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Lost core and thread count on i7 3960 cpu
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raglafart
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Well, I did try that............... At least I thought I'd tried that!
Clearly I didn't get it correct as you can now see I'm now seeing the full 6 cores and the full 12 threads.
I'm going to have to drop the 3960 back in at some time just to see if I get a full core and thread count on that one.Thank you everyone for your patience with me.
I've never played around with the advanced boot settings so have no idea why the changes occurred.
I had assumed I had damaged the CPU when the AIO H220 pump failed as this was when I last did a CPU-Z check and where I first saw the problem.
So again, thank you everyone and as you can see, the 2nd hand 4930 is running well.
Cheers JG
Clearly I didn't get it correct as you can now see I'm now seeing the full 6 cores and the full 12 threads.
I'm going to have to drop the 3960 back in at some time just to see if I get a full core and thread count on that one.Thank you everyone for your patience with me.
I've never played around with the advanced boot settings so have no idea why the changes occurred.
I had assumed I had damaged the CPU when the AIO H220 pump failed as this was when I last did a CPU-Z check and where I first saw the problem.
So again, thank you everyone and as you can see, the 2nd hand 4930 is running well.
Cheers JG
vick1000
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Somehow 3 cores must have been disabled, if only for a single boot, maybe some feature of the BIOS after the heat related from the pump failure. When you said your pump failed, it was not from a leak right?
raglafart
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Hi everyone
I'm just about finished doing a clean install and everything is working great again. The boot time is really fast, one of the things that had deteriorated over the years.
I forgot to reset the boot setting after setting up a small disc with Linux from other operating systems back to Windows secure boot, but other than that I've been able to transfer all my files and reload all my programs with out any hassles. So much so I'm seriously thinking of getting a new SSD and doing it all again and reformatting this drive and doing a clean install on my wife's machine.
Vick, no water leaks and I've had an email from Swiftech to let me know the pump/cooling block is on the way back to me which I'll be able to again use on my wife's machine. I suspect your assumption that it was the some form of overheating protection that may have altered the core settings.
I'm just about finished doing a clean install and everything is working great again. The boot time is really fast, one of the things that had deteriorated over the years.
I forgot to reset the boot setting after setting up a small disc with Linux from other operating systems back to Windows secure boot, but other than that I've been able to transfer all my files and reload all my programs with out any hassles. So much so I'm seriously thinking of getting a new SSD and doing it all again and reformatting this drive and doing a clean install on my wife's machine.
Vick, no water leaks and I've had an email from Swiftech to let me know the pump/cooling block is on the way back to me which I'll be able to again use on my wife's machine. I suspect your assumption that it was the some form of overheating protection that may have altered the core settings.
So again what was informed to you in the 1st page of the thread ?
A: beacuse it was not running with you wrong settings
B: its not windows 7 error its an user error of not understanding the settings you are messing with.
the solution had been provided to you prior.