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On [CPUs] Merom-based laptops     voxel 4 1220 voxel
07-29-2006 at 10:17 AM
On [CPUs] Virtualization - AMD and Intel     voxel 13 1581 foste
09-29-2007 at 06:47 PM
On [CPUs] AMD CTO Interview: TG Daily
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Itanium was no where near the first VLIW processor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_long_instruction_word - Transmeta, all DPS chips [...]
    DaSickNinj​a 20 1202 dasickninj​a
05-20-2007 at 04:52 PM
On [CPUs] Opinions on Alienware Laptops
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Function better yes... I wholeheartedly recommend them for businesses (use them at work), but for home/school use - NO. Frankly, you [...]
2   TheWormina​tor 50 1852 crualtortu​s
09-27-2006 at 07:19 AM
On [CPUs] AMDrones out and about.
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I hope GM and Ford go bankrupt. Good riddance to crap. At least Intel and AMD make decent products that can compete globally. There is n [...]
    qurious69s​s 20 1189 Heyyou27
09-26-2006 at 03:30 AM
On [CPUs] 2GHz Woodcrest or 3.2GHz Depsey?
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Don't get sucked into Netburst/Dempsey. Think about the more expensive UPS you'd have to buy, the excess cooling requirements, the loud nois [...]
    hal9000 12 1027 jamesgodda​rd
09-26-2006 at 02:23 PM
On [CPUs] Any computer engineers on this forum?
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Especially if they type with their tits.
3   notquitehe​re188 115 6830 joset
08-19-2006 at 01:03 AM
On [CPUs] best CPU for a dedicated homebuilt workstation?
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MacPro w/ Windows XP. Homebuilt won't save you much. The use RivaTuner or just download the Quadro FX drivers (add your consumer card to [...]
    markten 34 2978 markten
08-23-2006 at 11:52 AM
On [CPUs] Virtualization Technology Support???
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In theory that could work, but that's not how these hypervisors work right now (I could be wrong) - you hosting OS has to have all the d [...]
    NiNcotine 9 3777 440bx
08-12-2006 at 02:26 PM
On [CPUs] Seeking info, Xeon
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Nor would you get far trying to OC a Woodcrest. Workstation/Server mobos just don't have many OC options. Why would you OC a server? Rel [...]
    jpkogelman 19 812 wusy
08-12-2006 at 02:17 PM
On [CPUs] I'm buying a Mac Pro w/Dual 3.0ghz Woodcrest!!
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$885 is optimistic for each 5160 CPU, but okay you maybe able to find such deals. The 7300 GT is cheap (around $80US - $120CDN) I think.. [...]
    ches111 15 493 Lamy
08-11-2006 at 10:18 PM
On [CPUs] World Fastest PC
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Cuz, no one would ever want more than 640K of RAM, right? ;-)
2   Windss 57 7095 Windss
08-23-2006 at 02:10 AM
On closed [CPUs] Comparing PC to PS3
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Does this post have anything to do with CPUs?
    ryder_22 5 505 ravenware
10-14-2008 at 06:47 AM
On [CPUs] "HP Taps DreamWorks To Use Opteron Workstations"
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The HP xw9400 are a bit overpriced (we have three at work) due to HP gouging. The new MacPro seems like an AWESOME bargain. Big 3D studio [...]
    9-inch 11 717 turpit
08-25-2006 at 07:32 AM
On [CPUs] Mac Mini w/ Core 2 Duo
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How near? Seems 4 months away at least. Core 2 Duo isn't insanely faster than Core Duo, but if you need 64-bit support (i.e new 3D packa [...]
    Jamers 2 580 voxel
08-07-2006 at 11:13 PM
On [CPUs] AMD/ATi on die GPU
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He's right. What does the Itanic and the Cell have to do with AMD/ATI? I'm no fan of the Itanic (or any EPIC/VLIW CPU for general pu [...]
    King_Solom​on 7 851 dt
08-05-2006 at 02:37 PM
On [CPUs] Conroe vs. Woodcrest... Which is best? (FOR ME?)
