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On [CPUs] Wanting to build a File Server (and keep my electric bill low)
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The WD GP drives seem to hold true to their power saving claims:
    itstemo1 18 360 Vertigon
08-20-2008 at 04:19 PM
On [CPUs] Wrong chipment
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The q9450 although no longer made by Intel is quite a bit better CPU than a q6600 at least at stock. It's 2.66ghz vs 2.4ghz, 12mb cache vs [...]
    perez8434 4 131 B-Unit
08-13-2008 at 03:19 AM
On [CPUs] Inexpensive Processor
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Do you mean like damaged as in dropped or something like that? You might have some parts that are still working unless you collected insur [...]
    dbman19 12 303 dobby
07-31-2008 at 08:33 PM
On [CPUs] Gigabyte GA-7VT600 1394
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Could you pull the hard drive and put it on another computer running the same accounting program to pull the files off? Next time I highl [...]
    WVrailroad​er 1 144 ibp_john
07-30-2008 at 07:55 PM
On [CPUs] Need a server for data processing
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Well if you going to need 32TB of data storage you'll definitely need a separate data server. You'd need at least a raid 6 array. Right now [...]
    supro 14 273 ibp_john
07-29-2008 at 07:41 PM
On [CPUs] Quad E8400???
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Going to pick one up for testing purposes :)
    Lord Gorna​k 20 571 zipz0p
07-29-2008 at 09:49 AM
On [CPUs] AMD Opteron 1216 vs Intel Q6600 for 3D rendering?
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Dell still offers $1200 off of $4000 on their severs. You can easily get a good setup with 2x Quad Xeons @ 3.16ghz with 8gb of ram for a [...]
    cheerfulsk​eptic 14 761 ZOldDude
07-10-2008 at 08:56 PM
On [CPUs] E5200 overclocked to 4GHz
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Wouldn't it make more sense for these to replace the 4x00 series rather than the 2x00? The 4x00 series already have 2mb of cache and a 800mh [...]
    epsilon84 10 2802 cjl
09-10-2008 at 07:36 AM
On [CPUs] Upgrading my desktop
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To make your motherboard overclockable you'll have to flash to a custom bios. I don't know of a good guide off hand but I'd assume it would [...]
    mustachema​n8 8 223 mustachema​n8
07-08-2008 at 03:54 AM
On [CPUs] official QX9650 C0 vs C1 thread! add your facts and opinions
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The QX9770 is the LGA 775, QX9775 is the LGA 771. AFAIK if it has a lower thermal specification then it should overclock better because t [...]
    dragonspra​yer 6 658 dragonspra​yer
07-24-2008 at 10:28 AM
On [CPUs] Possible CPU Bottle Neck In Age Of Conan?
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Analog is only the connection and shouldn't make a difference in performance. As for people getting playable FPS in the reviews, they pr [...]
    Rip181 13 569 epsilon84
06-29-2008 at 09:00 AM
On [CPUs] do you see a price drop in q3/q4 on 45nm quads?
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Well they are supposed to add new chips to the line up in Q3 so I'd assume that would change their pricing
    leasure23 4 297 NMDante
06-24-2008 at 06:56 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] compatibily question for gtx 260 sli
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Well if he get's the 1000W he should be good for 3-way SLI, but of course it's his cash.
    JedNX01 3 307 spuddyt
06-23-2008 at 05:30 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Using a 20+4 Pin connector in 24 pin connecter Motherboard
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The 20+4 simply means that it can either work with a motherboard that requires only 20 pins or 24 pins. The extra 4 pins will be dangling fr [...]
    CaptainKic​kAss 3 341 mogwilson
06-20-2008 at 07:55 PM
On [CPUs] future of pc gaming
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I think it's a good thing that multi-core processors came out fairly quickly. The reason being if dual core ruled for quite a while, everyth [...]
    mikekazik1 12 336 dagger
06-21-2008 at 05:02 AM
On [CPUs] Thermal Grease Cleaning Question
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It's usually best to use rubbing alcohol.
    johnnymac1​3 13 356 iluvgillgi​ll
06-20-2008 at 09:07 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] innocuous but with good cooling and cheap case?
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Looks simple and it's pretty cheap.
    spuddyt 7 306 The_Blood_​Raven
06-21-2008 at 08:37 PM
On [CPUs] Abnormal 5600+ multiplier
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It's the 65nm version, which means it runs cooler
    Leenix 4 217 endyen
06-20-2008 at 09:13 AM
On [Other Components] cd drive severly malfunctioning
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Check inside to make sure it's plugged in. Then after you restart check in the bios and see if it recognizes it. If that helps, check to see [...]
    srinpravee​n 4 218 srinpravee​n
06-18-2008 at 06:51 PM
On [CPUs] which is better intel core2 duo T8100 or T7250
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I've read that the Penryn's have about a 10% performance increase over the Meron's. The additional 100mhz and the extra MB of cache will inc [...]
    arunmohanc​r 7 1393 NMDante
06-18-2008 at 06:13 PM
On [CPUs] $300 Budget build? Possible?
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What kind of gaming are you going to be doing? Are you going to be playing demanding games such as Crysis? If you are I'd recommend wa [...]
    Rammsie8 9 482 rasco_matt
07-17-2008 at 05:44 AM

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