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On [CPUs] Low power AMD?
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They need to get some kind of a gpu on there. It's rather worthless until they can do that.
    amdfangirl 10 360 amdfangirl
06-19-2008 at 07:59 AM
On [CPUs] Not a flame starter, Phenom, good for?
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NO. Because they will never make use of the cpu. It will literally just waste electricity. An X2 is fine for basic stuff, and you can ge [...]
2   jprevost 81 2137 jprevost
03-27-2008 at 07:05 AM
On [CPUs] Is AMD starting to get their act together finally?
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If they would release a phenom with a quad-channel memory controller then maybe integrated graphics would make more sense. They are going to [...]
2   mathos 63 2226 FrozenGpu
03-09-2008 at 02:11 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600 and Zalman 9700 question
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my first 2 cores also always run hotter. But this is usually when the load is only 50-70%. Once the load is pegged at 100% for a while (prim [...]
    Gambini 19 775 Gambini
02-24-2008 at 01:06 AM
On [CPUs] Stay with AMD or Jump Ship?
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You're not going to be future proof for the next 2-3 years no matter what you buy. Take note of the trendlines on SSD's. Within 2 years it w [...]
    Jonn 43 1534 fantastapo​tamus
02-18-2008 at 12:46 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600 Figures; OK?
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68 for core temp is perfectly fine. But if that's at 2.4GHz then you're going to have serious problems getting it to run any faster than 2.7
    haydox 15 454 shadowmast​er625
02-06-2008 at 09:29 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Phenom vs INTEL C2D and C2Q - 3D rendering and gaming benchmarks
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It's so sad that people cant do basic math. Phenom + mobo + 2G of ram = $300. Find me a similar intel quad combo for $300? Oh shucks that's [...]
2   X-Files 82 3773 I800C0LLEC​T
01-30-2008 at 08:41 PM
On [CPUs] Wolfdale Vs Quad core
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my Q6600 runs at average 20% load when playing crysis. Max 40%. Going with the fast dual core is a no brainer. Only idiots with no brains wo [...]
2   evolmonste​r 58 2161 Thanatos42​1
01-23-2008 at 04:45 PM
On [CPUs] E4500 VS E2180
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or you could buy an AMD X2 3600 and get a motherboard and a stick of ram all for less than you'd pay for that E4500...
    dragonspra​yer 15 1967 kolix
01-19-2008 at 06:36 PM
On [CPUs] AMD does it again, R700 Delayed till 2009, Phenom 2Q 2008
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whats depressing is the fact that even if the top end phenom ran at 3GHz, it could not compete with a sub-$300 intel part with a halfway dec [...]
3   Kamrooz 143 4120 yomamafor1
12-19-2007 at 01:11 AM
On [CPUs] Can Water push Yorkfield to 5 GHz?
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Conclusion: these systems are so rediculously outrageously expensive that there is no point in even looking at them. DDR3? Why? Because you [...]
    Muk 20 981 MrCommunis​tGen
12-14-2007 at 07:55 PM
On [CPUs] AMD dying?Worth less than it paid for ATI
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it all comes down to how cheaply amd can pump out quads and tri-cores and still turn a profit. If they can pump out 2.0 GHz quads for $87 ea [...]
    kellytm3 48 1979 Just_An_En​gineer
05-02-2008 at 11:35 PM
On closed [CPUs] AMD Admits Phenom a Disappointment
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These so called "problems" have nothing to do with the fact that IPC is barely better than the last generation. It's nice to be ab [...]
3   Kamrooz 136 3566 Jake_Barne​s
12-17-2007 at 04:13 AM
On [CPUs] AMD: The Lies About Power Consumption Start Here
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measure power at the wall. Period
    cfvh600 31 1304 JustinMcG6​7
12-11-2007 at 06:04 AM
On [CPUs] What's killing AMD?
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I was expecting that AMD would surprise us with new instructions for the phenom which allow the catalyst drivers to use the extra cores to & [...]
