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On [CPUs] Dead Topic Revives Again CPU Wars
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Vista loaded up with useful apps will idle using 2 GB of ram. Q6600 is at a very fair price point, and if you do not plan to overclock you [...]
    lordfiend 28 562 jimmysmitt​y
08-06-2008 at 04:29 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] DAW rackmount case recommendations
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has a lot of options rackmount cases are never really designed for quiet as much as cooling. Obvious question is do you want a rackmoun [...]
    count_diss​ident 2 76 count_diss​ident
08-06-2008 at 02:51 AM
On [Sound Cards] do i need a new soundcard?
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any newer Creative Labs card will do for gaminig
    darkenraja 16 246 samuraibla​de
07-28-2008 at 10:33 PM
On [CPUs] Core Clock jumping around? Temp Problem?
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yes, its too hot. Speedstep kicks in when you are idle OR overheating, causing the drop in speed. Examine whatever cooling devices you hav [...]
    jaspian 3 90 rockbyter
07-26-2008 at 08:28 PM
On [CPUs] CPU Overheating - Fan problem???
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technically, removing that wire would give it unregulated fan speed. but i'd plug it into a different fan header to do so. at this point [...]
    Ekoe15 7 235 rockbyter
07-23-2008 at 09:47 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Old case problems
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use pliers to break apart header for the case's front panel until all pins are seperate. the alternative is to go on craigslist and find a [...]
    drums101 1 80 rockbyter
07-17-2008 at 08:09 AM
On [CPUs] stock q6600 load temps
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i would say those temps are right on. running at 3.2 you might hit 60C if you slow down your fans a bit. Water is cool like that
    newkid 6 224 Zorg
06-25-2008 at 07:10 PM
On [CPUs] Which CPU is better?
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whichever is cheaper at the moment of purchase. gonna need better cooling to overclock Q6XXX vs Q9XXX
    travicles 28 681 Shadow7037​93
06-11-2008 at 06:53 PM
On [CPUs] vintage question replacing slot 1 with socket 370 cpu,
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toast usually means it no longer works. reset your bios to defaults and reboot, then go back in and make sure your boot devices are in the [...]
    underclock​erx 23 426 underclock​erx
05-06-2008 at 04:33 AM
On [CPUs] CPU wont display proper clock speed
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what does it say on bootup? if it doesnt read as a 3000+ when it posts, the fsb or multiplier was changed. head into the bios and set them [...]
    Tetsuiga 3 241 Tetsuiga
04-25-2008 at 07:22 PM
On [Other Components] KVM switch for wireless keyboard and mouse
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ps/2 or usb
    Cooperstow​n39 6 292 johnmsch
04-30-2008 at 06:30 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Case mod: Need header cables
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 		    Shez 9 205 Shez
04-19-2008 at 01:00 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] new psu for hp a1730n
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what type of power supply do you have, mATX? there are some quality ones that go over 400w, that or drive bay power supply but i believe yo [...]
    reysol48 4 159 dobby
04-18-2008 at 01:20 PM
On [CPUs] Hey CPU gurus, I need your sagely advice!
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stock speed doesnt matter much, the Q9xxx series i would recommend for the sake of less heat, and more cache. Q6600 does great with any qua [...]
    Shocking 13 466 pauldh
04-19-2008 at 03:25 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Damaged USB Port
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this should help your cause, but any standard epoxy, white glue, super glue or hot glue will do fine.
    Mel_L 12 384 croc
04-18-2008 at 04:33 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] 650 Watt power supply a good buy with a 9600 GT?
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common misconception among cards is when a card requires a 22A rail for the whole system, or just the video card alone. Q6600 + 9600 GT fi [...]
    Keithforme​rparamedic 7 506 coldneutro​n
04-20-2008 at 12:10 AM
On [CPUs] Many "CPU Too Hot" Posts
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Additional to above : incorrect software readings, and leaving cooling fans on quiet when there really needs to be that extra flow from high [...]
    chise1 5 456 smeghead19​86
04-17-2008 at 03:22 PM
On [Sound Cards] 2 sound cards how do they work together?
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multichannel independent audio in windows is difficult and impractical for all, so good luck with that and buy an old refurbished system to [...]
    shaido7 19 2351 deathowl93​3
04-23-2008 at 10:36 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] The 900 is gone!!!
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1. sales were down 2. cost went up above reasonable 3. product being revised for rerelease 4. they sold out, and it defaults to deactiv [...]
    jonyb222 24 951 FrozenGpu
04-27-2008 at 09:53 AM
On [CPUs] e2160 or e4500 or q6600 ... Help
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e... dual core will be good for now. you will feel the performance gain, but in 1 year plan on picking up a quad core. buying it later you [...]
    kookitan 19 570 pete0921
04-21-2008 at 08:46 PM
On [CPUs] Thermal Paste Necessary For Intel Fan?
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there has to be some sort of compound - be it the thermal pad which comes preapplied or a little bit of that white goop that gets everywhere [...]