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I'm late to this discussing, but I'll add my thoughts 1) RAM is never a bottleneck in DCC type work. For video editing it's the drive [...]
2   LogicSeque​nce 72 9171 voxel
08-05-2006 at 07:11 AM
On [CPUs] Looking to purchase a new laptop with Merom... When ???
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Nobody is sure. Merom is only 20% faster than Yonah, but the big reason for getting it is 64-bit support (thank you Autodesk for rele [...]
    UsernameX 3 409 kmjohnso
08-03-2006 at 10:53 PM
On [CPUs] Intel vs AMD in multiproc servers (need insight)
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Doesn't matter. Woodcrest will still sell like hotcakes WHEN there's more general availability! HP still doesn't sell workstations w [...]
    matsat 12 837 BaronMatri​x
08-04-2006 at 02:08 AM
On [CPUs] What will the next big topic be?
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Now is a great time to buy - if you need a new PC. Cheap CPUs, cheaper RAM, etc.. I have little hope for Vista, 64-bit(XP64 + Suse/Re [...]
    mickeddie 13 577 spud
08-03-2006 at 10:24 PM
On [CPUs] AMD holds 25% percent of server market
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IBM? :lol:
    YO_KID37 9 520 PhoenixKni​ght
08-01-2006 at 08:18 AM
On [CPUs] Can anyone spot the amazing 35W AMD X2 CPU in stock anywhere
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There's no price for it - as of today: So only the 65W version is available it seems.
    Geeky_Byza​ntine 26 2351 BaronMatri​x
07-31-2006 at 07:03 PM
On [CPUs] In the market for a new laptop
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Waiting for Merom means another month or two, 20% faster CPU, and a slightly higher price. I'm waiting until the end of this month to de [...]
    PhntmKLR 2 381 voxel
07-31-2006 at 03:07 PM
On [CPUs] Fun discussion topics
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FLOPs measurement isn't very useful for consumer CPUs. If you vectorize code (SSE) the FLOPs numbers can be very high, but very few PC a [...]
    runt23 5 738 YourMother​sAnAstrona​ut
07-31-2006 at 01:46 PM
On [CPUs] Coolaler has a Kentsfield
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Drool... quad-core anything is good in my books. For gamers, does it really matter? Wouldn't you all rather have FASTER and CHEAPER GPUs?
    nick_00000​0 23 2085 HDDFreak
08-02-2006 at 11:02 AM
On [CPUs] We Forgot about the Poor Apple Computer Company!
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Not me. I haven't kept up with all the developments in D3D - it changes so radically - breaks, unbreaks, gets better then worse, [...]
5   YO_KID37 202 11533 TurricaN_B​EL_
08-01-2006 at 08:47 PM
On [CPUs] 3D Animation Rig - From Scratch
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I agree with the above comments about FireGL and Quadro FX being overkill. A high-end gaming card with RivaTuner or tricking the card and in [...]
    slikhipy 20 1257 Weeble
07-31-2006 at 01:13 AM
On [CPUs] Overclocking Woodcrest?
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That's typical of server motherboards. OCing just isn't done. Has anyone built a Woodcrest system? Xeon 5160s are out of stock everyw [...]
    dougd71 5 891 dougd71
08-17-2006 at 04:31 AM
On [CPUs] New IBM chip breaks barriers to double speed
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Doubt it. I think... Award/Phoenix created their BIOS using "clean-room" engineering techniques (no original docs or people wh [...]
    Dan1317 21 2249 joset
07-31-2006 at 01:34 AM
On [CPUs] Nvidia Now @ full Intel Support
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If you can afford SLI - what's 30% markup on CPUs afterall? Why the obsession with SLI(or CrossFire for ATI fanboys)? Are you building the u [...]
    master9716 19 1886 quantumshe​ep
07-31-2006 at 01:32 AM
On [CPUs] Dual Core vs Dual Cpu vs opteron
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Depends if you are willing to fork out $4-5K for workstation which is common for Opteron/Woodcrest systems due to more expensive RAM, co [...]
    hcforde 5 1169 darkstar78​2
07-30-2006 at 05:16 PM
On [CPUs] Intel 840D for $99 - is this for real?
