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    difference with "Business class" proc from amd?

    Opteron has 1207 pins (socket F), whereas athlon or phenom have 940 pins (AM2, AM2+). Socket F supports more than one processor.
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    Phenom II 940 (deneb) @ 3DMARK @ Everest and a bit of OC

    http://en.hardspell.com/doc/sh...ws_id=3858&pageid=3150 The review of Phenom II is here, it is about 8% faster than Phenom, so it is meant to compare to Core 2 Quad. Core i7 is currently untouchable in terms of overall performance.
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    overclock memory but not CPU?

    You increase the bus and reduce the multiplier, then you can get the CPU close to stock speed. You can use a tool like "RMClock" to reduce the multiplier. But currently RMClock is no updated, so it doesn't support i7.
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    Strange error beeps!!

    http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml found this in google with search keyword "BIOS error beep codes" You have to know which BIOS your motherboard is using
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    nVidia 6100, is it failing

    I wanted to change it now because i am afraid that when the mainboard fails, socket AM2 will be obsolete and AM2 mainboard price will be very high. Well, I am not a gamer, I just play simple games. Or can i wait until the mainboard completely fails before changing, how long will AM2 socket be...
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    nVidia 6100, is it failing

    But it should be able to support vista... Vista works initially, and failed to work after 12 months. 2 USB ports are missing for no reason, should i change the nforce mainboard to ATi chipset mainboard?
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    nVidia 6100, is it failing

    after using MSI nforce 403 + GeForce 6100 IGP for about half a year, two USB ports went missing for no reason, they areidentified as unknown devices in Device Manager. when the warranty is over, about 12 months +, Vista cannot work, the display just doesn't show up after log in. I tried...
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    How do you pronounce RADEON?

    Some voted for Gee-Force............. -_-"
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    Newbie question

    Another difference, Core 2 supports x86-64.
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    Now that the GTX 260 is the same price as the 4870...

    Assuming that you have an Intel Chipset mainboard, you can add another ATi card in crossfire mode.
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    Intel Q6600 vs. AMD Phenom 9600

    About the TLB http://techreport.com/discussions.x/13724 Performance hit with patch http://techreport.com/articles.x/13741/4 Anyway, you can use it without the patch until the thing really occurs... Its not serious to have a L3 TLB bug, but the problem is it reduces performance when the...
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    Software to monitor shut down PC incase of fan failure

    A rapid rise in temperature will cause an immediate power off with no warnings to protect processor, I think throttle is only for temperature rise that is not too rapid and at the same time the temperature is high an close to threshold. Well, I am not very sure, but I think it should work like that.
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    Intel Q6600 vs. AMD Phenom 9600

    Check properly, click "View all Products" at the bottom of the chart, 9600 is there All CPU have bugs (hundreds of them), they will correct the bugs each new revision, and its not easy to trigger the bug. It requires a combination of code in order to trigger the bug. Buy 9650 if you can, but...
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    processor testing safety...

    Did you overclock, its very difficult to get yourself a bad CPU, I suppose Intel tested every CPU before selling them?
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    Intel Q6600 vs. AMD Phenom 9600

    http://www.tomshardware.com/ch...rs/xvid-1-1-2,403.html Here you go, choose the benchmark you want to compare.
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    My New AMD rig

    ...sweating (-_-)"", this thread has become meaningless, you guys have to stop.
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    My New AMD rig

    (-_-)"
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    Intel E2220 VS AMD X2 5400+ .. Which one better?

    Voltage doesn't exactly represent power conumption, Intel Pentium/MMX or Older K6 requires much higher voltage (2V+)?, but these processors are not power hungry. The process to fab these processors might be slightly tweaked. 5600+ is the highest end of 65W CPU, so it must be 65W. The power of...
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    GT280 or two 4850s in CF

    Wait wait, it won't be long until there are reviews that compare both in terms of performance and power consumption. CF 4850 power consumption compared to GTX 280 is not reviewed by reviewers... After all those reviews, take a calculator and start calculating which is the best purchase for you.
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    celeron 2.6Ghz to pentium 4 2.6Ghz - is it worth it?

    Heatspeader is a Metal Cap on top of the CPU, normally silver colored, laptop procs do not have that , Core 2 or Turion, not sure about Pentium 4, if you push the heatsink wrongly, it will damage the chip. the increase in cache is going to help a bit maybe more than 10% in games. I wouldn't...
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    Hard drive failing?

    Yes threshold is 97, http://www.hdtune.com/ download the free version and read the S.M.A.R.T. data of the HDD It is under "Health" tab
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    WOW!

