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  1. eternalone

    Will it be worth it to buy a Skylake i3?

    Im asking your opinions on the matter. I want to upgrade to skylake relatively cheaply and get the most performance bang for the buck. But I cant for the life of me justify buying a dual core cpu in 2015 for over lets say over $85 bucks, which is what AMD offers in the 860k be it a much slower...
  2. eternalone

    WaterFox Helps for AMD FX chips. [IMO]

    Well I decided to give WaterFox a try for my AMD FX 8 core and I have to say Im pleasantly surprised, this closed the gap on the single threaded performance hit, compared with intel and made my over all browser experience better and easier. It seems to use the AMD FX chips way better. It works...
  3. eternalone

    Which Heatsink for hot NorthBridge.

    Between these 2 which is superior. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835226019 Or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233021
  4. eternalone

    Windows 8 AMD FX cpu fix?

    I got a hold of a AMD FX 8150 cpu really cheap, so now I want to know do I need to apply the Windows 7 fix for these cpu's in Windows 8 or it already patched for the Bulldozer cpu's.
  5. eternalone

    Warm? AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core $119 @New Egg.

    AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core $119 @New Egg This might be warm or kind of warm I dont know. What you guys think. Code: 1015HALLOWEEN14 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103961
  6. eternalone

    AMD Athlon X2 370K Socket FM2 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor @4.2Ghz.

    AMD Athlon X2 370K Socket FM2 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor What do you guys think of this little guy he comes clocked @4.2Ghz. Hows this for a budget gamer?? Seems like this one flew under the radar. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819113336
  7. eternalone

    Pc Game Cheats Trainers ect.

    I need a reliable website that post's PC game cheats, trainers etc without viruses in them, anyone have any reliable sites??? I like to play games but enjoy cheating the games and walking around like a God with full ammo life etc, in other words I always like having the advantage in pc gaming...
  8. eternalone

    AMD's PileDriver Possibly Cancelled!! (Rumor)

    Rumblings are a going on. http://vr-zone.com/articles/better-late-than-never--amd-steamroller-not-piledriver-to-be-the-saviour-/17020.html http://technewspedia.com/rumor-amd-cpu-canceled-their-vishera/ http://www.overclock.net/t/1296895/amd-piledriver-canceled
  9. eternalone

    Building Technology the Wrong way.

    Why are we still building giant video cards and hardware machines to run our games and software on?? For example battlfield 3 needs a pretty new and modern video card to run on decently, shouldn't it be the opposite? Shouldn't programmers be making awesome games with spectacular graphics that...
  10. eternalone

    Amd /ATI 4800 series no longer supported in 12.6 Drivers. :(

    Hopefully this helps some people. 12.6 release notes no longer supporting 4800 series. :( http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/previous/Pages/radeonaiw_vista64.aspx The last Drivers for the 4800 series is 12.4 you can still download them here...
  11. eternalone

    Newegg shellshocker Motherboard/Video Card

    OEM GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 3GB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - OEM + BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellS...8-_-05282012_1 What do you guys think of this video card would this be good for a...
  12. eternalone

    PileDriver Performance only 10% -15% (maybe)

    http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20120116163742_AMD_Describes_Piledriver_Architecture_Peculiarities_to_Software_Developers.html WTH???? So what they are saying is essentially that Piledriver will basically finally catch up to its older phenom 2 /Thuban architecture performance...
  13. eternalone

    Bulldozer Owners Real World Thread

    This thread is for people actually running the chip. I want to know your personal opinions and real world experiences running this chip. Is it as some people say slower than an Athlon X4 etc etc. I have been watching video reviews on youtube, and different people say different things. So has...
  14. eternalone

    Ubuntu and Mint 12 Internet Slow

    Anyone have issues with slow internet after upgrading to Mint 12 and Ubuntu??
  15. eternalone

    Ron Paul's “South Was Right” Civil War Speech With Confederate Flag

    http://newsone.com/nation/casey-gane-mccalla/ron-paul-made-south-was-right-civil-war-speech-with-confederate-flag/ Video Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=B85TJJyKyKw Part 2 :Ron Paul talks about secession...
  16. eternalone

    Bulldozer Revisions?? and Phenom 2 X8??

    Are they going to get a new tweaked stepping or are they just dropping the old Bulldozer and just moving on to Piledriver?? Also when are the new tweaked BD supposed to drop??? Also any news on the the Phenom X8 cpu's??? Looking to get a cheap banger multi core cpu soon, and I dont want to spend...
  17. eternalone

    AMD Now "Verging On Irrelevancy" Analyst Says

    Not looking good. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2011/10/13/amd-now-verging-on-irrelvancy-analyst-says/
  18. eternalone

    Phenom 2 Officially (25-40%) Faster than Bulldozer.

    WOW http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-fx-8150.html Since this directly references a review, let's keep this in the review thread for now. -Thanks ViRGE
  19. eternalone

    Bulldozer 95 watts

    I know they are releasing the 125 watts right away but will they also be releasing 95 watt versions at launch??? or do we have to wait till 2012 to see the 95 watt version of BD.
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  22. eternalone

    Am I the only one??

    Am I the only one that has been PC gaming for so long that I cant get used to console game pads. I cant stand Analog sticks!!!! Am I the only one or am I just getting old and cant adjust? I think If I ever get a console I would need a mouse and keyboard adapter.
  23. eternalone

    3GB memory 32 or 64 bit??

