TPU's AMD APU Owners Club

MidnightSky · Aug 31, 2013

Can I show the cpu and ram speed with a different program?, I have an Ontario C-30 APU laptop but it has Ubuntu on it so I can't run cpu-z

Durvelle27 · Aug 31, 2013

MidnightSky said:
Can I show the cpu and ram speed with a different program?, I have an Ontario C-30 APU laptop but it has Ubuntu on it so I can't run cpu-z

Sure

newtekie1 · Aug 31, 2013

Argh! I built a new rig with an A4-4000 but the AsRock board's BIOS is old and doesn't recognize the processor so it won't POST. All I have are Richland APUs and I need a Trinity to flash the BIOS.

Mathragh · Aug 31, 2013

newtekie1 said:
Argh! I built a new rig with an A4-4000 but the AsRock board's BIOS is old and doesn't recognize the processor so it won't POST. All I have are Richland APUs and I need a Trinity to flash the BIOS.

That sucks man, wish I could help out. isn't there any shop nearby that could help you with this?

newtekie1 · Aug 31, 2013

Mathragh said:
That sucks man, wish I could help out. isn't there any shop nearby that could help you with this?

My work office is about 30 minutes away from TigerDirect, I was going to just go buy a Trinity and then return it after the flash, but TigerDirect doesn't take CPUs back. They are really the only place close that would have a CPU in stock.

I just ordered a 5600K from newegg, I'll just keep it as a spare.

djemergenc · Sep 8, 2013

System Name: Gaming Budget Build (In Progress) Current Expenses: $395
Processor: AMD "Richland" A10-6800K Quad-Core APU OC'd @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 "Hudson" D3 M-ATX
Cooling: SilverStone Argon Series AR02 (MAX TEMP 55C)
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3-2400 (2x4GB) @ 2.5GHz (USING INTEL XMP PROFILE)
Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 550Ti @ 1GHz/2GHz (Donated)
Hard Disk: Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA 6Gb/s
Optical Drive: None
CRT/LCD Model: LG 40 Inch LED TV w/ HDMI
Case: TOPOWER TP-1687BB-400
Sound Card: Razer 7.1 Surround Sound Virtual Audio
PSU: TOPOWER SFX 400W
Software: Windows 7 x64

I can run most games max settings 1080P, others I can run max settings 720P

emissary42 · Oct 12, 2013

Three times the charm, i guess?

Jetster · Oct 13, 2013

Might as well make this official

Sempron Guy · Oct 13, 2013

Can't do much with the board, it's voltage locked except for the ram.

Specs:

A8-5600k
MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 ITX
G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1600 c9 oc'ed to 2133 c10
WD Caviar Blue 500GB
Aerocool VP Pro 500w
Coolermaster Elite 110 ITX

_JP_ · Nov 20, 2013

Well, I pressed a buy button and it seems I'm going to be an APU owner.
I should have the parts delivered either friday or monday.
Have you got any tips for me?
I'm expecting a lot of UEFI/BIOS options I'll be leaving at [auto] at first. :\

Jetster · Nov 20, 2013

What did you order?

_JP_ · Nov 20, 2013

A8-5600K
ASRock FM2A75 Pro4
2x4GB Kingston HyperX 1600MHz CL9

I should clarify, I'm not thinking about OC'ing this (the power regulation circuitry is nothing to write home about...), not right now anyway. I want to fiddle with the RAM, though. Just want to know if there's something I should set-up right in the BIOS before I install the OS (still, lots of things at auto for the 1st days...).
I've already read the manual a couple of times and I think I'm not missing anything...but I could be wrong...

EDIT: Oh! Another thing! Drivers!
It's a chipset package for...the chipset and the catalyst package for my HD 5770, I think.
The iGPU will be on (if I'm not mistaken), but I won't be able to take advantage of it, so it isn't going to need the driver suite, right?

Jetster · Nov 20, 2013

Install all the drivers. Even though you may not be using the igpu you still want the driver installed. I think you will have an AMD ALL in one driver pack. Then the AMD Catalyst software and drivers. At least that's what mine was.

agent00skid · Nov 21, 2013

Still the same APU, but a few updates to it.

_JP_ · Nov 21, 2013

Does that Win7 "performance enhancing" patch that was released for bulldozer apply to these APUs, since they're piledriver-based?

Sempron Guy · Nov 23, 2013

_JP_ said:
Does that Win7 "performance enhancing" patch that was released for bulldozer apply to these APUs, since they're piledriver-based?

it should be, given trinity is based on the same piledriver architecture.

Replaced my G.Skill Ripjaws to G.Skill Trident X 2400mhz. Board doesn't boot at rated speed so I downclocked it to 2133 and tightened the timings a bit.

