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On [CPUs] CPU Upgrade     nh484000 13 360 orion1024
08-04-2008 at 03:37 AM
On [CPUs] AMD 3500+ Overclock     nh484000 11 1682 ajfink
01-01-2007 at 05:43 PM
On [CPUs] NEW BUILD C2D Liquid Cooled     nh484000 2 485 nh484000
12-27-2006 at 02:11 AM
On [CPUs] 3500+ to x2     nh484000 8 655 FeareX
01-16-2007 at 12:17 AM
On [CPUs] Laptop Upgrade     nh484000 13 846 Ranman68k
02-27-2007 at 04:25 AM
On [CPUs] AMD Sempron 2800+ 1.6GHz Socket AM2 for HTPC     nh484000 7 828 nh484000
04-05-2007 at 04:39 AM
On [Sound Cards] Home audio on a PC, help I'm clueless
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This is the setup i run with my HTPC: soundcard someone already mentioned it before its pretty good and i run it via optical out to my re [...]
    The_Blood_​Raven 31 872 cathudog
04-23-2008 at 06:12 AM
On [Other Components] USB 1 to USB 2
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yep, its that easy
    dlwdeli 3 270 rwpritchet​t
01-11-2008 at 09:19 PM
On [CPUs] THE Q6600 G0 STEPPING (SLACR) THREAD: Where to shop/not to shop
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Im not sure if it was just my luck but i got my Q6600 G0 stepping from Mwave on july 23 for 282 shipped. I can say that it was a piece of ca [...]
2   Nightowl07​07 67 9334 Zorg
08-11-2007 at 08:28 AM
On [CPUs] x2 3800 upgrade ....
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I dont think you will be able to overclock that CPU on that motherboard. If your BIOS will let you then you can upgrade to the 6000+ no prob [...]
    jnava121 6 366 San Pedro
08-03-2007 at 06:45 PM
On [CPUs] newb. Q6600 temps a bit HIGH?
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Your overclock of only 300 mhz is actually a 12.5% overclock. You are running that chip 12.5% faster than intel designed with that heats [...]
    aaronjosep​hward 31 2245 Maziar
09-17-2007 at 04:35 PM
On [CPUs] Optimizing my upgrade to Athon 64 X2 4200
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What do you mean by the computer is behaving oddly. And if you are not overclocking, out of curiosity, why did you disable Cool n Quiet?
    WRV 2 223 WRV
07-26-2007 at 04:39 PM
On [CPUs] Possible major CPU damage
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I highly doubt that you fried your CPU due to over heating it. I'm pretty sure that the C2D have a thermal overload protector on them. I wou [...]
    EscCtrl 30 1303 Maxor127
07-20-2007 at 10:04 PM
On [CPUs] Media Server
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I use that board for a tivo. I record HDTV and save it to my harddrive. I then watch it on other computers if i feel the need/want. I can te [...]
    IronGothic​Droid 11 395 IronGothic​Droid
07-13-2007 at 07:38 PM
On [CPUs] Opteron or Athlon 64 X2 ??
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With an AMD CPU RAM speed and timinf greatly effect preformance. You CPU runs at 2.4 GHZ and has 1 MB of chache. With the stock cooler y [...]
    blashyrkh 35 3266 Dahak
07-07-2007 at 01:59 PM
On [Sound Cards] Speaker Extension Cables
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Hey, I have the same speakers as you. I went to bestbuy and got 2 felmale RCA extendtions (they are in the car audio) and just a 20 foot RCA [...]
    dark115 5 650 dark115
07-03-2007 at 09:17 PM
On [CPUs] Worth upgrading my Athlon 64 X2 4200+ for Vista/DX10?
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Well if you were downloading at 1.5MBps and have a firewall like ZoneAlarm that in itself will put a load on your CPU. But to give an actura [...]
    Serus 12 1308 Serus
06-25-2007 at 01:12 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Internal USB connection
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The USB on the case only uses 4 of those pins. If you have your manual for your motherboard that will show you how to do it the best. Thi [...]
    eyeofra 2 906 Flying-Q
05-21-2007 at 01:00 AM
On [CPUs] New build--HDDs don't register full size!!
