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Re: Upgrade to 6 core CPU...now desktop hangs?

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On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:55:47 UTC, martinot <martinot@objectmail.com> 
wrote:

> Dariusz Piatkowski wrote:
> 
> >>
> >>> As it happened I somehow wanted to see if overclocking the hardware would help
> >>> out with the issue I was seeing. Not really knowing what was causing the
> >>> problems I was seeing I had nothing else to try.
> >>
> >> It's blindingly obvious that overclocking something is NEVER going to help
> >> anything. It's also pretty pointless, as well as all the other potential
> >> consequences... as you found out.
> >
> >
> > Hmm...given the symptoms I was seeing, namely intermittent no-problem boot into
> > the 6-core configuration, overclocking certainly had a lot to offer. For
> > starters, CPU frequency as well as memory settings will have direct impact on
> > the behaviour of the system. Not to even mention things like the CPU built-in
> > memory controller, CPU-NB timing, etc, etc...the list goes on, and you know what
> > I'm talking about if you understand any of the AMD Phenom II CPU and chipset
> > architecture. In my case, it appears doing so did improve the boot situation,
> > although at the expense of the hardware itself. As with many other posts on the
> > subject of 'Desktop boot hang', it all appears to be related to some type of a
> > timing issue.
> >
> > Bummer??? Umm...perhaps, but this was an el-cheapo MB (total expense $20 when
> > purchased NEW over 1 yr ago...so yeah, I think I got my money's worth out of
> > it). Do I wish that it lived longer? For sure...failure is no fun, no matter
> > when...lol...live and learn though...and other then the obvious
> > challenge/nuisance factor, it's a bit fun after all, how else do you plan on
> > learning and discovering new things?
> >
> > Just because I'm an OS2 user by choice I have no plans to bow my head down and
> > accept the OEM supplied settings for my systems. Countless thousands out there
> > play around with this stuff. Can a successfull overclock work? You bet your
> > behind...there certainly is some thrill to being able to run a family DSLR 1080p
> > movie encoding, while I'm watching another 1080 video, serving content over the
> > web-server, and pulling down some of my kids' favourite TV comics...so yeah,
> > fun.
> >
> > If anything, I wish more folks would do this. Since our community is so small,
> > it's exceedingly difficult to find any real knowledge and insight into these
> > types of problems. The real know-how of the inner-workings appears to be gone
> > and/or moved-on. For instance, quite frankly, your post added absolutely nothing
> > to this discussion...sorry, just being blunt here. I do welcome real
> > contributions that extend our understanding of the problem and hopefully the
> > identification of proper way to resolve the problem. So if you feel up to the
> > challenge, by all means, feel free to re-consider your input and provide a real
> > suggestion worth carrying on with.
> >
> 
> Did it work out?
> 
Why are you digging up these old 2012 posts?


ivan
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Re: Upgrade to 6 core CPU...now desktop hangs? martinot <martinot@objectmail.com> - 2015-02-28 17:55 +0100
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