    Dell like other vendor (HP, Lenovo etc), they use generic RAM such as Hexon, Hynix, Samsung.... a good MB should be able to take all sorts of RAM? I am not sure though, but I am currently using Aeneon 1GB 667 DDR-2 & Hexon 1GB 667 DDR-2 on MSI mainboard (AMD X2 3800+) running in dual-channel...
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    Intel E2220 VS AMD X2 5400+ .. Which one better?

    http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=462 I would say 780G + 4850e 45W (2.5GHz), since BT is considered idle, you can save some power. Graphic chip's architecture is suitable for HD decoding, on the other hand x86 CPU is going to struggle, a graphic chip that supports HD decoding...
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    PC hangs for unknown reason

    When I am watching videos, suddenly a message popped out from my screen "input signal not supported", the audio continues, but there's nothing I can do to bring to screen back, so i reset. I watch the movie again, and after a few minutes, again the same thing occur, "input signal not supported"...
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    WOW!

    Does not fit? oops, maybe you can order one from dell? I thought heatsink for AM2 is standardized? It's very risky, the heatsink that comes with Dell might be designed for 125W or it might not. The stock HSF of 6000+ is different from the rest of HSF of dual cores from AMD, 6000+ needs better...
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    WOW!

    WARNING Use a cooler that is used for single core on this dual core, I bet you haven't tortured your CPU yet, it might overheat or burnt under full load, better get one heatsink that is certified for 125W TDP procs. Responsiveness is due to dual core, any dual-core is more responsive compared to...
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    Idle temperatures of 41 on a IP35 Pro + Core 2 E8400. Is that normal?

    BIOS does not read temperature from CPU? CPU temperature reported by the BIOS is usually 10C lower than the one reported by CPU? I am not sure, but this is what i get. use software such as RMClock that could read temperature from CPU, and then post the result again. Just simply encode a video...
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    Which Socket AM2 cpu should I buy?

    Athlon X2 2.7 is definitely faster, they are the same, both have 2X512kb, you can consider both as same CPU with only difference in MHz. x2 4450e has the same price as athlon x2 2.7 due to 45W. So if u don't mind another 20W, that is 65W, 2.7ghz is the way to go. EDIT No only Intel Core...
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    ATI 4xxx Series Thread

    http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...howthread.php?t=191096 some benches for 4850
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    Budget CPU: e2220 or x2 4850e?

    Nope, intel has'nt given nvidia the specs to do chipset for nehalem. Intel won't give it to nvidia according to rumors.
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    Budget CPU: e2220 or x2 4850e?

    is X2 4800+ cheaper? X2 4850e should be slightly more expensive bcoz of 45W TDP. Anyway you can also go nvidia chipset + Intel CPU, for HD decoding. Why spend more on CPU if he is not gaming? Just use the extra money to increase HDD size and also RAM
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    AT Benches Nehalem

    The impressive 40% gain is mainly due to the HT - HyperThreading. QPI benefits servers, not so much for desktop users. If intel would have implemented HT into Core 2 LGA 775, I think a 30-40% is not impossible, but I guess its not gonna happen, HT is exclusively for Nehalem only. Wonder why AMD...
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    Nehalem brand name will be...

    Core 2 Quad QPI HT
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    Nehalem Benchmarked

    That's the main reason why intel won't raise their price even if AMD go under, they have to compete with their own products, convince people that their new product is better or worth the upgrade, because office applications do not benefit much from anything more than dual core.
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    Assassin's Creed - decision to remove DX 10.1 support

    But they are all 40+ fps, nvidia or ati , not too bad for good gaming experience. Its funny nvidia refuses to support dx 10.1, they already have the specs for dx10.1 for quite sometime, aren't they? Maybe they just figure out that its current architecture cannot match ati when dx10.1 is...
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    Is anyone using a 3870X2 on an X48 board?

    I suppose this is ATi Vista bugs. I have had this problem with 7.x driver on my laptop's ATi IGP. The screen is completely unreadable after booting into windows for 10 mins, the system is running, its just that something when wrong with the graphic, there's nothing i can do except reset. Rolling...
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    Assassin's Creed - decision to remove DX 10.1 support

    It seems nViDiA has better relationships with the game developer/OEM, AMD/ATi is very poor in this department. AMD/ATi is to be blamed for poor business practices? Current Intel mainboard and future Nahalem only support ATi crossfire, so I don't think ATi is underdog. ViA CPU + nViDiA SLi ...
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    Phenom x4 9550 experience

    Intel can do 4, while AMD can only do 3 instructions per clock maximum, i think that is what makes AMD slower. AMD spends lots of resources on memory bandwidth thing than the core it seems. Phenom is taken from the server CPU design. When there is no intention of overclocking, phenom is...
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    Some information on a P4 2.8ghz

    The RAMBUS is running hot, PC-1200 version is running @ 600 MHZ, can't imagine what happens if you overclock it. The clock speed is even higher than the top DDR2. My opinion is to leave the system as it is, use until it dies. RAMBUS is obsolete, might be harder to get than SD RAM? I am unsure...
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    Unlocked Cpu's

    But extreme series is not "cheap" anymore. When you plan to overclock, buy the cheaper processor and try to squeeze out the performance of the expensive processor (on air). IIRC, extreme has unlocked multiplier?