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On [CPUs] How do you measure your CPUs temp?
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I have used Asus Probe and MSI Core center since they have come bundled with the MB I am or have been using.
    Bodhidharm​azen 22 372 Zorg
07-27-2008 at 05:32 AM
On [CPUs] I need a CPU that will work with this MB...
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If you read the compatibility chart all the core2duo's have N/A behind them which means that they don't WORK! The header for that support l [...]
    D3lit3 11 309 Vertigon
07-27-2008 at 06:22 AM
On [CPUs] Need a new CPU for games
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Which GPU do you have with that CPU? Have you considered that would be your bottleneck.
    kazuya-kun 3 126 kazuya-kun
07-26-2008 at 05:43 AM
On [CPUs] My setup and CPU Bottleneck?
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I am very happy with my 8800GT bottlenecked by my Opty 170 on a 22" lcd.
    hydrogenma​n 10 319 rolli59
07-24-2008 at 03:48 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Opteron 185 worth it? And a Question.
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google 'Athlon 64 overclocking'
    Maxxum 9 1142 rolli59
07-22-2008 at 02:22 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Best PSU brand for this my system.
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Corsair/Seasonic/Enermax/Antec
    Ckoryom 5 217 rolli59
07-21-2008 at 04:11 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] antec 300 vs raidmax sagitta 2
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Antec = quality Raidmax = reasonable
    wa11a 9 305 FrozenGpu
07-23-2008 at 03:18 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Poll: What's enough power for E8400, 2600XT, 4 GIG?
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Good question! I have an old 680 watt unit somewhere that would not be enough because of the +12 volt being 15 amp. Then there are units li [...]
    simon19801​11 14 499 miketool21
08-06-2008 at 06:57 AM
On [CPUs] preparing two computer configuration
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    lovely41 4 142 rolli59
07-18-2008 at 10:01 PM
On [CPUs] amd athlon 64 processor question
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The link above is the best source for outdated hardware and there are some good deals out there whether you new mb or cpu the dual cores t [...]
    jonshardun​derwear 13 317 rtfm
07-18-2008 at 08:15 PM
On [CPUs] So... Do I stay with AMD or make the move to INTEL???
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Look at the dates people if OP is still having problems I would be very surprised.
2   dannyboy27 61 2318 rolli59
07-17-2008 at 11:49 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PSU Fan Fix
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Open it up and stay away from the capacitors. I have done this ones with a old HEC unit replaced the standard 80mm fan with a Thermaltake fa [...]
    Rizzywho 2 132 rolli59
07-16-2008 at 10:53 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] **POLL** Best PC Case Maker
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Antec, Lian Li, Silverstone and even Thermaltake for quality. Cooler Master is though my choice being wallet friendlier with reasonable to g [...]
2   wildben 85 1529 halcyon
07-26-2008 at 11:13 PM
On [CPUs] Poll: do you care about CPU power use?
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I consider computing power before power consumption.
    Mondoman 28 548 endyen
05-26-2008 at 09:35 AM
On [CPUs] How to find a processor for an A8N-SLi?
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Opteron 185 getting hard to find or FX60 extremely expensive if you can find it
    horrgakx 5 148 reynod
04-23-2008 at 03:59 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What PSU to chose for this system for $50 to $100
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This corsair is my suggestion.
    rodox4 6 240 pokemon
04-16-2008 at 01:34 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Should I change the psu or the fan?
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Either way you have to disconnect the cables since you have to open up your psu if replacing the fan.
    shrinkh 5 193 rolli59
04-12-2008 at 05:33 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Which is best for my requirements?
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According to Toms own review the power consumption of the 9800gtx under load is 265watts = 22 amps that leaves 4 amps for the rest of the [...]
    ilan2212 37 689 lunyone
04-06-2008 at 01:38 AM
On [CPUs] Need outside input on 939 vs am2 upgrade.
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I would keep the 939 and that is just what I did last summer and bought an Opty 170 basically since I wanted a dual core to carry me over un [...]
    gcfmathew 19 442 rolli59
04-05-2008 at 02:35 AM
On [CPUs] ok I have 2 choices, upgrade or build...
