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    What determines whether a core is "active" for Turbo?

    I was recently reading up on how Turbo works with multiple cores, and came across threads like this: https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/is-intel-turbo-boost-for-2-cores-or-all-4-cores-on-4790k.2401165/ People seem to be saying the Turbo boost figures depend on how many cores are "active" or...
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    Kingston HyperX SSD not seen as an SSD

    My new Kingston HyperX SSD isn't showing up in Kingston's firmware updater, nor in Kingston's "toolbox", or in SSDLife (3rd-party SSD health checker). I just installed this new Kingston HyperX 120GB. I successfully cloned my boot drive to it and am now running Windows 7 x64 from it. It seems to...
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    SAS 3g vs. 6g

    I just put together a new server using an Areca 1222 RAID card, and was disappointed to find out I got the wrong card. I meant to get the 6gb/s version. I have three SAS 15k 6g hard drives connected via a 6g SAS backplane, in RAID-10. My question is, if I replace the RAID card with the 6g...
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    SAS vs. SATA question

    I'm using online configurators at various shops to try and build my company a new server. Most of the chassis/mobos are Supermicro, and I'm finding it hard to find one that supports everything I want. I'm starting to wonder if I want the right things. I want dual-CPU socket 1366, redundant...
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    Nvidia Teslas on an office server?

    I was wondering if it's worth it to invest in nVidia Tesla cards for a Windows 2008 server. I'm reading that they're mainly intended for scientific calculations and simulations, but would they not help with ordinary office LAN services as well, like databases, XMPP, WSUS, file serving, and other...
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    Gigabyte Z68/2500k: Integrated graphics not present?

    I got a Gigabyte Z68 UD4 board a while ago. All was well until I decided to try QuickSync through my discrete graphics card by virtualizing the Intel HD integrated graphics through the discrete card -- which was a much-anticipated Z68 benefit. I can't seem to get my computer to pick up the...
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    Overclock not showing in Windows

    Intel Core i5 2500K, Gigabyte Z68 UD4 I've encountered this before on other chips and boards, and was never able to fix it. I'm sure the overclock would show on a benchmark, but I'd like to see the numbers show up in Windows (7 x64) for my own constant sense of gratification. I assumed being...
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    USB 4G device as failover internet for Win2003 network?

    Here's the situation: I run an office network with a Windows 2003 Server, where we unfortunately have a router with only one WAN port for internet access. It currently has a cable modem plugged in. I've been trying to think of a way to set up failover to a USB 4G device we happen to have, with...
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    Z68 early variants: Gigabyte UD4 vs. D2H (or the "awaiting Z68 release" thread)

    I've never been an early adopter before but would like to give it a try. Problem is, I can't find anything but very basic one-line specs for the Z68 variants released today. Does anyone who knows Gigabyte's line have an idea of what the various differences are generally between their UD4 and...
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    AutoCAD system recommendation?

    I'm building an AutoCAD system for a colleague, and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts. My experience with graphics systems has mainly been in gaming so this is sort of new territory for me. The plan so far: Xeon W3680 (6-core 12MB 3.33GHz) 12GB RAM 500GB Caviar Black HDD Assuming a...
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    Too-cheap-to-be-true software licenses

    Anyone have any experience with "softbusinessonline"? Their prices don't seem to make any sense. Is this a scam of some kind? http://www.softbusinessonline.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=10&zenid=f673a3e7a4215c38ce288e6556a4eedc I can't find anything about them on Google, but they come...