Recent content by gt3911

  1. G

    Discussion P vs E cores in Raptor lake CPUs - determining optimal number of cores

    Do the e-cores help with power usage to a significant level when the machine is experiencing light loads, idle, to web use? The latest anandtech 13900k & 13600k reviews talked about peak power, what about everything in-between? With energy prices as they are these peak power figures don't...
  2. G

    The Ati way..?

    Hi guys, I've currently got a friends PC as it was plagued with a whole host of issues and eventually got to a stage were it was in desperate need of some testing and starting from scratch. I've never used ATI products. The motherboard is an Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe I'm used to grabbing...
  3. G

    New laptop - Random speeds

    Thanks guys i'll look into that. The problem is a bit to random to clearly say if something fixed the isue or not yet. It was super slow yesterday, so instead of 'running as admin' i logged into the admin account and it seemed to run perfectly all day, and then I ran it quickly logged in...
  4. G

    New laptop - Random speeds

    Thanks guys, Yep, i'm running this plugged in - i think this might actually be game related issue. I'm gonna see how things go for a little bit trying a few things. This is my first laptop experiance with a Nvidia card - I went to look for drivers on the nvidia site and failed to find...
  5. G

    New laptop - Random speeds

    No, I uninstalled the junk that i didnt require, I presumed that using the partion for a 'reinstall' would only put back the junk... and with alot of ranting about these partions failing to reinstall I didnt feel like bothering. Someone mentioned to me about disabling quick fetch or smarth...
  6. G

    New laptop - Random speeds

    Hmm, well like I said this isnt a beast, the prices bounce up far to much for good hardware - or the prices are ok, but the screen size / laptop brand fails to impress. The issue is, I think I almost get a better overall gaming experiance out of an old IBM T41 which I just use as a general...
  7. G

    New laptop - Random speeds

    Hi guys, I'd like to pick at your brains... I've got a new laptop, a HP DV7-1000ea C2D P7350 4GB/320GB More info here... Overall I'm really happy with this, its a great bit of kit... For the price I think it fits in the market great, as I was looking for a laptop with a large screen...
  8. G

    Voltages?

    Is this a no load situation? Do they sync closer under load?
  9. G

    Voltages?

    Same results with that cooler here maybe its not very flat?
  10. G

    All Good Here?

    You dont say what you want from your rig... Artic cooling freezer pro seems to be a good hit. Great price too. Dont skimp on the psu though.
  11. G

    Lots of confusion / chips / chipsets

    Great thanks! I suppose, its relatively safe to say if I went for a dual today... and I feel like the cpu is holding me back, I would be able to upgrade to whatever quads are on offer, say.. late 2009... and probably todays dual prices. Although out of my reach today, Dropping in... say a...
  12. G

    Lots of confusion / chips / chipsets

    Thats cool, Again thanks alot fo the comments. I'm amazed how useless DDR3 is!! I thought it was mainly a reason to avoid based on pirce... not based on its sheer lack of performance gain. Ok, I know you said P5Q Pro, But i'd take the Deluxe over it any day for the optical sound. But...
  13. G

    Lots of confusion / chips / chipsets

    Sorry DSF didnt mean ti ignore the Motherboard feature comment. P5Q Deluxe Vs P5Q Likes (deluxe) 16 phase VRM Stack cool 2. Heat pipe HD Audio + optical Not needed, cross fire. Deluxe vs Maximus II CPU level up - sounds cool and easy!! not sure how well it works! Pin Fin X-Fi...
  14. G

    Lots of confusion / chips / chipsets

    Honestly, I enjoy what your both saying, it makes a refreshing change than how X processor has 50mhz more and is sooooo much better, anything other than X is rubbish! For the sake of my stubbornness, and reluctance to do upgrades, could you entertain me from your current line of thought...
  15. G

    Lots of confusion / chips / chipsets

    Hey DSF, Yep, I totally agree with your comment on the Nehalem ? I was just saying how the discovery of this threw a huge curve ball at any plan of even attempting ?future proof? I find your comments to DDR3 very interesting. You don?t think that 1 year from now I could gain an advantage...