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On [CPUs] Q9450 preorder?     snarfies1 2 378 mattmofomo​e
02-09-2008 at 12:26 AM
On [CPUs] Newegg Open Box CPU's
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I got burnt by Newegg a few years ago. Got an Abit board for a new Athlon 64 system. Board was a real dud, for some reason it wouldn't/cou [...]
    paulypaul 21 302 Shadowthor
07-04-2008 at 07:58 AM
On [CPUs] What is the best CPU available?
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I used Diskkeeper for quite a while. I stopped when I lost my first HD. It was a somewhat older drive, maybe 4-5 years old, but I susp [...]
2   BehaCepa 50 1008 xxsk8er101​xx
07-02-2008 at 06:22 AM
On [CPUs] Best 2 Core CPU right now?
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AMD's track record with socket compatability has not been stellar lately, what with most motherboard manufacturers unable and/or unwilli [...]
    EarthandAl​lStars 13 349 wisecracke​r
07-01-2008 at 07:43 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600 isn't real quad?
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In all fairness, AMD has ALWAYS been the cheaper processor, even during the P4/A64 days when AMD did, in fact, have the speed advantage.
8   vochtige 397 4375 amdfangirl
07-05-2008 at 02:48 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] is 460w enough?
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I vote "1," myself.
    bhuvanesh1​23 5 136 snarfies1
06-26-2008 at 09:21 PM
On [CPUs] sorry!another SAD news for AMD fans
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PROTIP: Spaces go after ALL punctuation, the shift key is on the bottom left.
    iluvgillgi​ll 21 882 spud
06-06-2008 at 08:57 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Thermaltake Armor series: good cases?
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They're fine, if you don't mind the two completely useless flaps on the front getting in your way.
    Modtech 3 135 Modtech
06-04-2008 at 10:09 PM
On [CPUs] Will cpus be bottlenecks in future games?
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Yes. See also
    jaydeejohn 31 456 iluvgillgi​ll
06-03-2008 at 03:52 AM
On [CPUs] Install RAID 0 driver for XP install using CD?
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Yep, that's what I would have suggested if you hadn't hit on it yourself. Take a gander at as well. My current XP install disk has b [...]
    RichPLS 16 3691 snarfies1
06-02-2008 at 05:29 PM
On [CPUs] which hardware would decrease "mem usage"
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If you're maxing out 2gb of RAM, you ought to see what you're running that's using so much memory. You could well be chock-full-o-malware, [...]
    colore 10 293 zenmaster
05-27-2008 at 08:27 PM
On [Sound Cards] Do Sound Cards Affect System Performance?
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YEARS ago (we're talking 10+ years), I had a setup where I'd sometime get audio stuttering with my board. Turned out to be an issue with sh [...]
    mcavey 26 698 amb7247
05-27-2008 at 05:59 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What do you set your Antec 900 fan speed at?
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120mm at low. 200mm at medium.
    carman594 5 246 snarfies1
05-27-2008 at 04:27 PM
On [CPUs] Budget PC for Video Editing only, but what processors???
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Uh. Read more closely. Yes, SSE4a adds three additional functions to SSE4. SSE4.1 adds 47 additional instructions. Please particular [...]
    DevilMind 33 650 KyleSTL
05-27-2008 at 03:54 AM
On [Sound Cards] Does anyone have a top of the range soundcard? Or a very good one?
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At some point in the future I'm thinking of investing in a Xonar D2X. The audio output on my X-Fi is fine, but I'd like to do away with my [...]
    jonisginge​r 17 435 quantumshe​ep
06-09-2008 at 05:22 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Fan Config in Antec 900
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I'm using this in my new system. I'm keeping the front and rear fans on low, and the top fan on medium. I bought optional side and mid-cas [...]
    enterprise​89 5 246 liswara
05-17-2008 at 10:35 AM
On [CPUs] What are the dangers of Ebay and Chips?
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The only time I buy parts from Ebay is if I'm trying to get something outdated (old DIMMs, slot processors, etc). If its something new, peo [...]
    sorset 14 319 ocguy31
05-17-2008 at 02:39 AM
On [CPUs] Best CPU for video editing computer build?
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As to the capturing/editing card end of things: For quite a while I had a Matrox RT.X100. This is an older PCI card. Matrox has a new PCI [...]
    spitfire7 12 482 snarfies1
05-15-2008 at 05:54 PM
On [CPUs] Q9450
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Got Microcenter's mailer this weekend - they list the Q9450 for $299, in-store only. Their website this morning, however, would seem to ind [...]
2   Dark Comet 52 876 Dark Comet
05-13-2008 at 11:24 PM
On [CPUs] x86 vs. x64 CPU performance
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For whatever its worth, I recently experimented with this after I set up my new Q9450 system. I had been playing Gothic 3 on my old system [...]
2   bpogdowz 63 1796 bpogdowz
05-14-2008 at 05:46 AM
On [CPUs] Q9450 availability???