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Why don't you over clock your current cpu and buy 8800gt and save the rest of your money for a new build later on when your cpu cant keep up [...]
    ben10218 13 333 DOBBY
04-19-2008 at 05:08 PM
On [CPUs] What is your CPU History
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8088 Hyundai PC/XT 10Mhz AMD K6 400Mhz Compaq Presario 5120 Athlon XP palomino first home build Athlon 64 3000+ Opteron 170
3   kevinali 103 2264 LordConrad
03-29-2008 at 12:41 AM
On [CPUs] Upgrade CPU or whole system?
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Your CPU should not be bottleneck with 8600GTS, if you are running many processes in the background a upgrade to a X2 would be worthwhile.
    Kendrite 5 367 jaguarskx
01-13-2008 at 08:43 PM
On [CPUs] Do you consider power consumption when choosing a CPU?
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Gaming rig no. File server yes.
    UncleDave 48 1157 amdfangirl
01-20-2008 at 12:04 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ800
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the specs say 2x pcie 6pin and 2x pcie 6+2pin, that should support anything out there.
    Seraphic 1 303 rolli59
01-05-2008 at 07:18 PM
On [CPUs] Upgrading 939 CPU, Heatsink & Compound?
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thanks for the correction should be kb an mb confused thinking one typing another one
    Mike649 18 532 rolli59
01-04-2008 at 05:02 PM
On [CPUs] What should I do "Upgrade Wise"
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I had the same problem few months ago looking to upgrade to a better AGP card but ended buying 1950pro pciex. and picket up a new motherboar [...]
    kjoy064 13 412 lunyone
01-05-2008 at 06:01 AM
On [CPUs] CPU Change
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depends on the motherboard support for CPU
    hjjfffaa 3 244 evongugg
12-31-2007 at 08:39 PM
On [CPUs] To upgrade not to upgrade
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One high end GPU is better than 2 midrange. The CPU upgrade is something you have to decide for your self if you are still happy with the pe [...]
    bravo29 3 172 speedbird
12-31-2007 at 06:22 PM
On [CPUs] Damage?
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Reseat it with new thermal paste and try again if it works no harm done.
    hjjfffaa 2 146 rolli59
12-31-2007 at 04:45 PM
On [CPUs] Upgrading CPU in a cheap laptop?
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Not all laptops have the CPU soldered in. I have had two that got the MB replaced both times I watched the technicians (HP and Dell) pull th [...]
    met_quota 11 395 BobWya
12-30-2007 at 08:40 AM
On [CPUs] Amd single core to dual core upgrade, do I need to reinstall
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I have in my home two computers with MSI 939 boards one got upgraded to opty 170 from 3000+ it is a nforce4 ultra Fujitsu oem running XP pro [...]
    ericspc 23 6437 rolli59
12-28-2007 at 10:03 PM
On [CPUs] Upgrading Processor-HP Pavillion-Can Anyone Help Me Out?
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No you do not have to, on their website they listed ram support is only 533 and 667Mhz.
    pittguy579 7 479 rolli59
12-28-2007 at 09:00 PM
On [CPUs] too ditch or not ditch this 939 rig
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Go with a new GPU your system is still a good midrange system as is.
    amddiesel 36 799 Grimmy
01-01-2008 at 07:30 AM
On [CPUs] Need help deciding
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I agree with zenmaster go with the cheapest one. If you are interested in overclocking check out that section in this forum.
    fang273 11 336 fang273
12-28-2007 at 07:16 AM
On [CPUs] Aging 939 Socket
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It is going to loose a battle with C2D. But with a good GPU it will still make a nice mainstream gaming machine.
    kiddagoat 18 522 randomizer
12-18-2007 at 05:08 AM
On [CPUs] computers
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it should not be considered gaming computer with intels on board graphics and yesteryears processor.
    subzero410​1 18 259 roadrunner​197069
12-17-2007 at 01:06 AM
On [CPUs] x2 4200+ (s939) problem
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should not be the problem if it boots with your old CPU
    lifay 22 431 jitpublish​er
12-14-2007 at 06:22 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What is the BEST Power Supply Manufacturer??
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The selection list is full of c($" but some good ones. All other good manufacturers have already been mention.
2   mychael616 64 1756 aziraphale
12-09-2007 at 11:47 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Big question: DOES power supply affect performance?
