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On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] help me choose a case!     frozenlead 22 402 xringx
11-23-2007 at 08:57 PM
On [CPUs] unidentified processor     FrozenLead 4 584 FrozenLead
05-10-2007 at 04:22 AM
On [CPUs] ghetto dual cpu?     FrozenLead 21 964 DaSickNinj​a
04-16-2007 at 09:30 PM
On [Other Components] anyone have some good G15 LCD applications?     FrozenLead 1 443 IcY18
04-15-2007 at 10:41 PM
On [CPUs] maybe its time to trade in the athlon...     FrozenLead 3 523 frozenlead
04-09-2007 at 06:15 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] should i upgrade my psu? or do you think i can skatee by?     FrozenLead 3 331 jaguarskx
03-20-2007 at 03:15 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] what would you pay for this?     FrozenLead 4 510 Croc
03-16-2007 at 10:04 AM
On [CPUs] turion vs. core duo     FrozenLead 3 888 accord99
02-06-2007 at 05:25 AM
On [Sound Cards] dual sb lives     FrozenLead 13 939 Tug
06-28-2006 at 07:08 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need suggestion for a PSU     FrozenLead 7 533 Grimmy
03-16-2006 at 12:25 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] I Think My PSU Is Dead
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Don't be afraid of your PSU. Just take a paperclip and unbend it, that will do to jump it. Just take one end into the green wire on the bigg [...]
    c999 6 120 drevl182
11-18-2008 at 06:00 PM
On [Other Components] Rendering Server -- Input?
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Agree. If you can use CUDA, a couple graphics cards can outperform many, many CPUs in parallel. The GPU is far more adept at this kind of st [...]
    rotojon132​0 9 156 rotojon132​0
11-11-2008 at 06:07 PM
On [Sound Cards] 2 sound cards installed at same time?
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The audigy 2 has a front drive bay insert that has more connections on it than you've ever dreamed of. Consider purchasing one.
    vromanowsk​i 6 135 ainarssems
11-08-2008 at 10:52 PM
On [CPUs] Why would anyone need a personal server?
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I have a filesever at home that can download all the things I can't get here at the University. That way, I can use an encrypted VPN to send [...]
    Dougx1317 14 412 wr
11-06-2008 at 05:02 PM
On [CPUs] fanless Intel Pentium D?
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Stock cooling should be okay with proper airflow - I also recommend to reval your case fans. I do have 3 P4 machines that are servers...the [...]
    dragon-gab 21 402 dragon-gab
10-26-2008 at 02:42 AM
On [CPUs] Installing new CPU.... what needs to be done?
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Uh, don't know how you got your system to update without re-activating Vista, but you will need to reactivate. Vista checks your hardware fo [...]
    avi8tir 7 322 mi1ez
09-30-2008 at 01:59 PM
On [Sound Cards] Not sure what to do, hopefully someone will know...
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Agreed - onboard audio has come a long, long way. I work for a sound productions and recording company, so I know a thing or two about how a [...]
    plaz 12 358 plaz
09-22-2008 at 02:29 AM
On [CPUs] Help, can this CPU run games well??? :o
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GPU matters more in COD4, not so much in CS:S, but somewhat. I can run both those games on my Athlon XP 2800+. You're fine.
    Davejames2​0 3 175 The_Blood_​Raven
08-31-2008 at 06:49 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Is this power supply enough for my system?
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It has ample room on paper, that is. If it's crappy quality, you'll know when sparks fly out of the back of it.
    yetyhunter 14 225 dagger
09-01-2008 at 07:22 PM
On [Other Components] THE PC vs. CONSOLE WAR: PC's are LOSING.
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I think the biggest issue facing the industry is hardware. Back in the good ole' days, if you could make a PC play games, you could make a P [...]
2   dragoncybe​r 63 1484 E3210
08-17-2008 at 10:32 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Delta Electronics PSU?
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...if you just got your computer, why are you selling it's PSU? I don't know why you would want to - did you upgrade the GPU and consequent [...]
    DaGrinder 4 287 jivdis1x
08-21-2008 at 03:39 PM
On [CPUs] Which processor is better for laptop.
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If you want unbeatable performance, go with Sager and don't look anywhere else. An X9000 and two 8800m GTX's will rock your world. The S [...]
    enmaalvb 31 552 enmaalvb
07-09-2008 at 07:02 PM
On [CPUs] Lapped My Q6600, Now it's dead.
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sorry about your 8800... but just a question.. is The_blood_raven in lue of the diablo II character??
    Mr Roboto 31 1080 frozenlead
07-03-2008 at 07:24 AM
On [CPUs] Looking for an AMD FX-55
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My desktop gamer runs a barton 2800 thank you very much!
    stan1415 35 614 jjokubausk​as
08-20-2008 at 08:12 AM
On [CPUs] How many PC's do you have?