2   Wrong 88 2242 mlhm5
12-07-2007 at 07:39 PM
On [CPUs] Phenom TLB patch performance
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If AMD cant raise their IPC, they deserve to go under. A single phenom core needs to outperform a single athlon 64 core by at least 50%, con [...]
    Epsilon84 34 1568 bfellow
12-19-2007 at 11:02 PM
On [CPUs] CPU Temp question...
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i have trouble believing that a bad cpu is causing temps to go up. A bad cpu is gonna cause all sorts of other performance problems first. I [...]
    jimmysmitt​y 13 530 chookman
12-09-2007 at 10:11 PM
On [CPUs] Who owns a 64x2 6400 Black Edition?
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If it did have a 512M of cache, it would be worth many thousands of dollars! Imagine having a cpu with no need for RAM... lol
    RWayne 31 954 Grimmy
12-03-2007 at 06:27 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Stock Plummets 25% in Response to K10 Release - Investors Scared
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yeah well, AMD's stock should be at $8. imo the 3850 is a real winner (price/performance). It should wipe the floor with everything else [...]
5   Technology​Coordinato​r 200 6700 UncleDave
01-31-2008 at 04:19 PM
On [CPUs] Core 2 Duo vs. Dual Core
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intel is just dumb with their naming conventions. Core 2 Dual Core Quad Oct 4 Quad Duo-Duo??? But at this point it doesnt matter. Hel [...]
    JPT1 23 2324 JPT1
11-29-2007 at 04:35 PM
On [CPUs] Bulldozer vs Nehalem
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the P4 never slaughtered the athlon xp. the xp always had a price/performance advantage. It just went from huge to not quite as huge. And th [...]
3   wickedmons​ter 111 2971 the yeti
11-29-2007 at 04:50 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600 load temps on stock setup and hsf
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70 degrees under load according to core temp is about what you can expect, at about 2.5GHz (stock HSF), or 3GHz with a decent cooler. They r [...]
    john_d 42 2241 mousemonke​y
03-02-2008 at 03:12 PM
On [CPUs] q6600 thermal issues
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That is very close to what my B3 Q6600 is running... 2.9GHz Zalman 9700, stock vcore setting. It is really not an impressive cpu [...]
    john_d 23 1178 DrMaV
11-12-2007 at 08:45 PM
On [CPUs] The Truth About PC Power Consumption
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I do not understand why you continuously and repeatedly put a $120 part up against a $200 part and then pretend like that is insignificant. [...]
    Muk 43 2924 SiliconDoc
05-24-2008 at 09:53 PM
On [CPUs] Intel on the right track (long read)
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I think the inclusion of passive components such as capacitors and inductors was a much greater advancement in IC technology. I am amazed wh [...]
    intelamdus​er 6 661 Technology​Coordinato​r
10-06-2007 at 04:20 AM
On [Other Components] IDE cable issues
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sata optical drives have been long overdue, but they are now as ubiquitous as ide drives. Just run with one drive until you can afford to ge [...]
    Shez 9 530 badge
10-03-2007 at 10:45 PM
On [CPUs] What if Your CPU Cooler Fails?
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I dont understand why the 6850 shut down?? Why didnt it just keep throttling and run really slow???
2   Muk 52 2675 chris1979
10-31-2007 at 10:57 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600 B3 Stepping Max Temprature?
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when you say 65C do you mean the core temp? Cause if that's the case temp then your core temps must be pretty close to thermal shutdown.
    martinete 9 1264 martinete
09-29-2007 at 08:56 PM
On [CPUs] How much thermal paste is too much / too little?
