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D3LL

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Hi there,

I was on a Quad Core however today I upgraded my Mobo and CPU to an X6 however Windows is not detecting the 6 cores. I have checked the BIOS and all 6 cores are activated. Will I need to do a fresh install?

Also the fan speed is annoying it keeps going up and down :/
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me :D
OS
Windows 7
CPU
AMD X6 1090T 4.02Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula
Memory
16.00GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce 470
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 24" Monitor
Hard Drives
2TB WD
1TB WD
2TB WD
60 SSD
60 SSD
PSU
700W Crosshair
Case
Antec Three hundred
Cooling
Water Cooling
You probably will need to do a fresh install since you have a new motherboard. Sounds like your hardware is working to me if you're seeing it in the bios. Gratz on a very sweet processor! :)
 

My Computer

OS
windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Core i7 3770K
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Memory
8 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Nvidia GTX 770
Sound Card
Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
Western DIgital Caviar Black 1 GB
Corsair Force GT 240 GB
PSU
Corsair HX-1000
Case
Corsair Air 540
Cooling
Corsair H100i
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder x4
Mouse
Intellimouse Explorer 3.0
Internet Speed
Cable
If you have substantially changed the hardware in your system, I would recommend that you perform a clean install. Changing the CPU on its own wouldn't fall into that category, but changing the motherboard certainly does.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
CPU
Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.4GHz)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory
4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
PSU
XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case
Gigabyte IF233
Cooling
1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
Internet Speed
NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Antivirus
Avast! 8.0.1497
Browser
IE 11
Other Info
Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Also, on some fans the speed will fluctuate from fast (using processes) to slow (idle) :)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compaq Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Sempron Dual Core
Memory
3GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
150GB Sata
The fan speed is rather annoying....
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me :D
OS
Windows 7
CPU
AMD X6 1090T 4.02Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula
Memory
16.00GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce 470
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 24" Monitor
Hard Drives
2TB WD
1TB WD
2TB WD
60 SSD
60 SSD
PSU
700W Crosshair
Case
Antec Three hundred
Cooling
Water Cooling
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