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You did nothing wrong. Its the way the math is done. I forget the math behind it but its something to to with bytes *1000 someone can prob p [...]
    Toolman55 10 696 Stewartwi
05-16-2007 at 04:03 PM
On [CPUs] Can the duo core 2.4 GHz be OC to 2.66?
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The C2D line is a well know OC. You have have NOOO problem hitting 2.6. SOme people hjave taken the 1.8 e4300 to 3.0 ghz.
    picard 8 615 goldragon_​70
05-14-2007 at 10:19 PM
On [CPUs] X2 3600 Brisbane worth it for $59?
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3600+ run at 1.9 stock and it is deff not slower, it would be the same if not faster. now im not sure if it would be worth it for you [...]
    Froboy8510 11 868 Sythro
05-03-2007 at 04:20 PM
On [Other Components] p5nsli bois update big failure
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hate to tell you buddy, you have a pricey mobo thats a paper weight now. You need a new bios chip to get that mobo working again.
    olmecoid 10 491 olmecoid
04-18-2007 at 03:38 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Case Recommendations
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Iv built a few computers with Kingwin cases. I really like them. No sharp edges and pretty quiet good airflow. I think you can get some with [...]
    adam32 7 877 Chas
04-11-2007 at 07:24 PM
On [Other Components] System Power Saving Feature?
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About the harddrive wearing out. I know that the harddrive on my compaq cheap computer at my house has had the harddrive turn off after 10 m [...]
    Chuckshiss​le 3 361 PCKid777
04-10-2007 at 06:43 AM
On [CPUs] Price Cut on Monday
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Yeah I'm waiting till tomorrow too. Im looking at a 3600+ for a HTPC. I mean right now its only 65 bucks at Newegg. But if it drops a few il [...]
    lllCo2lll 42 4824 ProdigyMS
04-09-2007 at 05:54 PM
On [CPUs] Processor upgrade
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If the sockets are the same then the chip will fit in, However that does not mean that the bios will reconize it. I just upgraded my laptop [...]
    Turnmaster 5 1153 Turnmaster
04-07-2007 at 08:04 AM
On [Other Components] do you have old components
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ebay, you can even donate some of the money to charity.
    General_di​sarray 2 380 madmurph
03-26-2007 at 06:25 AM
On [CPUs] Predict the day AMD will close its doors.
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I hight doubt it will never happen. Before C2D AMD was top dog for many many months. The A64 were faster (for most things) and cheaper than [...]
2   lordpope 94 4297 jamiepotte​r
03-08-2007 at 01:15 AM
On [CPUs] Which processor for an upgrade?
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I have to agree here. Your at the point where it may not be worth upgrading. DDR memory is longer being used 939 are no longer made. I w [...]
    mercurisx 11 879 nh484000
03-02-2007 at 01:16 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Case for new HTPC.
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Even that 450 watt PSU that the other reviewer has suggested is overkill for what you need. Im running a AMD 4400 X2, 4 harddrives, and two [...]
    Prolfe 15 1019 madmurph
03-02-2007 at 07:30 PM
On [CPUs] I'm bottlenecked I think, please help on upgrade
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Sorry about that, the venices are 90nm cores. But i know some 3500+ were 110nm im not sure what ones.
    Drudge 27 1175 tinman69
02-22-2007 at 12:24 PM
On [CPUs] Socket 939/AGP Upgrade
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The fastest dual 939 you can get is a 4800+ or the opty version of that. If you are into overclocking get the otpy. These chips will not nee [...]
    PICLARK 7 554 caamsa
01-24-2007 at 03:22 AM
On [CPUs] AMD 4000+ (2.4)Single cpu or AMD Dual 2.2GHZ cpu
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I just got an 4200+ for 155 off newegg. Before i had a 3500+ clocked at 2.62. Right now i have 4200+ at 2.42. On most applications like gami [...]
    aviljoen 4 544 sprite
01-19-2007 at 05:41 PM
On [CPUs] One final Upgrade....Socket 939
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I have a gerneral question on the same topic. I currently have and AMD 3500+ (939) and was wondering if switching to a AMD Opteron 170 Denma [...]
    Grub 23 2451 m25
12-25-2006 at 09:45 AM

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