Recent content by ryanbatc

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    AMD64 v. Sempron

    Actually i read in the AMD forums that indeed it failed 512 testing. So will there be a huge loss of performance from the CPU cause of this?
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    whats the temperature in your area

    Freecken Grand Forks, ND, twas a balmy 47 today i was playing with my model plane outside...crap...shorts and all, 5 hrs later we got a blizzard i think the temp is like 16 F and windchill -3F
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    ECOTEC 2.2l engine

    Yeah, but tis midnight here, (whoops time goes fast, almost 1cst), ill try callin tommorow thanks
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    AMD64 v. Sempron

    Ok weird as in, somehow HP aquires this OEM chip from AMD simply for HP machines? Strange - its like eskimos sipping cola on a nice warm beach in Hawaii
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    ECOTEC 2.2l engine

    So thats still a Nogo with the block heater than anyone?
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    ECOTEC 2.2l engine

    So thats a no to the block heater then?
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    AMD64 v. Sempron

    "roadmaps anywhere..." no kiddin - i searched far and wide for answers, toms, here, there , everywhere. I dont get it. I dont even see a 3300 out there - AT ALL! But they claim its 64 bit...and sempron IS NOT 64 bit correct????
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    ECOTEC 2.2l engine

    Lol...of course we bought it and then ask questions..thats the poor college student way right? edit: argh forgot to ask. Anyone know if its possible to put a block heater in? We live in darn North dakota frozen tundra, aka grand forks, and its freeeezin here a lot
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    ECOTEC 2.2l engine

    Bought a chevy cav 2004. Yeah, prolly the worst safety rating for front side impacts...but the ECOTEC engine was succesful in the Saturn, so now GM is mass producing it and sticking it in chevy cavs and now of course the Cobalt...Is this engine decent? or will it crap out like my fiancee's last...
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    AMD64 v. Sempron

    Hi, my friend bought an HP AMD64-bit system, containing the 3300+ CPU in it. It has a FSB of 800 mhz I believe and it claims to be 64-bit. Now I was afraid becaus I am confused about the new sempron chip being kinda like the duron aka the "value" line. Is this HP computer 3300+ sempron or...
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    New to forums

    Well yeah, i get anandtech, but i figured there are others out there too...hardocp...ok
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    Good cheap 17-19" LCD Monitor?

    www.newegg.com has a few nice ones 17 and 19 inchers for under 400 I believe, a 17 incher for 280 I think...cant remember the company
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    New to forums

    I just really like PC stuff so I googled for a decent hardware 4um. Anyone know of any great PC component sites/reviews/support/etc for PC's in general...?? Like newegg, tomshardware, 3dgamers, etc?? Thanks, oh and nice forum