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    8400/8500 Penryn's

    I see a lot of threads with folks buying the new 45nm's, but I haven't seen Anandtech do a review or benchmark any of them.. Is this correct or am i blind in one eye and can't see with the other..? Any other trustworthy sites have any reviews..?
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    Nehalem and Penryn

    If I were to buy a motherboard today, which one would accept the new chips from Intel.. if any..? Would the x38 be the best choice..? are they moving from LGA 775 to a new socket..? Sorry for noob or "too early to tell" questions. Thanks! Tyler
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    AvP-R

    NOT see this movie. I got really excited when the ad said "Welcome to Gunnison Colorado" where the film is supposed to take place.. I lived in Gunni' and loved it.. then I found out they just took the name, and has nothing to do with the town. That and I found out who is directing it...
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    Screen Resolution

    Hi, I've heard that the lower your screen resolution, the more strain it puts on the CPU vs the GPU.. Is this correct? For an example, I played COH last night at 10x7 with everything on medium, would I get better frames if i put it at a higher res and turn everything to low..? System...
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    Counter Strike Source Server list?

    I was browsing the forums and it looks like there is a strong number of Strizzy players out there, but no thread on where everyone plays. My group just got a 20 man pub 100tic with voting for the next map in rotation. We have about 23 members in the clan, so we can get it populated without...
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    Cant play BF2 with Core 2 duo

    I posted this in general hardware cause I dont really know where to put it, but here is my problem. I was able to play BF2 and now I cant. My laptop is a Dell Inspiron with 1gb Ram, x1400 256mb and a T5500@1.66. I ran the EA Info and it said I need to have a 1.7. is there anyway around...
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    Cant play BF2 with Core 2 duo

    I was just able to play BF2 and now I cant. Its because my T5500 Core 2 Duo is clocked at 1.66. I searched everywhere to see if there is a solution but I cant find any. Anyone have any ideas how to get around this? Its a Dell Inspiron so overclocking is out of the question. Any help...
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    What the hell?

    As soon as I enter an online multiplayer game ie BF2, CSS.. my net is fast and fine (i am actually alt-tabed out of BF2 right now just to post this)... as soon as i disconnect from the game.. the ping in my ventrilo channel shoots to 24,000 and my net in general goes to hell. I talked to my...
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    Input light constantly BLINKING

    Hey crew.. I have fixed wireless coming into the house and its been pretty stable until about a week ago. i have a linksys router and the damn internet light is always blinking, the blink continous through to the hub and even makes my ethernet light blink on my pc. is this my router or the...
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    Dell LCD wall mount..?

    Hey crew, quick question. I have a new Dell 17" LCD screen and I want to get a swivel wall mount. I've googled it but i dont know if the ones sold have the pattern to match the one on the back of the monitor, or if they come with a general template plate.. anyone here have a wall mount for...
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    ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe Socket T (intel)

    anyone own one of these yet..? ive read up on them and have been trying to find an actual owner of an intel SLi board. ive read the benchmarks etc, but i want customer reviews. i plan on building a comp the end of this summer and im an intel fan.. i also want sli and DDR2 compatibility...
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    Anyone have a Brokers License..?

    Im currently studying to get my brokers license... Im very close to taking the Federal/state exam and was wondering if any of you guys (if you have a license) have any hints or help for me. If not, thats cool, I'll just pull my hair out and pray to the Realestate Gods. BAH
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    MPG into an Avatar??

    I have a clip of simpsons I want to make my avatar (for other forums).. is there any way to convert it.. say into a gif or anything else so it will play without media player etc??
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    I Applaud ATOT

    Why..? Any of you guys ever been to the Steam Forums..? The comunity over there has changed so radically that its useless to go there asking for help. Anandtech has a wonderful community with so much help, advise and caring that it's a pleasure to browse through here and go tell all your...
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    problem with nForce2 board

    I just purchased this board (MSI K7N2G) from newegg with: AMD XP +1700 512mb DDR333 and some other odds and ends. I am a somewhat experienced computer builder, but this thing is driving me nuts. After done building it with 350w power supply, 30gig HD, and a 52x, it basically starts up when it...
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    MSI K7N2G (nForce2 Chipset)

    I just purchased this board from newegg with: AMD XP +1700 512mb DDR333 and some other odds and ends. I am a somewhat experienced computer builder, but this thing is driving me nuts. After done building it with 350w power supply, 30gig HD, and a 52x, it basically starts up when it wants...
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    RAMBUS + 8x AGP..?

    Ive been searching for a mobo that accepts RDRAM and has an 8x AGP slot... I have yet to find one. I want to upgrade my slow-ass 800mhz PIII to a 2.4 P4 and I have Rambus RAM. I know DDR is just as fast if not faster, but I already have over 512mb of rambus, so im not going to buy DDR. Does...