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On [CPUs] Athlon X2 6400+     ira176 4 398 jonisginge​r
12-08-2007 at 01:01 PM
On [CPUs] Cool n Quiet on Win Vista     ira176 15 1847 septic
10-29-2007 at 09:50 PM
On [CPUs] A64 X2 64 bit performance vs. Core 2 Duo 64 bit performance     ira176 0 322 ira176
08-09-2006 at 09:02 AM
On [Other Components] Strange issue with Logitech Premium USB 350 headset.     ira176 1 415 dpatras
03-20-2008 at 07:02 PM
On [CPUs] Turion X2 vs. Core 2 Duo Mobile     ira176 8 12579 ira176
11-29-2006 at 09:22 PM
On [CPUs] Athlon 64 X2 5200+ deal     ira176 14 1046 corvettegu​y
12-28-2006 at 01:46 AM
On [CPUs] Fuddo: AMD 45nm K10.5 scheduled to launch in 1H 2009
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Jimmysmitty, I wonder if Intel set their sites on HK, rather than SOI, knowing that they would have a greater performing part? They le [...]
3   yomamafor1 140 4486 endyen
03-22-2008 at 03:56 AM
On [CPUs] Bulldozer vs Nehalem
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Okay, Bulldozer is supposed to be an AMD development, and Nehalem is supposed to be an Intel development. I'm not sure where we got int [...]
3   wickedmons​ter 111 3254 the yeti
11-29-2007 at 04:50 AM
On [CPUs] I see no boost from my 6000+ to a Phenom?
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Is there a basic Instruction per Clock comparison between Core 2 and Phenom? Or does it depend on the application that are being used to be [...]
    soldier37 6 504 caamsa
11-20-2007 at 08:25 AM
On [CPUs] What is your BIOS CPU IDLE speed ? Mine seems too low.
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Seems to me that you might want to wear a coat when gaming :) Seriously, though, it looks like your BIOS isn't showing the correct tempe [...]
    Eagle-TSI 6 500 Eagle-TSI
11-13-2007 at 12:24 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Phenom 9600 benchmark - Sandra XII
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Did anyone else notice the CPU-Z screen shot. It shows that phenom with SSE 4A instruction set. I thought that AMD was by passing that ins [...]
    X-Files 44 4232 turpit
11-12-2007 at 05:38 AM
On [Other Components] Best gaming mouse?
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I went from a Cordless Freedom Pro mouse (logitech) to a G7 mouse. I've noticed better precision and better movement overall. The G7 has p [...]
    Clortho 49 2096 universedo
11-10-2008 at 09:41 AM
On [CPUs] phenoms on the am2?
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From all of the reading about AM2 and AM2+ that I've done, I don't think that it's not a performance issue that will be seen between the [...]
    kidgonesma​ll 8 482 ira176
11-06-2007 at 11:48 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Beware Zipzoomfly (their mistake and their attempt at amends)
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I had a problem wih ZZF a few years ago. I went to their site to order a 1 GB Twinx Corsair XMS PC3200 memory set. I put in my payment inf [...]
    over_c 38 1928 onestar
09-23-2007 at 01:37 AM
On [CPUs] Is nobody at least rooting for AMD?
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I know that Michigan had a rough start, but try being in the shoes of a Syracuse University fan, I'm ashamed. Otherwise, though, I'm [...]
5   kingofther​ings 202 7958 atomicWAR
11-06-2007 at 08:04 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Seasonic PSU
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I would agree with the others, if you can afford to, go with the 600 watt PSU. I love my Seasonic S12 energy plus 650 watt PSU. Super stabl [...]
    mis33 9 676 StrangeStr​anger
06-28-2007 at 08:54 PM
On [CPUs] 65nm Barton...
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Joseph, the son of Jacob, he did a pretty good job at dream interpretation for the Pharoh of Egypt.
    m25 28 2830 reconviper​one1
05-31-2007 at 04:26 AM
On [CPUs] Anyone even care about am2+ anymore?
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I care about AM2+ hopefully it will be as efficient and at least as powerful as Core 2. I want to see the competition continue between Inte [...]
3   reconviper​one1 105 11134 I_Love_Tac​os
05-29-2007 at 04:39 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Show Off Your Rig
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RTFM, Kick the dog, not the case when you get beat in a game.
4   Gary_Busey 189 27225 0mg_1ts_m3
10-11-2008 at 07:53 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Hot air coming out of pc what do i do
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I would say that if it was very hot in your room, and the air coming out of the case was 98.9 F, that's not too bad. Also, did you measur [...]
