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On [Sound Cards] Two AWESOME cards     wingless 1 765 earnhardt
02-15-2007 at 10:36 PM
On [CPUs] Two $5000+ configurations - which is better for Crysis max?
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If you're spending that much money then at least make sure you have TWO OCZ Core Series SSDs to run in a RAID-0 configuration. Also I recomm [...]
    Cyber_49er 44 930 Vertigon
07-12-2008 at 05:36 AM
On [CPUs] Phenom 9850 Benchies?
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Never type in "BENCHMARKS" when looking for a review. Type in "REVIEW" when looking for a review. Along with the abo [...]
    doomsdayda​ve11 6 852 wingless
04-06-2008 at 11:34 PM
On [CPUs] 64bit to 128bit?
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I can buy a 4GB DDR2-800 kit on Newegg.com for $70. My next system will have 8GB. I have programs now that are capable of using as much RAM [...]
    mpavao81 40 1484 allhands
04-08-2008 at 02:01 PM
On [CPUs] Itels New 2 Billion Transistor CPU with 30MB of cache !
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You're very wrong about that. Read up on why IA64 was dumped by the industry and x86-64 was welcomed and adopted before you make a state [...]
    cah027 38 1509 jimmysmitt​y
04-11-2008 at 04:05 PM
On [CPUs] Up the creek with my Socket 939...
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Buy this Opteron 185 and overclock it: . With good cooling it will do 3Ghz. With regular cooling it will do 2.6 to 2.8Ghz. Unfortunately thi [...]
4   Shecky 181 3319 Shecky
04-11-2008 at 12:39 PM
On [CPUs] AMD 6000+ hits 3.4ghz in vista
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I agree and disagree with a few things the both of you said. Without Intel, AMD would never have been the copycat x86 company they were. The [...]
2   ryanthesav 87 3008 apache_liv​es
03-19-2008 at 10:14 PM
On [CPUs] Native 8-core cpu from AMD
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Shanghai will have an additional 4mb of L3. Barcelona has 2mb and Shanghai will have 6mb FYI. Also a native 8 core CPU may be a BAD ide [...]
    review_ben​chmark_hun 18 1435 boner
03-08-2008 at 02:59 AM
On [CPUs] 3DMark06 Score Post Them Here
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I get right around 10200 Marks My system is an Opteron 185@2925 (225mhz HT) and a Diamond 2900XT 512 OC. My CPU score is right at 2200 Ma [...]
5   Walker 204 4553 hughyhunte​r
06-16-2008 at 01:19 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] powerng 2 x 2900xt 1gig's plus 6400BE pls advise
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I pulled 605 watts with a single 2900XT overclocked to 930/1100 with an Opteron 185@3.0Ghz. A 620watt PSU won't cut it. You friend needs 850 [...]
    Bmadd 9 300 Bmadd
02-29-2008 at 12:42 PM
On [CPUs] Is Phenom the worst CPU launch of all time?
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This is the smartest statement I've heard on these forums in a long long time. The Phenom ain't "bad" at all really. Its bette [...]
4   wickedmons​ter 195 7170 wisecracke​r
09-24-2008 at 08:33 PM
On [CPUs] Dell Triple Core Phenom Next Week
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HEIL HECTOR?! HAHAHAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHA Thats awesome. I agree with 2/3's of this poster's comment. In [...]
    sedaine 42 1164 yipsl
02-19-2008 at 08:54 PM
On [CPUs] Intel Skulltrail Part 1 - Feeling the Power of 8 Cores
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All this proves is that software is so far behind modern computer tech there is no reason to upgrade to more cores. Skulltrail and it's FB-D [...]
2   muk 53 1846 Shadow7037​93
05-28-2008 at 02:36 AM
On [Sound Cards] X-Fi broken? Or motherboard?
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It sounds like your X-Fi isn't seated in it's PCI slot correctly. Did you try multiple PCI slots or trying a different card in that same slo [...]
    mikemhz 5 698 jerseygame​r
02-01-2008 at 09:47 AM
On [CPUs] AMD starting to rebound? (technically if not yet financially)
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I agree with you. Adding more cache won't do much for the Phenom but speeding it up will. It doesn't matter how fast the cores on the Ph [...]