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Here we go: Notebooks Sager np5793 Compaq presario 2100 Toshiba a105 IBM a1 Desktops Athlon XP gaming/music machine (in info) At [...]
4   Simonetti 168 7184 KyleSTL
07-24-2008 at 04:39 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need help with my slimline
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You can buy half-height graphics cards for cases like these, it's not a big deal. What kind of GPU do you want to put in it? A pc like that [...]
    ghoul31 5 206 Mondoman
05-22-2008 at 11:06 PM
On [CPUs] Nehalem: The End Of Mainstream Overclocking?!
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To what jsc said, the opposite is true. Intel can't be getting tired of people attempting an RMA after CPU fries...because not that many peo [...]
2   dattimr 76 1235 amdfangirl
05-12-2008 at 02:35 PM
On [CPUs] Quad vs Dual Gaming
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In terms of CPU, the dual with the higher clockspeed will do better for gaming, but the quad is easy to overclock to the same speed. I would [...]
    kazar123 20 662 grieve
05-09-2008 at 05:39 PM
On [CPUs] umm...I thought the charts where supposed to be better?
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I've already found it. Once college comes, it's all on aeronautical engineering. I'm going to work in mission control before I die. But t [...]
    sted 37 612 ripNdeb
05-07-2008 at 06:04 PM
On [CPUs] CPU core spiked upto 82C !!!
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Forget fans inside the case, get a room fan to circulate the AC around. Clean up the cables, dust off and reseat the sink, reapply thermal p [...]
    kookitan 7 344 Security
05-15-2008 at 01:11 PM
On [CPUs] Is my E8400 running too hot...screen shots & pictures!
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the stock cooler is not the best. wait for the freezer, then see what happens to your temps.
    rboarderi 26 1417 Grimmy
10-05-2008 at 05:35 PM
On [Sound Cards] Do I need a sound card?
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Think of it this way. Sound card vs. speakers is the same kind of battle between CPU and GPU. If one is greatly better than the other, it is [...]
    BlueSun 15 663 rexter
03-30-2008 at 11:49 PM
On [CPUs] Hack/Change names of Devices in Device Manager .. Possible?
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It's a computer. It's made of software and hardware. All of it can be tweaked, modded, and rebuilt. There is a way to do it. I would guess t [...]
    rekta 19 575 chiadog
03-10-2008 at 01:53 PM
On [CPUs] Anandtech: The truth of CPU degradation
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I've been waiting for this for a long time. Granted, I'm using an overclocked Athlon 2800+, and with it's 130nm (feel lucky those of you who [...]
2   yomamafor1 72 3047 endyen
03-08-2008 at 10:19 AM
On [CPUs] Athlon 64 X2 AM2 Dual Core Failure URGENT HELP...
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hm. that's funny. the double of this thread has gone missing. i definitely posted to it, but whatever. anyway.. speculating won't get yo [...]
    garethdain​e 15 546 techguy911
03-03-2008 at 03:53 PM
On [CPUs] I'm worried that i have damaged my CPU.
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possibly..not likely. boot it up and see what happens. the piece that broke isn't a big deal, don't worry about it. the only 'flaw' really [...]
    Moondrinke​r 27 1249 Moondrinke​r
03-04-2008 at 11:38 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What do you prefer Performance or silence
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I've got a TT venus 12. runs at 6700rpm or something. 92mm i think. loud as a jet engine. don't care, i get 36C overclocked 400mhz. that' [...]
    random1283 20 691 cjp3
02-21-2008 at 11:40 AM
On [CPUs] Critique Zdnet's $2K MacPro QuadCore Killer
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look at me! my car can go 600mph! oh wait..the speed limit is 60. cool? maybe. useful? for most of us, no. for some of us, a dow [...]
    OlSkoolCho​pper 40 1066 OlSkoolCho​pper
01-11-2008 at 02:41 AM
On [CPUs] Settle a debate: how many of you use a 64-bit OS or >=4 GB RAM?
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you won't get a true result from this vote. remember, all the people you are sampling are enthusiasts. we're outnumbered by other parts of t [...]
3   MU_Enginee​r 141 5222 spaztic7
01-18-2008 at 03:05 PM
On [Sound Cards] 2 sound cards how do they work together?
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people here are kind of ridiculous. you really don't need two sound cards, and for those of you who use two to output system sounds diffe [...]
    shaido7 23 3020 dobby
09-25-2008 at 11:48 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Power Supply Problem or not?
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do some testing first. try running two psu's on your system at one time. if it stops crashing, then yes, your psu is at fault. and rememb [...]
    hasten 14 534 chuckm
12-29-2007 at 10:08 PM
On [CPUs] Tom's: Phenom Fails Most AM2 Compatibility Tests
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keep in mind, guys: AMD promised that the upgrade path would be seamless. They didn't say when you'd be able to upgrade seamlessly. Tha [...]
