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On [CPUs] Phenom 9600 = $150     zenmaster 3 241 jprevost
03-30-2008 at 06:56 AM
On [CPUs] AMD Launches Tri-core Assault At Intel Dual-core CPUs 2   zenmaster 56 1290 Hellboy
03-28-2008 at 08:54 AM
On [CPUs] OMG! Q6600 for $179     zenmaster 15 500 xpyrofuryx
03-27-2008 at 02:43 AM
On [CPUs] E8200 - In Stock @ NEWEGG!     zenmaster 17 794 ocguy31
03-18-2008 at 01:10 AM
On [Other Components] THG CPU Cooler RoundUp - Just Say No     zenmaster 26 897 Shadow7037​93
03-05-2008 at 10:33 PM
On [CPUs] Laptop Requirements vs SR71 Blackbird vs Other Planes     zenmaster 27 803 spuddyt
01-26-2008 at 05:05 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Dell Precision 450 - Jet Engine Noise Reduction :>     zenmaster 0 497 zenmaster
09-17-2007 at 07:21 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Pyrotechnic PSU!!!     zenmaster 1 246 mousemonke​y
08-20-2007 at 06:52 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Good/Cheap PSU Wanted.     zenmaster 5 582 tszmuk
05-15-2007 at 09:40 PM
On [CPUs] different version of the same cpu
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Also, OEM CPUs do not include a HeatSink/Fan. This is usually not an issue to many folks building their own system, since they usually bu [...]
    coleman 16 215 coleman
08-20-2008 at 11:12 PM
On [CPUs] Need some help buying a laptop.
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This is the best deal running on a quality gaming laptop for not too much money. HP has some nice custom models you can build for n [...]
    dbzfan1000 10 113 roadrunner​197069
08-18-2008 at 08:15 PM
On [CPUs] xps 630
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It will play Crysis rather well. The Dell XPS Systems are quite good and Dual 9800GT Cards are fairly good.
    salabarria 4 89 cjl
08-16-2008 at 08:43 AM
On [CPUs] Budget CPU opinions
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Well, You could try this trick to OC. Note: I would only do this if you are sure you are going to upgrade in case you really goof someth [...]
    Volcanicst​rad37 16 266 volcanicst​rad37
08-16-2008 at 03:39 AM
On [CPUs] Quad Core cpu
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How Old is your Mobo? There is a 570 and 790 AM2 Platinum Boards from MSI.
    sentenced8​3 19 226 jj463rd
08-16-2008 at 05:22 AM
On [CPUs] E7200 or Amd 5400 black edition
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Depending on the usage (No-gaming, Etc..) the 780G board could be nice. Especially if you toss in the "AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 2.3 [...]
    blessthefa​ll 35 647 someguy7
08-15-2008 at 03:34 AM
On [CPUs] First Build for Friend, Advice??
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Or Better Yet............... Dell Vostro 200 Mini Desktop with Core 2 Duo E7200 CPU, 2GB, 250GB & 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor $499 [...]
    hart140 15 187 BobWya
08-13-2008 at 11:46 PM
On [Other Components] Flucuating Framerates in WoW - Possible overheating of GPU?
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+1 for Dusting as a Place to Start. Many other Good Ideas here as well.
    vexir 12 190 1hrboot
08-16-2008 at 02:42 AM
On closed [CPUs] Kiddies at Work
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Considering the Childish nature of the post, I am not surprised at your inability to glean knowledge from this site. Maybe if you have [...]
    fudbuster 11 344 turpit
08-13-2008 at 05:03 PM
On [CPUs] Help! would e6300@1.8Ghz bottleneck my 4870?
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You said that there is a "SET FSB" setting. Is there a "CPU Ratio"? It may be set to something like 3:2 right now. Yo [...]
2   carlosmuno​z08 92 986 carlosmuno​z08
08-20-2008 at 05:18 PM
On [CPUs] Core 2 E8600 reviewed
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Either AnandTech or XBITSLAB had a review on this chip as well. They confirm the nice Stepping Upgrade.
    mossberg 15 408 mossberg
08-13-2008 at 02:10 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What power supply is needed
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Or the 3850 which is less than the 9500GT and Fast than the 9500GT. The 9600GT would be faster yet. So if tight on cash go for the 3850 [...]
    phoenix_ri​sin 4 142 phoenix_ri​sin
08-12-2008 at 07:25 PM
On [CPUs] Q9550 VS Q9450
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I'm not so sure the price of the Q9450 will really drop since Intel is discontinuing the CPU. You may find them on sale here or there bri [...]
    TrueLook 9 584 russki
08-11-2008 at 02:47 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] HP Slimline s3407c Wattage 180w. Good video card with DVI-D?
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Because I work for ATI and helped Design the Card. There is a chance non-reference cards may vary slightly.