    I have 3Gb's of memory each module is a Gig so thats 3 modules in total. Should I go 32 bit or 64 bit windows 7?? Might buy another 2Gigs this black friday, not sure. Also will the combination of 3Gigs single modules and a 2gb module be compatible. In another words will it show up as 5gb.?? I...
  24. eternalone

    Virtual Machine with mic input???

    Does anyone know of any program like virtual box that actually has a working Mic input so I can chat with?? I tried virtual box on Ubuntu and Mint and both fale miserably any hope???
  25. eternalone

    How important is the HTspeed of AM2 boards when it comes to upgrading to AM3

    I have noticed is that the AM2 boards with the Hyper Transport 1000MHz (2000 MT/s) do have a noticeable significant slow down on AM3 cpus's compared to those with the 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s). Also i have noticed that the boards with Hyper Transport 1000MHz seem to overvolt the phenom...
  26. eternalone

    Phenom 2 550 stock voltage running at 1.392v

    Im running my Phenom 2 550 @ stock 3.1ghz and my board is auto voltaging it to 1.392v and periodically jumps to 1.408. Eeek whats going on?? I cannot change the voltage on this board either, should I return it?? Motherboard is a http://www.gigabyte.us/Product...ec.aspx?ProductID=3011...
  27. eternalone

    Yahoo chat rooms in Ubuntu???

    Ive tried wine no luck. I have both Xp in Vista in Virtual Box. I can get on and use the chatrooms listen to conversations but virtual box wont recognize my Mic. Anyone know a work around????? I know alot of people have this problem.
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  29. eternalone

    cpu nb voltage vs cpu voltage control

    Hi need some help on the difference between these two settings, noob at overclocking so im trying to find the limits on the new Am3 phenoms. I notice I can get above 3.0 when I increase the cpu nb voltage, but what is considered "Safe". I go ahead and run CPUZ's and my cpu voltage stays the...
  30. eternalone

    WOW AMD Phenom II X3 710 AM3 $114 bucks!!

    AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/...tops-_-LA1A-_-19103648 Promo code @ checkout. EMCLNNT48
  31. eternalone

    The Racism is Getting out of Hand in The Politics section

    Ive noticed certain members are getting out of hand with the blatent racism in the poltics section. I love Anandtech because I learn so much here and people dont act for the most part like children here. But this has gone way too far with the racist postings in the politics section. Advocating...
  32. eternalone

    Google and Nasa back new school ?Singularity University?

    From http://www.drudgereport.com/ Do you think its credible that computers could achieve such intelligence? And if they did wouldn't the logical thing be, to get rid of humans, coming from a far superior intelligence? I mean the computers would start looking at as like backwards and a...
  33. eternalone

    Tricking your PC Games into thinking you have a Quad core??

    With the newer Games etc adopting multi core, quad core support, I was wondering does anyone think someone can develop a program to trick pc games such as GTA 4 into thinking its running on 4 cores instead of 2??? Like maybe somehow splitting the 2 cores into 4 smaller cores some how??? I...
  34. eternalone

    User (Timberman) is trying to ruin For sale threads.

    The user by the name of Timberman crapped on my thread in the for sale forum, purposely for no reason .I dont know why he would do such a thing. Im giving a fairly good price on a Brand New cpu and motherboard. Please tell him to stop doing this to people I dont think its very fair or nice. I...
  35. eternalone

    Phenom 2 available in Europe right now.

    Apparently its been available for a couple of days as predicted. http://www.plaisio.gr/productl...79E7C0ACB2427EECD3E52C http://www.hwbox.gr/showthread.php?t=3189 English translation http://translate.google.com/tr...%3Dhwbox.gr/%26hl%3Den Some guy on THF said they have been...
  36. eternalone

    How much faster is the 4850 than the 4830

    How much faster is the 4850 than the 4830 and is the price is justified?? Need some opinions. I know there are graphs but I would like an actual everyday users opinion.
  37. eternalone

    Need advice Old P4 power supply on phenom build.

    Got a bargain on a Phenom quad core 9750 at frys and a cheap Ecs AM2 board, was wondering If I could use this old ATX 12v P4 Tricod Power supply instead of having to buy a new one. It comes with an old 20 pin power connector but I bought a 20 To 24 adaptor so I can plug it into this newer 24 pin...
  38. eternalone

    Phenom II available before Xmas!

    Distributors in Europe and North America will begin shipping both OEM and retail boxes of the Phenom II 920 and Phenom II 940 starting December 18th (Europe), according to one distributor, and December 20th (North America). The Phenom II X4 920 SKU will sell at about $US235 to retailers...
  39. eternalone

    Hardrive advice

    I have a 3 year old Maxtor 500GB Hardrive. I just ordered a Samsung 1TB drive. I presume since its newer it has better parts and must be a little faster, even though they both have 32MB and are 7200RPM. My question is which drive should I put the Operating System on?? The new 1TB drive and then...
  40. eternalone

    Gaming on Ecs Boards what your opinion?

    I know Ecs boards have been in the past flaky at best trust me I know. But I have owned some pretty good Ecs boards in the past that actually didnt die, believe it or not. My question to you is realistically with these modern Ecs boards having some descent chip sets, do you think its worth...