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    Intel X25-E drive

    Does the X25-E SLC drive get affected by the write performance degradation? if so, how much would the loss in performance be? I am thinking of getting a X25-E vs X25-M. This will help my decision to buy now or wait for drives with the TRIM command maybe? Thanks for any help.
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    asking for opinions

    Hey I have the PC in sig below: Was gonna ask if there is any point in going RAID-0 with my two Velociraptors or just using the SSD for my system drive or just use one Velociraptor for my main OS. I looked at some sites with Old Raptors in Raid-0 and most conclusions say there is no point to...
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    advice on upgrade

    am gonna upgrade very soon....(this month or next month at the latest) need recs on: CPU (E8400 vs Q9450) Mobo: don't know what to get, am soooo confused....heard p35 will OC to FSB of 450 and X38 only good if you want SLI or CF (am not interested to do SLI/CF), if P35 is enough, what mobo...
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    What's the best way to speed up the hdd?

    any thoughts?
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    hardware disk controller with cache

    Anyone here with any suggestions on a hardware raid/disk controller with on-board cache? preferably with a dimm slot (so it can be expanded - ram so cheap nowadays) - you may also recommend one with just on board cache w/o a dimm slot, coz they're generally cheaper. cost is an issue though hope...
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    making intel build soon

    Been putting off an upgrade for a while but now will take the intel plunge. I will be making my build in Q1 of 2008 and would like your opinion on the ff: thanks in advance to those kind enough to offer their advice. :) 1) Q6600 vs Q9450. which do you think is a better buy? I intend to OC...
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    may i ask for some help?

    Will be buying a quad core cpu for my bro and myself. He wants a Q6600, G0 stepping: How do I find out what stepping the CPU is and if I buy from an etailer here in the US, how can I tell, I'm buying a G0 stepping. I am waiting for a Penryn (45nm) CPU. Do you think it's advisable to wait...
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    Barcelona Prediction Thread

    Okay, there have been benchies out there but no one really knows how this will play out. There has also been a big discussion on the scaling issue. BUT anyway, why don't we post our estimates and see who can come closest to the real thing. We'll divide the estimates based on the following...
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    Just for fun

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzW9bevxHm4 DISCLAIMERS: This is not meant to start any flame wars. just some good hearted fun. we all know that A64/X2 pawns all things Pentium/D and that all things C2D pawns A64/X2. Barcelona vs Penryn...we don't know...
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    Barcelona and R600 on April 22?

    Don't shoot the messenger (me) I just wanna ask anyone here if they know anything of how true could this be? LINKS: http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=456&Itemid=1 now I know who Fuad is and where he was from....:)
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    Barcelona NDA

    Someone at XS thinks that the Barcelona NDA will expire on Monday (tomorrow?) Anyone know anything about this? I personally doubt it since the I didn't hear it in the link. Anyway, we can hope can we? (gets excited and waits on PC)....:)...
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    AMD and Intel

    Do you think AMD has "spies" on Intel CPU teams or vice versa? I mean, do you think Intel knows actual performance characteristics of K8L? or will AMD know the performance of Penryn (if it is already running)? I mean for C2D, Intel released public benchmarks 6 months before they launched so AMD...
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    please vote

    Which company would you love to see go down in smoke? Intel, Microsoft, AMD, Sony, Nvidia, apple?
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    would like some recommendations...

    Hello! I would appreciate some recommendations on a possible upgrade. I am getting married next year so am saving most of my money for that but I really want to upgrade soon since my last PC I built in 2004 and I don't think it will hold me till 2008 (If I wait to upgrade by then after my...
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    Will AMD ever regain the performance crown again?

    With most if not all the C2D's getting very good OCs (3+ Ghz) range and the IPC advantage it has over current AMD CPUs, do you think that AMD will ever get the performance crown back from intel? I mean, just think about it: with current C2Ds being ~15-20% better than AMD clock for clock, a 3GHz...
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    Hell freezing over...again!!!

    http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3453 share your opinion.
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    new rootkit based on VT....

    http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32783 by the way, this article isn't only on the inquirer.
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    What are your CPU upgrade plans?

    Just looking to sample the popular opinion here at AT: What are you using now (CPU and Speed) and WHEN and WHAT are you planning on upgrading to? The WHEN and WHAT should assume what CPU/platforms are/will be available at the time. e.g. A64 at 2.6Ghz now and planning to upgrade to dual...
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    dual core K8L

    K8L always had quad core mentioned with it. I know it's a native quad core design and that the QC K8L is coming in 2008. So my question is: is a dual core K8L in the works? I don't think it's been officially confirmed. if it has, when is it coming out? will it be AM2 compatible? Links please....
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    AT Benches Core 2 X6800 (2.93 Ghz Conroe) vs FX-62

    http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/06/05/first_benchmarks_conroe_vs_fx-62/ http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/intel_core_conroe_benchmarks/ http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2771
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    Crystal Ball...

