Patching another three years - AMD old platform dedicated memory and USB interface upgrade records
The desktop used at home was still assembled for 11 years. At that time, I didn't understand anything. I asked a group of gods to help write a configuration. This old guy had nothing to do except for the old man who complained about the inexplicable black screen last year. problem. And I myself also came back during the winter and summer vacations. I don’t have much use of this computer. Last summer, I came back from the Internet and bought a brand new HD7750 with a bankrupt brand inventory (which looks like it’s gone). Two 2G memory removed a bought 4G weigang just back (at that time 110 + start, now look at the price regret does not directly chant two back), and the system from 32 to 64. After returning to ask Mom this winter vacation, it is said that there have been no black screen issues again. It is estimated that there is a problem with the main board. Who knows?
Let's talk about the configuration of the computer now:
The CPU is AMD's X3 445, a 4G Agilent 1600, a Golden State 2G 1333 Millennium, the motherboard is Gigabyte's 880 D2H, hard drive Seagate's 500G (7200 RPM SATA2 interface), graphics HD7750, the chassis is a Cooler Master Challenge (According to the big God who wrote me a configuration list at the time, he said that in the future, this set of chassis will not be obsolete). The hard disk is estimated to be the computer city JS pit it, in fact, so long is not easy to say whether or not pit, when the configuration sheet written to JS is to Western Digital blue disk, did not know at the time, Bahrain hold back to use, Lu Aunt's information has never been concerned about, in the summer before installing the graphics card has always thought that the hard disk inside the chassis is a block of Western Digital blue disk. At present, the family is basically a light use, the mother used an online banking, look at the news to steal a dish (yes is the QQ farm, the mother said less and less people playing) what, my own holiday home After that, at most, it is news, codewords, and knocking codes. It does not play games at all, nor does it require high performance configuration.
Reasons to purchaseThe initial plan was to keep only the chassis and hard drives, and the remaining motherboards, CPUs, and memory were replaced, plus an SSD. Probably from November onwards, I started to drool on the E3 platform on Taobao. I almost chose all the accessories myself, but it seemed to me that the level of configuration was not significant to me. So it was decided to make a slight upgrade based on the existing platform. The main problem is that there is no USB 3.0 interface. Originally for a USB3.0 head ASUS A53 original motherboard replaced JS where to buy a piece of the same model with USB3.0 interface (display memory has also become 2G), but also by the students in the lab tossing. But this thing is used to really do not want to go back, USB2.0 speed almost no way to endure.
After carefully observing the interface of the existing motherboard, it was fortunate that a PCIE x1 interface was idle in addition to the PCIE x16 interface already occupied by the graphics card. So it is time for a panacea for Taobao. Sure enough to find a lot to meet my needs, PCIE to USB3.0. Although evaluation is mixed, but still picked a start, the host does not have to reserve USB3.0 interface is also difficult to not down Taobao, CD-ROM drive USB3.0 panel to find home sales of direct mail to buy buy buy!
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In addition to the USB3.0 main event is the memory, this memory is prepared to use the legendary AMD dedicated memory (here is not to say that all AMD can be used, but the relatively old AM3 and AM3+ can be used, specifically to businesses and Actual use shall prevail. Here quotes an article on the web for you to refer to judges.
Ariza AMD game dedicated God 4G DDR3 1333 desktop computer memory compatible 160068 yuan Lynx featured direct link 
DIEWU Desktop Board USB3.0 Expansion Card 20pin Front Interface PCI-e to USB3.0 Expansion Card 28.8 yuan Lynx Select Direct Links 
USB3.1 desktop drive front panel 19Pin to USB3.0 expansion card hard disk rack good wing GQ2327.99 yuan Lynx featured direct link appearance and installation display First, Zhang Quanfafu, from left to right, followed by PCIE to USB3.0 adapter card, two AMD dedicated 4G memory modules and optical drive bit USB3.0 panel
First fade the jacket of the adapter, the adapter card uses VLI 8505 chip, under the win10 without additional drivers can be used directly, it is said that no external power supply work, but I do not accept external power supply according to the comments, may not work, may It is for power supply stability. However, the review area commented on this adapter that the power supply port is very fragile and can easily be jacked up. Observing the picture, it can be seen that the original package on the PCB originally has pins for reinforcement on both sides of the socket, but the actual installation of jerrycans uses a female base without fixed pins. Therefore, excessive force may cause the power supply base to be lifted. turn". The capacitors used on the board are also ordinary electrolytic capacitors, not using solid capacitors, but after all, a point price, the old machine upgrade map can be used on the line.
The memory is AMD's dedicated AMD memory module purchased by Tmall. However, it is practical. . . Oh, later on.
