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On [CPUs] MEM dividers     Buckiller 5 404 wusy
04-25-2006 at 02:46 AM
On [CPUs] General stuff about laptop shopping     Buckiller 29 1411 AshyN
05-15-2006 at 01:26 PM
On [CPUs] Dual Core CPU heatsink?     Buckiller 1 389 n0odle
12-13-2006 at 07:21 AM
On [CPUs] New CPU, wont post or ANYTHING     Buckiller 6 610 sirheck
01-08-2007 at 06:22 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Help me, PSU or Motherboard?     Buckiller 3 371 Buckiller
05-17-2007 at 05:41 PM
On [Sound Cards] in-ear earphones?
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Yeah, I would recommend street style headphones for your use. No noise canceling... but way better than ear-buds in many aspects.
    THORNado 19 1801 gondo
03-09-2007 at 10:45 PM
On [CPUs] CPU price/performance graph
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I still don't see why you would include the price of 4x4 mobo and not any other mobos?
3   HotFoot 100 12002 HotFoot
04-23-2007 at 07:25 PM
On [CPUs] When a game says it needs a 3ghz processor, dual processor?
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Yakyb, you need to save this explanation and present it to anyone ever asking this type of question again.
    vinster345 26 3410 ryokinshin
02-10-2007 at 10:39 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] From PC Power and Cooling: Power Supply Myths Exposed!
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1) I personally have never thought about temperature's affect on power, but from my knowledge of engines i would now assume that they ar [...]
2   Jake_Barne​s 59 5592 woshitudou
12-29-2006 at 07:51 AM
On [CPUs] Dell dethroned, HP on top
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HP buying Voodoo was a pretty good idea... i bet we see HP continue to dominate and eventually start coming out with some great innovative s [...]
    wolveriner​o79 17 1609 bourgeoisd​ude
10-20-2006 at 04:56 AM
On [CPUs] Why do people rave about unequal cpus?
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Oh dont you love it when the nublets come out?
    myca726 35 2320 turpit
10-18-2006 at 08:53 AM
On [Sound Cards] 3 new x-fi cards?
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Anybody know of any reviews of these cheaper ones? I was thinking of getting an Xtrememusic.... wanna see how these compare.
    roblob 4 1347 Halcyon
10-17-2006 at 03:23 PM
On [CPUs] What's the World's Fastest Computer Used For?
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You all mean a googolplex right? Well... here you go
2   chunkymons​ter 52 4071 dasickninj​a
10-12-2006 at 02:50 PM
On [Sound Cards] Audigy 2/4 or X-fi?
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If your buying a sound card to increase your FPS your either super hardcore or retarded.... Buy the sond card based on what you want it f [...]
    fredgiblet 30 3061 AddictiveH​erring
09-23-2006 at 11:44 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need help deciding what PSU to get
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The Aspire midrange models (chameleon or moon shadow or something) are very good PSUs at a great price.
    Revenge7 8 943 Clue69Less
09-14-2006 at 07:26 AM
On [Sound Cards] what is the best format of audio music ? mp3??
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I respectfully disagree, to a point. MP3 is not the best format under any circumstances, but its sound quality is far from horrible. [...]
    lalremsiam​a 20 6988 rushfan
09-14-2006 at 02:58 PM
On [CPUs] Open letter to AMD
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This is stupid.... AMD knows what they are doing. Why would you believe an FX series proc compete with the regular e6600? If anything it sho [...]
4   Rikeeeeeee​e 184 15741 dasickninj​a
09-18-2006 at 01:14 AM
On [CPUs] Next Gen AMD Dual core
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how would it run if both of the cores are disabled? 0 cores working = no CPU If you mean like a quad core with only 2 cores running, [...]
    notquitehe​re188 49 9285 thelvyn
09-17-2006 at 07:13 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] 5 HDDs will Enermax noisetaker 600w be enough?
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lol yeah... 600 watts absolutely fine (especially enermax, they tend to actually put RMS type watt ratings instead of max right?) The on [...]
    Flakes 23 1685 Michaelahe​ss
09-12-2006 at 01:55 AM
On [CPUs] The future of computers...
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Where would one find information on MIT experiments...im highly interested.
2   greenjelly 50 4177 joset
09-09-2006 at 07:28 PM
On [CPUs] Conroe Vs AMD
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Anything that costs more than $220 right now for AMD isnt worth it. Get a conroe, 6400 or 6600.
    46cpkx32 12 2265 gOJDO
09-04-2006 at 11:33 PM
On [CPUs] Intel Core Duo vs AMD Turion64
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Are you sure? Positive? If so thats great news!!! Yay intel (i have a t2300/t2400 forgot which, yay i can upgrade it eventually!)
