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    What else is governing max memory supported?

    Given the same CPU, motherboard chipset and # of DIMM slots, what accounts for differences in maximum memory supported by the mobo? Wanting to buy an X48, but can only find max memory = 8 GB To get to (Intel) max memory = 16 GB, have to find a SB = ICH10(R), currently only available with a...
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    Use Mobo to skip OS and go straight to Net

    I thought I read a while back (Anandtech?) that a mobo manufacturer (ASUS?) was working on something that would allow users to go straight to the Net without loading their OS...haven't been able to dig it up...anyone have a clue?
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    AMD LE 1640 disappears

    So this week I was going to order the components for my budget HTPC, which WAS to include an AMD LE 1640...only to discover that it has vaporized from the web from one week to the next, including the AMD website. I guess it's not that big a deal to drop down to the LE 1620, but if I had known...
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    CoreTemp

    Anandtech just reviewed the Freezer Pro 7. The author notes "In comparing results, please keep in mind the test results from the new cooling bed using CoreTemp are not directly comparable to earlier cooling results." Guess he put that in b/c the Ultima 90 now reads +7C hotter under load than...