Subj : USB port issue -follo
To   : Ky Moffet
From : Barry Martin
Date : Sat Jun 06 2020 10:32:00


Hi Ky!

 > Current CPU is a (AMD) FX-8320 -- eight cores, I think 3.2 GHz though
 > couldn't find the speed quickly.  Not sure if I really need 8 cores.
 KM> Apparently it's actually four cores with AMD's answer to
 KM> hyperthreading, not really a true 8-core. (Leave it to AMD to
 KM> exaggerate their merits; doesn't surprise me in the least. Makes
 KM> me wonder about their new "32 core" Ryzen.)

Yes, during my 'research' to figure out why Ubuntu 18.04 wasn't 
installing (ended up being a faulty RAM stick, UEFI settings, IOMMI -
I've get a letter or two in that last one wrong - the setting to get USB
working) I found out AMD used one core as two, plus the motherboard 
manufacturer either just assumed from the numbers the CPU would work or 
fudged the results a bit.  

I did sort of have to violate the "fool me once" rule as after 
downgrading from a 125W processor to a 90W one what was I going to do
with the old CPU?  Sell it on eBay and would be at a loss as I still 
needed a CPU and motherboard, so ended up getting a motherboard to 'fit'
the hot processor and the 'cooler'version of the processor to fit the 
motherboard.


 KM> Here's Phil's Computer Lab on its slightly more upscale cousin --
 KM> everything should apply to yours:
 KM> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp27f0GJc-8

Interesting - thanks!  I also watched a suggested video at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-MUCqYEJA -- both mostly gaming 
considerations which I don't do, though to me (so potentially wrong 
thinking) do watch videos ==> MythTV for TV shows, some YouTube videos, 
etc.  ...Did glance at my PSensor display -- have just the CPU one 
displaying and it went up as high as 10øF from when I started.  To be 
fair I was also downloading the videos using dwhelper, which does take 
some processing power.



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