    Amiga500 41 1523 weskurtz81
01-18-2008 at 06:55 AM
On [CPUs] Nehalem coverage from HKEPC
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Since the software industry seems to adopt Intel's new tech faster than AMD's (3DNow!, 64-bit, Dual Cores/multi-threads), maybe we will fina [...]
    Epsilon84 9 641 OlSkoolCho​pper
01-11-2008 at 02:58 AM
On [CPUs] Intel copied us, says head of AMD
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+1 Texas Instruments is and always will be a badass! I wish they made x86's...
6   thunderman 279 7244 dragonspra​yer
06-10-2008 at 03:55 AM
On [CPUs] "HD9600WCGDBOX IM" phenom at tiger direct
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gawdammit.... BE PATIENT!
    dario77 9 517 wingless
01-04-2008 at 03:00 AM
On [CPUs] Semiconductors Slide; AMD Trades in $6 Range
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Its almost time to buy AMD stock. I'm poor but I'll still try to buy 100 shares for ~$500 LOL! When they're stock gets back to $10 sometime [...]
    Technology​Coordinato​r 48 1119 major_spit​tle
01-05-2008 at 09:36 PM
On [CPUs] Tom's: Phenom Fails Most AM2 Compatibility Tests
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I'll give you that. I felt that way too but some of the companies like MSI and Gigabyte had working 790 boards right away when it was la [...]
4   Technology​Coordinato​r 175 5205 yipsl
12-29-2007 at 01:09 AM
On [CPUs] Penryns in trouble?
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Rumor or not, Intel has confirmed that they will take their merry time coming out with anything new. Right now they are a full process and p [...]
2   kaaliya 83 2449 OlSkoolCho​pper
12-26-2007 at 06:37 PM
On [CPUs] AMD Phenom CPUs to see further delays? (Digitimes)
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Responding to Reynod: I agree with you. Everybody, look at the size of Intel's R&D departments around the world and then compare that [...]
2   Epsilon84 96 2301 Sailer
12-29-2007 at 06:51 AM
On [CPUs] Opteron 185 Support Pc4000 Unbuffered Mem?
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Here are a few examples of what I'm talking about: Make sure your case is cooled very well when you do his. Pop your sides off and put [...]
    KingsRIght 10 298 wingless
12-24-2007 at 03:34 PM
On [CPUs] 6400+ or Phenom?
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Get a Phenom Black Edition and overclock it.
    Relisys 26 741 mimart7
12-22-2007 at 07:29 PM
On [CPUs] Something positive about... AMD
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I disagree with your statement. They don't have more vices than graces. The few problems just overshadow anything good because they're s [...]
    Harrisson 19 708 ZOldDude
12-08-2007 at 08:04 AM
On [CPUs] 680i SLI + Yorkfield = NOTHING.
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AMD 3800 series GPU's work FLAWLESSLY on Intel chipsets. This is a good time to build a powerful Intel-AMD system ( I never thought I'd say [...]
2   warezme 79 3082 atomicWAR
12-02-2007 at 10:32 PM
On [CPUs] Another disaster for AMD: Phenom X4 slower than 65 nm Intel quads
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Its unrealistic to think that AMD can magically come out with a processor that can defeat Intel's Quads, and especially Penryn. This is the [...]
5   Wombat2 223 9501 onestar
11-12-2007 at 05:07 PM
On [CPUs] GTX 8800 upgrade but no improvements in MAYA?
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Go ask the guys at . Even some Nvidia and ATI engineers hang out there so you'll get a REAL answer from them. Thas a really interesting issu [...]
    lou4uandme 9 839 roadrunner​197069
10-12-2007 at 05:03 AM
On [CPUs] Phenom at 2.8GHz in November?
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My 90nm Opteron 185 runs stable at 3001mhz @12x250mhz HT every day. I can even run a 225mhz HT bus on a 13x multiplier with Cool'n'Quiet ena [...]