    IOwnASlimL​ineHP 6 167 IOwnASlimL​ineHP
08-12-2008 at 01:55 PM
On [CPUs] Which AMD CPU is better for gaming?
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I know of that review, but if you read the comments, the testing is so fundamentally flawed as to be pointless. For Starters, by disa [...]
    hedo 40 780 hedo
08-11-2008 at 01:15 AM
On [CPUs] Q9450 vs Q6700
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Yes, the Q9450 is better than the Q6xxx Series Clock for Clock in every respect. The Q9450 runs MUCH cooler which makes OCing easier. [...]
    TrueLook 25 509 Terror112
08-12-2008 at 03:57 PM
On [CPUs] Nehalem is officialy Core i7
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I think this would be the 7th Generation Pentium, thought they stopped naming them that after 4. Hence the name i7.
    jjokubausk​as 41 697 archibael
08-11-2008 at 06:35 PM
On [CPUs] E8600 and e7300 instock @ Newegg
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New Quads are due to be released Aug 10th. There are no plans for any more High-End C2Quads at this point in time. There has been some [...]
    roadrunner​197069 12 368 soldier37
08-10-2008 at 03:27 AM
On [Other Components] Oem xp software question
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The other difference is that you are not supposed to re-use if if you build a new system and discard your old one.
    resop27 9 123 Mondoman
08-09-2008 at 12:12 AM
On [CPUs] Buy now or wait? Conspiracy at Intel?
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Well, That is only partially true. Intel was using a captured alien from the Roswell Crash to help Build/Design their CPUs. I read i [...]
    Drip50291 24 523 g13man
08-07-2008 at 07:11 PM
On [CPUs] What retail stores sell CPUs?
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Mom/Pop Computer stores would be your best option. Not lots of National Chains carry that stuff. Maybe CompUSA
    Kadence 6 115 Kadence
08-08-2008 at 08:18 AM
On [CPUs] Deneb previewed
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I agree that I want AMD to be strong to keep prices down and fuel progress. I was considered an AMD Fanboy when AMD had the strong pr [...]
3   epsilon84 119 1845 jkflipflop​98
08-12-2008 at 07:50 AM
On [CPUs] Intel Quad Q6600 4.0Ghz????
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The Link Above shows even fairly pricey water coolers have a tough time with good AirCoolers. To really outclass a very good air cool [...]
    vouslavous 23 417 yomamafor1
08-09-2008 at 07:04 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Oh the PSU
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The Calculator was wrong or you entered the information incorrectly. It's nowhere near that.
    urahozer 15 215 urahozer
08-06-2008 at 07:06 PM
On [CPU] Difference Qx9650 & Q9450
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It's the Same Reason people paid so much for the little Alligator on their IZOD shirts. It's Status.
    alphadan 16 301 cjl
08-08-2008 at 06:31 AM
On [CPUs] Dead Topic Revives Again CPU Wars
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Note: There will be a Quad Price Drop In about a Week.
    lordfiend 28 562 jimmysmitt​y
08-06-2008 at 04:29 PM
On [CPUs] The future of processors
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Get your MBA, You can run a multi-billion dollar company into the ground and get paid Millions to do it :>>>>>>>>&g [...]
    yadge 18 481 sonoran
08-06-2008 at 02:49 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Is this power supply powerful enough?
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That is probably a stronger PSUthan the vast majority of Retail Systems. That is also a good GPU for a retail system. You can likely bui [...]
    subarurall​y 4 103 helios2052
08-04-2008 at 07:43 PM
On [Help] System shutting down, CPU is hot!
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All of the Ideas given are great, especially the dusting since that is simple. Another thing to consider if your BIOS allows it......... T [...]
    FunkyMan33​33 8 205 FunkyMan33​33
08-07-2008 at 04:54 PM
On [CPUs] God not another Quad vs Dual thread!
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Quad Core, but the Q9550 is due for a Price Drop on Aug 10th. Forget Water Cooling. It's nice for Show, but really not worth the price o [...]
    RichMcc 11 254 Grimmy
08-04-2008 at 03:30 PM
On [CPUs] Decide between Q6600 and Phenom X4 9850 Black
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I don't get the OPs Math? #1 - If he Already has the DDR2 RAM for the Phenom, Use the same ram for the Q6600. Should not be hard. #2 [...]
2   snipster4 51 1111 jimmysmitt​y
08-07-2008 at 03:16 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Should Fan Run on Power Supply??
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No, often the PSU fan will not run unless it is required to cool the PSU. It depends on a number of factors if the PSU will be that smart. [...]
    mcmitchell 4 122 Shadowthor
08-04-2008 at 02:09 AM
On [Other Components] Latency: 9-9-9-24 ddr3
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You Best Bet is to do the Following. #1 - State What you Want to Use Your Computer For. #2 - Tell us what type of parts you think you ne [...]
