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On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Mushkin 580W PSU     chris312 3 186 chris312
03-13-2008 at 10:56 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Suggestions on making a custom computer case
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the milk crate idea is pretty awesome. it's very college student.
    Padd3h 8 238 chris312
08-29-2008 at 04:13 PM
On [CPUs] Need Major Help Cooling Q6600
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You're welcome. Glad I could help. I remember how excited I was when I doubled my framerates in Karazhan for the 8 bucks I spent on the Arct [...]
    darksied 46 672 dragonspra​yer
09-03-2008 at 11:47 PM
On [CPUs] nehalem
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there were at least 4 threads on the front page where you could have discussed this...why bring it up again in another new thread?
    JED 16 410 spuddyt
08-20-2008 at 01:08 AM
On [CPUs] cpu always at 100 celcious, why?
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I ran WOW with my CPU at around 100 degrees Celsius for a long time on my old Pentium 4. One day I got tired of my PC performing worse than [...]
    dragon-gab 33 799 chris312
07-30-2008 at 04:37 AM
On [CPUs] If AMD goes bankrupt will INTEL have monopoly?
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Even if AMD disappeared Intel would have to compete against whoever makes the chips in consoles (IBM makes the PS3 Cell processor doesn't it [...]
3   FugBen 136 2867 jimmysmitt​y
07-25-2008 at 03:10 PM
On [CPUs] Trying to figure out whether I want a dual-core or a quad-core...
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Think of it this way. E8400 allows you to play some game at X more FPS than the Q6600 Q6600 allows you to apply those filters Y% faster [...]
    nerr 18 542 jaydeejohn
06-26-2008 at 08:23 AM
On [CPUs] Anand does Nehalem!!!
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Is Nehalem Too Expensive Lolz?
7   jaydeejohn 305 5636 apache_liv​es
07-16-2008 at 10:29 AM
On [CPUs] Korea hits Intel with $25M anti-trust fine!
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I think regardless of the goings-on between Intel and PC manufacturers, AMD's processors lately have paled in comparison to Intel's developm [...]
    chunkymons​ter 49 1006 endyen
06-07-2008 at 09:25 AM
On [CPUs] Horror story: how to waste a QX9650 possibilities with IT department
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At work I use a Pentium 3 at less than 500mhz with an old Voodoo graphics card. I forget how much ram it has. My Razr2's processor is clo [...]
    sisley_111 48 1463 iluvgillgi​ll
06-27-2008 at 05:36 PM
On [CPUs] Intel nehalem benchmark
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Wow, that looks promising! I really want to know pricing now, but the mainstream procs won't come out for another 9 months from now.. oh [...]
    makaka 27 5065 endyen
06-03-2008 at 07:59 AM
On [CPUs] EU Plans Intel Action (Update Anti-trust)
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Well assuming company B doesn't go out of business immediately, if Co. A is selling widgets at an ultra high price, the consumer will st [...]
    thunderman 44 949 Technology​Coordinato​r
05-31-2008 at 05:11 AM
On [CPUs] vote on my new outer case logo
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i agree with humalong..that is a pretty big sticker. how about one of those metal logos people stick on their cars? i wonder if you can g [...]
    dragonspra​yer 17 493 dragonspra​yer
05-29-2008 at 08:10 PM
On [CPUs] Stuck Between two CPU's...and a game?!
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the graphics card is going to matter more than q6600 vs e8400 imo i'd get the 6600 because of the huge improvements in video editing and [...]
    el Greenie 43 607 halcyon
05-16-2008 at 11:20 AM
On [CPUs] Vista 64-bit installation with 4 GB
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I installed with just 2gb in, just to be on the safe side and it installed in WAY less time than XP ever did. Popped the other 2 back in and [...]
    htoonthura 14 667 htoonthura
05-13-2008 at 01:51 AM
On [CPUs] Want a Penryn processor crack open an apple!
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vertigon, i think what people are trying to say is: there is more to a computer than processor clock speed, ram amount, and video card sh [...]
