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On [CPUs] Are there any decent reviews/benchies for Q9450     mihirkula 7 366 Sailer
06-19-2008 at 01:03 AM
On [Other Components] The Memristor Cometh :)     mihirkula 8 261 Belinda
05-01-2008 at 11:40 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need some help on PSU!!!!     mihirkula 21 508 rockyjohn
01-14-2008 at 07:36 AM
On [CPUs] Intel Quad Core Q9550 vs Core 2 Duo E8600-Please Help
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Allright I won't suggest you a different cheaper CPU because you've narrowed it down to the above two. E8600 gets my recommendation ... be [...]
    UltimaSlay​erVII 17 1299 spathotan
09-23-2008 at 05:18 AM
On [Other Components] how do you guys like firefox 3>?
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I LOVE firefox 3 ... the new download manager is great! And though not by very much, it does run faster. The new bookmarking options and lin [...]
    Maverick7 42 1012 batkerson
06-19-2008 at 04:28 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Antec 900 + Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W?
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As zorg said... i had a DOA 3870...that doesn't mean its a cr@p card ainnit ... i had it replaced and works swell.
    DeCrypt 23 525 pcgamer12
06-23-2008 at 12:22 AM
On [CPUs] Duo Core Processor vs Athlon XP?
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Hi... any C2d would be faster than your previous Athlon 1.9 check out tom's CPU charts...they'll give you an idea.
    dcahalane 6 467 Shadow7037​93
06-15-2008 at 01:29 AM
On [CPUs] QX9775, QX9770, QX9650, or Q9550?
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I know you'd hate me for this and i know that this is not what you want to hear ...but gettin a QX isn't worth it at all .... you won't noti [...]
    premio 32 2273 BadTrip
10-12-2008 at 06:32 PM
On [CPUs] Core 2 duo or quad core
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Disagree. It's the other way round.
    Mike145 13 525 rawsteel
06-03-2008 at 12:48 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Is a Corsair TX750 enough for this system?
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+1 for AEVM's note regarding DDR2 and Q6700. You won't notice any difference between that Q6700 and QX. I'm curious to know as to why yo [...]
    Isaac_MM 10 455 XMSYellowb​eard
06-12-2008 at 08:18 PM
On [CPUs] AMD has once again taken the technological lead ???
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lmfao hahahahahha Burninator was hillarious :P
2   aevm 81 2142 wisecracke​r
07-01-2008 at 08:18 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need help chooseing a PSU
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You get the Corsair 550VX for $70 at buy.com ......... thats a stellar deal too.....unless you have to have modular.
    ddrum2000 12 448 KyleSTL
05-23-2008 at 09:53 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Help with PS selection.
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^..As he said...Corsair!
    flallen 5 201 Gravemind1​23
05-12-2008 at 06:27 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] would a 450w corsiar psu be enough for this build???
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Yeah mate 450VX is excellent fo that build. No probs at all. I've the same PSU for my build.
    deathrage4​life 6 343 homerdog
05-12-2008 at 03:28 AM
On [CPUs] umm...I thought the charts where supposed to be better?
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1) The new charts do suck...no doubt about that...there was a whole thread in the forums 2 days after the 'renovation' regarding precisely t [...]
    sted 37 612 ripNdeb
05-07-2008 at 06:04 PM
On [Other Components] Best Speakers?
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Whats your budget...my alltime fav 2.1 speakers are Altec Lansing ATP3 If you wish to try a lil premium stuff go for BOSE Companion 2 Ser [...]
    firehawk_1 14 453 TBiggums
05-05-2008 at 03:39 AM
On [CPUs] Need gaming computer fast, input greatly appreciated.
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lol..then get 4 gigs of ram...though i doubt Connan needs it. A game uses GPU and CPU as its heart and brain. Any GPU other than the 8800GT/ [...]
    Axil 18 490 Shocking
05-04-2008 at 10:49 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] need new power supply
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You don't need 600W for that setup...Heres a better option
    espguitarg​uy232 17 352 psymanprod​uctions
05-08-2008 at 03:45 AM
On [CPUs] Graphene as a replacement for Silicon?
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They already fried cancerous cells in mice with nanotech last week... its very promising indeed...graphene is mechanical tough, flexible, tr [...]
    mi1ez 15 537 amdfangirl
04-19-2008 at 08:25 AM
On [Other Components] Please check and try to help, I begg of you
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^ aight thnx.
    warrant 21 501 mihirkula
04-14-2008 at 11:03 PM
On [Network Interface Cards] Please Help Troubleshooting...>!?!?? !
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A mouse or keyboard doesn't necessarily have to be USB..a PS2 port is fine. Try borrowing a friend's keyboard/mouse and see if it works f [...]
    coryburges​s 6 416 badge
04-11-2008 at 09:32 AM
On [CPUs] what cpu should i get. out of these.
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In the future Quad is the way..of course, thers no doubt abt that. But pls dont say When compared with the E6750 and the Q6600, f [...]
    hitman24 24 745 spencercpu​1983
04-11-2008 at 02:17 AM
On [CPUs] Dual Core Price Difference?
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E6600 has 65nm fab process while the E8400 has the 45nm ........that reduces the manufacturing costs and hence the cheaper retail prices. [...]
    Fitz1980 6 331 Fitz1980
04-06-2008 at 08:46 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Which is best for my requirements?
