Recent content by Docomo

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    what was the deal with the pentium 1 math errors?

    As I recall, there was also an even older error with the old Pentium Pros - it was a problem with the divide by 0 command that would or could make the processor lock up. This problem was fixed quickly but not before the French lost an Arianne rocket to the fault - they were using specially...
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    Upgrading for Audio / Video (mostly audio) need advice

    i just bought a 2.4A prescott to overclock, and to tell the truth, its not a hot processor. The new heastsink that intel ships with them works fine, infact I overclocked it to 3.2 while I under volted it! that said, i really preferr the Northwood processors - I have a 2.4C Northwood and its a...
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    need a cpu upgrade recommendation

    Nikko, I am definately in the same boat as you are , I am building a second system mostly for video editing and file conversions. Iv:e done a fair amount of research and here are the conclusions I came up with: - The Intel chips tend to perform a little stronger in video editing, especially...
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    Choosing an OS for a 2nd system

    Hi all Im building a second system, currently I have a p4 2.4C thats working well but I do alot of encoding of my old videos and that kind of stuff and I find that it can be a bit touchy if I am trying to do several conversions at once so I am building a 2nd system. i haven:t quite decided on...