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On [CPUs] Could this Intel BK really happen?
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I agree with yomamafor1. The Chinese are to busy profiting from their economic developments and would rather participate in technological d [...]
    antonmadco​w 41 594 NMDante
07-21-2008 at 06:37 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Can a Antec TruPower Trio 430w take this?
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See for yourself here: Select the HD 3870 and then add 50 watts to the result (since they haven't upgraded their card choices yet). [...]
    quickrabbi​t5 4 124 DXRick
06-30-2008 at 09:01 PM
On [CPUs] What's better for a gaming pc - QX9650 or Q9550
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All benchies show that the E8400 outperforms those quads in all games, and is around $190 on the Egg. So, if money is a factor for you, you [...]
    BigB88 8 287 BigBurn
06-29-2008 at 04:16 AM
On [CPUs] Q9450 or the outdated Q6600?
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Why don't you compare the Q6700 to the Q9450? :whistle: They are the same clock speed. :p
    rkowalk 10 474 wardancerx​4
06-17-2008 at 06:22 PM
On [CPUs] Need Experience of Others custom comp
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The biggest issue for my last build was [#ff0000]HEAT[/#ff0000] :fou: . The Intel mobo I got has 3 sensors and a program to monitor those s [...]
    damage145 23 292 wisecracke​r
06-14-2008 at 04:52 PM
On [CPUs] Will cpus be bottlenecks in future games?
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Actually, it's really becoming the opposite. The processing is one way. The CPU does its thing and then sends the data to the GPU, so the [...]
    jaydeejohn 31 474 iluvgillgi​ll
06-03-2008 at 03:52 AM
On [CPUs] New build intermittent crash IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
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Just Google IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. You will see many hits. Good luck!
    Hawkeye 14 304 Hawkeye
05-19-2008 at 07:29 PM
On [CPUs] Can WD40 cause a cpu to overheat/short circuit?
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NO! You do not need to flush the socket with it. You only need to fix that which you broke, which in this case is the thermal paste be [...]
    Mickrick 43 1003 Technology​Coordinato​r
05-15-2008 at 06:52 PM
On [CPUs] umm...I thought the charts where supposed to be better?
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I don't like the new graphs at all. :kaola: [*]You remove items from them, but the add function does not work. [*]You can move items [...]
    sted 37 537 ripNdeb
05-07-2008 at 06:04 PM
On [CPUs] E8400, E6600, or Q6600. Newbie could use some help.
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Now is a good time if you don't care about three things that will happen in the next 1-2 months: [*]Intel will start making the Q9450/Q95 [...]
    Tool Band 16 896 callahs
04-29-2008 at 02:05 AM
On [CPUs] Can we use neurons?
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Why not? Blue tooth would be the obvious interface. I could spare a tooth for it! :D
    Vertigon 48 986 customisbe​tter
04-15-2008 at 04:44 AM
On [CPUs] The Dual-Core vs. Quad-Core debate
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What happened to your "money is no object" attitude?? :sarcastic:
3   Conquerz 121 3732 jaydeejohn
04-13-2008 at 09:16 PM
On [Sound Cards] Sound Blasters noises / hisses / fizzes problem
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So, either way it works for a month or two and then suddenly stops working? That makes no sense at all. Do you (by any chance) see a mes [...]
    kugelis 12 359 kugelis
05-13-2008 at 12:49 AM
On [CPUs] When is Q9450 retail going to be release?
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Just make sure you get a mobo that comes with the BIOS that supports it. If it has an earlier BIOS, you will need a supported CPU to get it [...]
    pete0921 16 595 pete0921
04-11-2008 at 02:35 PM
On [CPUs] What is right for me QX9650-E8500
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Well, it really depends on the programs he intends to run. Most of the CPU charts here show the E8500 very near the QX9650 in performan [...]
    zplugger 16 754 Craxbax
04-07-2008 at 05:07 PM
On [Sound Cards] Creative fscks with customers again!
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As it sounds like there are indeed better products available from HT and Asus for Vista, I will definitely be looking at them when I build a [...]
3   levicki 137 2911 Shadow7037​93
04-04-2008 at 10:48 PM
On [CPUs] Think i found the stupidest idea ever thought of.
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Although this idea is more SCI FI than reality right now, it may be feasible in a decade or two. Of course, by then we will all be under wa [...]
    ChaosGS 34 1177 happy_fanb​oy
03-08-2008 at 06:22 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600 now, or wait for new quad cores?
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The E8400 is less $$ than the E6850. I will bet the new quads will also be less at the same clock speed. So, you may be better off getting [...]
    Ene Dene 9 458 DXRick
02-27-2008 at 08:47 PM
On [CPUs] E8200 E8400 and E8500 Found for cheap!
