year or so I run both to check how the PSU is doing.
Johnatan56
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I wouldn't upgrade right now, at most the GPU. Wait for the prices to drop a bit next year as AMD added a premium now, and see if it goes on sale next year as the single threaded performance of the new gen has increased the performance quite a bit, first major jump in years.
How is that related to my issues?
spiderz
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add a ssd and a x570 motherboard
Just in time for Halloween.
biometrics
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Chrome is kak.
Hardly use it on my work laptop.
Use it on my home laptop with no issues.
biometrics
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You said when you open Chrome it goes to 100% CPU.
Yes, one of the things that cause 100%, the rest 90%-100%
Nicholas
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I'm surprised that you would mention the GPU. Reasons?
I may well hold off on upgrading until my CPU/RAM/motherboard expires or my PC cannot run what I want it to run smoothly any more.
Nicholas
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Hi. I do have a modest [120Gb] for Windows. My documents and most of my software are on a 1Tb HDD.
Why spend a greater portion of whatever it is I budget for an upgrade [say R8000-odd] on a high-end motherboard? I don't see the need.
What advantage will having more PCI-Express 4 lanes give me, and is it worth the premium? Remember that I'd be most likely to go with a Ryzen 3 processor.
Nicholas
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Yum. How often do you replace your PSU?
BloodrayneZA
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Funny you say that, my housemate got a mat like mine and he put it down the way you suggested. Not because he likes it that way but because his printer will cover it up.
BloodrayneZA
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You and I think alike. I do not need the extra PCI-E slots - all I want is something relatively simple and just plug in a GPU into an PCI-E x16.
BloodrayneZA
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Conversation between me and my housemate
BloodrayneZA
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Wow the new keyboard makes a big difference
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