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OC'ing 6420
Going to my friends house tomrow to help him OC his 6420 (or is it a 6320 or 6620 cant remeber) and XMS2 ram. However im only expeirenced overclokcing my rig in sig. Are the multipliers unlocked on those processors? What is the best way to get ...
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32 cores coming in 2009
http://www.ultrasharpware.com/blog/2...cores-in-2009/
i wonder if computer will have lags with 32 cores
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Overclocking an ASUS EN7600GS 256MB video card
Using the ASUS utility, I've got the GPU to 440MHz, and the memory to 860MHz. I don't see an increase in fps. Any suggestions as to what I could do? I'm tired of playing Rainbow Six at 22ish fps.
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Thermal compound burn in + time
Hello, I have taken advice in a previous thread and re-applied my thermal compound although it still seems that the computer overheats and shuts down, I have cleaned the surface taken all the old paste off and re-applied. I dont have any idea w...
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Not good....
Well, I am not going to say much about this but read and this happens right when I want to try an AMD CPU.
AMD considering getting out of fabrication business
By Eric Bangeman | Published: June 19, 2007 - 02:03PM CT
2007 has not been kind t...
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About CPU!
i am a Chinese boy,i live in China.i want to buy a new cpu this summer vacation,i like PD8052.66G and CD3.06G,but i don't know what is more suitable for me.i need some detailed information about them,help me please! and my EN is poor,please don...
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E6750 and E6850
Just wondering, what would be a better buy? The E6850 costs about $80 more for a little bit faster speed. Would the E6750 be a better buy?
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4.0 GHz
Is have say and AMD X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz basically having a 4.0GHz process?
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E6750 ?
I saw the thread on here about when the Q6600 price drops the other and newer core 2 duos are dropping to and i was thinking about getting the E6750. My question is that i have the Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3 and it only supports up to 1066 FSB and th...
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e6600 or q6600
I am building a computer next month and I am having a hard time deciding between a intel e6600 and an q6600.
The q6600 is having a price drop which would bring it into my budget.
All i use the computer for is WoW and basic web surfing
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overclock amd athlon 64 3200+
hey does anyone know how to overclock amd athlon 64 3200+. it has a nvidia geforce 6100 chipset and the mobo model is c51-mcp51 and the ram is pc3200
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Windows sys. properties and OCing
I am using the Asus A8N Sli-deluxe board with AMD 3400+ and windows xp pro. In the Bios, there is an option for automatic Over clock, to a certian percentage, 3%, 5, 10, etc.)
In the system properties, it displays my cpu properly as amd 3...
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2600 recognized as a 2000
I recently substituted an AMD Athlon (XP?) 2600+ for an AMD Athlon XP 2000+. When the bios loaded after the switch, it showed that the processor was a 2000. So i reset the bios (boot without battery right?) but that didnt help. I continued to b...
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how the hell people overclock amd x2 6000+ to 3.8 GHZ?
someone left a review at newegg and he got the processor up to 3.8GHZ. I am at 3.21GHZ and thinking I could push more, but how the hell he got it up to 3.8GHZ? I also use zalmann 9500 but it still idles at 38-40 degrees range. Should I push on ...
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Can you help me Overclock my RAM?
This is my current system, seems pretty stable
FSB 255, HT 3x RAM 166 MHz raised voltages a tiny bit. I want to get my ram higher but i dont know how to. Or is it not going to go any higher? Ive also read that my FSB : DRAM should be 1 :1 ...
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E6600 woes.
It will not overclock. I am using a GIGABYTE S series, 1GB of DDR2 ram, 500w PSU. Temp monitor says CPU is never over 15 Celsius (stock cooling!) I have tried a few methods of overclocking, yet it never works and the system keeps resetting itse...
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Core Duo Problems??
My dell e1505 with the core duo t2500 has recently been really slow. It runs slow even with no programs open. Even as I am writing this.....the letters are lagging behind my typing. I checked the performance of the CPUs and the FSB speed is ...
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Should I upgrade processor?
I have an opteron 146 @ 2.7ghz. I was wondering, since my mobo can't support the new dual cores, is it worth upgrading to the x2's? I would prolly get the low end one for $100 or so and oc it to 2.6ghz. I also have a 8800gts superclocked 320...
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Semp 2800+ to XP 3200+ Question
Hi all,
Now would an upgrade from a Socket A AMD Sempron 2800+ @ 2Ghz to a AMD Athlon?XP 3200+, 2.2 GHz be worth it?
http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPF-AMD-At...-AXDA3200DKV4E
would i notice a huge improvement?
i think the Front Side Bus...
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Overheating problems please help!
Hello, my processor is a 4800+ AMD, its been overheating since my dad put both thermal paste and the pad on. So I cleaned it off with akasa tim clean and put the silver compound, first time I did it it was too thin........I put it on yesterday ...
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Possible ceiling on my AMD 64 CPU?
I've been trying to overclock my AMD 64 3000+ ever since I got it about 4 or 5 months ago. Seeing that it's stock at 1.8GHz, and my previous CPU, an AMD Athlon XP at 2.3GHz, I just feel the itch to get it as high as possible. The multiplier is ...
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Core 2 duo vs. Quad core HELP??
I'm building a computer and I'm trying to decide; should I go with the 6700 core 2 duo or is it worth it to buy the Q6600 quad core or should I save up more money and go with the core 2 extreme 6700? Are the Quad cores good enough to justify t...
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I need recomendations...
Hello all,
Iam thinking of buying an upgrade to my pentium 4.
I dont' want to built it, I just want to buy a desktop.
Do you guys have any recommendations from any good sites?
I dont' play games. I mostly want my computer to watch T...
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windows xp with athlon x2
hello;
i just have a quick question. i am still using windows xp 32-bit sp2 and was wondering if it uses both cores of my cpu.
this is prolly a dumb question lol
because it seems like i'm not getting a lot of performance... maybe its j...
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Need help deciding
Ok so my friend wants to sell my his old processor its a
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Toledo 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - OEM
but my computer alrdy has a Processor which i believe is a
[AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice 2.4GHz 512K...
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Can't Boot Computer
So today whenever I tried to boot the computer as normal or in safe mode, I got this:
I put the XP disc inside, and ran recovery. At the setup menu I pressed "R" to the recovery thing.
People said then a "C:\Windows" s...
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Which CPU?
New to the forum so please forgive me if this seems simplistic....
Just purchased an Intel D955XBK I955X Socket 775 mobo...and I'm confused as to which compatible processor will be the fastest for my applications.
General Features:
Int...
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