_JP_ · Nov 23, 2013

Just found out I can still use the iGPU for OpenCL...I think...
Now, if I could just choose between the iGPU for less demanding games and the GPU for the remaining, that would be awesome.

_JP_ · Nov 27, 2013

Double-post, I know, but UPDATES!

yay

_JP_ · Jan 6, 2014

Currently @ 1.35v, but I think this can do either 1.275v or 1.3v without too much trouble. Thing is, for some reason, checking CPU-Z at the same time as AIDA64 makes it reboot. :\
And that threw me off the first few tries at 3.8 and 4ghz with lower voltages.

N-Gen · Jan 6, 2014

Try monitoring using the ASRock Extreme Tuner utility.

_JP_ · Jan 6, 2014

Is there an advantage?
Been reading about AXTU and it didn't seem to provide any benefit over cpu-z or aida64 (or hwinfo64) in terms of monitoring.

N-Gen · Jan 6, 2014

Well, I have most of the monitoring tools but AXTU has the essentials all bundled up, not to mention the only correct temperature reading. Also gives you the ability to play around with the voltages and offsets. Running a software level OC @ 4.6GHz and setting the max volts to 1.5v. When I was initially testing I was just playing around increasing little by little since rebooting on the machine with the APU is annoying since there's no SSD in it.

And fan profiles...I love setting that to keep the thing quiet.

Jetster · Jan 6, 2014

for some reason CPU-Z and HW Monitor gets odd temp readings with AMD APUs. So I use AXTU and GPU-Z

_JP_ · Jan 6, 2014

I am aware that APUs have the temp sensors screwed-up, so I have to rely on the motherboard sensor. Which shouldn't go over 60~65ºC, given the difference between socket temps and core temps.
And I have the nasty habit of configuring trough the bios menus.

I have no idea if software oc has gotten any better with the wide UEFI adaption, I just kept setting things up directly in the bios.

N-Gen · Jan 6, 2014

I've had more success than using the bios or any of its presets. It's fine software wise...no idea why my 2500k is fine on an ASRock board, maybe my APU is not from a decent bin or something.

System Name	Richland A4
Processor	AMD A4 4000
Motherboard	Gigabyte F2A75M-D3H
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston 8GB DDR3 Dual Channel
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 7480D
Storage	60GB OCZ SSD
Power Supply	350W Corsair VS350

System Name	Black Prometheus
Processor	\|AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Motherboard	ASRock B550M Pro4\|MSI X370 Gaming PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright PA120 SE \| AMD Stock Cooler
Memory	G.Skill 64GB(2x32GB) 3200MHz \| 32GB(4x8GB) DDR4
Video Card(s)	\|AMD R9 290
Storage	Sandisk X300 512GB + WD Black 6TB+WD Black 6TB
Display(s)	LG Nanocell85 49" 4K 120Hz + ACER AOPEN 34" 3440x1440 144Hz
Case	DeepCool Matrexx 55 V3 w/ 6x120mm Intake + 3x120mm Exhaust
Audio Device(s)	LG Dolby Atmos 5.1
Power Supply	Corsair RMX850 Fully Modular\| EVGA 750W G2
Mouse	Logitech Trackman
Keyboard	Logitech K350
Software	Windows 10 EDU x64

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	PC \|\| Acer Nitro 5
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900x \|\| R5 2500U @ 35W
Motherboard	MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI \|\| default
Cooling	1x Corsair XR5 360mm Rad\|\|
Memory	2x16GB HyperX 3600 @ 3800 \|\| 2x8GB DDR4 @ 2400MTs
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080Ti Sea Hawk EK X \|\| RX 560X
Storage	Samsung 9801TB x2 + Striped Tiered Storage Space (2x 128Gb SSD + 2x 1TB HDD) \|\| 128GB + 1TB SSD
Display(s)	Iiyama PL2770QS + Samsung U28E590, \|\| 15,6" 1080P IPS @ 100Hz Freesync enabled
Case	SilverStone Alta G1M \|\|
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar DX
Power Supply	Cooler Master V850 SFX \|\| 135Watt 19V OEM adaptor
Mouse	ROG Pugio II
Software	Win 11 64bit \|\| Win 11 64bit

