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On [CPUs] TBird 1.2GHz     lrmv 1 98 Bubba
12-26-2000 at 03:37 PM
On [CPUs] AMD incompatibilities list revealed!...     lrmv 32 399 MeldarthX
06-23-2001 at 03:15 PM
On [CPUs] Looks like there's another MTH on its way...     lrmv 7 170 mr_man
03-20-2001 at 11:08 PM
On [CPUs] AMD K6-3 vs. K6-3+     lrmv 3 106 Wiggo
02-19-2001 at 10:57 AM
On [CPUs] Playing around with fans     lrmv 8 113 gregorarch
02-13-2001 at 05:43 PM
On [CPUs] "a PC freezes when it gets too hot"!     lrmv 3 190 Crashman
01-23-2001 at 01:56 AM
On [CPUs] Agilent ArctiCooler     lrmv 1 130 Garf
01-16-2001 at 09:53 PM
On [CPUs] Pic's of the next generation processor
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This forum really has some rotten apples in it. I think I will stay away here as long as the new kindergarten forum isn't active... (and the [...]
    bowser 33 143 FatBurger
07-10-2001 at 12:26 AM
On [CPUs] Disapointing P4
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I'm sure Intel <i>DOES</i> realise it needs DDR but they are kept from using it by Rambush... <i><font color=purpl [...]
    anim88tor 44 215 LHGPooBaa
07-04-2001 at 06:37 PM
On [CPUs] you amd zealots should now
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The best we can do is to ignore posts like this. Bowser, like the other known AMD bugs, wants to make a fool out of us AMD users. He doesn't [...]
    bowser 46 198 Matisaro
06-23-2001 at 12:30 PM
On [CPUs] P4 JUST OWNS!!!
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Who will ever notice the difference... <i><font color=purple>Running within specs is the key to a stable computer!</font [...]
    AmdMeltdow​n 28 286 girish
05-08-2001 at 07:17 PM
On [CPUs] Who will solve cancer riddle AMD or Itel?
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Don't know what it means but mine is identified as K7-4. And the CPU performance comparison is apparently only based on the CPU clock fre [...]
    anim88tor 17 175 OvrrDrive
04-07-2001 at 05:15 PM
On [CPUs] WooHoo, Just got a new AXIA T-Bird
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Sorry to ask, but what's AXIA? Never heard of... <i><font color=purple>Running within specs is the key to a stable computer [...]
    phil00 11 118 Grizely1
04-03-2001 at 10:24 PM
On [CPUs] where have all the k6-3's gone?
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I still have one in my old P5A-B based PC. Still fast enough for most applications! <i><font color=purple>Running within sp [...]
    Cirrocco 5 257 aceman10c
03-30-2001 at 06:53 AM
On [CPUs] HSF mounting question
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Those round pads are made of some kind of soft rubber, they "shrink" when the HSF is placed and clamped on. The HSF actually rests [...]
    mosh 7 103 lrmv
03-21-2001 at 06:46 PM
On [CPUs] Asus replied to trust BIOS temp, not Probe
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That's good to hear! If this is true they should start making work of a new version with correct readings! <i><font color=purp [...]
    fcchin 4 103 fcchin
03-20-2001 at 02:06 PM
On [CPUs] Has anyone seen those intimate relations drives?
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I wonder if they're real or just a joke... I don't think a drive bay is the most convenient location. <i><font color=purple&g [...]
    tbirdinsid​e 6 84 Matisaro
09-29-2001 at 09:54 AM
On [CPUs] T-bird 1.2GHz (266 FSB) - hot or happy?
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I don't think you should be worried about those temperatures. On my (original) A7V with 1200MHz Athlon (B version) I get a CPU temperature o [...]
    kremington 4 113 wusy
03-20-2001 at 07:46 AM
On [CPUs] Time to choose 266/DDR?
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If I would make the choice today, I'd go for the DDR option, but I'd still wait for more chip sets to become available (boards based in the [...]
    tj303 11 178 wusy
03-20-2001 at 07:27 AM
On [CPUs] I must say Windows ME is the BEST Winodws O/S
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WinME is ok as long as you don't actually USE it. I once accidentally FDISKed my primary Win2000pro partition at my office PC (forgot to sel [...]
