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    Pentium M vs. Celeron M

    I need a very basic laptop to take with me on my business trips. I have been looking at basic Hp laptops and am wondering: Is there a performance gap between Pentium M and Celeron M? I know the new Pentium M has a 533 FSB but they cost too much for me. I ahev narrowed it down to 2 I am...
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    Recommend an All-In-One Printer/Scanner/Fax/Copier

    Any HP all-in-one should satisify your needs. Be sure it has fax though.
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    Just to put it shortly 2x It is either your graphics card, or not enough RAM
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    Why not DOOM3? I thought ATI kicked nVIDIA's *** in Doom 3. I can't wait until ATI comes out with their Multi-Rendering. It is an enhanced SLI where you can use two different modeled cards and work them in parallel. Example would be X800XT + X700XT + multi-rendering = kick ass performance
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    What I meant on the post before is even if a SLI 6600GT is not better than 850PE, it is pretty expensive and you pay a lot for the high performance it gives.
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    Even if it doesn't, i don't think he would want to buy it. You really pay for the performance there! :)
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    I like both nVIDIA and ATI so I really do not care which card i get. :) That's true that 3DMark does not pertain to real world gaming but dosen't that have any influence on performance at all?
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    It's funny how everyone defends their company. I go for any company that offers me the best deal, and not because I always buy from it or like it.
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    here you go http://www.giga-byte.com/VGA/News/News_105.htm
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    let me find it again. It was probably advertisement to see their "ultra cool two GPU on one freakin card SLI 6600GT!"
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    power supply question

    It is pretty good. Some computer companies use their products.
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    they didn't even have a GeForce 6600 GT SLI review in that test. Gigabyte claims that it does in their tests. :P
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    Sht, i typed wrong. screw what i said about outperforming
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    Yes it does larry. you better read that website's reviews again. :)
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    Thats true but it is kind of expensive right?
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    Or go SLI. Dual GeForce 6600GT outpreforms a ATI Radeon X850XT PE
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    Dynex reliable?

    I don't exactly go for brand names on CD drives. They are usually all the same, just under a different brand. Take Nike for example. A shoe they make would be around $50. A shoe made by another company that is similar would only be like $30.
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    Where is the bottleneck?

    You system exceeds the minimum requirements to play HL2. The cause could be your system running low on RAM. If you run other applications while playing HL2, it may be leeching RAM from your game and cause it to stop functioning. Remember, it needs a full 256MB.
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    When DVD+RW 8.5 Dual layer Media expected to come out?

    I think that a normal DVD can handle 8.5 if you have a dual layer DVD burner.
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    When DVD+RW 8.5 Dual layer Media expected to come out?

    I think HP sells them.
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    what is a good high wattage psu to buy?

    It really depends on what hardware you use. If you use hardware that dosen't drain too much power, a lower watt psu is good. 400 is probably a good choice.
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    Yeah. I heard that Intel will go Dual-Core and 64-bit on all their processors at the end of this year. he won't need dual-cores but he will need the Nocona's 64-bit. Since he's getting two (I'm guessing 2.8GHz Xeon w/EM64T), he will have enough to last him a while. I have no clue how much...
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    Sorry about that blank post. Content creation is when you compose programs, graphical items, audio... Anything that involves the creation of a software.
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    He has a pretty tight budget. Can't go over $3000. I've read Intel is better at content creaton. He wants either a Xeon Processor or a Operton. He will go dual processor so he won't go abouve 3.2GHz Xeon of Operton 242.
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    I always thought MP was good, but i guess operton is better. I have finally changed his mind an he will to AMD now. Now then, what processor should I get him? he will not do work nearly as extensive as mine, but it will be similar. 2800+, 3000+ are out of the picture.
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    Would Dual AMD Athlon MP(TM) 2800+ be a killer for what he does?
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    his top reasons are: Multitasking Content Creation
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    yeah, built that Operton(TM). I did make one adjustment though. Upgraded to Dual Operton(TM) 246 instead of 244. Runs my apps like crazy. Thanks ribbon. He is addicted to intel like it's some sort of drug, so i'll just build an intel system for him. he is no gamer but he is a multitasker.
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    You bet he dosen't. I will probably not give him less than 512MB. He wants LGA 775 because he is stupid. S478 does not perform much worse, but he is the one who will make the calls. 3.4 sounds fine and 512 is probably just the amount he needs. I have no idea what graphics card he wants, but I...
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    His final decision is a LGA 775 processor and 256-1024MB RAM. Any sized HDD larger than 160. I don't know anything about Intel so I am in need of some help. Thanks.
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    oh never mind, that fool changed his mind again.
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    Calling All Intel Lovers

    My brother needs another computer and is asking me to build him one. He is committed to Intel (but that's beside the point). He wants a P4 Socket 478 or 775. He is NOT a gamer but a power application worker like me. He wants at least 256MB RAM and at least a 200GB HDD. Any suggestions are...
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    ***New "family" Computer***

    Though I would go AMD as well, if you really wanted an Intel Processor, I would not recommend getting one higher than 3.2GHz. The Price to Performance ratio drops from there. I would really recommend the A64 2800+ since it is the best Price to Performance processor out there right now.
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    Going to build my daughter a $500 system

    Building you own will save you money. I built my friend a A64 for only $382 and it was pretty good.
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    I got about 1 k to make a gaming pc.

    ATI X800XT 500MHz GPU 1000MHz RAM
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    I got about 1 k to make a gaming pc.

    All you have to look at is the specs. ATI usually has a faster GPU and faster GPU RAM. I personally prefer nVIDIA, but I recommend ATI since they have better specs. They are below: nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 370MHz Clock Speed 1000MHZ Memory Speed I can't find X800XT specs right now.
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    How often do u reinstall?

    I don't have XP. I have 95 which is highly unstable, but I never install because I have backup files to recover my pc. XP Pro comes with ASR which is a recovery program that can recover XP when it fails. go to start, run, and type in NTBACKUP.exe you must have XP Pro, and the process...
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    I got about 1 k to make a gaming pc.

    Please excuse my stupidity. If 1k is $1000 then I would recommend you get: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 1GB RAM ATI X800XT Pro or nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT A hard drive that fits your need. If 1k is $10000 then get the best you can get.
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    My new A64 system's compatibility issues?

    where's your config?