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

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Processor	Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.5GHz
Memory	G.SKILL Sniper 16GB DDR3 @ 2400MHz
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX 1060 3GB @ 2GHz
Storage	2 x 128GB SSD RAID 0 / 3 x 1TB HDD RAID 0
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Neverending Story
Processor	7700X / 4790K / 4670K / G3258 / 3770K / 8750 / 6800K / 5800K / 3870K / QX6700 / 6500K / 5750M
Motherboard	X670H / Z97X-SOCF / Z77X-UP5 / Z77CROWN-U1D / F2A88X-UP4 / A75-UD4H / IX48-GT3 / BlackOps / FS1r2A75
Cooling	HR-22 / Silver Arrow IB-E / Archon SB-E / Mega Shadow / TRUE-Black
Memory	Corsair Dominator GT / GTX / Platinum, G.SKILL Flare / Perfect Storm / Pi / Trident (X/Z), OCZ Blade
Video Card(s)	mostly obscure stuff
Case	Lancool / Silverstone / Thermaltake / Cubitek
Audio Device(s)	-
Power Supply	80plus Platinum
Software	-
Benchmark Scores	-

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Salamander
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600 @ 4.325ghz 1.206v
Motherboard	Asrock X370 Taichi
Cooling	EK Supremacy Evo \| Black Ice Nemesis 360GTS XFlow \| Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro 120mm x 3
Memory	Team T-Force Xtreem 2x8GB DDR4 3733 @ 3733mhz c16 1.4v \| IF @ 1866mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX RX-470 RS Single Fan flashed to RX-570 @ stock water-cooled
Storage	Samsung 850 Evo 256gb M.2 \| Crucial M4 128GB \| WD Blue 1TB \| WD Blue 500GB 2.5" \| Toshiba 2TB 2.5"
Display(s)	LG 27MP68VQ 27" 1920x1080 75hz IPS Freesync monitor
Case	Fractal Design Define C
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Gold 650w
Mouse	Steelseries Kana White
Keyboard	Steelseries 6GV2 Cherry MX Black
Software	Windows 10 Pro N

System Name	LenovoⓇ ThinkPad™ T430
Processor	IntelⓇ Core™ i5-3210M processor (2 cores, 2.50GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Turbo Boost™ 2.0 (3.10GHz), HT™
Motherboard	Lenovo 2344 (Mobile Intel QM77 Express Chipset)
Cooling	Single-pipe heatsink + Delta fan
Memory	2x 8GB KingstonⓇ HyperX™ Impact 2133MHz DDR3L SO-DIMM
Video Card(s)	Intel HD Graphics™ 4000 (GPU clk: 1100MHz, vRAM clk: 1066MHz)
Storage	SamsungⓇ 860 EVO mSATA (250GB) + 850 EVO (500GB) SATA
Display(s)	14.0" (355mm) HD (1366x768) color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 200 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 300:1 co
Case	ThinkPad Roll Cage (one-piece magnesium frame)
Audio Device(s)	HD Audio, RealtekⓇ ALC3202 codec, DolbyⓇ Advanced Audio™ v2 / stereo speakers, 1W x 2
Power Supply	ThinkPad 65W AC Adapter + ThinkPad Battery 70++ (9-cell)
Mouse	TrackPointⓇ pointing device + UltraNav™, wide touchpad below keyboard + ThinkLight™
Keyboard	6-row, 84-key, ThinkVantage button, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight (PT Layout)
Software	MicrosoftⓇ WindowsⓇ 10 x86-64 (22H2)

System Name	Waterfall \| xe
Processor	Core i3-12100F \| i5-1240P
Motherboard	Gigabyte B660M-DS3H \| HP laptop
Cooling	Custom Watercooling \| Stock laptop
Memory	2*16GB \| 16GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	RX 5700 with WC blocks \| Iris Xe
Storage	Intel 660 1TB + Crucial BX100 500GB \| 1TB SSD
Display(s)	U24E850R+U2515H \| Internal 16"
Case	Be Quiet! Dark Base 900 \| Laptop
Audio Device(s)	Audio 2 DJ + Xenyx Q802USB \| Realtek
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W \| 65W USB-C Power brick
Mouse	Logitech M330
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion Brown \| Laptop
Software	Gentoo + Windows 10 Pro \| Gentoo

System Name	Pegasus
Processor	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X @ 4GHz
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme
Cooling	Custom 480mm EK Loop
Memory	4 x 8GB G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3000MHz @ 3000MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS ROG Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO M.2 500GB / Samsung 850 EVO 500GB / Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
Display(s)	2 x 25" Dell Ultrasharp U2515H / 1 x 15" ASUS MB169+
Case	Corsair 900D
Audio Device(s)	2 x Tannoy Reveal 502 / Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO 250 Ohm / Behringer Xenyx X1204 USB / MXL 770
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova G3 1000W
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy FPS / Corsair K95 RGB / Anne Pro 2 / 2 x Elgato Stream Deck
Software	Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit