There’s no way around that. But that’s not all: Not only does the Motherboard have to be made to handle AMD or Intel CPUs, it also needs the correctsocketfor theparticular CPUyou’re looking to buy (or already have). After all: Both AMD and Intel havemanydifferent socket-types. C...
When you want better performance, a startup solid-state drive (SSD) can go a long way toward taking some of the pressure off the processor when your computer boots up. If you tend to run a number of applications at one time or use photo and video editing software, then a startup driv...
After determining your budget, it’s time to find out which motherboard you currently have on your computer. This is a vital step of the process because different CPU generations fit into different sockets, meaning different motherboards. If you skip this step, you might get a CPU that doesn...
If you're hearing beep codes after you turn your computer on—and then it doesn't start—it means the motherboard encountered some kind of problem before it was able to send any error information to the monitor. Some computers, even though they may have BIOS firmware made by a particular ...
Figure 1 Converting a physical machine into a virtual machine Consolidating with System Center The first step to consolidation is to find out which servers can and should be virtualized. Ideal candidates will have complementary low utilization levels. So you need to plan your implementation strategy ...
On Mac, entersysctl -a | grep brandinto your terminal. To find your CPU's socket type, search "[yourCPU] + socket type." Intel CPUs If you have an Intel processor, figure out if you can overclock it by: Checking the CPU model. If it includes anXor aK(such as Intel Core i7-4790...
Figure 7: Latency due to scale-out Consider the example of searching for a movie on Netflix. As a user begins to type in the search box, this will generate several parallel events from the root web server. At a minimum, these events include the following requests: ...
Figure 3** Autonomous Vehicle Control System ** Real Time The computer-generated imagery rendering for the latest Hollywood blockbuster demands high performance, but it does not need to be real time. A system that spits out frames at random intervals over an hour, sometimes producing 10 frames ...
Before you start picking out components, you should have a case—or, at least, a case size—in mind. The main thing to keep in mind when picking a case is where you're going to put the computer. Your PC's final location will dictate how big you can (or cannot) go, and it will...
Use any necessary tools to open your computer case. This might involve using ascrewdriver to take out screws Look for the CPU fan mounted on top of the CPU heatsink itself Check theendof your CPU fan’s cable for the connector Count the pins on the connector. Three pins mean it’s ano...