    Gingerade 14 1435 doolittle
05-11-2007 at 08:29 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Computer Case Hunt.
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I am currently using a Thermaltake Aguila Mid Tower case. My sig tells of most of the components inside. In addition I am using one optica [...]
    Kane17s 22 1216 I_Love_Tac​os
05-11-2007 at 04:00 AM
On [CPUs] Am2 Question
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If you're still uncertain, maybe you can post an image of how you HSF is placed, so we can take a look.
    nitrous920​0 6 663 nitrous920​0
05-08-2007 at 11:28 PM
On [Other Components] widescreen for gaming
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I had that thought in mind as well, when deciding which components to buy to build my computer, and what monitor I would use. I played alot [...]
    razrbld 29 3542 ches111
05-04-2007 at 09:42 PM
On [CPUs] AMD reviews plans for NY fab ...
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I heard about AMD's plan for searching for a potential Fab site in Upstate NY about 1 to 1 1/2 ago. As soon as I heard, I told the newly el [...]
    mwswami 9 1110 qcmadness
03-11-2007 at 05:14 PM
On [CPUs] Reuters: AMD to be bought out?
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I hope that AMD doesn't get bought out right now. I think the company would be able to get things running more smoothly soon. If it were t [...]
3   Wombat2 100 8762 the_vorlon
03-06-2007 at 02:28 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Power Supply Question
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I would not waste money on any physics card. if you want to play games and make them look good and run good for the future, consider one of [...]
    Mastershor​ty87 13 630 doolittle
03-04-2007 at 10:25 PM
On   [CPUs] THGC Needs You -Team 40051
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Folding is a good thing. I've been folding with Rage3d.com for a while now sorry THGC.
45   Flinx 2204 133993 cunninglin​guist
11-11-2008 at 09:48 PM
On [Other Components] Wireless Printer
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I use a Canon IP5200R, which is 802.11 b/g compliant. It also has USB connectivity and wired LAN. I'm not sure if it is being manufactured [...]
    Supergoal 5 1519 Supergoal
02-21-2007 at 02:57 PM
On [CPUs] AMD to release 65nm GPUs in April
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Boy, I want to buy AMD stock right NOW!!!!
2   BaronMatri​x 64 6605 bLAKEpERKI​NS
02-16-2007 at 12:43 PM
On [CPUs] What Is This?
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It looks to me like a creative labs advanced wavetable upgrade card, for SB AWE32.
    DaSickNinj​a 41 1419 ira176
02-08-2007 at 06:39 AM
On [CPUs] How many PC's do you have?
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I had the PC in my Sig. Now I built a new system, and my wife has an aging notebook.
4   Simonetti 168 7184 KyleSTL
07-24-2008 at 04:39 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] How do i ground myself to an aluminum case?
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Aluminum is still metal, and has such as it is called a "sea of electrons" allowing the free flow of electrons. It will conduct a [...]
    XrayMan 38 2744 Zorg
02-03-2007 at 01:58 PM
On [CPUs] Ok now , how about the best CPU you`ve ever had?
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It's funny I could remember that, I think sega used a similar processor on its genesis system. Good ole memories!
3   cal7 141 5990 quantumshe​ep
02-04-2007 at 10:41 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What PSU for my build? confused
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I would agree with mpilch. on the selection posted. I'm partial to Seasonic, but have heard great things about PCP&C power supplies. [...]
    Maltaguy 1 323 ira176
01-31-2007 at 09:06 AM
On [Sound Cards] Installation Question
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You may need to disable the onboard audio through the BIOS, before you install your creative labs card.
    jeffon 3 302 Sarsoft
01-28-2007 at 06:32 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Advice needed on PSU (Antec SmartPower)
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Just a thought, if you are willing to look at other brands, check out Seasonic brand. Very stable, very quiet, very effiecient and powerful [...]
    tcn 24 1394 Hex
02-01-2007 at 09:49 AM
On [CPUs] Can't get rid of a worm!
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This can be dangerous, but have run your scan, then shut down system restore, then reboot and run a scan again to remove the virus? Sometim [...]
2   datanator 75 4629 thecompuki​d
01-31-2007 at 04:01 AM
On [CPUs] new comp.. cant decide
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Here's my build for about $1480 USD. MSI K9A Platinum Mobo (crossfire compatible) Sapphire X1950 Pro PCI E w/256 MB Ram Corsair 2 x's [...]
    KVan 7 639 KVan
01-09-2007 at 07:35 AM
On [CPUs] Future predictions in CPU wars. Only 2007 predictions
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Off the topic of prediction, is your avatar of Voltron?