    Grensen 29 9143 49ers540
09-01-2006 at 03:39 PM
On [CPUs] Dual Core or Dual Processor?
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Hit it on the head. Go with the cheapo x2 3800 youll be fine.
    qwertycopt​er 20 2287 qwertycopt​er
08-29-2006 at 05:25 PM
On [CPUs] WTF?! $1000, computer wont play BF2?
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also, be sure the nvidia firewall is UNINSTALLED or DISABLED!!!!
    bulhonkey6 18 1667 BigguN
08-29-2006 at 09:08 PM
On [CPUs] Amd is Going Down, Intel Is King Again ** BS **
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Stop talking now, the fact that you said prescott is better than AMD's is ridiculous...just like saying k8 is better than C2D is ridicul [...]
3   harlequin6​791 121 8528 this_is_ji​mmy2006
08-27-2006 at 08:46 AM
On [Other Components] Gaming mouse?
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its all preference man... for me medium sensitivity is great for me in battlefield 2, and changing dpi is key in that. It does impro [...]
    SkinnyJoin​t 43 4057 clob
08-27-2006 at 03:38 AM
On [CPUs] Core 2 Duo E6600 vs 2x Opteron 246
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Actually, this is a good point -- Opty's are cream of the crop, pick of the litter, diamonds in the ruff :) .... so they do OC very well [...]
    blind_art 9 1893 buckiller
08-24-2006 at 09:08 PM
On [CPUs] Any computer engineers on this forum?
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Im entering college this fall and am planning to be an electronic and computer engineer (this university offers it as a dual degree kind of [...]
3   notquitehe​re188 115 6830 joset
08-19-2006 at 01:03 AM
On [CPUs] Rumour: AMD to sell 45.8M processors in 2006?
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Well, Right now i think conroe missed the back to school crowd...and all the advertisements i have seen around here in magazines and such ar [...]
    Mind_Rebui​lding 21 1998 Mind_Rebui​lding
08-07-2006 at 05:15 PM
On [CPUs] Great... it's Quad Core... but why?
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Ok, fair enough. I can see it for servers and such, but doesn't it seem like waste and/or overkill for the consumer desktop right now? [...]
2   sony3127 98 5520 sony3127
08-05-2006 at 04:42 PM
On [CPUs] dual core testing
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WEll obviously if the hard drive is in the equation than it will effect the outcome, but when it isn't used for programs its not.... i do [...]
    muddleclas​s 1 272 Buckiller
08-04-2006 at 11:56 PM
On [CPUs] buy a AMD dual core now or wait?
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Even if your not a huge multitasker, the best thing about this is alt+tab and closing programs. I am mostly talking about games of course, i [...]
    yourbestfr​iend 7 870 Rall
07-27-2006 at 06:04 AM
On [CPUs] Too many cores: four cores should be limit
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fLAME SUITS AT tEH rEADY?! Lol...cmon man of course we will need more than 4 cores...in fact i would benefit already from a quad core...
    azrealhk 15 1155 INeedCache
07-14-2006 at 09:50 AM
On [CPUs] AMD reaches purchasing agreement with ATi
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Americans have seen this coming for a little while...as evident by the forbes report about the likelihood of an ATi/AMD merger but no nV [...]
2   lordpope 76 7399 dvdpiddy
07-08-2006 at 07:40 PM
On [CPUs] New AMD poll on NewEgg
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Amen to that! Those Optie 165's are beasts!!! It pained me to sell the one i got for 150% of what i paid for it :( Hopefully in a yea [...]
    BaronMatri​x 20 1481 BaronMatri​x
07-01-2006 at 12:14 AM
On [CPUs] 3.66 ghz Conroe EE, plus MEROM mobile parts reviewed...
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Well...i chose to get my fx-62 up to 5.3 GHz and turns out it won!! :? Nobody cares that AMD is about to get stomped!! EVERYONE and [...]
2   The_Vorlon 66 5188 chuckshiss​le
07-03-2006 at 05:04 AM
On [CPUs] "Stick With AMD In Rising Inventory Sea"
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9-inch you really are retarded i think.... I love thestreet.com but that whole article didnt say much about how AMD pwns Intel....just th [...]
    9-inch 20 1371 buckiller
06-28-2006 at 11:15 PM
On [CPUs] conroe to start the downlfall of amd?
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My take is that if AMD has been destroyed, Intel will go back to their lackadasical approach to CPUs not offering much performance gains wit [...]
2   Giraffe 64 4028 clue69less
06-23-2006 at 06:45 AM
On [CPUs] AMD's big suprise revealed.
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This is the ideal option for people that are intrigued with SLI but dont want to spend the extra money.... How much is this? How much ar [...]
