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    Have intel quietly improved 3570k OC potential?

    OK, sample of 1 so hardly 'scientific', but: I just set up a new system, pretty standard, i3570k, extreme4, 8gb kingstion hyperx blu 1600, ssd etc. I'm using an hr-02 passive waiting for some fans and seeing how it oc's with the door off; it's a define r4 case. So. To my surprise, and...
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    HD6870 output to monitor and AVR

    I'm a bit confused over what flexibility there is in terms of connectivity and HDMI-carried HD sound with the HD6870. Any advice on the following would be gratefully received. I would like to connect my 1920x1200 24" LCD monitor to an HD6870 via DVI and simultaneously use an HDMI cable output...
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    Windows 7 RC out to public now

    I installed Win 7 RC1 x64 on my desktop last night, everything looks good so far and more well-rounded than the beta.
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    Cursed overclocker attempts Core i7 Overclocking system

    I concur, with my i7 920 and TRUE on air I can run easily 24/7 at 3.6 GHz, and that's pretty darn quick, faster than any commercially available chip on x86. Going up higher is possible but temps go up exponentially and instabiltity creeps in; the 10% increase going from 3.6 to 4GHz is much less...
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    New i7 build

    OK arrived today and just set the beast up. No problems at all, after an initial boot and driver upgrade tried overclocking the bclk to 180 with everything on auto. Booted no problem, got 3.6GHZ at 37°C idle and 57°C load and 1.28v on the cpu. I'm happy. Looks like a lot more potential...
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    New i7 build

    Well, it's funny, some things are more or less in line with the exchange rate and some aren't; the MB is OK, the CPU a little less OK and the memory is about 30% cheaper in the US. The EU prices above include taxes though. Would have looked worse a few months ago when the euro was stronger...
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    New i7 build

    The preliminary information I've seen for what the D0 stepping did for OC'ing the i7 920 seems to me like it's not going to change the C0 world. So I've leapt onto the bandwagon and decided to upgrade my 975 based E6600 oc'd to 3GHz to the following: Asus P6T: 205 euro i7 920: 255 euro 6Gb...
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    Valve's Gabe Newell on the Future

    Great read. Still not clear to me when the software guys will be really making the most of the multicores, it is far from trivial. The PS3 isn't going away tomorrow either, even if he obviously dislikes it...