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    Fanless underclocked penryn for absolute quiet?

    Forget liquid cooling. Is it possible to create a setup where I can run the Penryn at say p4 2.8 ghz speeds without using a fan? Or perhaps this would be possible with the Nehalem... obviously that's speculation. I would love to have a stable system that could be completely quiet. We're at the...
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    New R700 Optimum Build

    Ok... building a machine around the HD 4870 X2 R700 (http://sg.vr-zone.com/articles...rce_GTX_280/5851.html) Or the GTX 280 if it wins in the end. (Is the GTX 280 also dual chips?) So the question is...what do you speculate will be the optimum setup? Mind you I know nothing about today's...
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    I was considering a mac pro until...

    I found out that upgrading from 2 GBs to 8 GBs of "800MHz DDR2 fully buffered ECC memory" adds $1500! To TOP that off... 32 GB adds $9100!!!!!!!!!!!!! Am I crazy... or is this highway robbery!?
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    e8400 Motherboard Lineup

    I have searched for this, but have been unsuccessful. Is there one article that reviews all the motherboards out there for the new 45 nm processors? I haven't found one source that reviews the different chipsets available from the different manufacturers. Anyone know of any?
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    Quad Core Energy Use

    I know that Quad core will use more energy when under heavy load, but I'm wondering when the system is under normal use (using Firefox, for instance), will there be a way to idle the extra two cores in order to save on energy usage? Or is that impossible given the design? Also, does anyone...
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    R700 and 8400

    I realize this is speculation, but do you guys think the current 8400 will be able to keep pace with the R700 from ATI (or Nvidia's next offering)? I want this to be my last PC until it dies.
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    SLI Motherboard Roundup

    I am trying to find an article that has a review of all the SLI boards currently available with 1333 FSB for the new Dual Cores (I'm looking at the 8400). I'm having trouble finding an article that tests the recent Intel chips. Anyone have any articles they can point me to? Your help is much...
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    Anandtech should have this...

    Why can't Anandtech offer a State of Technology feature that lists the latest and greatest computer tech in an easy to digest, all-in-one article/decision tree? I'm one of many users who waits for 4 years and then goes crazy upgrading his rig to the latest processor out there, within a...