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$153CDN But again - why waste your time on Heatburst? Conroe rules. Patiences young grasshopper.
    KevinChiu 4 430 voxel
07-29-2006 at 10:19 AM
On [CPUs] Dual Core Confused
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Each core. Amazing isn't it? Two CPUs in ONE! Next year you'll see four in one. However, graphics card makers have yet to catch up to [...]
    atp777 6 478 SidVicious
07-28-2006 at 11:49 PM
On [CPUs] Dual Core or Single Core?
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Dual-core for real-work. Single-core is for people to surf the web and masturbate to goat porn or play games - same thing really. Ski [...]
    marksas 4 270 marksas
07-28-2006 at 09:22 PM
On [CPUs] For a laptop: Core Duo vs. Turion X2
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Core Duo - I was just looking at a few laptops. In the end IT DOESN'T MATTER. For example, I wish to run 3D apps which means I ne [...]
    Burnsie 2 1025 jaguarskx
07-28-2006 at 08:39 PM
On [CPUs] Video Editing Machine - My Build - Feedback Please
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I agree with the above post - Get more storage and RAID it. I personally prefer Firewire or SCSI for external drives - I've had USB writ [...]
    Dannyaa 5 802 SidVicious
07-28-2006 at 08:20 PM
On [CPUs] Dual Xeons vs Dual Core
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Which Xeons? Old or Woodcrest? Don't even consider the older pre-Core models. And for what purpose? For rendering Woodcrest kicks ass, b [...]
    Burnsie 4 678 JohnWeldt
07-25-2006 at 04:44 PM
On [CPUs] Woodcrest, 4x4, Socket F pricing & Mac DP
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They could - but I'm not convinced they would (only maybe after bargaining or competition between vendors was cutthroat). If somebody ca [...]
    crow_smili​ng 45 2741 elbert
07-24-2006 at 08:52 PM
On [CPUs] SSE II - What is it?
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On a side note: SSE (like AltiVec / MMX / VU / Itanium / Cell) lets you do 4-8 operations in parallel instead of one. In theory it's grea [...]
    egcomm 11 557 voxel
07-22-2006 at 05:01 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Board approves 5.6 bil purchase of Ati !!!!
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On the server side, the damage is done. Even thought Woodcrest is better performer, Xeon is four-letter word right now. HP guys that cam [...]
    lordpope 19 733 Caboose-1
07-22-2006 at 03:28 AM
On [CPUs] A small survey regarding using render farms (for my thesis)
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1U and 2U saves space over buying a bunch of mid-tower desktop machines. I'm not a Render Wrangler, but I know 1U/2U machines are easy to se [...]
    honza_m 3 457 voxel
07-19-2006 at 08:46 PM
On [CPUs] Intel's integrated graphics slashed
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No, but integrated graphics should run basic 3D apps - which are becoming more common. My baseline for acceptable integrated graphics is [...]
    aakashshar​ma191 23 1326 aakashshar​ma191
07-19-2006 at 10:42 AM
On [CPUs] Value Build
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He called the Celeron junk. The D805 (junk to me) is only bit more expensive and probably useful when ripping MP3s in iTunes and surfing [...]
    goexplodex​4 13 559 jap0nes
07-19-2006 at 08:36 PM
On [CPUs] Intel Tulsa MP Benchmarks (16 meg L3 cache)..? anybody...?
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That was my first thought. The current generation of Xeon's sound like jet engines with their fans and 700+ W power supplies. But then I [...]
    The_Vorlon 9 583 akscottbot
07-19-2006 at 10:48 AM
On [CPUs] X2 or Opteron?
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A dual Opteron 275 system can't be matched by any X2 or Core 2 Duo system. But again, it all depends if your app can use 4 threads simul [...]
    Destro 28 2893 RichPLS
07-20-2006 at 06:39 AM
On [CPUs] Will Apple be using Core2Duo. At What cost? And By When!!?!?
