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On [CPUs] VIA's new low power CPU     Coret 1 392 yomamafor1
01-24-2008 at 07:12 PM
On [CPUs] HardOCP Overclock Phenom 9600 Black Edition 2   Coret 76 4284 shabodah
12-26-2007 at 06:27 PM
On [CPUs] Socket AM3 versus socket G34: AM3 short lifespan?
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Yipsl - i believe megamanx00 was referring to how a lot of 780g boards tend to catch fire if you try to make them run a 125watt or above pro [...]
    johnbilick​i 27 781 yipsl
09-09-2008 at 12:15 PM
On [CPUs] Relations between cooling and the cpu's lifespan
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Or more simply, how many people here fold?
    papermate 21 550 sportsfanb​oy
08-25-2008 at 01:43 AM
On [CPUs] searching to find Athlon XP series CPU... what is Barton?
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Wikipedia quote about TBred A/B Diference: There are two versions of this core, commonly called A and B. The A version was introduced at 18 [...]
    purple buz​z 21 587 purple buz​z
07-18-2008 at 01:37 AM
On [Other Components] 8800GTS vs x3850.... Which is better?
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Plus since they started using the new format/interface/layout for the website and charts, the charts are much harder to use than before, IMO [...]
    kurtcrosbi​e 7 461 angelinalo​ve
08-01-2008 at 03:19 PM
On [CPUs] Kuma cancelled.
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Just to throw another cat amongst the pigeons in here... a couple of things I'd like to mention :) First, and most related to the posts ori [...]
3   iluvgillgi​ll 115 2214 Mathos
07-01-2008 at 09:03 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] How much power does a 9800GTX require?
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You have 30amps on your 12v rail - more than enough for a 9600gt (which is quite a low power card anyway). Sounds like something else is [...]
    luckyblur 8 805 jaguarskx
06-03-2008 at 07:03 PM
On [CPUs] Xigmateck vs.thermalright 120mm - and the plastic i forgot
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I've personally been a fan of the xigmatek coolers ever since I saw the review of the S1283 (which I am currently using) on frostytech - com [...]
    dragonspra​yer 4 476 dragonspra​yer
08-24-2008 at 04:29 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] 4x9800GX2: will it overheat?
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Short story is basically that CUDA (which they need to use) is nvidia only. CUDA = Nvidia Stream Computing = ATI
2   kjoost 87 3408 kjoost
06-01-2008 at 12:11 PM
On [CPUs] Can a cpu with missing pins work?
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If you're lucky ... with 1 bent pin there's a decent chance it was just a grounding pin and it will work ok ... With two bent pins, you'l [...]
    gigman 21 714 gigman
05-27-2008 at 11:32 PM
On [CPUs] New build intermittent crash IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
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It's normally a memory problem ... However, more recently I've been encountering this BSOD when a power supply has been dying.
    Hawkeye 14 431 Hawkeye
05-19-2008 at 07:29 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] HELP!!! I dont know what kind of case I have.
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Failing on a few points kyle: No fan on the 'roof' of the case. No window. No 80mm fans at the front. No 3.5" firewire/usb ports. Elit [...]
    epic_pc 10 241 dratsabiza​n
05-16-2008 at 06:57 PM
On [CPUs] Just got The Phenom 9850Be today!!!
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Did you try increasing VCore a little (up to 1.45 is thought to be relatively safe on air cooling on a lot of sites/forums) to get it proper [...]
8   medjohnson​77 361 12429 Laeros
07-11-2008 at 05:31 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Sonata III and Tower Style HSF
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the xigmatek 1283 comes with a little 'spoiler' which is designed to slot between some of the fins and direct some airflow down onto the VRM [...]
    Cyborg28 1 205 coret
05-12-2008 at 05:09 PM
On [CPUs] Processor help
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IIRC, the uli chipset in use by ASRock for these boards is the only solution which *doesn't* incur performance penalty for either/both gra [...]
    Cermet 5 224 ausch30
05-11-2008 at 12:37 AM
On [CPUs] Creating A Computer
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It's a "retail" box - all the retail box AMDs (excepting some black editions) come with heatsink + fan.
    Mufferin 18 373 ohiou_grad​_06
05-11-2008 at 02:08 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Creating A Computer
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I miss my 1333MHz thunderbird now :(
    Mufferin 15 430 The_Blood_​Raven
05-15-2008 at 07:34 AM
On [CPUs] Which processor?
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It depends - what is the computer going to be primarily used for and are you going to overclock at all or just leave everything at stock?
    cowboi123 7 299 pauldh
05-08-2008 at 07:08 PM
On [CPUs] Athlon X2 or AMD Phenom X3?
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the 6000+ = 2 cores clocked at 3GHz the 8450 = 3 cores clocked at 2.1GHz However, even though the total GHz is nearly the same, the 6000 [...]
    mrfrantik 6 495 yipsl
05-09-2008 at 03:52 AM
On [CPUs] 3DMark06 Score Post Them Here
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Lapped AMD Athlon 6000+ (at 14x215=3010MHz) Xigmatek HDT-S1283 CPU Cooler (NO CnQ Idle = 28, Load = 42) Asus M2N32-SLi Deluxe Motherboard 2G [...]