9   qurious69s​s 435 33919 qurious69s​s
06-18-2006 at 10:56 AM
On [CPUs] Single core vs. Dual core?
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Definately Single core... though in the near future games might utilize multiple threads making dual cores better.
    frankenwoo​kie 18 962 sex_monkey
06-12-2006 at 03:14 AM
On [CPUs] AMD = Getting silly with too many cores
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SLI is very useful for people that run at higher than regular resolutiuons.
3   wolfman140 144 7509 OleGeek
06-11-2006 at 03:21 PM
On [CPUs] Conroe can run without CPU Fan O_O
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Gah i thoguht this was without a heatsink...that would have been something!!! I have the Scythe Ninja with no fan and i can do anything ( [...]
    viperabyss 29 3106 1Tanker
06-10-2006 at 09:32 PM
On [CPUs] Is it time to load up on intel stock?
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Please do...I think i can smell your feet ;) Sry couldnt resist.
    TheMaster 44 3083 buckiller
06-09-2006 at 04:53 AM
On [CPUs] AMD-New Roadmap
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This is innovation for the PC market just like it was innovation for the server market...in my experience when people want servers they dont [...]
    Parrot 14 1238 hergieburb​ur
06-02-2006 at 07:20 AM
On [CPUs] Sony: PS3 will replace home PC's
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You sum it up pretty well man...consoles and PCs bring very differnt PROs and COns to the table, and to think one will replace the other [...]
2   mpjesse 92 4858 santeana
06-04-2006 at 06:37 AM
On [CPUs] Benchmark Faking.
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: NICEEEEEE ..........wait a second!!!!! I think you are using the software mentioned in this thread to [...]
    Parrot 47 2906 buckiller
06-02-2006 at 05:59 AM
On [Sound Cards] Realtek ALC655 AC97
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Nice...really with the x-fi getting a pair of hedphones recreates 5.1... But if you do have 5.1 it makes it sound even better.
    craZyJ 7 11298 Halcyon
05-30-2006 at 04:30 PM
On [CPUs] COnroe is faster, but AMD is going in the right direction.
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I would like to see what AMD is planning for AM2 before I give it my endorsement as being headed in the right direction.....
    azrealhk 20 1722 joefriday
05-25-2006 at 06:03 PM
On [CPUs] pc upgrade vs xbox 360
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Hmm so he should upgrade to a PC that will only last him another 6months of gaming? In his case, and what he has told us, he should d [...]
2   tipoo 88 4844 Maverick7
04-07-2007 at 10:20 PM
On [CPUs] will AMD bury Intel ?
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Wouldnt it be great if AMD showed their top secret 65nm chips that have already started manufacturing and will be ready for shipping in [...]
2   crimir 60 4121 dvdpiddy
05-24-2006 at 02:06 PM
On [CPUs] "The Upgrade" -an Epic Poem by PantlessOne
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They are cheaper...but not cheaper than same clock speed AMD 64's. Opterons are the crem de lacrem (lol)...best in the biz.
    PantlessOn​e 17 731 joset
05-24-2006 at 01:22 AM
On [CPUs] Turion X2 fails to impress
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Good to know. Are laptop CPUs easily interchangeable given the same socket (replace t2300 with t2700)
2   Action_Man 70 10844 angry_duck​y
05-30-2006 at 03:17 AM
On [CPUs] "AMD's Opteron spreads its enterprise wings"
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Moores Law would also be totally off wack if we started using Diamond chips instead of theses silicon ones or whatever they are....
    9-inch 10 656 Jake_Barne​s
05-18-2006 at 03:20 AM
On [CPUs] I hope Conroe kick ass
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WHy make this topic really... My take is I buy the best processor based on performance to value...last gen it was AMD by a landslide...ri [...]
    azrealhk 34 2061 dvdpiddy
05-17-2006 at 01:55 AM
On [CPUs] Best OC on air for Opty 165 vs. 175???
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I think that maybe the 165 and 170 have the best steppings on them...or at least the least amount of bad steppings... because i got to 2 [...]
    Clue69Less 7 544 RichPLS
05-11-2006 at 06:01 AM
On [CPUs] help with making my laptop a better gaming computer
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So how can you know if a laptop supports upgrading videocards?? Is it if you have any geforce card in it? (like the 7800gtx GO)
    patrick9 7 704 xombie2000
05-06-2006 at 03:53 AM
On [CPUs] AMD DOLLAR SHARE RISES, INTEL's FALLS
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1) This doesnt matter on this website??? 2) Everyone knew AMD was gonna see huge gains in the past 6 months because of skyrocketing server [...]
    9-inch 5 343 dvdpiddy
04-27-2006 at 11:41 PM

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