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lol just out of curiosity can you find the US on this map? http://go.hrw.com/atlas/locator/namerica.gif
2   Frankensty​le 51 2386 gamebro
09-25-2007 at 07:56 PM
On [CPUs] Difference between Intel and AMD architecture
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 		    deirius 6 919 shadowmast​er625
09-19-2007 at 08:02 PM
On [CPUs] CPU - Questions
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None of the processors you picked are of really great value. The E6850 is way overpriced because you can easily overclock an E6550. The Q660 [...]
    arnold-edw​ard 13 511 sedaine
09-22-2007 at 11:14 AM
On [CPUs] AMD 3000+ Socket 939
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you can use either one, but dont expect it to run in dual channel mode if they are not matching sticks. You would be better off with two ide [...]
    arisgr0 12 614 arisgr0
09-19-2007 at 01:32 AM
On [CPUs] An $89 Pentium Dual Core that Runs at 3.2 GHz
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I'm sure some people enjoy going to the dentist too, what's your point? X2 5200+mobo = $190 Shipped via newegg. You try spending less th [...]
3   Muk 149 11720 yipsl
04-25-2008 at 12:20 PM
On [CPUs] Penryn prices? worth it?
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the quad cores will really benefit from 45nm because they suck down way too much power and are just idling most of the time. Unfortunately, [...]
    gamebro 25 2620 pausert20
09-18-2007 at 11:55 PM
On [CPUs] Collection of AMD K10 data
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the only data that is relevant is that a barcy is only at most 15% faster than an X2 when processing a single thread or even a pair of threa [...]
4   gOJDO 159 57742 reconviper​one1
10-15-2007 at 03:39 AM
On [CPUs] AMD possible suicide note
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could this have something to do with Rambus?
    Kob 16 2481 turpit
09-12-2007 at 09:27 AM
On [CPUs] Corruption on files - any ideas
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rar is horrible. I cant stand people who share files in rar format. It's like some kind of conspiracy! It is the same as winzip except you a [...]
2   Albie999 69 1262 cyberjock
09-17-2007 at 06:14 AM
On [CPUs] So now we know (tentatively) how Barcelona performs
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It's really simple. Core uA yielded nearly twice the performance of Netburst. K10 needed to yield nearly twice the performance of K8. core f [...]
3   turpit 115 7868 dragonspra​yer
09-16-2007 at 11:17 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] tower case - why vertical?
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my pc on my bench at work lays on its side most of the time. Never caused any problems, except loading a cd is a bit more difficult!
    Forge 8 554 jaguarskx
09-07-2007 at 04:03 AM
On [CPUs] Xeon Dempsey VS. Xeon Woodcrest
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dontcha think you should wait till barcelona? lol
    NeedHelpNo​obie 5 2643 shadowmast​er625
09-05-2007 at 10:29 PM
On [CPUs] Please help.... takes 15 min to boot.
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As a general quick and dirty test, you can search for a big file such as driver.cab in your C:\windows folder. Copy that file to your deskto [...]
    Newbie007 6 424 shadowmast​er625
09-05-2007 at 09:31 PM
On [CPUs] AMD vs Intel for no OCing
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if you are not going for an overclock, it must be because you want highest possible reliability. For that, you want a lower power processor. [...]
2   fishywishy 62 2267 jtam
09-07-2007 at 09:30 PM
On [CPUs] AMD's 3GHz K10 to break 30,000 3DMark06
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AMD didn't buy ATI for nothing. How do we know they have not implemented a precursor to Fusion within barcelona + HD2XXX? Surely it does not [...]
2   Valdis 91 7641 Valdis
09-03-2007 at 06:40 PM
On [CPUs] Thoughts on AMD 64 X2 4800
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X2 3800 (socket 939) at tigerdirect for $59. I wouldnt put more money than that into it.
    jeff5 12 790 freddieshr​eddie
08-17-2008 at 12:41 AM
On [Other Components] New build CPU:- is AM2 dual core the way?
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if you have a socket 939 and a single core athlon, just go to tigerdirect and buy an X2-3800 for $59
    ComputersM​akeMeIll 30 1335 ComputersM​akeMeIll
08-31-2007 at 09:41 AM
On [CPUs] AMD's share price and stock news.
