Recent content by Ecliptic

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    returning cpu at fry's

    Oh man! That's the funniest thing I've ever heard. Next time try a Q-Tip, rubbing alcohol and a lint free cloth my friend...
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    Nice little MB/CPU/Ram combo deal.

    the nephew needs a new comp... this may do the trick! Hows the overclock settings on this mobo? and voltage adjustments?
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    Calling all E7400 Owners

    Really??!! So Intel bumped up the voltage significantly in these R0 cores? If I had know that, I'd stick to M0 cores in these two builds :( Luvin my E7200 all that much more now! 1.056v under 100% load @ 3.1ghz (will boot at 3.2ghz but fails Orthos after 4hours).
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    Calling all E7400 Owners

    What are your VID's as shown from Core Temp (idle and 100% load)? I just built 2 budget computers using e7400 cpu's. Core Temp list one with a VID of 1.1000 idle and 1.2625 at 100% load and the other CPU at 1.1000 idle and 1.2875 at 100% load. They are coupled with cheepo mobos that have...
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    T4200 VS T6400 core 2 duo

    That link also says the T4200 runs at 2.1ghz... so I'll take the info with a grain of salt. I hope it is wrong about this chip being a merom... it'll be a great (cheaper) alternative to the T6400.
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    T4200 VS T6400 core 2 duo

    ... another victim of Intel PR. A Pentium Dual Core Txxxx is a C2D with some L2 cache and virtualization disabled. Same architecture. T6400 is not worth the $50 upgrade.
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    Fed-Ex 30% off deal

    whats the catch? is there a monthly/annual/enrollment fee to join?
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    Visiontek All-in-Wonder HD 3650

    does ATI even provide vista drivers for AIW cards? I got 3 older AIW cards lying around since I dont have drivers for them
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    ECS G31T-M

    The bios has FSB settings in 1mhz increments and I am wondering will it overclock the PCI/PCI-E or are they locked?
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    [Dead - no new signups get gift] Windows Feedback Program ( Free VISTA, Office, or other product)

    Got my Vista today (cali) and noticed its the original version.... what, is M$ trying to offload old discs? I was really hoping (with them taking so long to mail it out) that maybe we would get sp1 since it doesn't seem possible to slipstream sp1 into a vista install. :(
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    HIS x1950 and x1650 Graphics cards at Amazon.com

    Yeah, it will be $54 AR for me for the x1950pro turbo :) . Just gotta cross my fingers the rebate comes. Do anyone know which date Amazon.com put on the packing slip... the purchase date or shipping date? The rebate ask for the packing slip with the date circled and from experience, some...
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    HIS x1950 and x1650 Graphics cards at Amazon.com

    Ok guys, be gentle on me! Did a search and couldn't find anything. There are very limited quanties of each. Free shipping to boot!!! Anyone have experience with Amazon/HIS rebates? I just ordered the X1950Pro IceQ3 Turbo with the $100 MIR and want to know your experiences with their rebates...
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    Cool n Quiet changes Ram speed too?

    DDR is double data rate, so you multiply by 2 not 4. 380mhz = 760ddr, 200mhz = 400ddr
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    Cool n Quiet changes Ram speed too?

    I am taking the reading from cpu-z. at full cpu speed, cpu-z list memory as: DRAM Frequency: 380Mhz FSB: DRAM: CPU/5 at throttled to 1Ghz CPU: DRAM Frequency: 200Mhz FSB: DRAM: CPU/5 it looks like memory is a divider of CPU speed, not FSB. Or at least that is what CPU-z is...