Beta CPU FAQs

Terrific idea, other boards have done it for their topics!
Trouble is someone is going to have to maintain it!


Nice idea too, to post benchmark ranges, temperature ranges, power comsumption, different models, some history.
Tons of stuff could be done.

Lots of Links !!!!!!

The loving are the daring!

yeah, all that stuff would be great, but its to much for one person, so if people just post a Q and A or some general info on a topic they know well then it could be concentrated into a really comprhensive faq.

"keyboard error or no keyboard present, press F1 to continue or DEL to enter setup" spot the deliberate mistake

heres a list of questions i thought of;

1 my cpu isnt running at the correct speed, what is wrong?
2 how hot should my cpu be
3 what should I do if my cpu is overheating
4 is the stock heatsink good enough
5 How does a Pentium 4c differentiate from a Pentium 4 a and b
6 which are better AMD or Intel cpus (LOL good luck answering this)
7 what is hyperthreading
8 how does 64bit help/hinder over 32bit
9 what is cache/how does it help
10 what is the bus speed / fsb
11 what are northwood a/b/c, Tualatin, prescott, palomino, thoroughbred (tbred)a/b, barton…..?
12 how do I find out what the best cpu I can upgrade to is
13 why do Athlon XPs run at a different clock speed to their model number?
14 how do I overclock my cpu
15 what are socket 7, A, 478, 940, 939…
16 I think my cpu has burnt out, how do check?
17 do I need an expensive cpu to perform ordinary everyday tasks?
18 I want a quiet system, are there alternatives to relatively noisy AMD/Intel cpus?
19 how do I work out how much it costs to run my computer (interms of electricity)
20 should i get a retail or oem cpu?

i would answer them myself but i feel others may be more knowedgeable on a lot of these matters.

"keyboard error or no keyboard present, press F1 to continue or DEL to enter setup" spot the deliberate mistake<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by MaximumGoat on 08/14/03 07:58 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

lol, i dont mind at all, just need a little input from people

"keyboard error or no keyboard present, press F1 to continue or DEL to enter setup" spot the deliberate mistake

they're all pretty good questions, which also is going to make it one long faq....if turns out well enough, i would think a mod will take notice and make it a sticky. if you want a hand with anything, pm me, i would be glad to help where i can.