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On [CPUs] Barcelona delayed again...     leo2kp 4 283 wolveriner​o79
12-07-2007 at 12:40 AM
On [CPUs] C2D vs Xeon - same speed     leo2kp 1 278 zenmaster
11-28-2007 at 04:38 PM
On [Other Components] DDR2 533 vs. DDR2 800 with C2D     leo2kp 8 2462 GooeyKat
12-07-2006 at 10:26 PM
On [Other Components] Hard Drive bootup clicking     leo2kp 4 837 leo2kp
05-04-2007 at 02:21 AM
On [CPUs] where did my overclock go?
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Check your RAM voltages and adjust them accordingly. That RAM might not be able to overclock as much as the other stuff. But if your volta [...]
    spotter300 11 214 spuddyt
08-12-2008 at 06:35 PM
On [CPUs] God not another Quad vs Dual thread!
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Agreed, both CPUs will fare well in any game especially overclocked (however slightly), so your main goal will be to optimize for your game [...]
    RichMcc 11 254 Grimmy
08-04-2008 at 03:30 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PC after lighting
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I'd say motherboard is D E D.
    green_arro​w 11 251 Hellboy
07-30-2008 at 10:12 AM
On [CPUs] my computer freezes after startup...help plisssss!!!!
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-.- WRU specs & other info?
    mike3000 8 213 cdl1701
07-16-2008 at 02:47 PM
On [Sound Cards] Is there a Tom's HW Best Soundcard 4 $ guide???
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/agree
    simon19801​11 5 281 kad
07-14-2008 at 07:09 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Power Supply or what?
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Sounds like you got a faulty PSU man. If the next one dies prematurely, you might want to consider checking out the wiring (grounding) and [...]
    stricevics 2 100 evongugg
07-11-2008 at 02:32 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] About how much wattage should I buy?
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Saving money by buying a cheap PSU is the worst idea you can have when building a PC. The PSU is the most important part you can buy becaus [...]
    abrownbear 7 211 dirtmounta​in
05-28-2008 at 06:59 AM
On [CPUs] CPU Plug In Board?
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You can squeeze more performance by overclocking a current CPU than plugging in an old CPU so designing something like this would be sort of [...]
    Vertigon 22 445 pauldh
05-30-2008 at 03:01 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What PSU should I use???
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You want the PC Power & Cooling, at least 750 quad. Best PSU maker IMO.
    midleman 4 251 midleman
05-09-2008 at 09:25 PM
On [CPUs] Problem upgrade to dual core. Need help!!!
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Check your heatsink and fan to make sure it's on tightly and the fan is spinning. Go in to your BIOS and make sure the voltages are right t [...]
    typhoonyd 8 235 typhoonyd
05-11-2008 at 02:45 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PC Power & Cooling 750W Silencer
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That PSU is well up to the task.
    Vashek 4 185 cisco
05-07-2008 at 05:27 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Side fan blows air into case
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Having negative pressure (more exhaust than intake) is better because the exhaust fans will also act as intake fans with the various vents o [...]
    tokyotech 22 558 Masherbrum
05-03-2008 at 08:29 PM
On [CPUs] Q9450 Too hot?!?! 49C
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Your core 3 temps look really high. Thermal grease can take a few days to set and will lower temps but maybe not enough to put it in a grea [...]
    Shocking 46 1149 aznguy0028
06-04-2008 at 05:45 AM
On [CPUs] Deneb won't clock as high as we'd hoped in 2008
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Hm, I smell smoke...
2   yipsl 62 1836 MU_Enginee​r
05-18-2008 at 11:26 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] "Slot blowers" useful or not ?
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They can be useful to take out some hot air inside the case, but as far as getting rid of local hot spots like processor area, use your norm [...]
    soulfringe 1 246 leo2kp
05-01-2008 at 08:24 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] System locks/restarts after OC, lack of power?
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Why, if it fails with heavy use, couldn't it be power? I think it could be either power or heat, but if two calculators are putting you at [...]
    spathotan 17 372 Andrius
05-01-2008 at 03:45 PM
On [CPUs] E8400, E6600, or Q6600. Newbie could use some help.
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Agreed. You can overclock the Q6600 to E8400 speeds while gaining 2 extra cores for a little more future-proofing. Since you are a compu [...]
    Tool Band 16 909 callahs
04-29-2008 at 02:05 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Could this be a PSU problem??
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Probably PSU then.
    xplicid001 7 187 Gravemind1​23
04-25-2008 at 10:54 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need some power supply/case suggestions. =)
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Budget for case/PSU? You don't want to get "bare minimum" to run anything. A PSU is probably the most important part in your c [...]
    scykoh 3 170 ZOldDude
04-25-2008 at 07:33 AM
On [CPUs] E6400 too hot?