5   Walker 204 4662 hughyhunte​r
06-16-2008 at 01:19 AM
On [CPUs] How many PC's do you have?
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I currently have 3 PCs ... down from the 6 I had this time last year :) Main Rig: AMD Athlon X2 6000+ at 215x14=3010MHz to get the memor [...]
4   Simonetti 168 7185 KyleSTL
07-24-2008 at 04:39 PM
On [CPUs] Phenom X3 hits 3.3Ghz .finally its a phenomenon
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Yipsl .... just so assuage my curiousity, which 690g board is it your wife has?
2   area61 57 1720 khelben197​9
04-30-2008 at 10:27 PM
On [CPUs] 9850BE Crashing!!!
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Which Bios version are you running? Did you clear CMOS before installing the new chip? Is your RAM getting the correct volts? Is your CPU ge [...]
    nailz99 21 678 Mathos
05-16-2008 at 06:47 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Triple-Core Phenom 8600 Benchmarks
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Well, if i can remember this correctly (bearing in mind I've had *quite* a few to drink tonight) the idea of a tri-core started out as a sta [...]
3   X-Files 111 4697 jaydeejohn
04-23-2008 at 12:46 PM
On [Other Components] Quick output change.....
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Yes, it's that one ... I normally refer to them as DVI-DSub connectors.
    MasterPJ 2 159 MasterPJ
04-06-2008 at 01:13 PM
On [CPUs] Itels New 2 Billion Transistor CPU with 30MB of cache !
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It's just intel's new itanium chip...
    cah027 38 1561 jimmysmitt​y
04-11-2008 at 04:05 PM
On [CPUs] What is your CPU History
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@ angry_ducky Talking about the San Diego core 3700? What CPU cooler and motherboard do you have? I've got some experience with that chip [...]
3   kevinali 103 2571 LordConrad
03-29-2008 at 12:41 AM
On [CPUs] AMD Phenom With B3 Stepping: First Look
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yipsl ... then they made the AIW x1900 to fix that problem ^^
2   muk 61 2227 epsilon84
03-24-2008 at 10:14 PM
On [CPUs] A First Look at AMD's Triple Core Phenom
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Sure we could ... but we'd need the best marketing person in the world to help us sell the idea to move to the rest of his/her kind =p
    muk 45 1897 dengland88
05-13-2008 at 12:55 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need Small case that accepts standard PSU
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Silverstone Sugo SG01 and SG03 both fit what you want. To find out more about them (and most cases) to make sure they are what you want, goo [...]
    h2ocaver 2 189 h2ocaver
02-26-2008 at 08:19 PM
On closed [CPUs] Former Inquirer Editors Abadon Ship... to TGdaily
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<me> Starts trying to decide which site to flee to </me>
2   yomamafor1 97 1853 chiadog
02-15-2008 at 06:28 PM
On [CPUs] Opteron Power Requirements
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With that setup you're fine. If you choose to upgrade the graphics card in the future, you may need to consider a better power supply (de [...]
    nukchebi0 5 197 nukchebi0
02-11-2008 at 01:55 AM
On [Other Components] How to change ram timmings???
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The numbers refer to the amount of time between communication cycles in the memory. Lower numbers mean less time between these cycles.
    ryanthesav 4 440 badge
02-11-2008 at 05:49 AM
On [Other Components] How do u turn off spread spectrum?
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Good luck ... I haven't been able to get my 6000+ much higher than stock. Pretty much resigned myself to the idea of my chip not having any [...]
    ryanthesav 11 756 ryanthesav
03-03-2008 at 07:35 PM
On [CPUs] Single core to dual core
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Oh, check your bios in case there's a setting you have to enable for multi-core processors ... alot of bioses detect it automatically, some [...]
    nukchebi0 5 260 nukchebi0
02-11-2008 at 01:06 AM
On [CPUs] amd bulldozer: will it bulldoze or will it be bulldozed?
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My take on bulldozer ... ask again in 18 months.
3   mikekazik1 110 4729 jimmysmitt​y
03-13-2008 at 03:32 PM
On [CPUs] Why AMD Tri-Core is Already a Failure
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1. They've been using lasers for years and years for disabling parts of CPUs and GPUs which don't function correctly. 2. And the average [...]
3   sedaine 124 4296 endyen
02-07-2008 at 11:08 AM
On [CPUs] AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition - A New Hope?
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I am very confused by this (the comment and the thread's existence in general). Some people are saying it was posted with the article, b [...]
3   muk 119 3635 spongebob
04-05-2008 at 12:16 AM
On [CPUs] amds stock?