2   Major_Spit​tle 65 5486 ira176
12-14-2006 at 08:57 AM
On [Other Components] What's the point of PCIe x1 and x4?
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I thought that several PCI cards, like a sound card, ethernet card, t.v. card, and/or a raid controller would choke a PCI bus because of the [...]
    Jazzman128​4 9 1635 Madwand
12-12-2006 at 07:18 PM
On [CPUs] AMD 65 nm CPU Paper Launch?
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Dodge Omnis It was the best of times and the worst of times.
2   dvmOO7 89 6599 ninjaquick
12-08-2006 at 02:59 PM
On [CPUs] Which is faster: Athlon 1GHz or Duron 1.6Ghz?
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Durons, if I remember correctly only had less cache than the athlon. I think that the number of piplines is the same. I would say that the [...]
    xtaski 11 2003 m25
01-01-2007 at 10:19 PM
On [CPUs] Intel moving the memory controller on the die...
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I thought that reverse hyperthreading was actually virtualization. Does anyone have the right answer?
    RandMcNall​y 40 4061 joset
11-30-2006 at 12:15 AM
On [CPUs] Anyone thinking about getting the quadfx(4x4)
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Yes, that is a bonus. It gets cold up here in NY.
4   reconviper​one1 194 12798 dasickninj​a
12-11-2006 at 04:57 AM
On [CPUs] AMD 65nm Product Plans Unveiled
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I see it this way. The AMD PR system, say for instance an A64 3000+ was supposed to perform on par with the pentium 4 3.0 GHz. Then Intel re [...]
2   IcY18 59 7809 IcY18
11-16-2006 at 02:55 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Gets The Beatdown Of It's Life!!
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Isn't it cut the mustard??
2   AmdMELTDOW​N 65 2737 StrangeStr​anger
11-03-2006 at 10:27 PM
On [CPUs] Core 2 Duo / E6400 or AMD Athlon 64 x2 AM2 4200+
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Amddd, I used to be partial toward AMD products, and in the past I would have definitely said go for the AMD product. Now time has past, [...]
    Amddd 27 4303 jrm21
10-29-2006 at 03:49 AM
On [CPUs] Difference between OEM and Retail CPUs?
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I was under the impression that OEM items were the same as retail items, without the boxes, instructions and generally less expensive and a [...]
    Coolfrogma​n 12 1442 1Tanker
10-26-2006 at 06:52 AM
On [CPUs] AMD announces launch date for BullDozer
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With the 65 nm process, shouldn't AMD be able to push the speed up more, while maintaining reasonable efficiency and control of heat issues? [...]
    BaronMatri​x 45 7004 gOJDO
10-12-2006 at 12:48 AM
On [CPUs] new system first build under $800
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LOL
    Cartman012​3 11 997 o29
10-10-2006 at 05:08 PM
On [CPUs] What we all have to remember.
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I have as much fun researching costs and components as putting the system together. I do believe that there is a great wealth of knowledge [...]
3   DaSickNinj​a 142 7989 Techie22
10-15-2006 at 09:10 PM
On [CPUs] I think that Amd cpus are great for...
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everyday computing tasks to gaming....that is since the passing of K5 series.
2   AmdMeltdow​n 53 2182 qcmadness
10-10-2006 at 03:00 PM
On [CPUs] Will 4x4 Cannibalize Opteron Sales???
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I don't have the answer for your question, but I pose another question. What is preventing AMD from releasing a quad core processor right n [...]
2   evilr00t 66 2785 dasickninj​a
10-11-2006 at 04:02 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Which PSU would you recomend?
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From what I've heard, PC Power and Cooling makes great PSU's, that being said, I've had great experience with Seasonic's PSU's. I have an o [...]
2   drifter_88​8 54 3334 Clue69Less
10-05-2006 at 06:07 AM
On [CPUs] AMD SOCKET AM2 ETAIL PRICES EMERGE
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I think it's AMD's way of reducing returned CPU's due to being fried. They ship a fan that it guarranteed to work properly with the process [...]
2   9-inch 59 3546 Levium
04-28-2006 at 02:35 AM
On [CPUs] Best websites to purchase hardware from?
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I generally use Newegg for computer hardware. I also use zipzoomfly on occasion, but less so because they gave me a hard time over a return [...]
    UsernameX 24 1167 HoldenMcGr​oin
03-21-2006 at 10:20 PM
On [CPUs] Failed! Upgrade from AMD XP 2100+ to AMD XP 3000+ on A7N8X
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Where did you buy the processor? I'm guessing ebay right?
    ricwhite 41 2236 ricwhite
04-05-2006 at 10:14 PM

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