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On [CPUs] Brisbane vs Windsor core 4200x2??     frankienyc​123 2 841 NightScope
10-20-2007 at 07:21 PM
On [CPUs] What mobo for AMD BE2350?     frankienyc​123 2 775 g-paw
09-19-2007 at 11:25 PM
On [CPUs] Building a dedicated PC for high end audio system.     frankienyc​123 1 239 geofelt
08-25-2007 at 07:52 PM
On [CPUs] CPU for quiet HTPC?     frankienyc​123 22 1272 pausert20
08-30-2007 at 02:51 AM
On [CPUs] Need help choosing new system.     Frankienyc​123 0 283 Frankienyc​123
04-07-2007 at 06:34 PM
On [CPUs] Quad verses dual core which should iI go with?     Frankienyc​123 14 1410 Newf
05-22-2007 at 09:57 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Please reccomend some good cases for under $200.     Frankienyc​123 0 371 Frankienyc​123
07-02-2007 at 04:41 PM
On [CPUs] How to tell if AMD Cool N Quiet is working?     Frankienyc​123 4 1062 Valdis
07-04-2007 at 09:52 PM
On [CPUs] Old school AMD athlon/Duron question     Frankienyc​123 8 1105 tanooki200​3
07-11-2007 at 08:31 PM
On [CPUs] Socket 939 upgrade advice needed     Frankienyc​123 8 714 ZOldDude
03-06-2007 at 06:04 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Who makes good quiet case fans?     Frankienyc​123 1 273 milnyckyj
11-26-2006 at 06:50 PM
On [CPUs] Dual Opteron 265 performance??     Frankienyc​123 5 677 Frankienyc​123
11-17-2006 at 12:34 AM
On [CPUs] Please help need to upgrade my parents PC.     Frankienyc​123 22 1195 m25
11-14-2006 at 12:08 AM
On [CPUs] Should I upgrade CPU or RAM?? Help     Frankienyc​123 10 1220 thexder1
10-18-2006 at 02:10 AM
On [CPUs] What cpu for a budget desktop for my parents? 2   Frankienyc​123 80 3764 randomizer
09-19-2006 at 03:20 AM
On [CPUs] Is it worth it to upgrade from an AMD X2 to a Conroe system?     Frankienyc​123 8 946 MG37221
09-17-2006 at 01:28 AM
On [CPUs] Upgrades for older HP notebook? Please help     Frankienyc​123 3 606 Luminaris
09-19-2006 at 11:00 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Do i really need 500W for a C2D system?
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Im a strong believer that the quality of the power supply is just as important as its wattage rating. There are plenty of generic power s [...]
    thejas 11 1048 geofelt
07-07-2007 at 10:14 PM
On [CPUs] Opteron or Athlon 64 X2 ??
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Im still hanging onto my s939 system and I love it. But ill be the first to admit that s939 is dead and there is no point in putting money [...]
    blashyrkh 35 3266 Dahak
07-07-2007 at 01:59 PM
On [CPUs] Best computer for new gamer?
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These would be perfect, they are from a reputable comapany, they are under your budget and should be powerful enough to play pretty muc [...]
2   GR3N4D3G1R​L 61 4403 tostino
07-10-2007 at 10:43 PM
On [CPUs] Upgrade? AMD 3500+ Manchester to ???
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I would definitly get the dual core if I was your brother. I built a system for my parents about 2 years ago. It was similar to ur brother [...]
    kenratboy 14 765 kenratboy
06-24-2007 at 04:24 AM
On [CPUs] Core 2 Duo T5600 (1.83 Ghz) vs Athlon 64 3500 (2.2ghz)
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In my expereince a dual core almost always outperforms a single core in real world use. So if your only comparing the cpus, the laptop has [...]
    omega2 5 1483 Frankienyc​123
06-17-2007 at 06:38 PM
On [Network Interface Cards] Slow file transfer speeds across 2 pc's on home network!!!
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Your never gonna get the advertised 54 or 108mb/s, even if your computer is showing a 54 or 108 connection your not really getting that spee [...]
    Ghostwalke​r 3 5560 Frankienyc​123
05-13-2007 at 07:43 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Silversone Zeus 750 or PCP&C Silencer 750?
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I am going to be building a new system in the next few months and I'm also looking for a power supply in the 700w range. Ive had good exper [...]
    Groveling_​Wyrm 23 1108 nicolasb
04-26-2007 at 02:13 PM
On [CPUs] Need Upgrade Help!
