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    What ram to use with this overclock?

    I'm planning to overclock an athlon ii x2 240 (2.8 ghz, 14x multi). It supports DDR3-1333(mhz) max. What overclock is possible and what ram will complement it without being overkill? (i'm thinking ddr3-1600 9-9-9 downclocked to 1333-8-8-8 at 2.8 GHz and climb from there)
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    What ram to optimise this overclock?

    I'm planning to overclock an athlon ii x2 240 (2.8 ghz, 14x multi). It supports DDR3-1333(mhz) max. What overclock is possible and what ram will complement it without being overkill? (i'm thinking ddr3-1600 9-9-9 downclocked to 1333-8-8-8 at 2.8 GHz and climb from there)
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    Want to get a Phenom II X2 555...

    ...I want to unlock the two disabled cores. Does anyone know the success rate for them, or specific batches? Also what is a good matx mobo for unlocking/overclocking? I'd like an 890GX board (and use the 6gb/s SATA with the next release of Intel SSD) but that chipset dropped support for core...
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    What do you think of this build?

    Hi, how does this build look? I would use it for moderate playing of Flight Simulator X at 1920x1200, hopefully with gfx as high as possible. -CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620 ($100) (overclocked to ~3.25 Ghz) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103706 -mobo: GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H...
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    AC adapter help

    Hi, I've got a notebook that is missing its original AC adapter. The original was rated at 16V/ 4.5A/72W. The closest I have is a 13V/4.2A adapter. Assuming the adapter can exceed its rating by 300mA, would the undervoltage be passed the damage threshold?
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    Will smaller CPUs be less reliable?

    I was thinking that as IC features shrink down to tens of atoms, will there be a noticeable increase in failures from things such as cosmic rays and electromigration?
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    A few questions regarding wafers

    Hi, there are often photos of people holding or otherwise touching an exposed wafer. http://regmedia.co.uk/2007/09/19/idf_wafer_1.jpg Aren't they dust sensitive? are they 1.used/2.usable after being displayed or handled? What about this image...
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    electronics question

    Hi, I have a printer that specifies the use of a 32V 2500mA AC adapter. I plugged a 31.5V 3.17A AC adapter in instead and the printer worked but I unplugged it after 5 seconds. Later I got hold of the required 32V 2500mA adapter and the printer works fine. Is it safe to use the 31.5V 3.17A...
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    What RAM frequency for a 1333 mhz FSB?

    Hi, I'm planning to build a new system. I sought out that sticky (this one) that describes the relationship between FSB/DDR. I was happy that the e8400 was the example 'coz that's what I'm getting: Unfortunately the url to the chart has turned into an ad-farm and The Internet Archive...
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    Recommendations for a LGA-775 Micro-ATX motherboard?

    Hi, there. I'm wondering what would be a good micro-ATX LGA-775motherboard. I want to put a C2D e8400 in it plus a decent video card for gaming and media center duties. I'm after (in the following order) reliability, good quality, decent performance. After a few hours of searching...
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    What do you think of this motherboard?

    see here. Stop making threads on the same topic. Keep it in the thread you already started Here. Thank you-Anandtech Mod DAPUNISHER
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    Time to move on from ATA/PCI? (Updated with pics)

    Originally posted here. It's time for a least one mobo to boldly move beyond ATA and PCI... I like my motherboard to be neat, so getting rid of those two legacy buses should free up a bit of real-estate to make better board layouts that reduce pcb layers, and hopefully cost less too. I...
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    Stretch a 90.3mm² @ 65nm design to 90.3mm² @ 45nm. The result?

    If a 65nm design was made with 45nm but keeping the 65nm die size, what would be the result of this extra manufacturing 'resolution' and precision? Putting aside that the transition in process nodes is not a simple copy and paste, and the less profit per wafer, wouldn't the yield be...
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    Current state of power-over-SATA

    Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone has any info about the current status of power over eSATA. It had been expected to have been finalized by now (they said in 'H2'), but there has not been any news. Also, I'm not sure it power over (internal) SATA was also part of the spec. I think it...
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    C2D price gone UP 30% in the past month!?!?

    Hi all, I've been waiting over half a year for the prices of the E8400 'wolfdale' cpu to come down and it did, a month ago it was down to AU $200 at the cheapest seller and averaging around AU $220 (comparing prices at www.shopbot.com.au). However, in the past four weeks or so, the price...