The use of memory particles is modern, but it can be seen that the surface is slightly dirty, also in line with the server memory particles that may be used by the online science magazine.
Then the next step is to get on board. In a one-by-one installation, to avoid the installation does not boot or other strange problems, but also one by one. First install the memory, old and new alternately take a photo. From top to bottom are Jinbang 2G Millennium, Ariza 4G AMD, A-DATA 4G and Ariza 4G AMD.
After plugging it in, the first time it turned on seemed to be hearing a strange howling sound. I don't know if it came from outside or because of a change of memory. In theory, it should not be a memory stick. . . However, the boot is normal, there is nothing wrong with it. But this time I found a problem. I bought Ariza, but this was what happened to the entertainment guru. . .
The date of manufacture is quite new, but Zhidian. . . It seems that Taobao has also seen this brand of AMD dedicated memory, but is Ariza really lazy to stick a sticker? . . Or that sentence, you can use it.
The next round of the adapter card to play, first gestures, a bit closer to the graphics card, but fortunately it is only a near, not affixed (the color cable next to the adapter card is the chassis front panel audio cable).
According to the comments suggested, first plug in the power cord and press the main board. Carefully inserted the line, but fortunately did not overturn the power seat.
The USB interface on the riser card is still very bright
The optical drive panel will not affect the system, so it will be installed without steps. The optical drive will be pulled out from the front of the panel, and then the USB 3.0 of the optical drive will be inserted and the fixing screws will be ready. This drive is also reserved for 2.5-inch hard drive installation, is also considered close, if there is a future for solid-state hard drive, then the hard disk is also put place.
In the end, the front panel is installed as shown below. Fortunately, the color difference is small. Some people on the Internet look ugly and ugly, so they feel that they are still lucky.
Nothing to say about memory, running on my AMD old machine is still relatively stable. Lu Aniang ran away screenshots forgot to save, scores did not seem to change much, at least did not reduce. Just say USB3.0 adapter card effect.
The hard disk used for the test was a 2.5-inch 2T mobile hard disk from Seagate Core, which was a black-and-brown Amazon. The price of 540+ was not the lowest, but the price was still better than other domestic platforms at that time.
Use win10 mirroring package to test the speed of the test file
Taking the USB 3.0 interface speed of the E7240 as reference: The speed of writing to the mobile hard disk is 77.5MB/s, and the speed of reading files from the mobile hard disk is 133MB/s.
Front USB2.0 speed of the old desktop: Write to the mobile hard disk at a speed of 14.5MB/s, reading from the mobile hard disk at a speed of 28.7MB/s
The old desktop installed front USB3.0 speed: write to the mobile hard disk speed of 75.5MB / s, read the file speed from the mobile hard disk is 131MB / s (here to pass the wrong test file, but for a single large file test speed nothing influences)
After replacing the AMD dedicated memory with cheaper prices, the use of AMD's dedicated memory is still stable, but I don't know how long it will last. However, after all, the old machine only to continue life, if the instincts could not hold it, it will replace the machine, not too distressed. PCIE to USB riser card is surprisingly good, because at the time of purchase to see the conclusions seen in the evaluation, some people say that the speed is comparable to USB2.0, and some people say that the speed is very fast, taking into account the old computer platform The hard disk interface is still SATA2, which has already had little psychological improvement, but the actual result is unexpectedly good.
Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of these two (three) large purchases.
advantage:
The advantages of memory need not be said, it is cheap. The two-to-three-fold difference in price compared to conventional memory is still very attractive. It can increase memory at a very low cost. This is a benefit for people who need to use serious software that eats memory and is just using AMD's old platform.
In addition to the advantages of the USB adapter card (other Jinsheng and other similar prices almost doubled), the speed is relatively satisfactory, compared to the E7240 native USB3.0 plus SSD almost no gap.
Disadvantages:
One of the disadvantages of memory is that it is cheap. . . Why do you say that cheap is a disadvantage? . . Because it is much cheaper than normal memory, it will inevitably lead to a guilty conscience about the quality of this product; there is also a concern about life expectancy. For me, it is not a problem for the old platform to continue its life. It is still cautious to use it for a long time. After all, it is said that it should be used. Disassemble the particles.
The main drawback of the riser card is that of the power interface. Indeed, as the commentary says, it is not reliable. You can feel the shaking with your fingertips, and the solder joints are not full. If you use too much force to knock over the socket, you must be sure.
The problem with the drive panel is that the surface is fine, but there are a lot of internal glitches and workmanship is common. If you do not pay attention to the SSD during the wiring process or if you install it, it will be scratched by a sharp burr.
Just so much, the old machine continues to play, and it is impossible to compare with the great gods who pursue performance. If there is anything wrong with it, I hope you can lighten it. Also thanks in advance for the value of friends for this article.
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