2   tbirdinsid​e 69 364 mousepotat​o
03-18-2001 at 11:17 AM
On [CPUs] 11000rpm fan
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AsusProbe reads more to compensate for the fact that the sensor does't physically touch the CPU... <i><font color=purple>Ru [...]
    fcchin 8 104 mr_man
03-20-2001 at 11:00 PM
On [CPUs] Why would anyone use Fahrenheit to Temp? Isnt C...
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oops... mistake! <i><font color=purple>Running within specs is the key to a stable computer!</font color=purple></i& [...]
    tbirdinsid​e 18 138 dhlucke
03-15-2001 at 08:52 AM
On [CPUs] Amd thunder bird cpu temp
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I've been doing the same experiments with 8cm fans (47cfm papst fan) and came to the same conclusion: 6cm fans seem to perform better, even [...]
    woofer 16 144 wusy
03-16-2001 at 05:40 AM
On [CPUs] AMD....I LAUGH AT THEE!
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Looks like it works! As long as people keep replying to these posts, we will also keep getting them. b.t.w. - I really like my K7 1200 [...]
    AmdMeltdow​n 16 136 mildside
03-08-2001 at 04:56 AM
On [CPUs] Tbird "C" and copper core question...
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Does it matter? <i><font color=purple>Running within specs is the key to a stable computer!</font color=purple></i&g [...]
    nymetsny 7 215 HolyGrenad​e
03-08-2001 at 09:19 PM
On [CPUs] Unplug the fan?
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Why not go to a local computer store and get a new heatsink/fan? Then simply swap fans and everything is fine again! <i><font [...]
    hoi 7 140 Spetzo
02-25-2001 at 02:52 PM
On [CPUs] Intel Pentium V Sneak Peak!!
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That's the Pentium VI preview, not the one of the Pentium V! <i><font color=purple>Running within specs is the key to a stabl [...]
    frezmitt 5 253 Garf
02-24-2001 at 11:23 PM
On [CPUs] Which fan for overclocking Athlon 900or1000
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I use the FOP32-i on my A7V with Athlon 1200 and get temperatures at about 60°C with both 80mm intake and exhaust fans installed. I think th [...]
    winglessli​ght 14 84 QuantumDTN
02-21-2001 at 05:37 AM
On [red]Athlon1.6Ghz Overwhelms Infrastructure[/red]
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I think for the test to be fair, the P4 should also be overclocked in the way the Athlon was. <i><font color=purple>Running [...]
    BuzzLOL 7 69 juanmi
02-20-2001 at 08:28 PM
On [CPUs] Toms Not Broad Enough On Testing
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This whole thread must be a joke... 8-} Well maybe I could run faster if I didn't weigh a hundred kilos... <i><font color=p [...]
    Spud 20 132 juanmi
02-20-2001 at 08:22 PM
On [CPUs] 1.1Ghz Temp
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My TB 1200MHz runs at about 60°C all the time, no problems. I'm currently using the GlobalWin FOP-32i as cooler, however, I just ordered a S [...]
    fubar 7 124 AlwaysLear​ning
02-16-2001 at 05:17 AM
On [CPUs] P3 1ghz vs Athlon 1ghz vs price/performance!!! *DELETED*
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<font color=red><b><i>QUIET!!!!!!! ALL OF YOU!!!!!</i></b></font color=red>
    AmdMeltdow​n 34 181 Crashman
02-08-2001 at 06:41 AM
On [CPUs] 1.2Ghz Athlon, L1 bridges closed from AMD
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Mine are connected too. But I prefer running within specs. It's fast enough already!
    kn7671 6 108 kn7671
02-04-2001 at 02:04 AM
On [CPUs] Which CPU do you use?
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AMD TB 1200
2   dsutcliffe 98 648 DeSilentio
02-20-2001 at 08:22 PM
On [CPUs] 1.2G TBird Heat
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On my A7V ver. 1.02 with Athlon 1200MHz I also get about 60°C with a case temperature of 32°C. I use a FOP32-I cooler and Arctic Silver. I h [...]
    tratrie 6 206 kn7671
02-02-2001 at 10:12 PM
On [CPUs] Heatsink Reccomendations?
