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Raid difficulties

the thinking behind the RAID 0 array was as follows: This machine will be a workstation, used mainly with mapping and GIS software, often used remotely over the internet. RAM and Hard Drive access speed will be the most critical bottlenecks on this machine; hence 4GB of RAM and a RAID 0...
- hennethannun
- Post #4
- Jul 22, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Raid difficulties

So, specs first: E8400 Wolfdale Asus P5K-E Wi/fi 4GB OCZ titanium DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 (i think) 2x2GB 7800 GTX 2 x Western Digital 320GB SATA hdd (Caviar SE16) XP SP2 NEC Floppy drive I've built several computers over the past years, so I'm well versed with the basics, but I've never...
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- Jul 22, 2008
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Tv-Tuner and Internet won't play nice

thanks Mcveigh, I already have contacted them by email. waiting for response. anyone else have any suggestions?
- hennethannun
- Post #3
- Mar 20, 2008
- Forum: Audio Components
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Tv-Tuner and Internet won't play nice

I'm having some trouble with my TV-tuner. I use RCN for both cable television and internet. Last summer I purchased an ATI theater 650 tuner card. Using a simple coax y-splitter I connected my computer to both the internet and the cable signal from the same wall jack. A different jack in...
- hennethannun
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- Mar 19, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Audio Components
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What is the sweet spot these days with CPU's?

I have to disagree with this reasoning. The Q6600 can almost match the gaming performance of the E8400 when heavily overlocked, but it also uses more power, generates more heat and doesn't have the 45nm improvements (SSE4, the video encoding instructions etc). Also, Microcenter's $200 in store...
- hennethannun
- Post #16
- Mar 17, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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so I will be getting a new comp...

Intel has a product to match or exceed to the performance of the competing AMD at every point on the PC spectrum. AMD is competitive at the low end (say an arbitrary cut-off of $130 or so). Their products will match Intel's for heat production, power consumption and performance, and in...
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- Post #21
- Mar 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Have Wolfdale cpus been officially released -- and what of their prices?

well my new E8400 (purchased one month ago) would seem to suggest that Intel already has been released. but it seems likely that Intel isn't really feeling much pressure to keep the supply flowing all that fast. I mean, Phenom is sort of stumbling out of the blocks too, and isn't close to...
- hennethannun
- Post #12
- Mar 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Q9450 or E8400?

wow, I got my E8400 at the beginning of february for $209 shipped. i think $183 is Intel bulk price, right? so i think ~$200 is what they should be selling for now, assuming you can find one. but supply/demand and all seems to be making the etailers a bit greedy. as for the original...
- hennethannun
- Post #7
- Mar 6, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which processor performs better?

Hold on there OP, you may want to go into a bit more depth with this whole process. You list two processors as your main points of comparision (an X2 6400+ and a Phenom 9500), but there's a lot more to consider about those two processors. the X2 is a K8 architechture. It's design is no...
- hennethannun
- Post #6
- Mar 5, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Why such a large price difference in these two processors?

Amberclad is right. no point running out for a conroe chip now with wolfdale on the market and penryn due out in March/April (at least the reasonably priced ones).
- hennethannun
- Post #7
- Mar 3, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Tuniq Tower 120

21C is possible in my house during the winter. i keep the heat low for comfort (and to save money) and my house is frequently 65F or lower when it's below freezing outsite. Which means that low 20s idle is possible with a good tower cooler. Of course, in the summer time the house is much...
- hennethannun
- Post #11
- Feb 29, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Tuniq Tower 120

yeah, that thing is an absolute monster. Everyone I know who has tried to install one (myself included) has horror stories about having to take the motherboard out of the case and using so much force they were sure it would snap in half. And all those fancy heatpipe coolers on the north/south...
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- Post #3
- Feb 29, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Core 2 Duo E6850 VS Quad Q6600 In a AMING PC....Which one should I use?