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Neither would I - but my fellow 3D animators/artists/TDs are flush with cash and little sense except "ooooh Apple" and are wil [...]
    Omid 19 1751 MesaRectif​ier
07-18-2006 at 10:41 PM
On [CPUs] Low Yields for Cell
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A game console needs an Itanium2 like I need a hole in my head. Funny thing is: The Cell might outlive the Itanium2.
    Itanium_Fa​nboi 30 1444 carlhungis
07-18-2006 at 10:35 AM
On [CPUs] OMG! Where's Woodcrest??!!
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I smell Opteron price cut. Actually, only the Xeon 5160 interests me (and it's available!!!) Sadly, my company won't buy the Woodcrest un [...]
    annihilato​rpro 32 2297 spud
07-15-2006 at 06:24 PM
On [CPUs] Help building graphic design system...
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You could wait until the Mac Pro (Intel-based machines) come out in a few months. A Conroe or AMD X2 system with 4GB RAM, a large HD and [...]
    petay_pan 5 401 gOJDO
07-15-2006 at 06:53 PM
On [CPUs] Core 2 on newegg
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Wow. It didn't take long for somebody to pull the link down. Is everybody scouring the web to get a chance to buy a Core 2?
2   bikerdjr 70 8855 BeAuMaN
07-17-2006 at 08:31 AM
On [CPUs] IBM talks cell yields and it's not pretty
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Looks like I'll be buying a Wii (was an Xbox fanboy in the past - but the 360 doesn't have a JSRF for me).
    K8MAN 22 875 voxel
07-15-2006 at 05:28 PM
On [CPUs] 10 - 20% yields for Cell processors?
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The whole project looks like a mess now - but in the end it doesn't make a difference. Games sell systems. Hardware doesn't sell itself. [...]
    Technology​Coordinato​r 11 634 voxel
07-15-2006 at 05:24 PM
On [CPUs] Computers, Money & Opinions...
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Being an ex-game developer myself I can attest there is NO NEED for the fastest workstation. In the end, great tools(!!!) and a reasonab [...]
    The_Cavema​n 14 670 MU_Enginee​r
06-16-2006 at 11:24 PM
On [CPUs] HP Opteron
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Nada. However their xw9300 Opteron workstations can be worth the extra coin (3 PCI-X slots). My company just drop a sh*tload of cash [...]
    mjdranzer 5 311 bmouring
06-16-2006 at 06:28 PM
On [CPUs] Down with the dual core
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Multi-cores are a great idea. Current apps haven't taken full advantage of them yet.
3   Wrong 122 10722 MasterLee
06-21-2006 at 02:44 PM
On [CPUs] The D 805 is a good oveclocker and a solid performer, OK?
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No it's slow, crappy, and cheap. Can't you guys wait a month for the Conroe instead of buying sh*t? And if people are going to buy c [...]
    shinigamiX 24 1409 dvdpiddy
06-15-2006 at 04:22 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Athlon 64 3200+ vs. Intel Pentium 4 HT Processor 630
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High-end stuff tends to be MORE efficient because they have to run 24/7. The 2xx/8xx Opterons are actually thermally cooler than the [...]
    Shadowfox 47 4328 dvdpiddy
06-18-2006 at 08:29 PM
On [CPUs] AMD versions/makes
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AMD and Intel make "efficient models" of their CPUs. The 65W version is an EE version and the 35W is a small-form factor version ( [...]
    vinlouis 1 414 voxel
06-14-2006 at 08:49 PM
On [CPUs] HELP! 64bit & 32bit what's the difference?
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Hell ya! Give me EFI - so we can ditch Windows and use another OS without driver/hardware issues! I can't believe were in 2006 and st [...]
2   penguin1 54 5714 penguin1
06-18-2006 at 04:36 PM
On [CPUs] AM2, LGA775, Upgrade time....lets talk
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4 cores will wipe the floor on any dual-core, but with the ASUS motherboard you'll need 4 sticks of 1GB ECC to get 1T/Dual-channel/NUMA [...]
    Nukemaster 13 1209 Nukemaster
06-14-2006 at 08:04 AM
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