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I just checked Microcenter, where I got my Q9450 - they don't even have it LISTED now. Not even as "sold out" or "backordere [...]
    scenariol1​13 15 602 Crazy-PC
05-08-2008 at 06:27 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What is the largest case out there?
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I don't know about the OP, but I would love a Mozart TX. I mean, LOOK at it! I can't quite justify spending $300 for one. There's no [...]
    IrishPanda 15 440 snarfies1
05-05-2008 at 09:06 PM
On [CPUs] Is the Q6700 or the Q9450 the best for me? please help
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Even though they are a little cheaper, you're still talking over DOUBLE what a Q9450 would cost. If money is noo object, sure, maybe, b [...]
    tlunnuk 11 828 jtt283
05-05-2008 at 05:12 PM
On [CPUs] Nehalem support of DDR2 or DDR3?
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That's right! Its all made up, with no references to outside independent reliable sources... Oh, wait...
    sciggy 9 275 snarfies1
05-02-2008 at 06:34 PM
On [CPUs] q9450 with what?
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Just got my Asus Rampage for my Q9450. Haven't tested it out yet, still waiting for the heatsink to arrive... perhaps later today.
    TurinX 4 336 halcyon
05-23-2008 at 12:28 AM
On [CPUs] Fastest dual core 32-BIT CPU?
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Very well. I advise you to stop trolling this forum.
2   rekabis 51 806 snarfies1
04-28-2008 at 09:36 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Best Case 4 Q6600
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I was checking out Thermaltake Armor at Microcenter this weekend - I don't see the appeal. I figured out years ago that I dislike cases tha [...]
    r352alit 11 408 drunkgamer
04-22-2008 at 02:54 AM
On [CPUs] AMD Phenom X3 CPU's are out at newegg
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You mean, in other words, the very things they're supposed to be testing, yes...?
    blackpanth​er26 45 1087 amdfangirl
04-23-2008 at 06:43 PM
On [CPUs] Amid Losses, AMD Looks to Restructure
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I wasn't even aware they HAD any business other than processors and graphics. Are they counting mobo chipsets in with processors/graphic [...]
    Jake_Barne​s 36 868 amdfangirl
04-23-2008 at 01:14 PM
On [CPUs] Does the Q9450 offer significant gains over the Q6600 in normal tasks?
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An excellent point. I did read somewhere that, clock-for-clock, the Q9450 is 7-10% faster than a similarly-clocked Q6660, but I couldn' [...]
    nerr 35 1554 dagger
04-19-2008 at 02:48 AM
On [Other Components] Pinnacle Studio movieboard Plus ( Callisto Rev 7.0 )
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Have you tried, ah, Pinnacle's website?
    higina 3 811 mnuh
05-05-2008 at 04:52 PM
On [CPUs] microcenter Q9450 for 299 Bucks Online - Sweet
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I got my Q9450 from Microcenter. One odd thing about ordering from them - they charged me sales tax, probably because there is a physical M [...]
    smbergie20​0 13 625 Steven Ban​croft
04-17-2008 at 12:15 AM
On [CPUs] Nahalem opinions
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It is my opinion that Nehalem does not exist yet. Therefore, it is too early to form much of an opinion. The Phenom looked GREAT on paper, [...]
2   DarthPiggi​e 96 2135 jimmysmitt​y
04-29-2008 at 04:04 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] The 900 is gone!!!
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I was in Microcenter in PA last weekend - they didn't have the Q9450 in that store, but they DID have the Antec 900. Personally, I'm a li [...]
    jonyb222 25 926 FrozenGpu
04-27-2008 at 09:53 AM
On [CPUs] Can we use neurons?
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FYI, tachyons are theoretical. Nobody has ever, like, SEEN one. is a good explanation of all these subjects.
    Vertigon 48 976 customisbe​tter
04-15-2008 at 04:44 AM
On [CPUs] Q9450 Mobo question
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Uh.... says the X38 was released 9/23/07. While it has been superceded by the X48, it is not in any way "outdated."
    artillery 16 409 dagger
04-14-2008 at 06:55 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Phenom 9600 (in Gateway system) - Bad Purchase ?
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Enjoy your bizarre non-standard PSU and matching motherboard.
    alexibm 43 914 hellboy
04-13-2008 at 09:41 PM
On [Other Components] should i go to vista sp1?
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Why? Seriously, what will Vista give you that XP doesn't?
    jampack714 30 827 StevieD
06-28-2008 at 09:26 PM
On [CPUs] When is Q9450 retail going to be release?
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There's a Microcenter store in my area, I've been going there for years. Unfortunately, they didn't have the Q9450 in stock and I had to [...]
    pete0921 16 584 pete0921
04-11-2008 at 02:35 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Reveals Plan to Cut 10 Percent of Work Force
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Uh, can we stfu with the politics and talk about, like, CPUs and stuff? Seriously?