It's true that most games are WAY more GPU restricted that CPU restricted. but that in and off itself would be an argument to get the cheapest processor (the E8400) allowing the marginal savings to be spent on a better GPU. As for bunnyfubbles point that "by the time we start encountering...
- hennethannun
- Post #21
- Feb 29, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Core 2 Duo E6850 VS Quad Q6600 In a AMING PC....Which one should I use?

E8400 is the way to go for a gaming pc. It's cheaper AND better than the E6850. If you can find one that is definitely the way to go. As for E6850 at 4ghz v Q6600 @3.2ghz. It's sort of a moot point. the E6850 is faster at stock anyway, and there are VERY few games that actually take...
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- Post #14
- Feb 28, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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better CPU to last me 2 to 3 years

Sorry, I tried to make it pretty clear. "If you aren't going to do anything that will actually take advantage of the quad-core, then you are just throwing performance away by buying the slower quad over the faster dual." therefore, if you are going to do those things that benefit from...
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- Post #45
- Feb 27, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is my Dual Core 3.2ghz faster than the Core 2 Duo 2.2ghz?

sure it's faster. says so right in the topic title. Of course, the C2D is better. It is far more efficient and performs many more operations per clock cycle. so even though it doesn't run as fast, it gets more done in the same amount of time.
- hennethannun
- Post #10
- Feb 27, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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better CPU to last me 2 to 3 years

i think you're wrong there lopri. If you aren't going to do anything that will actually take advantage of the quad-core, then you are just throwing performance away by buying the slower quad over the faster dual. But the truth right now is that relatively few people actually do quad-core type...
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- Post #43
- Feb 27, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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better CPU to last me 2 to 3 years

Well, supreme commander is exactly the sort of game that would benefit most from multi-core, since RTS games with huge numbers of units are CPU intensive. BUT that review doesn't seem to dsicuss the resolutions used for their CPU tests. So it's great that quad-core was 12% better, but was that...
- hennethannun
- Post #39
- Feb 27, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which Socket 939 CPU to get for Gaming

$150 is too much to spend on a s939 system. the 175 is a fine processor, but the marginal improvement over your current system is not worth that kind of money. If you can't get a new processor for less than $50-$75 I think you are just better off waiting until you can afford to replace your...
- hennethannun
- Post #11
- Feb 26, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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better CPU to last me 2 to 3 years

aigomoria. I just have to disagree with you. what you say about the speed of adoption is more or less correct (though I don't see any reason to think that the rate of progress is increasing), BUT only at the truly high end. Obviously Quad-Core is the way to go at the top of the market right...
- hennethannun
- Post #17
- Feb 26, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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better CPU to last me 2 to 3 years

Idontcare is right, Buying quad core NOW so that you might get a small advantage in games in 2010 is silly. Buy the better gaming processor now (E8400) that will ALSO save you money by using up significantly less power over the next several years. And then, in 2010 or 2011 look at quad or...
- hennethannun
- Post #14
- Feb 26, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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E8400 vs Q6600 for $200

fair enough, I was rather careless with my usage of the two terms. You bring up a perfectly valid situation where the productivity of single-threaded apps can be improved by multi-core processors. but I think my larger point, that the number of situations where 4 cores as opposed to 2 is a...
- hennethannun
- Post #51
- Feb 26, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which Socket 939 CPU to get for Gaming

a few more specifics on your situation would be helpful OP (what sort of stuff do you do with your pc? what do you have now? etc). wait, i see your gaming system link now... But my initial reaction is that spending $100 on a s939 system right now probably isn't worth it. That's a fairly...
- hennethannun
- Post #3
- Feb 26, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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E8400 vs Q6600 for $200

Penley, the majority here seems to be leaning towards Q6600, which is definitely a fine option, but i have a slightly different opinion. value, as defined by performance v. price, is, or at least should be, the driving force behind component decisions. So, let's consider both price and...
- hennethannun
- Post #49
- Feb 26, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Need CPU suggestions

So you are committed to putting your 5000+ in the new office PC and buying a new processor for your main rig? Is that really the best option. I understand you office pc must be the matx AM2 board, but can't you just grab a second AM2 cpu for <$60 and be done with everything? your 5000+ is...
- hennethannun
- Post #11
- Feb 26, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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X2 or cheapest C2D? very mild OC if any