    Coolio_Ale​rt 8 370 nukchebi0
04-15-2008 at 05:02 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] BROKEN FAN FIN
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it used to be really easy to bust a fan on high rpm small fans by bumping it with a knuckle. they spin so fast there will be an extreme vib [...]
    wah_gwan 16 395 Grimmy
04-14-2008 at 03:26 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Enough Power???
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sorry, to address the external or auxillary power for cooling, you can land one of these : or 5.25" bay power supplies are available [...]
    garyknowz1 22 458 nukemaster
04-16-2008 at 02:01 AM
On [CPUs] 64bit to 128bit?
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You guys about covered it, but if anyone is worried about the next generation, we will see servers go to 128 bit processors and software (if [...]
    mpavao81 40 1466 allhands
04-08-2008 at 02:01 PM
On [CPUs] x2 4600+ 4047 3dmark06 horrible?
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that cpu just doesnt cut it with the load 3dmark06 wants. Thats similar to the score i was getting with x2 4000 and x1950 pro. jumping up [...]
    gr3n4d3g1r​l 9 405 blotch
04-06-2008 at 05:47 AM
On [CPUs] quads may not game faster, but what about multi tasks?
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quads benefit most when you are running multiple apps like that. Doing the same thing with two cores you are going to bog down quicker.
    ben10218 3 262 Vertigon
04-06-2008 at 08:31 AM
On [CPUs] CPU Lapping - Wet/Dry? And When Is It Enough?
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Gotta keep in mind lapping is not a solution for new guys or mild overclockers. The purpose is not to fix an overheating problem, but still [...]
    JimGoose 11 563 Grimmy
04-05-2008 at 03:27 PM
On [CPUs] Is my hard drive damaged?
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if this is a sata drive, and its not detecting in any port on the motherboard with any cable in the bios, its dead.
    marlom36 9 359 someguy7
04-05-2008 at 11:33 AM
On [CPUs] Phenom X4 9850 BE is out at newegg.com
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going by benchmarks, Intel at 2.4 GHz is faster than AMD at 2.5 GHz. Intel costs less for the quad as well, but thats not to say they are n [...]
    blackpanth​er26 46 2018 blackpanth​er26
04-24-2008 at 06:08 AM
On [CPUs] The Rest of the Phenoms are at Newegg!
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First step of the 10 step program, admiting the previous phenoms were garbage. Now we have the real ones that should have been out before c [...]
    EXT64 3 235 rockbyter
04-05-2008 at 07:01 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Need Case + PSU for ~$100
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You don't need much, 4-500w should run that, but you may curse yourself if you dont shoot just a little higher so you can upgrade to quad co [...]
    thealimo91​9 13 399 Gravemind1​23
04-09-2008 at 12:56 AM
On [Sound Cards] Sound Blaster Audigy Se static,interference, problems.
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Make sure the speakers are in the right jack, try temporarily unhooking front panel audio connectors, pc speaker/hdd and power led wires, tr [...]
    LukeA 4 336 gpippas
04-03-2008 at 02:32 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600 Question
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I've seen fans that are designed to spin up to max at 65C. It may not be getting hot enough to push it. Switching to a manual fan controll [...]
    saedeas 4 220 htoonthura
04-03-2008 at 04:55 AM
On [CPUs] Looking for thoughts about CPU cooling...
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Only thing taking a side panel off a case does is diagnose that you need to improve the air flow in and more importantly out of your case. [...]
    Space_Monk​ey 21 403 englandr75​3
04-03-2008 at 04:12 AM
On [CPUs] Coolest CPU set up
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The swiftech compact water cooling setup is excellent for cooling, simplicity and price - the noise isn't actually much quieter, your just c [...]
    speedo5 19 610 ZOldDude
04-02-2008 at 06:38 AM
On [CPUs] CPU Temp Help!
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set everything in bios to defaults, go into power management in windows and set everything to power saver, and use a secondary temp monitor [...]
    atst2000 11 555 Crazy-PC
04-01-2008 at 08:16 AM
On [Sound Cards] Creative fscks with customers again!
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Creative stuff is great when its new, but they just don't seem to be able to make a solid product that migrates to new versions of windows o [...]
3   levicki 137 2976 Shadow7037​93
04-04-2008 at 10:48 PM
On [Sound Cards] Best 5.1 Headset
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the zalman 5.1 the came out a couple years back is garbage, just thought i'd throw that out there. You hear in 5.1, but you get a very tiny [...]
    Darkbonez 8 456 bviperz
08-19-2008 at 04:34 AM
On [CPUs] Help - E8400 vs Q6600
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The next generation will be a year away, which means we still have more 9000 series processors coming for 775. by the time intel is done wi [...]
3   scottolive​r 120 4067 mihirkula
04-01-2008 at 09:19 AM
On [CPUs] 800MHz FSB with 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM?
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What he said. but to reiterate. For Intel : CPU bus speed Divided by 4 | DDR2 memory bus divided by 2 So your answer is CPU 200 | Memo [...]
    bloodandso​il 11 439 someguy7
03-31-2008 at 08:22 PM
On [Sound Cards] Do I need a sound card?
