CPUs

Can i replace my laptops i5 2410m cpu with i7 2860qm? Even if the socket matches, i have heard that BIOS also needs to support the new cpu, but i have trouble finding information about which cpu`s my BIOS supports. If it isn`t compatible - which is the best cpu i can upgrade my laptop to? Its...

Hi, I have a MSI GT683R and I´d like to upgrade the CPU and the Fan if possible! Mi notebook details are: 1.- Replacing the CPU The goal is to replace the CPU without changing anything else, so starting from this web page: - http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket%20G2%20%28rPGA988B%29.html...

Which CPU is better for gaming ?

Okay so I have an i5 7300hq cpu and a gtx 1060 6gb, laptop is ASUS ROG GL503VM.. When I play fortnite I reach around 120 fps in 1920x1080 when im not around players, However when I'm around big areas with alot of people my fps goes down to like 50 minimum and 80-90 fps average. When playing...

Hello all, any help on this would be much appreciated! So i had a virus a couple of days ago, it messed with all my files and i had to reinstall my games and other stuff. I ran R.Kill > Malware Bytes > Hitman Pro > Zemana Anti Malware. This seems to have got ridden of the virus, i also did...

I got my Lenovo laptop yesterday and i think it has some heat issues,as idle temp is arund 40-50C which i think is ok but could be better but when i start CS:GO temps go up to 96 C while having cooling pad under laptop.... and lets be honest i think cs go aint that much of a game to push cpu...

I have a problem I'm hoping someone can help me with. I recently added the logitech brio 4k 60fps webcam to my setup for creating content on Youtube. I also have an Elgato CamLink for my Canon SL2. The problem I'm having is when I try to run the cameras at max settings, meaning 4k, my camera...

Hey guys! I have an Acer Predator 17 laptop that has served me few a few years now but recently has been having some serious issues with game crashes and hitching. I've tracked it back to the fact that its internals run WAY to hot at a fairly regular 80-100c when gaming. This goes for both CPU...

So 2 months ago my laptop started acting weird. I start up my laptop and find it being super slow. I go to task manager and click performance and what do i see. My cpu is running at speed of a snail (0.39Ghz) , but the base speed of cpu is 2.6Ghz. I found out that it can be fixed if i shut down...

Hello everyone, so I recently purchased a HP Envy x360 through a meetup. Specs are AMD A12-9700 Radeon P @ 2.5 GHZ 8GB Ram 64 Bit OS 120 Gb ssd w 1tb Harddrive At idle my laptop sits around 50-70% with Antimalware service executable and other programs While loading things in such as a new...

Not sure if this laptop runs ACPI causing the fans to work when temps run up high, but- Laptop fans only kick in when CPU temps go up, and no more than 2-3 seconds and it shuts off again. Average temp idle: 34C Laptop's 4 months old. CPU: i7-7700HQ GPU: GTX 1060

Is the intel core i5 9600k good for smooth vr? I’m planning to urn it with a 6gb gtx 1060. Is this setup good for vr I’ve never found many trusty results for vr so I want to ask for a result from a person who is well into this stuff.

Hi, I need to choose a laptop for some video editing - mainly 1080p, some 4K - and I need to choose between these laptops. This laptop will also be my day-to-day laptop and I hope it should last all the way thru high school (yr7-yr12) This one...

I just replaced my mobo and cpu and I opened HWMonitor to check my temps and its showing my old hardware while CPU-Z is showing the right one (Picture showing my system info along side HWMonitor and CPU-Z) I tried to reinstall HWMonitor but its still showing the old hardware...

This will be my nephews first computer. Ive been looking for one for around $350. Ive narrowed it down to these 5. I originally planned on purchasing something with a SSD drive and 8 Gb of RAM and wasn't really concerned with CPU or GPU. But now ive been doing some more research and im not sure...

i want to design laptop motherboard with high-performance. i can't get any datasheet and reference design for cpu and asked to many companies but they don't reply to me. Can i get open source for cpu data?

Hello, i have an hp 655 g1 laptop with a4-4300m(dual core) processor. The presence of a very weak cpu is very noticable as this laptop is laggy as hell even with clean windows 10 and an added SSD. I want to ask if i would be able to upgrade the cpu to a quad core a8-5550m...

how much ram does intel (r) pentium (r) D CPU 2.80GHz support. I actually have only 2 gb and would like to increase to 4 gb

I recently checked my cinebench score on Cinebench R15 and I want to know if my score is low for my gear? I'm not a tech guy and this was my first build and I might sounds super stupid ubt bare with me. I have an Intel Core i5-7600K CPU (4 Cores, 4 Threads @ 3.80 GHz) Windows 10 64 bit (it...

My toshiba laptop exceed to 70+ Celsius while balanced power plan, it turning 90 to 100% cpu load in task manager when the following task(system, service hosts, cortana, etc...) is still in operation(even i'm not playing games, using browser, etc..). So i turn my power plan to eco/power saver...