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They say it is in stock, but also say: [b][#9b0063]After your order is placed, Allow approximately 2-3 weeks for delivery.[/#9b0063][/b] [...]
    x11nt4 18 1122 Dunkel
02-28-2008 at 03:58 PM
On [CPUs] toms hardware intel fan boy?
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They were "AMD fanboys" during the few years that AMD was faster than Intel for gaming. Now that Intel is faster they are "I [...]
2   Naw-yi 74 1512 caamsa
11-05-2007 at 03:07 AM
On [Other Components] anyone know how to use superold pc?
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Well, without a keyboard you basically have a big paper weight there. Are you using one plugged into the PS2 port or USB? You may need it [...]
2   jhyukkang 81 2300 chrispyski
10-05-2007 at 09:11 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600, only one core does most work
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Don't worry about it! :non: What you see in Task Manager is not the whole story. It shows the processes that are alive in the system, not [...]
    rootjd 7 1321 dragonspra​yer
10-04-2007 at 11:08 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] The Darwin award goes to this kid!!!
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Wait a sec here. If you filled a plastic bucket with water, the electricity would have no where to go unless you stuck your bare hand in it [...]
    little_scr​apper 20 1145 darth_fart​er
08-23-2007 at 02:12 AM
On [CPUs] Intel
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This is the problem with a company that has a monopoly. There is no incentive to do your best. You can just be fat, dumb, and happy with y [...]
    MikeyP410 8 481 yomamafor1
08-17-2007 at 11:28 PM
On [CPUs] VIRUS ON THG?
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Well, that explains the strange random 403 errors I got earlier in the week trying to go to the THG home page. It never asked me to downloa [...]
    fishboi 29 1794 MU_Enginee​r
08-12-2007 at 05:10 AM
On [CPUs] AMD wants us to breakfree
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The EU is very different than the US when it comes to managing their economies. In general, they don't want big companies to destroy local [...]
3   cherie2298​4 124 6457 techguy911
08-15-2007 at 04:26 PM
On [CPUs] urgent need help intel Q6600 or QX6700
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I say, get the QX6700! If you are too dumb to read the CPU charts for yourself, and/or too rich to care, just get the faster one.
    limpman 32 2624 Nightowl07​07
07-16-2007 at 01:13 AM
On [CPUs] wait for penry,x38,?
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So, you haven't been able to play Doom 3, Half Life 2, WoW, and many other games yet on decent settings. I went from the P4 1.7 to the P4 3 [...]
    sadness20 25 2141 Sailer
07-01-2007 at 05:07 PM
On [CPUs] Is quad core worth it?
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I agree with darious00777. Take a look at the CPU tests on THG. The one place quad-core does better is with the multi-threading tests, w [...]
    Tunez 47 5121 PGHammer
05-10-2007 at 03:38 AM
On [CPUs] Intel Announces Core 2 Duo "On Steroids"?
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This sounds a bit hokey to me. Previously, Intel and AMD provided their own concept of smart-stepping for mobile devices. The concept ther [...]
2   DaSickNinj​a 61 5969 udontnome
04-20-2007 at 07:29 PM
On [CPUs] THG: Where the hell are you?
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Ditto here. The headlines rarely change anymore. This has been my primary site for years now to get the scoop on the latest stuff. It has [...]
3   mpjesse 140 7922 Dade_0182
04-11-2007 at 06:56 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Computer Randomly Shuts Down. What is the problem?
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Stupid question here. When you say it shuts down, are you saying that it will suddenly go through the complete shutdown process as if you d [...]
    floge03 21 1700 floge03
01-22-2007 at 02:08 AM
On [CPUs] Why is QX6700 $1500 on Newegg?
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I don't see the retail version anywhere else. Tiger has the OEM for 1,099. You could buy a heck of a fan/heat sink, motherboard, and PSU f [...]
2   NumenorLor​d 57 4607 Dade_0182
12-06-2006 at 06:59 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What would you do??
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I have never had a power supply fail, but have had 3 of 3 Asus mobos be DOA. So, you can guess what I am thinking.
    NewAMDUser 11 701 Remy
07-29-2006 at 08:27 PM
On [CPUs] Overheating during gaming.
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I have about the same setup, a Northwood P4 3.0 on an IBM 865PERLL mobo and had the same problem. The temp would shoot up to 70 C and trip [...]
    Vladdorin 14 619 swifty_mor​gan
07-24-2006 at 08:21 AM
On [CPUs] What are you doing to your old rigs?
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Charities won't take computer stuff where I live. But then I do live in Silicon Valley, so they would get swamped with a bunch of crap [...]
2   Greg_pelae​z 80 6317 DXRick
06-23-2006 at 01:48 AM
On [CPUs] Intel Core 2 Duo or an Intel Pentium D 9xx series build
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Wait until there is more info on Vista and DirectX 10. The details for video cards is still being worked out.
    illuminati​rex 19 1671 illuminati​rex
06-10-2006 at 03:13 AM

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