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Hm, good question. I wonder that myself since my Gigabyte software tells me I'm at 50C OC'd and fully loaded. I hope it's not higher. It [...]
    rmoan 14 201 rmoan
04-26-2008 at 06:35 AM
On [CPUs] Unable to Boot
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My own searches on Google indicate a PSU incompatibility issue. That PSU looks like a nice one though so I can't say for sure. Maybe look [...]
    Scyle 16 295 Hard Line
04-18-2008 at 05:54 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Hyper 580W PSU Enough power???
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Why, may I ask, do you think this is a bad PSU? I've read many many reviews and almost all of them say it's a solid PSU. Also, I actually [...]
    qwertymess 8 370 The_Blood_​Raven
03-21-2008 at 01:20 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Silent cases?
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The best thing to do really is find a sturdy case, replace the fans with a good compromise of noise-to-airflow fans, and get some noise damp [...]
    Pizzicato 5 476 skittle
02-27-2008 at 04:11 PM
On [CPUs] Investing in AMD
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About investing, I personally think AMD might be a good buy now or soon. I'm not sure they'll drop any lower than they're at right now (wou [...]
2   nukchebi0 53 1164 caamsa
02-26-2008 at 05:41 AM
On [CPUs] Is Phenom the worst CPU launch of all time?
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Hey I liked my Prescott...until I got an Athlon 64. I had to put so much local cooling on the CPU and voltage regulators, I was sticking 80 [...]
4   wickedmons​ter 191 6475 prox2far
06-07-2008 at 08:24 PM
On [CPUs] Intel sued over Core 2 architechure
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You see, I already know they'll throw it out. Nothing that intelligent can ever come out of Wisconsin! ...remember Dogma? Yea. It's al [...]
3   bc4 123 3058 pausert20
02-12-2008 at 09:15 AM
On [CPUs] Intel Skulltrail 3: 8 vs 4 Core Performance
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"Currently, Intel is not under any kind of pressure from the competition--it has already proved that it makes the fastest CPUs in the m [...]
    muk 49 1798 Vertigon
07-18-2008 at 06:17 AM
On [CPUs] AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition - A New Hope?
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Yup, you're right... Intel does make AMD suck :-/
3   muk 119 3414 spongebob
04-05-2008 at 12:16 AM
On [CPUs] I am a newbie with many questions.
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I agree except for one thing: I think a SB X-Fi will beat out onboard. However, you will be using some valuable real-estate by taking up on [...]
2   Malice187 54 926 echofoxtro​t
01-31-2008 at 09:06 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Odd airflow question.
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I believe he meant a single 6" fan, not an intake AND exhaust fan. For a single-fan configuration with ductwork that would direct ai [...]
    sauvage 11 423 chunkymons​ter
01-31-2008 at 03:35 PM
On [CPUs] Do Dual Core Bottlenecks....???
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Yea it's no surprise that you're losing performance running a few games at once. You probably couldn't even do it with 64bit Vista, 4GB+ RA [...]
    EdzBourne 27 730 Dirty_Barr​y
01-26-2008 at 04:52 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Serious consideration needed!!!!!!
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And I repeat... "Handle it? Probably. Without eventual failure? I wouldn't bet my data and expensive parts on it." In oth [...]
    area61 21 354 chuckm
01-26-2008 at 04:46 AM
On [CPUs] What is it with all the Phenom "sucks" responses....
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"So, in effect, you're saying that because I don't give a stuff how long it takes to encode a file (the files I handle at home are so s [...]
4   LukeBird 186 3725 LukeBird
01-28-2008 at 04:00 PM
On [CPUs] Dual Versus Multi core Proc. Older procs versus Penryn
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"Seems like a lot of people waste a lot of time on here over analyzing every little thing when 2/3's would not honestly be able to noti [...]
    ktheripper 4 333 yomamafor1
01-24-2008 at 02:12 AM
On [CPUs] Wolfdale at Zip
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I want a quad. I didn't expect HT to be enabled on these, that's a nice surprise! Wonder where those will be priced at.
    BSMonitor 4 225 cnumartyr
01-21-2008 at 04:26 PM
On [CPUs] Best gaming Processor?
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Quite the concept, eh?
    ragingazn6​28 15 1546 ragingazn6​28
01-18-2008 at 02:48 PM
On [Sound Cards] Best Sound Card and Speakers?
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Yep, you can get anything at any price range, so you may as well start out with a budget even if you're Bill-freakin-Gates :-/
    therock003 36 1544 therock003
01-20-2008 at 01:36 PM
On [CPUs] Quad Core vs Dual Core
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Quad. Even though most multi threaded games only use 2 cores, the OS will still offload to the remaining 2 cores (and even better because X [...]
