>GSXR<mrbusa

just found a 3.4e on craigslist for 80.00,well he wanted a 100.00 but got 80.00.i want to be able to check the cpu today but need my pc running today and i am curious if i could just throw it in and be able to boot without destoying my current install.the cpu came out of a gateway so im pretty sure he wasnt ocing but i dont trust anybody when it comes to craigslist anymore.i would trust ebay sellers first and that is bad.anyhow please help fast,thx

Rasta Monsta

Nope, slap it in and fire it up. DMI will update during boot, but that change does not cause any driver issues that would lead to a reinstall.

rasta

P.S. Nice day in the ol' NW today, eh?

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coldfrontt

Shouldn't be prob, but make sure your bios version supports that CPU. A bios update may be in order.
It should be version 1017 or later.

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mike2h

as above & remember to set the clock to default before installing the new cpu

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>GSXR<mrbusa

thx rasta,it is a wonderfull day.got a new cpu and also some sunshine,man who can ask for more.later

during the time i replied and now there were some other posts so thx to all and the cpu works perfect.runs a little warmer than my northy but from what ive heard this is quite normal.35c idle and 49 to 50c at 100% load for 20min.im going to do alot of benching soon but normally 20min will get a fairly accurate reading.now when my x850xt pe gets here from drakon all of my upgrades should be complete until i breakdown and go pcie.later

edit: 80.00 for this 3.4e and it is the best cpu i have ever owned.if you are going to buy a used cpu make sure it is from a locked system like a gateway or dell.most people that buy these systems dont want to oc so it ends up being like new.