Recent content by poorchap

If one uses the principles of spin correlation, then we wouldn't need a field. We would be happy to know there are/is alternate universe(s) perfectly correlated with ours that have these fields already in existence. :)

Please don't flame me for this, but Quantum Mechanics differs depending on who you talk to. Physicists will talk about Schrodinger's cat and such where as chemists talk about Dirac and Slater... To me, it seems that if you want a layperson's more informed view of QM, talk to the physics people...

I *think* I understand, but it still doesn't explain the higher thermal dissipation in strained systems versus unstrained. Shouldn't the decrease in two energy levels and an increase in conduction suggest lower loss effects? I think (only speculating here) the strain isn't perfect and...

I think that's what I'm trying to say. What got me thinking about it was this page of an article from THG that suggests strain contribute to current leakage loss and more thermal dissipation. I would've thought the increase in conduction would help decrease loss. If memory serves me...

Silicon? Intel's push for strain-free fabs seems ok, but I've always been curious why the straining worked yet caused the thermal loss.

Thanks for the advice. I'm actually not partial to either vendor. I just want to eek out the last amount of enjoyment from my machine. My loyalty at the moment is only to my wallet (or my wife's wallet, it seems)... I'm just confused by all the benchmarks floating around for these new...

Been out of the scene for a while and could use some wisdom from the smarter people here. I'm an RTS player waiting for AOE3 to come out. I don't think my current system will handle all the new eye-candy. Antec Sonata Asus P4s8x P4 Intel 2.53 Ghz Northwood w/ 533 FSB 1 Gb 333 (PC2700)...