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Personally right now spending $350 on an AM2 cpu makes no sense. C2D clearly outperforms AMD and you could get an e6300 and a mobo for $350 [...]
    Bolt14 7 356 m25
04-13-2007 at 06:31 PM
On [CPUs] Which Of These CPUs Is The Fastest?
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forget who makes it but there was an AM2 motherboard that could use DDR or DDR2 memory you might research this, then you ould use your ram a [...]
    DOH2006 39 2717 little_scr​apper
04-13-2007 at 05:22 AM
On [CPUs] HT speed question
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You want your HT no higher then 1000. Dont expect much more from your 3800x2 on air. These cpus generally top put around 2.8ghz or so. 2. [...]
    corvettegu​y 6 734 AdamBomb42
04-12-2007 at 05:12 PM
On [CPUs] What would be a good cooler for amd athlon x2 6000?
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I also reccomend the Arctic cooling 64 freezer pro. Ive been using mine for a year or so on my s939 4200x2 which is OC'd to 2.6ghz. It sta [...]
    Sinntasy 25 1590 Noya
04-13-2007 at 07:29 AM
On [CPUs] k10/Barcelona=128 bit CPU? ntel Penryn 45nm Core2Duo=64 bit?
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even if Barcelona was a 128bit cpu which its not, it wouldnt perform twice as good as a 64bit cpu. Just look at the current situation, an At [...]
    DaRAGEr 19 2822 AdamBomb42
04-12-2007 at 05:05 PM
On [CPUs] a question about overclocking X2 CPU ddr vs ddr2
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Your Opteron165 @ 3ghz will out perform a fx-60 and it would be pretty close to the fx-74 @ 3ghz. Pretty much the s939 and am2 cpus are ver [...]
    morg 3 471 I_Love_Tac​os
04-13-2007 at 05:03 PM
On [CPUs] Upgrade dilemma for s939
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Im also running a s939 system and I love it, but there is no longer an upgrade path for s939 so it doesnt really pay to put any money into i [...]
    spookz 5 612 frankienyc​123
04-11-2007 at 06:13 PM
On [Sound Cards] Looking for a very good set of PC speakers
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Most speakers made for the computeer sound pretty horrible for music. Your better off going with either some small studio monitors. The Sa [...]
    cliff_nj 47 4743 dean7
01-23-2007 at 06:22 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] CoolMaster vs. ThermalTake (850W)
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Also look at PC Power&Cooling and Silverstone. Both make very good quality power supplies.
    SNOOZDOC 12 2283 Sovereign
11-26-2006 at 08:32 PM
On [CPUs] Best motherboard and processor combination?????
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You may want to wait a lil while for the Nvidia680 boards to become more widely available. As for the processor stay away from the PentiumD [...]
    samiii 14 2395 samiii
11-13-2006 at 08:52 AM
On [Sound Cards] new gamin/music sound card
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Hey do you guys know what the differance between the Xtreme gamer and Xtreme audio are?? Are they supposed to be more specialized and less [...]
    monkey999 5 854 Halcyon
11-09-2006 at 06:35 PM
On [CPUs] 4 gigs of ram vs 2?
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I am using 2gigs right now and I wanted to see how it would run with 3 so I borrowed some memory from a friend and it seems to make a differ [...]
3   Maverick7 133 15895 Whizzard99​92
11-15-2006 at 06:47 AM
On [Network Interface Cards] Post you fastest bit torrent download speeds here!
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The highest I get when downloading from trackers like Torrentspy or mininova are aroun 500kbs for a well seeded rtorrent. But I know my con [...]
4   mpjesse 164 94863 Homeboy2
11-15-2008 at 11:21 AM
On [Sound Cards] help, what quality is good made in china or made in usa??
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There is still some A/V equipment made in the USA, but they tend to be only the very high end stuff such as Krell, Conrad Johnson, Revel [...]
    lalremsiam​a 16 2013 Frankienyc​123
10-08-2006 at 05:57 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Lots of money on PSU = Lost of wasted cash!
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I agree there is point of diminishing returns, spending $300 on a PC power and cooling power supply probably isnt worth it for most home pc [...]
2   greenjelly 80 8212 immagikman
10-08-2006 at 12:12 AM
On [CPUs] Dual Core Question
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I think rating a cpu by its clock speed is outdated. Just as an example take three cpus Amd 3800 2.4ghz Amd 3800x2 2ghz Intel P4 3.4gh [...]
    Tiger89 9 1265 frankienyc​123
09-16-2006 at 08:09 PM

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