4   Technology​Coordinato​r 175 5337 yipsl
12-29-2007 at 01:09 AM
On [CPUs] Intel Core 2 'Octo'
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16 threads! wow, that's cool! Oh wait...none of my games can utilize 4. well, that's a bummer. :P
    kittyhawk 27 2125 kittyhawk
12-15-2007 at 04:25 PM
On [CPUs] computer comparison?
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You won't be able to overclock any kind of proprietary budget rig; very few of the high-end brand name pc's even let you do it. Overclocking [...]
    subzero410​1 27 431 subzero410​1
12-15-2007 at 04:40 AM
On closed [CPUs] AMD Admits Phenom a Disappointment
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Okay, guys, seriously. You shoot Baron down without him saying a word, and then shoot him down moreso for defending himself. What would you [...]
3   Kamrooz 136 3664 Jake_Barne​s
12-17-2007 at 04:13 AM
On [Other Components] IDE DVD writer and SATA hard drive?????
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the article does say things about SATA, but you misinterpreted it. It is recommending to you that if you have an IDE hard disk, you most li [...]
    snowmanman 8 643 CNeufeld
12-10-2007 at 11:58 PM
On [CPUs] AMD's big anouncement on monday?
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hello, comon guys. they're releasing the long awaited consumer quantum computer. even i can see that coming.
2   kellytm3 75 2915 bstep1989
01-15-2008 at 05:40 AM
On [CPUs] Disabled core?!?!?!? Pls look quick !
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Check the bios for a disabled core setting. If you can't find a problem with it (and don't mind losing your settings) flash the cmos. If [...]
    aron311 17 854 nik2406
01-11-2008 at 05:52 PM
On [CPUs] Subsidies for Jobs
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It won't take years; all they need is a killer product at a decent price. It'll take years if they make a decent/average/mediocre produ [...]
2   Muk 68 2349 MikosNZ
01-11-2008 at 11:03 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PSU Confusion
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the psu can power it (depending on what else you've got, but in general)...but considering it's cheapness, i don't think anyone here will gu [...]
    jdice1980 19 420 chookman
12-09-2007 at 02:17 AM
On [CPUs] TDP?
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blah, sorry, you're right. i have to stop saying things without looking them up. and i need a new computer. lol
    DavyR 9 439 Technology​Coordinato​r
12-05-2007 at 05:52 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What is the BEST Power Supply Manufacturer??
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i've heard a lot of good about pcp&c, but i've never owned another psu but a thermaltake, and i've been more than satisfied with them al [...]
2   mychael616 64 1932 aziraphale
12-09-2007 at 11:47 AM
On [Network Interface Cards] 2 LAN ports configuration
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i don't know much about it, but the fact of running two chips at once instead of a single one would probably be more stressing on the cpu/ch [...]
    Pollux 5 885 Scotteq
12-05-2007 at 02:29 PM
On [CPUs] 680i SLI + Yorkfield = NOTHING.
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intel and nvidia are competitors in the chipset business. intel is perfectly allowed to make it's processors only usable in their own chipse [...]
2   warezme 79 3198 atomicWAR
12-02-2007 at 10:32 PM
On [CPUs] Can't find reason of 100% cpu usage
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how old is the processor? have you overclocked it and had a bad result lately? try running the same programs in safe mode. does it cause th [...]
    juhu 29 886 juhu
11-23-2007 at 11:08 PM
On [CPUs] Bulldozer vs Nehalem
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with amd's reputation lately, i think this thread started a little earlier than 12 months too early. not picking on them or anything..but i [...]
3   wickedmons​ter 111 3254 the yeti
11-29-2007 at 04:50 AM
On [Network Interface Cards] Internet speed
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there shouldn't be. if anything, just restart your computer/network devices. the only difference you will probably notice is ping on game [...]
    mason44 3 569 roadrunner​197069
11-23-2007 at 06:51 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] How do you connect 2 power supplies to work in tandem?
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i would probably put a little switch on the extra psu as said. you can even make a nice hole in your case and link it to the front and make [...]
    hcforde 7 930 hcforde
10-29-2007 at 05:32 AM
On [CPUs] Parallel Processing, Part 2: RAM and HDD > Dual core S754 possible?
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Anything's possible, really. I really doubt a product like that will come out, though. socket 754 is "dead" from the corporate vie [...]
    braitBR 7 341 braitBR
10-18-2007 at 10:07 PM
On [CPUs] CPU Question - Opinions Requested
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i say go for the cheaper one. $10 isn't worth that minimal of a performance increase.
    Jake_Barne​s 26 1216 DaSickNinj​a
05-10-2007 at 03:50 PM
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