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On [CPUs] Temp Missread     fatty35 4 182 skittle
06-29-2008 at 02:37 AM
On [CPUs] Unsupported CPU     fatty35 7 449 TheDraac
06-04-2008 at 09:24 PM
On [CPUs] Athlon 3800+ vs Athlon LE-1620     fatty35 8 783 fatty35
05-24-2008 at 10:39 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620     fatty35 6 860 fatty35
05-24-2008 at 08:31 PM
On [CPUs] help with a amd 3200+
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^ look on the motherboards manufacture website for a newer bios update. Also look at the cpu support page on the site to make sure the 3200+ [...]
    nicky16098​6 3 131 vegettonox
08-08-2008 at 09:20 AM
On [CPUs] E8400 or E8500? And what cooling?
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If you dont plan to OC get the E8500 & just stick with stock HSF.
    Flatulenzi​a 3 289 dragonspra​yer
08-08-2008 at 06:51 AM
On [CPUs] What should i look for in a CPU for gaming
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I would not go with amd if I was you. Are you going to overclock? The Intel E8400 would be your best bet for gaming .etc as it has 2x the L2 [...]
    bonanza318 24 543 cjl
08-11-2008 at 09:28 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] can my psu run 4850?
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I surrgest buying a nice psu such as sum thing in the Antec Earthwatts series.
    Mistahrj 6 293 Kari
08-03-2008 at 11:12 PM
On [CPUs] E8400 or Q6600 or Q9300 for pure gaming?
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The E8400 kicks ass in current games and overclocks very well indeed.
    ragingazn6​28 45 1498 Ogdin
06-29-2008 at 01:57 AM
On [CPUs] Good Q9450 Build?
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To save some money I would go with the E8400 and overclock the **** out of it. Alot of the benchmark tests show that the E8400 Actually outp [...]
    xpyrofuryx 20 565 qmalik
07-16-2008 at 07:02 PM
On [CPUs] What's better for a gaming pc - QX9650 or Q9550
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Unless your a good overclocker go with the Q9550 but I will also side with what DXRick said about the E8400 which is a very nice cpu at stoc [...]
    BigB88 7 539 BigBurn
06-29-2008 at 04:16 AM
On [CPUs] Some CPU trouble
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try reseting cmos by removing the battery or the jumper. Also make sure to download and right the new bios to the chip. This could fix you p [...]
    Vexi 11 244 pcgamer12
06-29-2008 at 02:12 AM
On [CPUs] Crysis on a budget...
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Have a look at the toms hardware budget build:- Configuration: Overclocking & Testing: This goes to show that you can play cr [...]
2   mikerose79 66 1612 Vertigon
07-06-2008 at 09:01 PM
On [CPUs] Looking to buy a cheap pentium D
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Save up and buy a new CPU the E22xx will mop the floor with the extreme Pentium and don't forget that the Pentium is redundant were the E22 [...]
    ChaosGS 38 638 joefriday
07-01-2008 at 07:42 AM
On [Sound Cards] Do Sound Cards Affect System Performance?
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A small increase in fps but it would give you crisper, clearer sound. But you wont notice if you have some fairly cheap headphones OR speake [...]
    mcavey 26 863 amb7247
05-27-2008 at 05:59 PM
On [CPUs] Quads v Duos
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Get an E8400 they are good chips and they are cheap but can be overclocked fairly high.
    CPUser 11 459 aevm
05-22-2008 at 03:19 PM
On [CPUs] Can you swap CPU's without causing any OS problems?
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You shouldn't have any problem swapping out your CPU.
    redvandam 28 1073 yipsl
05-22-2008 at 08:38 AM
On [CPUs] Need Advises
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I would go with an Intel E8400. They are the best bang for buck at the moment in terms of gaming/overclocking .etc
    dtnco 3 122 Mondoman
05-21-2008 at 09:05 PM
On [Sound Cards] X-Fi Xtremegamer Fatal1ty vs Prelude 7.1
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I will go with skittle the drivers do suck lol :)
    night-stal​ker 7 595 Security
05-15-2008 at 10:32 AM
On [CPUs] Building a new PC
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On newegg the E6850 is cheaper. E6850:- E8400:-
    Zabby 4 201 mi1ez
05-15-2008 at 09:31 AM
On [CPUs] Is 55C too hot under load for an E8400?
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Alot of The new 45nm chips have this problem & is going to eventuly be fixed via bios .etc.
    moose004 22 975 bimmerbill
05-22-2008 at 03:46 PM
On [CPUs] "AMD Must Double Processor Market Share to Survive"
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AMD is going down hill fast hey need to pull finger and get moving fast if they want to survive. They are currently putting all of their mon [...]
3   Jake_Barne​s 113 2499 reynod
05-18-2008 at 07:29 PM

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