- May 18, 2013
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To start off, here's my specs:
MB: MSI Gaming 970
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE (OLD), FX 8300 (NEW)
GPU: MSI AMD R9 380 4 GB
RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws X 16 (2x8) GB
Boot Drive: Mushkin SSD 256 GB
Data Drive: Seagate 1 TB
From what I've seen there shouldn't be any issues (theoretically) when upgrading only the CPU. I was hoping for a decent performance boost with this upgrade.
The first thing I did was stick the stock fan in the closet as a backup. I'm using my nicer fan, and idling below room temperature. (!)
At first the computer wouldn't POST. No problem, I reset the CMOS with the jumper. I was able to boot to BIOS after this, but I immediately noticed how much more sluggish the menus were. I enabled a couple of settings, like XMP for my RAM and boot settings, but otherwise left everything at stock.
Once I booted my OS, it immediately rebooted my computer. I figure it was enabling the proper driver for the CPU. After the reboot, I booted to the desktop perfectly fine. All 8 cores showed in Device Manager and System Information. I enabled my boot time tracker, and rebooted. This reboot took 14 seconds, as opposed to my previous 9. Hmm.
I proceeded to benchmark the CPU with AMD overdrive, and I compared it to my previous results. They were lower. 75% lower. Huh? That's weird.
I thought maybe it was power save settings or something, since it idles at 1.65 GHz and 0.87 vcore. I disabled all the power save settings in BIOS, and overclocked for good measure to 4.2 GHz. This time when I ran the benchmark, I got even LOWER results!
I guess the next step is to reinstall the OS, but even the BIOS is sluggish. What's going on here?
MB: MSI Gaming 970
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE (OLD), FX 8300 (NEW)
GPU: MSI AMD R9 380 4 GB
RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws X 16 (2x8) GB
Boot Drive: Mushkin SSD 256 GB
Data Drive: Seagate 1 TB
From what I've seen there shouldn't be any issues (theoretically) when upgrading only the CPU. I was hoping for a decent performance boost with this upgrade.
The first thing I did was stick the stock fan in the closet as a backup. I'm using my nicer fan, and idling below room temperature. (!)
At first the computer wouldn't POST. No problem, I reset the CMOS with the jumper. I was able to boot to BIOS after this, but I immediately noticed how much more sluggish the menus were. I enabled a couple of settings, like XMP for my RAM and boot settings, but otherwise left everything at stock.
Once I booted my OS, it immediately rebooted my computer. I figure it was enabling the proper driver for the CPU. After the reboot, I booted to the desktop perfectly fine. All 8 cores showed in Device Manager and System Information. I enabled my boot time tracker, and rebooted. This reboot took 14 seconds, as opposed to my previous 9. Hmm.
I proceeded to benchmark the CPU with AMD overdrive, and I compared it to my previous results. They were lower. 75% lower. Huh? That's weird.
I thought maybe it was power save settings or something, since it idles at 1.65 GHz and 0.87 vcore. I disabled all the power save settings in BIOS, and overclocked for good measure to 4.2 GHz. This time when I ran the benchmark, I got even LOWER results!
I guess the next step is to reinstall the OS, but even the BIOS is sluggish. What's going on here?
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