    Anyone with predictions on how the CPU landscape will be once Conroe launches? specifically what will happen to AMD?
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    Would you buy AM2?

    http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=460 http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20060126111118.html Would you still buy an AM2 based system if it isn't future-ready with quad core and possibly DDR3? I think most enthusiasts will just buy a socket F system....
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    X2 3800+ or Opteron 165

    X2 3800+ 2.0 Ghz (512KB L2 Cache and 10x multi) or Opteron 165 1.8Ghz (1MB L2 and 9x multi)? Planning to do a partial upgrade to dual core goodness. Will buy ASRock 939Dual (since I need AGP slot) don't know any other mobo out there with s939 and AGP (need to keep my 6800GT for...
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    SATA question

    Hi I am planning to get a hard drive right now and want it to be future proof. If I get an SATA II / 3.0Gbps drive will it work with my SATA1 (150) mobo? I know it's not going to work at 3.0Gbps speed but will it work at SATA1 speed? need help. buying now! :)
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    planning to buy monitor

    was thinking of getting a new lcd monitor maybe 19" or up...but I was wondering which would be a future proof buy if HDCP (protected video path) in vista comes out. would i need a monitor with HDCP support? please tell me if I'm wrong, HDCP uses DVI as the port??? Also, please include common...
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    Building a budget PC

    Hi, I'm building my girl (girlfriend) a simple PC. Nope, she doesn't game, but I hope you guys can give me some suggestions on how I can get the most from my money. :) I actually thought that the aesthetics should be important since she is not a PC person, so it must look cool. my initial...
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    n00b question

    I have a wireless router with SPI and NAT enabled. If I set the port forwarding options for my router to forward ports XXXX to my pc for use with bit torrent, will it enable hackers to hack me through the forwarded ports?? I am asking this coz I taught that port forwarding adds security to...
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    Wired+Wireless

    Is there any use to connecting a PC to a wireless cable/dsl router using both an ethernet (wired) connection and a wireless-usb 54G adapter? (connecting to the same router - my bandwidth is 4+ Mbps) Is there any advantage or use to this??
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    noob question

    I recently installed a belkin 54G wireless router. The manual said that it supported SPI/NAT firewall technologies. I want to know if I'm "protected". Here is what I set up: 1) I'm connecting to it via a wireless USB adapter. I think my nvidia firewall is not pretecting this port since it...
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    USB help

    System in sig below. why is it that when I have a USB 1.1 device connected to any port of my PC (8 USB ports - 4 at back, 2 in front, 2 in brace) any USB 2.0 device I connect won't work? But if I only connect a USB 2.0 device in any of the ports alone, it works (at USB 2.0 speeds). real...
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    startup

    I recently switched my network to a wireless one and because of this, my AVG anti-virus runs before the wireless link to my router is activated which results in AVG not auto-updating on boot. Before, when i used a wired network connection, since the network is active before AVG starts, AVG is...
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    What speed are you at???

    Please answer the poll above. it is only to determine what is the average speed of the PCs used by AT users. Thanks.
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    More Hype by Sony???

    Was just watching Attack of the Show on G4TV and I found out that people are filing a law suit against sony for making up a fictitious movie critic who gave rave reviews for people to watch their films from 2000 - 2001. Films like: The Patriot, Hollowman, etc... News Link to follow once...
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    XP activation

    Would really appreciate help: I bought a raptor and reinstalled my win XP on it, of course windows XP wants to be reactivated. But I don't want to reactivate anymore because I know that eventually I will run out of "activations" and be forced to call MS for activating purposes. I still have my...
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    looking for Zebo

    Hey I know that THG isn't really anywhere close to as reliable as AT is, but could you explain why the X2 is WAY slow in the DivX thing??? is it some sort of "cheating" by THG, or some process priority issue, or maybe because the X2 only has 2 cores...
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    74gb Raptor vs 200gb seagate (7200rpm) in raid 0

    We all know that the WD74 raptor 10k drive rocks. but i've seen some guys post and say that you can get the same perfomance from two 200gb seagate or maxtor 7200rpm drives in raid 0 at the same cost (with 4x the size) anyone has info on this?? thanks
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    TV tuner help

    Thanks for any replies. I am planning to set up my HTPC soon and I plan to buy a TV-tuner card. I've read some reviews and one thing i noticed was an issue using a TV tuner card if you are using digital cable (set-top box). from what i've read, you must use the set-top box when changing...
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    Cool n Quiet

    Hi. I recently installed the AMD CPU driver to enable cool n quiet to fully work on my PC. and yes it did. it downclocked my a64 to 50% clock. and my temps were 31C but when I ran CPU intensive tasks, my CPU was "stuck" at 50% (it never got back to full speed). I tried everything i can to task...
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    "Real World" CPU Test at THG

    http://www.tomshardware.com/cp...md_system_in_operation http://www.tomshardware.com/cp...217/stress_out-08.html Can you believe it? Winchester "hotter" than Prescott? Is there an error here?
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    PSU for overclocking

    With lots of power hungry CPU's and GPU's which PSU is best for OCing? asking for your valued opinions. if possible, please include your experiences (i.e. what kind of system you run it on and if any OC's). The "value" issue is important but not a necessity. Thanks!!!