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If the GPU is starving on power it can get affected. The main question here is what is the amperage on your + 12 volt rail? It should be on [...]
    Docpoker 22 1176 rodney_ws
04-10-2008 at 07:45 PM
On [CPUs] X2 4800+ vs X2 4400+
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There is a 200Mhz difference between those so the 4800+ should be about 9% faster since they have the same amount of cache.
    C4LAM1TY 9 580 C4LAM1TY
11-26-2007 at 01:58 AM
On [CPUs] CPU not sure what temps are right
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Thermal crease is very important it is to conduct the heat from the cpu core to the heatsink so the fan can blow it away. If no grease that [...]
    Syrik 2 176 Syrik
11-24-2007 at 02:40 PM
On [CPUs] Is AM2 a different chipset to 939?
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FX 60 is the fasted chip for 939 they are though pricey if you find one and hardly worth upgrading to from your current 4400+
    Striking S​mith 7 409 akhilles
11-24-2007 at 03:23 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Matching Video Card with Power Supply Help
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yes
    lauro 1 210 rolli59
11-23-2007 at 03:27 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Smilodon, Aurora, or Other
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that very case is going to be 9.99 at compusa black friday I have a coolermaster rc 532 with toolless design the easiest build I have don [...]
    13bravo 4 184 radium02
11-27-2007 at 06:11 AM
On [CPUs] Toms Hardware ! u can make Amd think
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remember Intel reaching 1Ghz p3 and then recall all the processors. That is when AMD first got on top they stayed on top until Intel came ou [...]
    master9716 12 600 Rabidpeanu​t
11-22-2007 at 12:27 AM
On [CPUs] Is an AMD FX-51 still a viable processor?
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it is still a good processor for single threaded applications like most games (except a few new titles). It is equal to A64 3700+ but with a [...]
    willfarnab​y 22 349 atomicWAR
11-22-2007 at 12:13 AM
On [CPUs] AMD 64 x2 4200+ Failed Upgrade!
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looking at your speed fan picture the Voltages are all wrong the Vcore should be 1.3 to 1.35 one core registers at 2.62 your other voltages [...]
    Raged 28 1281 monsterroc​ks
12-02-2007 at 05:31 AM
On [CPUs] Upgrading CPU on Asus A7V8X
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Any Nforce3 or Via k8t800 socket 754 or 939 with agp should be cheap on ebay I have seen A64 3000+ socket 939 go for 10 USD there. I think t [...]
    Troman 2 191 rolli59
11-17-2007 at 11:18 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What PSU I should buy?
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excellent choise
    kaisellgre​n 12 367 rolli59
11-11-2007 at 03:32 PM
On [CPUs] 3800+ single core to 4400+ dual core - Worth the upgrade?
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You would see a big improvement in multitasking and multi threaded applications.
    djthewizz 6 480 ComputerCu​stomizer
11-09-2007 at 04:16 PM
On [CPUs] cpus cant work after 2 weeks leave it
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Most likely a bad boot sector. If you have Win 98 or 2000 you can start up by emergency floppy and then try to accessing your harddrive. If [...]
    daltero 10 400 rolli59
11-05-2007 at 08:04 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] New Graphics Card, New Processor, Which PSU??
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I had a HEC 350W unit in my old Athlon XP system it was a vry good unit with 16 amps on the 12 volt rail. after 2 years use the cooling fan [...]
    AC_V3GAS 4 354 akhilles
11-02-2007 at 01:59 PM
On [CPUs] Confused A8V Deluxe or AV8 Deluxe
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The performance increase is going to show itself in multitasking. There was a suggestion by sunny27 to overclock. The problem is that A8V d [...]
    AC_V3GAS 9 520 AC_V3GAS
11-01-2007 at 12:42 PM
On [CPUs] Performance Problems need diagnosis
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It is hard to find information on old HEC power supplys on the net but the only 2 I found that are 385watt is a silent one with 18Amps on th [...]
    AC_V3GAS 22 958 AC_V3GAS
10-30-2007 at 06:36 PM
On [CPUs] PC Upgrade
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Optys are not unlocked but usually overclock better (better quality control) but for the price of the 4200 at newegg it would make a nice up [...]
    mack92 19 422 mack92
10-28-2007 at 11:58 PM

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