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On [CPUs] Stock Core 2 Duo Question     jjw 24 3412 levicki
09-18-2006 at 12:25 AM
On [CPUs] New Arctic Silver Instructions for Core 2 Duo 3   jjw 107 16838 turpit
10-07-2006 at 09:19 AM
On [Network Interface Cards] Do I need new router?
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Comcast where? I have comcast in Minneapolis, my speeds are no where near that... (not even an option, just 6/8 Mbit) Maybe I need to [...]
    frenchsqua​red 9 1540 frenchsqua​red
06-29-2007 at 02:00 AM
On [CPUs] AMD vs. Intel, beyond value and performance
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Ditto on the Discrete graphics. Only for a 'headless' system (server) would I consider integrated graphics. The reason for this is tha [...]
    markanini 44 5681 weskurtz81
01-14-2007 at 04:25 PM
On [CPUs] Blank screen and continuously busy hard disk
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This is a big clue. Most likely the Motherboard. Add the power supply to the list. Is your monitor still on line?
    nitindo 5 773 jjw
12-30-2006 at 04:21 PM
On [CPUs] E6400 running too hot I think
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CoreTemp is considered the gold standard for measuring core 2 duo temps. There are problems with many of the tools out there.
    thecompuki​d 22 1237 RobsX2
12-06-2006 at 03:49 AM
On [CPUs] Newb Question: E6600 Stock Cooling
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Just install the heatsink. The 3 pads are pre-applied thermal compound. Dig around the forums or reviews and you will find an article that [...]
    hawksdr 4 678 hawksdr
11-04-2006 at 02:50 AM
On [CPUs] rice grain sized AS5 method
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If you go to Artic Silvers site they have inst. for each brand/model of CPU's, I think the AMD with heat spreaders use the grain of rice me [...]
    Titanion 8 692 BaronMatri​x
10-16-2006 at 03:56 AM
On [CPUs] Xeon CPU.
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If you didn't see already, some heatsinks come with a pre-applied thermal pad or paste. It is usually grayish silver on the stock intel hea [...]
    mastertran​cer 6 684 angry_duck​y
09-29-2006 at 12:51 AM
On [CPUs] Core 2 Quad Power Consumption?
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Another source says 125W
    zerobeta 7 1131 crow_smili​ng
09-29-2006 at 09:02 PM
On [CPUs] Not another Core 2 Duo "temp" thread?
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As an owner of one of the Core 2 Duo threads... If a sticky is made it should cover the following: -- What Heatsink is being used. (n [...]
    turpit 10 3338 ZimboBEAR
09-25-2006 at 10:05 PM
On [CPUs] Is intel EMT 64 bit pure or amd 64 bit pure
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The main reason they call it 64 bit is because of the ability to do 64 bit floating point operations without any 'work' arounds. The 40/4 [...]
2   rahul_crac​ker 77 8496 quantumshe​ep
09-28-2006 at 10:23 PM
On [CPUs] Just built my Conroe System - crazy temps!
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I think it is a function of the CPU on-die sensor in cooperation with the chipset/motherboard. Way back ago, Tom's did an article/video [...]
3   Kronicide 126 15700 AddictiveH​erring
09-27-2006 at 04:39 AM
On [Network Interface Cards] Intel Pro/1000GT !!!
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Yes
    davemar14 1 1227 jjw
08-13-2006 at 04:58 AM
On [CPUs] Seeking info, Xeon
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How OC friendly is the Mac Pro? I haven't seen anyone try yet... One thing that I saw on Ars was that the PCI-E slots had configurable s [...]
    jpkogelman 19 812 wusy
08-12-2006 at 02:17 PM
On [CPUs] Intel Kentsfield Quad Core Engineering Sample (benchmarks!)
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So in the 'near' future AMD and Intel will both have Quad core chips. Assuming a single socket motherboard, ignoring cache won't they b [...]
2   iterations 55 6995 Ycon
06-22-2006 at 01:17 PM

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