8   dragonspra​yer 370 9094 Vertigon
05-16-2008 at 07:56 AM
On [CPUs] Creating A Computer
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Um..what's wrong with SATA? You can't get a motherboard without SATA anymore can you?
    Mufferin 18 373 ohiou_grad​_06
05-11-2008 at 02:08 AM
On [CPUs] Need Help. Really confused bout what to do now..
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make sure you don't have onboard video that got set to first priority in bios.
    chanaway50​00 5 188 chanaway50​00
05-08-2008 at 05:18 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600 vs gigabyte p35 and ram
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If you ONLY play games and NEVER edit video, a 6600 will not be much better than an overclocked e2160. I'm pretty sure you don't need new [...]
    Seanydude6​78 10 386 blacksci
05-05-2008 at 03:35 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] NZXT Apollo vs Antec 900
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I have the Apollo and my MSI 9600GT OC idles at about 42 degrees and hits maybe 52 degrees full load. I need to overclock it a bit more... M [...]
    night-stal​ker 11 674 tombullen
06-11-2008 at 03:58 PM
On [CPUs] How long will my build last?
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The way I see it, the computer will last you two years, but at the end of two years you will be playing games below native res and with sett [...]
    night-stal​ker 7 339 chris312
04-13-2008 at 10:44 PM
On [CPUs] What is my AMD 6400, chopped liver?
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Everyone gets 1FPS on the CPU test. Nothing abnormal going on there.
    ScooterLib​by 7 425 righteous
04-12-2008 at 10:20 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Reveals Plan to Cut 10 Percent of Work Force
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Why do people talk about greed as if it's only a problem the extremely rich have?
3   badge 109 1864 Just_An_En​gineer
04-13-2008 at 07:25 PM
On [CPUs] 3 cores, premium price
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Hmm you are comparing Amazon to Newegg but that's $100 more!! geez When Newegg gets them I'm sure they'll have them for at least less tha [...]
    reconviper​one1 10 380 jimmysmitt​y
04-10-2008 at 04:23 PM
On [CPU] AMD Load Temp
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I have the 5000+ and it idles around 40 C and gets up to almost 50 load on the stock HSF with Arctic Silver applied (last week, so it may no [...]
    mystikalru​sh 8 421 chris312
04-08-2008 at 01:14 AM
On [CPUs] nehalem compatible?
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I was kinda in the same boat. For $200 I got an AMD Athlon 64 x2 5000+, 4gb of RAM (it was on sale for the same as 2gb) and a cheapo motherb [...]
    chise1 20 733 T8RR8R
04-09-2008 at 08:51 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] looking for a gaming case w/ window
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If you like the way Alienware cases look, I recommend the Apollo. (I have the blue one, and it's not nearly as bright as the picture shows. [...]
    weinzey 39 946 bobbknight
07-16-2008 at 02:11 AM
On [Other Components] Recomened me a good mouse
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The G5 is a great mouse, but make sure to get the blue (generation 2) one. The first one has a nasty groove mismatch in the mouse wheel that [...]
    virux 17 632 virux
03-26-2008 at 04:47 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PSU help
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I recommend the Corsair HX620. The 12v rail is rated at 600W total. I think Buy.com still has it for $115 after rebate shipped. I got the fr [...]
    Thorbaden 5 259 chris312
03-25-2008 at 03:02 AM
On [CPUs] Interesting Nehalem info
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I was reading Q4 08-Q1 09..do you mean you think it will be sooner? I'm sitting on a Socket 478 Pentium 4 and an AGP graphics card. I'm u [...]
    jimmysmitt​y 18 826 jimmysmitt​y
03-24-2008 at 03:55 PM
On [CPUs] Intel Quad-Core Q6600 or Duo E6850 for DAW?
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I had a similar question that I decided was not worth its own thread. What about other applications? Namely, playing an online game, runn [...]
    rickster7 14 2026 aevm
08-14-2007 at 04:50 PM

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