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    sigma design SMP8630 Series limited to H.264@L4.0

    According to this doc : SMP3860, can decode h.264 up to Level 4.0 but for Bluray where it can L4.1. What this mean ? The chip cannot decode MKV/x264 @L4.1 ? I project to buy a "popcorn hour A110" Based on this chip. Will it decode my HD RIP ?
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    Stock Coooler for high temperature environement.

    Is the standard boxed intel cooler for a E8400 @ stock speed sufficient, with ambiant temp that can go up to 35°C. Should i go for a more performing cooler ? (Always@ stock speed)
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    The best passively cooled GC.

    Can anyone tell me what would be the best passively cooled graphics Card of the moment.(on a performence / max-temperature ratio criteria) I got a very negative experience with a Gigabyte P/C 7600 GT ( frequent over heating) I work in a hot environement ~ 30°C. Thanks :)
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    CPU vs. GPU ugrade for MS FSX.

    A friends who possed a pentuim D 960 + a geforce 7900 gtx ask me what is the best upgrade to increase perfomances in MS Flight Simulator X Service Pack 2. Knowing that this software is widely processor depandant and that since SP1 it managed multicore CPUs I tell him to keep his graphics...
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    Firefox 3 speed improvement myth.

    Despite the fact that FF3 is the speadiest (finale release) browser in sunspider benchmark and maybe other benchs , the perception i have using it on a daily basis is very different! In fact i'am using a very old config for my browsing tasks (PIII 1Gh / 384 Mb), and here i can say that...
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    P6 pentium 3 EB/S vs core 2 duo (clock for clock)

    I wonder how much IPC improvement the core 2 arch accoplished against the old P6 arch (let alone the netburst) how a p3s @ 1.4 Ghz would perform against a C2D @ the same clock speed (in single threaded bench)