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The BEST cooler you can get is the Agilent ArctiCooler, that is, if you can actually get your hands on it. <A HREF="http://www.se [...]
    Damed 7 106 LouisW
01-31-2001 at 04:21 PM
On [CPUs] Cpu Cooling Software
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Try to set the multiplier to -10, this will make the CPU run backwards so it will actually suck up heat. It may also be required to place th [...]
    martymcbut​ter 2 457 Lucol
01-24-2001 at 06:00 PM
On [CPUs] Is my T-Bird 1.2 Ghz temp high?
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I actually have about the same config (A7V, Athlon 1200MHz, AOpen HX-08 case) and guess what: I get about the same readings, while the syste [...]
    Sanik 17 109 FUGGER
01-23-2001 at 02:36 AM
On [CPUs] Installing a 1.2 Ghz Athalon on a A7V
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Works perfectly well, I just did this weekend and it runs GREAT! I use bios 1005c, it correctly recognises the CPU.
    Kipp 1 125 lrmv
01-22-2001 at 09:19 PM
On [CPUs] C-Type or not??
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My Athlon 1200 is a B-type and also has closed L1-bridges!
    Mahimahi 13 204 Mahimahi
01-22-2001 at 09:40 AM
On [CPUs] CPU...MELTDOWN!!!..OMFG!
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You don't know what you're talking about. I just set up my new PC with A7V mobo and 1200MHz Athlon and it rocks! NO stability problems, NO [...]
    AmdMeltdow​n 18 271 CGalyon
01-21-2001 at 09:22 PM
On [CPUs] Athlon Won Best Processor Award!
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They deserve it!
    tsewen 11 110 JCLW
01-21-2001 at 07:32 PM
On [CPUs] A few questions
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Did you also program in assembler? Only THEN you know computers! It may very well be that half of the cache is disabled because of a defe [...]
    slvr_phoen​ix 17 145 fat_chucky
01-24-2001 at 12:56 PM
On [CPUs] Do it yourself PCsystem review
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I't SO easy to put a PC together... especially when we're talking about the A7V! "just put the PCI card in one of the slots" wh [...]
    Smilley 11 130 sebass_uk
01-17-2001 at 06:05 PM
On [CPUs] I'll pay more for on chip thermo protection!
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To get back on topic: does one single temperature sensor have to make a CPU twice as expensive?
2   AmdMeltdow​n 88 399 wusy
01-15-2001 at 12:20 AM
On [CPUs] Lost all Faith
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This sounds as if we don't WANT the P4 to run faster than an Athlon system. When the 3D-NOW instruction set became available, we were all [...]
    Gil 31 252 pvsurfer
01-09-2001 at 01:01 AM
On [CPUs] AMD and Seti@home
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So did anyone of you find E.T. yet?
    alphateam 26 206 Kodiak
01-11-2001 at 03:47 PM
On [CPUs] In Depth Review on P4 .................
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DDR performs well on video cards indeed, but the same kind of speed improvement is not seen on DDR mainboards. ...and of course prices wi [...]
    WOW 27 270 Grizely1
01-04-2001 at 07:08 PM
On [CPUs] P4 1.33 GHz
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Developers may not recompile the software just because of the new CPU, but once compilers are updated and new software is written, this soft [...]
    hit 7 138 Hit
12-21-2000 at 04:34 PM
On [CPUs] p4 fast for games ?
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...as the title says...
    Ganache 5 147 notez
12-20-2000 at 10:21 PM
On [Sound Cards] Tom, do some sound card reviews or comparisons
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The crazy thing is, Tom already looked into hardware that is not PC related at all, like MP3 players and PDAs, which may be of no interest t [...]
    Bubba 34 507 necroscope
01-23-2001 at 01:49 AM
On [Sound Cards] Should I upgrade to SB Live 5.1?
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I just upgraded my SB64 value to a SB Live Player 5.1 and immediately noticed a HUGE difference in sound quality! I'm not using the PC kind [...]
    NyteSkyy 18 451 JoeHead
01-06-2001 at 06:54 PM

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