Is it okay to swap out old hard drives with new ones in a computer setup that already has one installed?
Is it okay to swap out old hard drives with new ones in a computer setup that already has one installed?
I need to speed up my GA-B85-HD3-A chip, but GIGABYTE didn't make a special BIOS for it that lets you boost speeds. However, there is another chip that looks almost exactly like mine and has a special overclocking option. Can I just install this new one onto my old board? If that doesn't work, what about changing the turbo clock setting to get the same speed-up effect?
There is more to BIOS than just getting the chipset and CPU to work. It also starts up all other stuff on the motherboard like network cards, speakers, Super I/O chips, SMBus, plus VRMs for memory, CPU, and chipset. You'd probably be happier checking some Reddit overclocking boards instead of scrolling through random forums like www.reddit.com/r/overclocking or the...
The checkmark doesn't matter as long as there isn't a huge gap in size. I did some more looking around on the internet for this tool guide. https://www.win-raid.com/t154f16-Tool-Gu...t-UBU.html I'm wondering if I can just swap out the CPU microcodes and then figure out where to change the maximum voltages.
There is more to the BIOS than just making the chipset and CPU work. It also sets up all other parts of the motherboard, like the network, sound cards, Super_I/O slots, SMBus devices, VRMs for memory and CPU, etc. You should probably look on Reddit's overclocking subreddit (www.reddit.com/r/overclocking) or check sites like www.overclock.net to see if someone else has modified it there. If others have done it before, you might find a guide that works for your board too.