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So dragon, what you're saying is that you reckon the AMD stock is either going to go up, or is going to go down. :p
    adlerthema​n 17 491 Sailer
02-07-2008 at 07:14 PM
On [CPUs] E8400 CPU Errata
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The supreme commander is cherry picked (q6600 has 4% performance gain instead of 9-10% ... see below) but the 3d studio max is fairly re [...]
3   reynod 108 5010 dcinmich
02-11-2008 at 03:21 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What kind of graphics card can my PSU support?
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Probably from mistakenly believing a chart showing total system power consumption is referring only to graphics consumption.
    divinebabo​on 6 412 coret
02-02-2008 at 12:21 AM
On [Other Components] CPU Cooling Question
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I imagine it will just be a matter of undoing some bolts and/or a spring clip type device. You' might need to change the backing plate for t [...]
    Chimera658​6 30 631 systemlord
01-28-2008 at 11:42 PM
On [CPUs] CPU Temperature HOTHOTHOT!!
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The 6000+ is a very power hungry chip, and creates a lot of heat because of it. It really needs a good CPU cooler, and the stock cooler isn' [...]
    fatbob07 13 774 fatbob07
01-28-2008 at 07:41 PM
On [CPUs] PC crashing
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Hmm ... one way to check the RAM for errors is this: Download the ultimate boot cd and burn to disc: It's basically a boot cd which takes [...]
    4400_Overc​locker 10 297 coret
01-28-2008 at 01:19 PM
On closed [CPUs] AMD Phenom Black Edition can Hit 3Ghz !..very Impressive
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Phenoms, at the moment, are very much luck of the draw. HardOCP's BE went to 3.0 but have had three ES to play with as well. One got to [...]
    Thunderman 35 1334 Jake_Barne​s
01-28-2008 at 12:25 AM
On [Other Components] Best place for parts
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In the UK, is slowly becoming more competetive with prices. Plus when you order from them with debit card, your account builds up a bit of c [...]
    mrplow99 11 501 bnot
03-01-2008 at 11:32 PM
On [CPUs] B3 coming in March
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Print Screen button captures what's on the screen to the clipboard. Open paint, and paste, and save.
    gpippas 27 927 Spud
01-27-2008 at 06:24 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Will this PSU work with this Motherboard?
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It will only fit in one way.
    cusimar9 3 227 cusimar9
01-26-2008 at 05:59 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Quick LED wiring question so that I can continue the build
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White is generally used as negative and can be identified by remembering that negative used to be referred to as "common".
    sleepyhead 7 496 drysocks
01-26-2008 at 03:24 PM
On [CPUs] How high can you take an e2140 ON STOCK COOLING
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It depends almost entirely on how lucky you are with the chip but on stock most e2140's will get to 2.6, alot will get to 2.8 and some will [...]
    spuddyt 5 557 spuddyt
01-26-2008 at 09:22 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Serious consideration needed!!!!!!
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The 8800GTS consumes around 100watts at load (so more than a 3850/3870/8800gt)
    area61 21 375 chuckm
01-26-2008 at 04:46 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Antec P182 Cheap at ZZF!!!
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You make me turn green with envy ... I'm in the UK and we never see prices this good >.< I think when I next build a reasonably exp [...]
    chedrz 3 415 babybudha
01-27-2008 at 12:54 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] First Look: Shuttle KPC
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CPU cooling is quite reasonable actually ... they use custom-made heatpipe coolers placing the radiator of the heatsink right on the back su [...]
    muk 31 1809 wpns
04-20-2008 at 03:53 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Will my 4 years old HEC 20 pin PSU work with new mobo?
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Using the ultimate PSU calculator... (http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp) Your system will use around 240watts at load [...]
    AKIRA972 7 357 AKIRA972
01-26-2008 at 03:30 AM
On [CPUs] How do I get more power out of my system???
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No graphics card can play crysis properly (I've even heard the triple 8800ultra setups start to crawl in the last couple of missions) ... Ho [...]
    kkkk1 21 642 Shadow7037​93
02-16-2008 at 12:46 AM
On [CPUs] Opinions for CPS's with Supreme Commander and Sup Com (FA)
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For supreme commander you WILL see a difference between dual and quad core. My recommendation is the Q6600 and use the money saved (betwe [...]
    bugspin23 17 465 jbj190
01-25-2008 at 04:54 AM
On [CPUs] CPU OEM vs. Retail
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I've been pretty lucky with motherboards ... for me the least reliable components have been RAM and video cards (video cards all died du [...]
    Althius 13 705 Coret
01-25-2008 at 12:29 AM
On [CPUs] Last questions about the E2160 before ordering.
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1. Your're below the minimum, but I would wager it would still run fine since crysis is massively GPU limited. An overclock would help thoug [...]
    Dunkel 16 653 cnumartyr
01-24-2008 at 08:25 PM
On [CPUs] Installing HSF/Removal and Thermal Paste? Clean & Apply each time?
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Vodka? I personally wouldn't ... too much water content. My normal practices for cleaning normally revolve around doing initial cleaning [...]
    nforce256 16 800 kentuckyra​nger
01-26-2008 at 12:56 AM
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