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On [CPUs] What's the difference between these 2 AMD X2 6000's on Newegg??
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One has 1MB L2 cache one has 2x1MB L2 cache. In other words the 3.0 Ghz one has twice the L2 cache. Prolly will be faster then the 3.1 Mhz [...]
    Paul22000 10 260 Boogdieb
11-01-2008 at 11:44 PM
On [CPUs] AM3 or Intel i7 or intel quad core
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Yes, all 4 cores will communicate on the same communication ring, they don't have to go out on the system bus in order to communicate. They [...]
    nevos2005 27 1108 spathotan
11-02-2008 at 01:48 AM
On [Other Components] quick question about ram
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+1
    jester21 2 203 timaahhh
10-17-2008 at 02:38 AM
On [Other Components] recommendations for new mouse...
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Agreed the G5 mouse is killer.
    Ahslan 31 584 AznGuy0028
10-02-2008 at 06:32 AM
On [CPUs] looking to upgrade my cpu have e4600 allendale
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Go to that page scroll down.
    luvs2play 8 204 3Ball
09-29-2008 at 01:54 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Please suggest which smps should i buy for graphics card 8800 GT
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SMPS?? I'm not familiar with this acronym in this situation.
    techfreak8​6 3 146 invisik
09-28-2008 at 01:56 AM
On [CPUs] Burning or toxic smell
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check the bottom of the caps for leakage some times its underneath.
    theryaner 12 412 radnor
09-10-2008 at 05:56 PM
On [CPUs] Are CPUs now "fast enough" for the vast majority of PC users?
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Yes a CPU is "fast enough" you can get your work done in no time. However until my applications open up as soon as I click the sh [...]
2   Amiga500 88 1396 modtech
09-14-2008 at 09:51 PM
On [Other Components] Which of these Heatsincs would you recomend?
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AC7 is great!
    DxS 9 245 timaahhh
09-04-2008 at 09:07 PM
On [Network Interface Cards] Descrete NIC worth it in an old PC?
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If you have an ethernet port onboard use it. Its speed will be 10/100. A Gig ethernet port 10/100/1000 will only give you a speedup on a L [...]
    Wanker79 20 326 balthazor
09-04-2008 at 07:07 PM
On [CPUs] Is the AMD Dual-Core optimizer necessary?
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If this is the same patch I remember games like COD2 and Battle Front 2 will run very slowly without the Dual Core Optimizer in XP.
    MathiasSch​nell 9 690 bf2gamepla​ya
08-13-2008 at 02:16 AM
On [CPUs] 800$ Gaming PC? Help!
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The Phenom build suggested by cal8949 is faster, however his was $40 more then what I suggested. Neither of our builds factor in shipin [...]
    febtiger 31 705 gnatt
07-12-2008 at 07:31 AM
On [CPUs] AMD vs INTEL
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:pt1cable:
    coa 35 834 fazers_on_​stun
06-14-2008 at 05:21 PM
On [CPUs] Barcelona/Shanghai Smackdown on Nehalem
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R u saying Intel cores can spin?!
2   Wisecracke​r 73 1710 fazers_on_​stun
06-13-2008 at 12:47 AM
On [CPUs] Opteron 256 vs AM2 Phenom 9600. Which is better for gaming?
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Why would u want an agp 6800 system over a PCIe 7800 GT?
    SUPERCHARG​E 23 1016 SUPERCHARG​E
03-12-2008 at 07:16 AM
On closed [CPUs] No Apple forum section and I'll leave this negative anti Apple site.
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hardware
6   SyPheR 257 6258 Grimmy
03-11-2008 at 10:32 PM
On [CPUs] Comparison: Celeron 2.53 vs. P4 2.8 ???
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P4 for sure
    marquisgt 13 941 jenchiwei
04-21-2008 at 11:11 PM
On [CPUs] Phenom Exposed! Shipping with flaky 3rd cores.
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Wow, I didn't think the Pheonoms were that defective... I just thought they were budget (cheap and slow) quad cores. Good write up.
6   ragemonkey 251 14969 uguv
07-23-2008 at 06:47 PM
On [CPUs] Dead CPU or dead motherboard
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I would take it to a tech shop and ask em if they can do a post test. 1/2 seconds might not be long enough however to run a post test. A p [...]
    myrgjorf 10 737 myrgjorf
04-28-2008 at 09:45 PM
On [CPUs] Intel copied us, says head of AMD
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First all AMD was in the business to copy chips. However thats all anchient history. The Exteme differences in the two product lines show [...]
6   thunderman 279 7369 dragonspra​yer
06-10-2008 at 03:55 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What kind of PSU would fit well for a 9 series card?
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Spec for 9 series cards aint official yet. If you are buying a PSU for your videocard its best to wait until your card comes out. If I wer [...]
    eric558 2 228 timaahhh
01-18-2008 at 04:43 AM
On [CPUs] Can someone tell me why the 1.87GHz is next to the 2.66Ghz?
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Turn any throttling options off in the bios and try again...
    teknic111 14 679 aevm
12-14-2007 at 09:31 PM
On [ALL HW] How much is my computer worth???
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LoL who has bought an IBM computer in the past 10 years.
    Pucho 19 661 lolitha
12-05-2007 at 04:23 AM
On [CPUs] Ten good reasons not to buy Intel chips!
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2 Athlons do more per clock cycle More per clock cycle then the Pentium 4 yes thats why the P4 was clocked so high, and thats why Intel r [...]
    ryanthesav 21 631 NMDante
11-27-2007 at 11:03 PM

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