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why would you suggest them to get vista?
4   SIRKILLALO​T 196 16524 shadowmast​er625
08-29-2007 at 05:19 PM
On [CPUs] e4400 vs. x2 5200+ ?
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even if you want to overclock, you need more than just a cpu. If you aren't overclocking you can get away with spending $50 on an AMD mother [...]
2   dmeyer85 61 4759 guanyu2103​79
08-31-2007 at 12:12 PM
On [CPUs] Lapped my CPU: The conclusion
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when I moved from stock hsf to zalman 9700, it did nothing for my cpu temps. Well, it lowered my main temp a bit but did nothing for my core [...]
    mrmez 20 1280 dragonspra​yer
08-25-2007 at 01:15 AM
On [CPUs] Is it OK to use my computer at these high temps..?
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if it really idles that high, then you best not use it.
    crumble114 16 704 crumble114
08-21-2007 at 05:22 PM
On [CPUs] q6600 or e4400 for video
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on my q6600, my nero vision pushes my cpu no further than 40%. So it uses about 1 and 2/3 cores. lol. Not sure why but many programs are lik [...]
    srgess 8 623 apache_liv​es
08-21-2007 at 03:46 PM
On [CPUs] High Temperature - E6600 with Zalman
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moving those cables out of the way isnt going to help you that much. First we need to know what your full load temps are. If I had to gu [...]
    Twisted 27 937 systemlord
08-21-2007 at 03:41 PM
On [CPUs] Gloves
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There is not one simple rule to follow. You can wear a strap, and still have ESD because the skin near your wrist might be too dry. You can [...]
2   EV700 57 1284 RetiredChi​ef
08-18-2007 at 06:29 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What great cpu cooler / fans to FIT in this kind of case?
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I like the fact that there are so many drive bays that you can actually easily fit a big ol 120mm fan into 3 spare 5.25" drive bays. An [...]
    zeek987 8 647 AdamJ
08-16-2007 at 10:30 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600 temps
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well there aint no way your core temps can be lower than what the external sensor reads! Add 15 to your core temps. You are lucky though. My [...]
    deadly_kni​fe 23 1575 nukemaster
08-30-2007 at 06:56 AM
On [CPUs] X2 6400+
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That is amazing, but it is scary how they can't get that kind of performance out of a 65nm process that's been up for a year. Err I guess it [...]
    ethernalit​e 49 3211 oolong
08-23-2007 at 03:11 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600 B3 steppings => temp's too hot?
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Those are what my Q6600's core temps were yesterday, with a constant 5~10% cpu load. Room temp was 79~81F. Mobo sensor read 39-42C. Runn [...]
3   wooodman 144 7406 nukemaster
08-14-2007 at 04:53 AM
On [CPUs] First REAL Barcelona Benchmarks
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I do not believe this is a true statement. MORE might buy the amd, but MANY would still buy the intel! I cant say for sure how many woul [...]
3   Parrot 129 12300 NMDante
08-16-2007 at 01:00 AM
On [CPUs] Which of these Core 2 Deals is the best?
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The quad isnt worth a penny more than $266. Dont forget, while there may be a few apllications that will actually push your cpu past 50%, no [...]
    SpeedyVV 22 1298 SpeedyVV
08-11-2007 at 08:48 AM
On [CPUs] THE Q6600 G0 STEPPING (SLACR) THREAD: Where to shop/not to shop
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lol you bastage. I ordered mine on Jul 24, and it is not G0, and it IDLES at 52-55 in the cores. Bios reads nice and cool 29C idle thoug [...]
2   Nightowl07​07 67 8852 Zorg
08-11-2007 at 08:28 AM
On [CPUs] Latest Newegg Q6600's
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lol that thing is gonna be toast by christmas. What are/were your core temperatures? What hsf you using?
    localcpugu​y 16 960 localcpugu​y
08-09-2007 at 04:50 PM
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