Recent content by Oddtechfan

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    Is it safe to run a computer without a case forever?

    Just an argument for POS cases, as long as it has decent airflow since it is basically being used as a protective shield for bumps, dust, and ESD, whats wrong with the idea of a basically disposable case? From my experience after the initial build I tend to get into the system itself 3 to 5...
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    Whom is still rocking an Athlon / Phenom II (even X6), or a Core2Duo/Quad? X58 users too.

    I am using as sort of a back-up/side pc my old gaming rig based on a phenom II 955 Black Edition. It doesn't see everyday use currently but does usually get used 2 or 3 times a week for some older programs on there that don't play well with windows 10.
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    Athlon 5350 consensus for mITX media build

    So I am wondering when they are planning on releasing the upgrade path processors for the AM1 socket. I have a few of these motherboards and at their release I remember AMD making a point to express that they were low cost up-gradable systems and I really don't remember a new set of processors...