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    800 Million Transistors go Missing

    Bulldozer has 1.2B transistors, not 2B. How did that happen? That puts it at right around Gulftown, and only slightly higher than SB. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5176/amd-revises-bulldozer-transistor-count-12b-not-2b
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    [Spec] New AMD GPUs coming December 7th

    HP announced new Envy 15 and 17 laptops with AMD graphics cards, but they aren't telling what the model numbers are. The last refresh of the Envy 15 came out at the same time as AMD's 5xxx series generation of mobile cards, so it isn't much of a stretch to assume that they will be repeating...
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    Cheap and quiet PWM fans?

    I just got a new motherboard loaded with 4-pins and I want to upgrade my case fans on my antec solo. I want to switch out thev 120mm tricool in the back and add two 92mm in the front, as well as possibly replacing the 120 on my zerotherm CPU cooler. Basically the benchmark for noise is the...
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    2600K or Bulldozer?

    I can't decide. I got a decent deal on a 2600K/P8P67-X combo (somewhere around $450+CA tax) and it's tempting. Pros of 2600K -available now - upgradable to 22nm IBridge - Motherboard includes 6 SATA cables and a front USB 3 hub, which Asus was too cheap to include on the Sabertooth 990fx. - I...
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    Sandy B Goes Octalcore

    Maybe. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20110504120141_Intel_s_Next_Generation_Eight_Core_Sandy_Bridge_E_Processor_Hits_Ebay.html
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    How long has your SSD lasted?

    I thought it would be interesting to do a survey for people's experiences with SSD lifetime. It's pretty tough to make a poll because of all the variables involved. Did my best with only 10 options. Obviously, there are going to be a lot of working SSDs that aren't going to get counted here, so...
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    OCZ Acquires Indillinx for $32m

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/4220/ocz-grows-up-signs-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-indilinx Leaves a bit of a bad taste in my mouth after the whole 25nm thing. I'm assuming we can count on OCZ being the sole provider of Indilinx drives now.
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    Antec 550 TruePower Squeal when off

    My TP 550 started squealing as soon as I plugged it in, and continues to do so while the computer is on. I emailed Antec about it and they didn't respond, just sent me an RMA. I spent 4 hours putting my computer together yesterday, and I don't want to have to take it all apart again and wait...
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    MSI Twin Frozr II Noise: Or, what is the quietest GTX 460

    I've been thinking about picking up a GTX 460(or any card that can do 1080p with current/future games), and I am concerned about idle noise, particularly with the aftermarket coolers. Right now I have a Sapphire 4830 that was extremely loud and whiny before I hooked it up to a fan controller. I...
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    Hardware Accelerated Encryption in Arrandale/Westmere

    Does anyone know of a program, preferably free and open source, that does full system encryption using arrandales hardware acceleration?
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    'Phenom II X6' Confirmed

    Just saw this on Engadget. http://www.maximumpc.com/artic...ms_hexacore_thuban_cpu For release sometime next year. According to the article, AMD confirmed that it will be compatible with AM2+ motherboards, which I assume means it won't be DDR3-only. This will be an enormous chip, so I...
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    Fast/Cheap ATA HDD for old laptop

    My dad is a light computer user, he has a 4 year old laptop with a 40gb 4200rpm drive. It is pretty slow in vista, although the rest of the laptop is pretty well specced. Im assuming that this drive is going to die within a few months just based on its age, but I havent been able to find...