Recent content by randname

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    Multi-line C strings and macros

    Variadiac macros will get you around this I think... This works for me. #include <stdio.h> #define TO_STRING(...) #__VA_ARGS__ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { const char* str = TO_STRING( int main(int argc, char* argv[]){...
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    Quick question regarding icc 11.1 on AMD processors

    The (now very old) criticism of ICC is its enabling of SSE code on non-intel processors. Rather than check the flags set in the CPUID, it instead checks if the Vendor ID is "GenuineIntel". This would commonly result in SSE2 (or above) not being utilized on AMD & VIA systems, regardless of...
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    Your opinion on Intel engineering sample (ES) cpus

    As others have said 1) Illegal that you are getting your hands on it 2) Produced early on (likely earlier steppings than release samples) so made when the process tech/yields are likely not as good in comparison to the retail chips (less likely to be a good overclocker) 3) Possible bugs (likely...
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    Hyper-Threading performance Test (on vs off)

    Lol. If they are a spam site, they are a fantastic one. First site I've seen actually benchmark more than media/game apps that people might actually care about on an E-350 vs Atom comparison. (http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/cpu/amd-zacate-e-350-method-2011-preview-p5.html - bottom of page)...