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PC P&C 470.
    ilan2212 37 753 lunyone
04-06-2008 at 01:38 AM
On [CPUs] E8400 vs. Q6600 vs. Q9450
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^ ... one doesn't even need an E8400 to back that up...even the E6750 is faster than the q6600. And heres the link.
    nerr 20 3931 FrozenGpu
04-08-2008 at 05:36 AM
On [Sound Cards] couldn;t find anything close
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Check if you have installed the audio drivers from your mobo cd.
    2boot 1 172 mihirkula
04-03-2008 at 03:51 PM
On [Other Components] Need Some Advice
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^ As he said..get the 8800GTS.......the 9800gtx is quite underwhelming.
    homeboy 4 234 mihirkula
04-03-2008 at 10:07 AM
On [CPUs] Need advice for upgrade
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^ Yes!! The 8800GT kiks a$$!! I love my 8800GT with all my heart. My precioussssssssssss :P
    incinerate​x 6 185 4745454b
04-03-2008 at 08:26 AM
On [CPUs] Help - E8400 vs Q6600
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Yeah COD4 is the very best game out there..but..the whats great about COD4 is that it runs extremely well on high settings on lower end syst [...]
3   scottolive​r 120 4417 mihirkula
04-01-2008 at 09:19 AM
On [CPUs] Getting a Q9450
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2gb ddr2 800 crucial ballastix: [...] 41818.html
    Scubbahood 1 243 mihirkula
04-01-2008 at 06:53 AM
On [CPUs] Coolest CPU set up
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^ i meant attaching the vaccum cleaner to the BLOW socket and using it... i posted my post and was too lazy to edit it when i read it..my ap [...]
    speedo5 19 711 ZOldDude
04-02-2008 at 06:38 AM
On [CPUs] E8500 or Q9450 for gaming?
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Yes fast dual cores perform better than the quad atm..it will change in the future for sure...quads are MOSTLY useful for vid editing...you [...]
    Demonic Go​ldfish 6 1205 Demonic Go​ldfish
03-31-2008 at 04:46 PM
On [CPUs] Cpu heatsink
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This will give you a better insight.
    donco 15 405 righteous
04-01-2008 at 07:25 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PSU died need a replacement
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Even the Corsair 450vx is more than good enough for that setup.
    Yarricc 17 337 imrul
04-02-2008 at 12:11 AM
On [CPUs] Why is Q6700 $290 more than Q6600?
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Why? To fool the public of course
    level101 32 1758 cjl
11-01-2008 at 10:03 PM
On [CPUs] ok I have 2 choices, upgrade or build...
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If you're going to upgrade next year anyway, don't spend too much money in june... know that the Radeon 4x series would be out by then... an [...]
    ben10218 13 351 DOBBY
04-19-2008 at 05:08 PM
On [CPUs] Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 or E6600?
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Another reason would be intel tricking people into believing the quad is faster than a dual core....and then people who buy it get disappoin [...]
    localrob2 3 353 REALZEUS
03-29-2008 at 07:27 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] 4x9800GX2: will it overheat?
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What exactly are you planning to do with 8 GPUs if you aren't doing 3d acceleration or rendering? I don't work for NASA but I seriously doub [...]
2   kjoost 87 3408 kjoost
06-01-2008 at 12:11 PM
On [CPUs] E6750 vs Q6600
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FPS more than 60 cannot possibly by registered by the human eye... even in the case of FPS < 60, a difference of 4 to 5 fps will NOT be r [...]
    blucher_au 30 1023 Azorees
08-18-2008 at 11:55 PM
On [CPUs] New CPU for Gaming Rig
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If you can justify spending $100 more for a paltry 340MHz more, then get the E6850... otherwise stick with the E6750...... it overclocks rea [...]
2   Ellaren 75 1841 homerdog
03-13-2008 at 05:44 PM
On [CPUs] E8400 20-25% cheaper than E6850
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Chiadog...where did u get the E8400 from? I need to buy a new processor and i need it urgently... was gonna buy an E6750 cos i thought the P [...]
    seabreeze 27 1752 OlSkoolCho​pper
01-14-2008 at 04:23 PM
On [CPUs] Quad Core vs Dual Core
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neocortex....i tried explaining, but people seem brainwashed....
2   inSaneELF 83 4907 OlSkoolCho​pper
01-09-2008 at 04:11 AM
On [CPUs] E6750, E6850 or Q6600? Help me decide
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if you're not going to upgrade your CPU for a while, i strongly suggest you wait for the Penryns to arrive...which would probably be in [...]
    Shad0w 46 2220 Crashman
12-30-2007 at 02:10 AM
On [CPUs] Upgrade Advice ~ E6600, E6750, or E6850
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Wait for the Penryns and Nehalem.
    kyosuke 22 1051 homerdog
12-27-2007 at 07:09 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600 now or wait for Q9450 or E8400?
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if you have an E6600, gigabyte p35 ds4 mobo, 2gigs of RAM...WHY do you want to buy a Q6600 now?? You need a lesson in saving up $$, my frien [...]
2   mestizo73 69 5832 OlSkoolCho​pper
12-24-2007 at 12:38 AM
On [CPUs] CPU bottlenecking 8800GT?
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well a faster cpu like an E6750 definitely does increase the performance.... although if you're oc'ing your E2160 to 3 gigs you should get g [...]
    espguitarg​uy232 40 2253 systemlord
12-21-2007 at 05:23 AM
On [Other Components] upgrading my PC.
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With 3.2 ghz, 1GB of RAM and Geforce 8600 (you would have to upgrade your RAM and GPU), Call of duty 4 runs very well. But since you mention [...]
    norton 30 785 aevm
12-14-2007 at 10:18 PM

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