3   badge 109 1691 Just_An_En​gineer
04-13-2008 at 07:25 PM
On [CPUs] Oem Q9450@Microcenter for 300 bucks
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Well, got an email the Microcenter has shipped my CPU! That's better than those jokers at buy.com, who took my money and sent NOTHING weeks [...]
    phillyman3​6 9 400 zenmaster
04-14-2008 at 04:46 PM
On [CPUs] Anandtech - 780G CPU incompatibilities + 780i/790i data corruption
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Me too, now that you mention it... Hm.
2   epsilon84 58 2104 jimmysmitt​y
04-11-2008 at 12:34 AM
On [CPUs] So... Do I stay with AMD or make the move to INTEL???
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Speaking of a new AMD mobo... if you're going to go with that route, and think you'll be sticking with AMD a while longer yet, you may w [...]
2   dannyboy27 59 1921 wilsonkf
06-16-2008 at 02:29 PM
On [CPUs] Investing in AMD a good idea?
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Buy low, sell high. Right now AMD stock is pretty low - closed at under $6 yesterday. If you think AMD has any future at all, then now wou [...]
    anthropele​xis 43 988 dragonspra​yer
04-03-2008 at 04:21 AM
On [CPUs] is that april 7th amd price drop for sure?
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No.
    ben10218 5 374 Technology​Coordinato​r
03-31-2008 at 07:07 PM
On [CPUs] What is your CPU History
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Oh, blah, as if anyone will care. C64 C128 386/33 AMD 486DX4/133 AMD K6-2/300 AMD K6-2/550 Athlon XP 2000 (?) Athlon 64 3000 Athl [...]
3   kevinali 103 1931 LordConrad
03-29-2008 at 12:41 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Power supply squealing
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Why would the motherboard cause the PSU to make noise though? Have you tried hooking up the PSUs to other boards?
    luke130 10 246 luke130
03-26-2008 at 01:39 PM
On [CPUs] New Intel Q9450 (2.66Ghz) CPU Idle Temp Equiry
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Well how on earth did you manage THAT?
    viol37 10 917 wackypete
05-15-2008 at 03:56 AM
On closed [CPUs] AMD VS INTEL POLL
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sage
    scottolive​r 44 1176 Jake_Barne​s
03-25-2008 at 12:46 AM
On [CPUs] AMD's Athlon Stepping Improvements
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    muk 18 824 BLACKSCI
05-27-2008 at 12:05 AM
On [CPUs] Looking Ahead: AMD or INTEL platforms...
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Thunderman.
    aKore 38 932 jaydeejohn
03-25-2008 at 06:03 AM
On [CPUs] Fuddo: AMD 45nm K10.5 scheduled to launch in 1H 2009
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AMD can't get 65nm working at the speeds of 90nm, while Intel appears to have mastered 45nm and is pursuing 32nm. I dunno... maybe they [...]
3   yomamafor1 140 3850 endyen
03-22-2008 at 03:56 AM
On [CPUs] Online Computer Store??
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Given that there are literally thousands of online computer stores, no, nobody can give you a complete list.
    rapankzs 11 397 caamsa
03-19-2008 at 02:48 AM
On [CPUs] CPU Cooler Charts 2008, Part 3 - Are Box Coolers any Good?
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There is no part 4, is there. Part 3 was it.
2   muk 98 2858 cbulmer
06-28-2008 at 05:45 AM
On [CPUs] Q9450/Q9550
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Rampage Formula is supposed to be just that. That's what I'll probably pair with my Q9450, but I may yet get the Striker II, as I only [...]
    mpavao81 20 1359 MrGoodBar
03-18-2008 at 12:54 PM
On [CPUs] Buy.com has some Phenon B3 parts listed.
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That would be an odd move on their part. They're offering the Q9450 for $344, which is about as low as I've seen it.
    sslusser 29 905 yipsl
03-16-2008 at 05:15 PM
On [CPUs] Opteron 256 vs AM2 Phenom 9600. Which is better for gaming?
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Maybe he's running Windows 98 and can't get newer drivers, lol.
    SUPERCHARG​E 23 689 SUPERCHARG​E
03-12-2008 at 07:16 AM
On [CPUs] ATHLON X2 6400 vs. PHENOM 9600
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If you're really dedicated to the AMD route at this time, I'd say buy Phenom once B3 is out. Otherwise, just stick with the X2. In fact, i [...]
    magnus2882 19 1530 yipsl
03-06-2008 at 08:40 AM
On [CPUs] Is AMD starting to get their act together finally?
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I certainly hope AMD gets it together again. I bought their stock while it was way down, lol. I actually do have faith they'll improve, an [...]
2   mathos 63 2083 FrozenGpu
03-09-2008 at 02:11 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600 or E8400
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If you can wait another month, the Q9450 will be out. Well, maybe.
    englandr75​3 21 934 englandr75​3
03-01-2008 at 12:02 PM
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