    Natural_Si​lly 22 309 Natural_Si​lly
08-08-2008 at 11:09 PM
On [CPUs] Why does everyone have Intel Quad-Cores?
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No, Encryption is not really part of NTFS. You can Encrypt Files/Folders on NTFS volumes, but that is just an add-on feature. I can [...]
2   quitoman 78 1520 jimmysmitt​y
08-05-2008 at 03:19 PM
On [CPUs] Updating advice with an AMD athlon 64 FX 55 porcessor
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One Option is to Sell your Current System and Build New. That is often a good option when you need to upgrade so many components.
    Embra 18 292 jj463rd
08-06-2008 at 05:46 AM
On [CPUs] getting a Intel e2180 unless an AMD chip can top it
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This mobo will work well too and a bit less.
    bechidow 18 538 mossberg
08-04-2008 at 03:14 AM
On [CPUs] How much power? Can't find power specs
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The 7600GT will pull less than 40w. I don't recall the exact number and don't have time to google at the moment.
    imhotep531 6 97 piratepast​40
08-01-2008 at 05:02 PM
On [CPUs] IS IT WORTH WAITING FOR NEHALEM
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I Nehalem build is definitely going to cost you more at release. The Chips and Chipsets will likely be a little pricey at first release unt [...]
2   bonecrush 55 1047 KyleSTL
08-01-2008 at 09:29 PM
On [CPUs] When will performance improvement relent?
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As computers get faster, needs to fill the speed will be created. Much of that will be bloat. It's easier to write high level code than lo [...]
    Max2559 10 196 wisecracke​r
07-30-2008 at 09:28 PM
On closed [CPUs] AMD@$4.15, So when is the Q9550 pricedrop to finally kill them off?
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You will find that Baron hates Intel because they charge too much for their CPUs while at the same time charging predatory pricing. H [...]
3   antonmadco​w 140 1763 CompTIA_Re​p
07-31-2008 at 08:56 PM
On [CPUs] "AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition" vs "Intel Pentium D 945"
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I would say Neither. You still need a HDD, CPU Cooler, OS, Mouse and Keyboard etc.... That will run you over $200 and your system will [...]
    JeffPeach 25 632 amdfangirl
07-29-2008 at 01:57 PM
On [CPUs] CPU question
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Could not agree more. And even with those cuts, it's still way more than necessary. Thank your lucky stars you have a Dad even willing [...]
    Uncola7 35 476 amdfangirl
07-29-2008 at 10:47 AM
On [CPUs] Buying an Overclocked CPU
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How Much are they asking for the Chip? I would think $25-$30 would be the most I would pay for that chip.
    rdrifter 15 301 Mondoman
07-27-2008 at 03:12 AM
On [CPUs] northbridge affects cpu performance alot?
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If you have an E4400 and P35-DS3L as in your SIG, I would really avoid getting a new mobo until Nehalm is released in Sept w/ October availa [...]
    jhyukkang 9 257 someguy7
07-25-2008 at 08:31 PM
On [CPUs] 2.66GHz Nehalem to sell for $284???????
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1st Off, you have bad math. #1 - Its a 10-15% or more than a Penryn not the older Core2Quad Clock or Clock. You are actually Lookin [...]
2   sarwar_r87 77 1349 BadTrip
07-26-2008 at 06:32 PM
On [CPUs] Phenom 9850 v Q6600 For Fun System
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I might also add that the Q6600 will beat the Phenom Clock for Clock. So the Phenoms while getting faster, still can't run at the same [...]
2   customisbe​tter 87 1375 customisbe​tter
07-26-2008 at 06:09 PM
On [CPUs] Question Regarding Core 2 Quad
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That Math does not work. The truth is that most applications do not scale linearly with the number of cores since a given process lik [...]
    oj1480 39 628 mousemonke​y
07-24-2008 at 01:05 AM
On [CPUs] Equivlent Quad to an E8500?
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The Q9650 will be out soon for about $500 and OC fairly well. Still you are talking about quite a premium over the Q6600.
    Grubs 9 289 th_usernam​e
07-22-2008 at 08:09 PM
On [CPUs] CPU on it's way out?
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I would Uninstall WoW, Reinstall Fresh and do not install any Add-Ons. Then test.
    vnderachie​ver 26 507 radnor
07-22-2008 at 05:53 PM
On [CPUs] Possible Q6600 heating problems
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And check to see if you can lower your voltage. You can often lower it quite a bit below default if you are running @ stock. However, I [...]
    Zorak 11 205 Zorak
07-26-2008 at 07:01 AM
On [CPUs] Intel a scammer?
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No, they did not lose a lawsuit. The EU has admitted it's getting involved to ensure "Competive Balance". They are taking ac [...]
2   nightscope 50 826 Grimmy
07-21-2008 at 06:33 PM
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