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OneBaseKing
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On May 12 2012 09:10 bbrian wrote: I finally figured out the problem! It was some faulty wires according to a technician, and now i can run the computer but i have another problem: windwos 7 shows only 2 of my 4 cores in the system settings, could someone please help me? You either need to fix your chipset drivers or reseat your CPU, most likely. | ||
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
On May 12 2012 09:12 JingleHell wrote: You either need to fix your chipset drivers or reseat your CPU, most likely. How do I fix my chipset drivers? Oh and I think my CPU is correctly put in as its exact name is detected like this: amd phenom x4 965 (2 CPUS) just the # of cpus is wrong... | ||
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On May 12 2012 09:18 bbrian wrote: um.... i checked device and manager and it shows all 4 cpus... does that mean it's working? It means win7 is smoking some good shit. DL CPU-z and take a screeny of what it says. | ||
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skyR
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
On May 12 2012 09:23 JingleHell wrote: It means win7 is smoking some good shit. DL CPU-z and take a screeny of what it says. I already downloaded cpu-z and it says 2 cores and 2 threads just like the screen... | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On May 12 2012 09:24 skyR wrote: 4 CPUs being shown under device manager is normal, it means you have a quad core. Yeah, but recently it was showing 2, he says. If it's flipping shit, there's a possibility somethings screwy. | ||
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OneBaseKing
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benston333
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LunarC
United States1186 Posts
On May 12 2012 11:17 benston333 wrote: ok so i have about 400$ what kind of good computer do you guys think ill be able to get. the laptop i have now is so terrible cant even run sc2 on the lowest settings please tler's help me out You can get yourself a nice ipad. Otherwise you're gonna have to go bigger  | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
On May 12 2012 11:17 benston333 wrote: ok so i have about 400$ what kind of good computer do you guys think ill be able to get. the laptop i have now is so terrible cant even run sc2 on the lowest settings please tler's help me out Please answer the questions on the front page. Thanks. | ||
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
I think this is why my comp just shut down, like wtf.. Oh yeah sorry another question. why does my comp take so long to shut down? it's like a supercomp but it takes quite a while before it shuts down | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
On May 12 2012 13:53 skyR wrote: 70c is normal. What are your specs? Hi skyr, thanks for replying my specs are: radeon hd 7950 amd phenom ii x4 965 black edition 8 gb corsair ram 520 w seasonic psu | ||
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skyR
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iKill[ShocK]
Vietnam3530 Posts
check your cpu temp too to make sure. shut down time is like... whatevers... who cares. | ||
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
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Medrea
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When it shuts down does it initiate the shutdown sequence or does your computer just go poof. | ||
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
On May 12 2012 14:16 Medrea wrote: Yeah 70C is perfectly fine. You might be having driver issues. Maybe your PSU is also crapping out but you definitely have a quality PSU. When it shuts down does it initiate the shutdown sequence or does your computer just go poof. no sequence, just like you said, poof lol. and do you think my psu is lacking power? my specs were mentioned in a few posts before this one | ||
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