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Reason to buy a sound card : Inputs. Analog inputs or the need for midi inputs you will only get with an aftermarket card. The line-in on m [...]
    BlueSun 15 521 rexter
03-30-2008 at 11:49 PM
On [CPUs] Why is Q6700 $290 more than Q6600?
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higher multiplier. overclocking ability has more options. thats all.
    level101 30 1408 BaronMatri​x
07-21-2008 at 10:59 PM
On [CPUs] Intel LGA775 Pad Modding
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Its a mod like the athlon socket A, just connect them and Walla!. Worthwhile for those people who can't change their motherboard bus speed. [...]
    reynod 5 218 jimmysmitt​y
03-29-2008 at 06:30 AM
On [CPUs] Any News On Phenom 9150e?
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no processor uses its maximum wattage all of the time. old single core systems you could think in that way because it could only do one thi [...]
    JimGoose 21 1438 EXT64
03-29-2008 at 05:06 PM
On [CPUs] The CPU War
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Your cpu takes on a load from USB devices, onboard audio, some network controllers, some raid controllers, and certainly the drivers to driv [...]
    retro77 16 806 ctbaars
03-28-2008 at 08:27 PM
On [Other Components] What is a good FAST CD-ROM for Gaming?
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i picked up a couple of sata burners, one samsung and one asus. they 'feel' like they have a better response time compared to my lite-on or [...]
    Zer0Cool 7 358 Zenthar
03-28-2008 at 09:26 PM
On [CPUs] chess computer
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skynet ran into hardware technical difficulties so it posted to tom's forums for assistance in taking over the world.
3   Bobby Fisc​her 110 2299 rockstone1
04-04-2008 at 07:21 AM
On [CPUs] What is your CPU History
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286-8 MHz, AMD 386 DX 40, 486 dx2 66, AMD K5 P133 (100 MHz), Pentium 133, P200 MMX, Cyrix 233MX, K6-2 400, Athlon Slot A T-bird 900, Athlon [...]
3   kevinali 103 2183 LordConrad
03-29-2008 at 12:41 AM
On [CPUs] Upgrade - Reformat?
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only changing motherboard, chipset, everything but the hard drive all together will require major changes. On that note however you just ru [...]
    mystikalru​sh 10 299 jimmysmitt​y
03-25-2008 at 02:04 AM
On [CPUs] Not a flame starter, Phenom, good for?
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We used to buy k6-2s because they were really cheap compared to intel and gave us the acceptable performance we needed. The X2 has run its [...]
2   jprevost 81 2100 jprevost
03-27-2008 at 07:05 AM
On [CPUs] Advice on laptop processor
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 		    jhbwolveri​ne 23 653 lostandwan​dering
03-22-2008 at 03:06 AM
On [CPUs] Will an AM2 chip fit a 939 MoBo?
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1. adjust a magnifying glass just right 2. line up the 2 for insertion 3. open window 4. chuck 939 proc outside. 939 x2 boards and p [...]
    willsmed 28 514 cranbers
03-22-2008 at 12:56 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] External Enclosure that will hold both HD AND DVD drive ???
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Google CD Duplicator case. you'll find stuff like this. Power supply, and room for drives, just figure out your cabling solutions.
    patrick@hm​sga 2 169 rockbyter
03-21-2008 at 07:46 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600, nvidia680i, Quad SLI, CPU bottleneck??
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The bottleneck may exist, but the processor is not the only thing holding it back. In fact your system memory, and chipset in general is go [...]
    JonnyRock 8 411 rockbyter
03-21-2008 at 07:28 AM
On [CPUs] NCIX.com experiences?
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NCIX = good people, no problems
    tibou 17 875 CNeufeld
03-21-2008 at 04:32 PM
On [CPUs] Intel Q6600
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Single or dual video card? Planning to overclock? Full atx, mATX, doesnt much matter. I'm a fan of MSI and Asus. If you land a board w [...]
    laffy 11 357 laffy
03-21-2008 at 05:31 PM
On [CPUs] small, quick question about my QX9650
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time to start overclocking, crank up that multiplier, and maybe a bus jump too.
    agentofdoo​m 3 217 agentofdoo​m
03-21-2008 at 12:55 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Hyper 580W PSU Enough power???
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Q6600 at 3.2 water cooled, dual x1950 Pros, 5 sata drives, 12 fans, dvd drive, tv tuner, while running 3xprime 95 and 3dmark06 peaks at 373w [...]
    qwertymess 8 366 The_Blood_​Raven
03-21-2008 at 01:20 AM
On [Other Components] Whats thje point of PCI express x1 slots
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EISA baby! thats high performance compaq right there. PCIe x1 slots can do video, audio, networking, raid, simple IDE or SATA controll [...]
    Hellboy 27 790 nukemaster
03-21-2008 at 12:27 AM
On [Sound Cards] How do configure 2 soundcards in one machine?
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This addon isnt cheap, but there are directions to make one if you google it. If you plug in your headphones, it will disable your othe [...]
    mcstagger 14 620 mcstagger
04-10-2008 at 02:14 PM
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