2   inSaneELF 83 3463 OlSkoolCho​pper
01-09-2008 at 04:11 AM
On [CPUs] Wolfdale E8200, E8400, and E8500 Review
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I want one.
    bfellow 42 20399 Craxbax
01-10-2008 at 03:41 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Raidmax Built In PSU and 8800 GT
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PC Power and Cooling 750-Quad ^.^
    abnospam 12 453 jtt283
01-09-2008 at 05:02 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] BSOD Whats causing it?
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Bad sectors IMO. That'll do it :-/ Next time you install an OS, do the full-format. That will do a surface-scan of your HDD and will take [...]
    Tradon 19 655 tradon
01-04-2008 at 12:01 AM
On [CPUs] E6600 only one core working What might have happened?
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In Device Manager under Processors, if you have two, then see if they're both enabled. If only one, then maybe you should try reinstalling [...]
    LateralNW 11 700 lateralnw
01-24-2008 at 09:48 AM
On [CPUs] Yahoo Finance: AMD Collapse Of Titanic Proprotions
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Can someone say "build your Intel rig NOW"?
2   OlSkoolCho​pper 76 2043 OlSkoolCho​pper
01-15-2008 at 03:35 PM
On [CPUs] 64 bit performance (autocad 2008) AMD vs Intel
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AMD having issues with their quadz as of late, and even if they weren't, Intel would still be faster.
    hairycat10​1 12 1194 quantumshe​ep
12-27-2007 at 11:34 PM
On [Network Interface Cards] internet connection wi fi vs hard wire
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Bandwidth-wise they'll both be good. If you're doing any online gaming, Wi-Fi has a slightly higher latency, but that shouldn't be noticeab [...]
    toage 16 976 chookman
12-28-2007 at 12:20 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Nvidia Releases uniquely branded cases.
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^^ Yup I believe so.
    A 6pack In 23 835 Hatman
12-29-2007 at 02:37 PM
On [CPUs] The Phenom vs. Athlon Core Shootout
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What about using both X2 cores and two cores out of the quad showing how L3 between cores affects things?
    gpippas 29 1062 spoonboy
12-20-2007 at 10:41 AM
On [CPUs] need help selecting a CPU...dual core E6850 or quad core Q6600?
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Yea I have the E6600 and I love it. But if I were building new I'd go with quad for sure.
    The_Andy 28 784 leo2kp
12-19-2007 at 05:33 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Closes Below $8: Wall Street not Happy with Delays
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^^ Intel? :P I'm planning on buying in to AMD eventually. I think they're important enough in the industry to be a good investment [...]
2   Technology​Coordinato​r 79 1829 intelamdus​er
12-19-2007 at 09:29 PM
On [CPUs] What's killing AMD?
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Hm, does "absolute stupidity" explain it? I think they took some really big risks and it backfired :-/
2   Wrong 88 2224 mlhm5
12-07-2007 at 07:39 PM
On [CPUs] Phenom 9700, AMD's 1st Quad-Core CPU
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I'm not defending AMD here but I reckon since most AM2 boards can support the Phenom without any upgrades, and the fact that it IS the cheap [...]
5   Muk 221 7943 warga
12-01-2007 at 12:38 AM
On [CPUs] Can I upgrade this processor?
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Ummmm, who are you buying it from? The manufacturer might not allow a motherboard upgrade, though that's not such a big issue now days. Ho [...]
    MattRiddle 4 213 Danra
11-11-2007 at 12:54 AM
On [CPUs] Does Cache Size Really Boost Performance?
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Doesn't L2 run at core speed or FSB speed? :-/
2   Muk 99 2840 Grimmy
12-07-2007 at 09:03 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Do i need to get a 2X12 compatible power supply?
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Try that? I like PC Power and Cooling as a company and they make some really kickass PSUs, but I'm not sure if this is 100% accurate.
    pigeonpoo 7 306 jtt283
10-23-2007 at 06:01 PM
On [CPUs] Core 2 Duo E6750 or Athlon 64 X2 6000+?
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"Tom's CPU chart clearly favors the 6750 but i'm thinking with the 6000+ running at 3GHz, instead of 2.66GHz, it will be faster for gam [...]
    vasanx 39 2689 jtt283
09-26-2007 at 08:14 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need second opinion on PSU
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No PC should get that hot even inside the case unless it's the back of a video card or northbridge and MAYBE RAM, but that shouldn't get too [...]
    Merc2K 11 445 Merc2k
09-20-2007 at 11:49 PM
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