    BaronMatri​x 15 1258 wingless
10-04-2007 at 09:15 PM
On [CPUs] HELP ME FIND A AMD FX-57 939
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GET AN OPTERON 185!!! OMFG you need Opteron power. My 185 purrs at 3001mhz on a 250mhz HTT bus. It handles any abuse I throw at it. I can ev [...]
    DrFixit 10 664 randomizer
10-02-2007 at 09:02 AM
On [CPUs] Barcelona/Phenom data officially coming out...
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The 2.5 to 3+ Ghz Phenom X4's will be worth our money come Christmas time. It will be nice to see the gaming benchmarks for these K10's. It [...]
2   bixplus 74 4877 onestar
09-16-2007 at 11:41 AM
On [CPUs] Looking for the Best 939 CPU
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Get an Opteron 180 or 185. I have a 185. They overclock between 2.9 and 3.1ghz clean. I have my at 2925mhz with Cool'n'Quiet enabled and it [...]
    tandynor 11 738 wingless
09-07-2007 at 01:48 AM
On [CPUs] Is nobody at least rooting for AMD?
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I was thinking about buying 100 shares of AMD stock myself. It has nowhere to go but up and my gamble is for good news about K10's perfo [...]
5   kingofther​ings 202 7770 atomicWAR
11-06-2007 at 08:04 PM
On [CPUs] opteron question
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Open your case. Your temps will drop a lot.
    d3xt3r 12 702 WiseCracke​r
06-23-2007 at 12:28 AM
On [CPUs] Upgrade help... Socket 939 4400+ worth it?
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If you are upgrading a socket 939 board then there is no reasonable option other than an Opteron 170 or higher. Otherwise upgrade to an AM2 [...]
2   sportwarri​or 53 3190 badarthur
06-16-2007 at 03:17 AM
On [CPUs] AMD puts out Phenom teaser
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I've decided that regardless of how much slower or faster Phenom is compared to Intel I'll still buy one. I like the features of AMD platfor [...]
    r0ck 45 6268 SMU_Pony
06-12-2007 at 05:15 AM
On [CPUs] Upgrade on 939 motherboard
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Honestly, I would just save money for an AM2+ Phenom system for later this year. I upgraded from an X2 4200+ running at 2500mhz and I do [...]
    Elcold 8 795 VIC20
06-05-2007 at 05:00 AM
On [CPUs] AMD ruin ati? HD 2900xt flop? Can AMD be saved from itself!
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You ATI fanboys need to stop bitching and moaning about the 2900XT. Its a huge improvement over your previous highend ATI card with great fe [...]
2   DragonSpra​yer 97 10752 dragonspra​yer
05-24-2007 at 11:57 PM
On [CPUs] Upon release, Barcelona will only go up to 2.3Ghz
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why and how do the Chinese get this information before Americans? These are AMERICAN companies and info really should "leak" here [...]
2   viperabyss 69 5411 randomizer
04-02-2007 at 03:36 AM
On [CPUs] Upgrade for AMD 939
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Go for an Opteron 165 or higher. I would suggest a 170 or 175 for the multiplier breathing room.
    smartel707​0 10 1114 choirbass
02-23-2007 at 05:18 AM
On [Sound Cards] SHOULD I GET A SOUNDCARD ?
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AuzenTech XPlosion 7.1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card That card is easily worth your money if you dont want to go [...]
    davidinsar​asota 7 1141 wingless
02-13-2007 at 05:18 PM
On [Sound Cards] Good, cheap sound card ~$60-70 need answer fast
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AuzenTech XPlosion 7.1 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card That card is easily worth your money if you dont want to go [...]
    Valtiel 30 1989 SPET3R
02-15-2007 at 05:09 AM
On [Sound Cards] X-Fi Audio problems -- Low volume?
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SIMPLE FIX TO AN ANNOYING PROBLEM Ok I got this sound card a couple of days ago and had the exact same problem. I checked all kinds of [...]
    Sagekilla 27 2146 Halcyon
10-24-2006 at 01:25 AM

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