As has been said above, AMD is currently only competitive if the following conditions are met: 1) Your budget for a processor is about $100 or less (maybe as high as $125) 2) You do not intend to overclock OR 3) You already have an AM2 motherboard that you like and don't want to replace...
- hennethannun
- Post #19
- Feb 14, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Mixed reviews on arctic freezer 7 pro for E8400

I have absolutely no experience with gigabyte boards whatsoever. Never even used one (unless it was unknowingly in an OEM) let lone built a pc with one. So I really can't comment on that board in any meaningful way. So far I have very much enjoyed my P5K-3, though it's been less than 48...
- hennethannun
- Post #18
- Feb 10, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Mixed reviews on arctic freezer 7 pro for E8400

Just got an E8400/Freezer 7 Pro rig set up today. so far i'm seeing 46C idle and 63C load at 3.6 ghz (on coretemp). It's noticeably quiter than my old cpu (an athlon 64 X2), but i didn't bother using the stock cooler so I can't compare to that. I'm a bit irked about the high idle...
- hennethannun
- Post #15
- Feb 10, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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question about temperatures on the E8400

Artic Freezer Pro 7 here: 3.6 ghz (400x9). 46C idle 62-63C under load. With pretty low ambient temps (probably about 16-18C in the office right now). It's a bit hotter than I would like, but I'd much rather deal with the easy install and relatively low price of something like that artic...
- hennethannun
- Post #16
- Feb 10, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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ASUS P5K-E vs Gigabyte DS3P

Just put together my P5K-E/E8400 setup. No complaints so far. Everything seems stable and i just finished a mini-stress (30 minutes) test on my target permanent OC (3.6ghz). Once I have settled in a bit more I will see exactly how high I can go, but for right now things seem pretty solid at...
- hennethannun
- Post #4
- Feb 10, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards
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Phenom B3

Yup, by all accounts the TLB errata only shows up in a very few circumstances such as (but not exclusively) virtualization(This and this are slightly more descriptive). So it's stuff that doesn't happen very often at all for us non-server types. but that's not really the point. Phenom is a...
- hennethannun
- Post #18
- Feb 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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What CPU is better? Comparing C2D, AM2

that's what I said. AMD is actually slightly outperforming Intel below $125 (in terms of performance per dollar; that 5000+ black edition is a great example). But ONLY if you don't plan to over clock. the E21x0 series can easily be OC'd to 3+ ghz, where they will beat just about anything...
- hennethannun
- Post #22
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Phenom B3

I think Phenom can compete without the bug. It obviously doesn't have enough speed right now to challenge the C2Es, and by the time it does nehalem will be around the door. So as v8envy said they have lost the top of he enthusiast market for another year or so. But without the TLB phenom...
- hennethannun
- Post #9
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Phenom B3

That's hard to say until it's out. AMD SAYS that the B3 will fix the TLB errata without degrading performance like the current software workaround does. If it DOES work the way it's supposed to, then I can't imaging AMD would sit on the news. they desperately need phenom to compete, so...
- hennethannun
- Post #4
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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e6750 or e8400

mwave had good prices on the E8400 earlier this week. if they're still in stock that might be a good solution.
- hennethannun
- Post #4
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Wolfie or Q6600?

thanks myocardia. That was a pretty silly mistake on my part... edelmur, I should have been more specific. when i said 'aftermarket' fans, I was thing of vantec tornados and other high-performance fans. As krnmastersgt said, the type of fan doesn't matter per se. When talking about...
- hennethannun
- Post #22
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which chipset and which brand?

If your doing that much mapping then you will definitely want at least 4gb of RAM. high res images take up lots of space, and it sounds like you can personally attest to the slow down that results when your comp has to start swapping out page files becuase an image is too big to fit in the RAM...
- hennethannun
- Post #7
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards
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Keeping my s939 system a while longer

twisting off the hs/f is the way to go, but if you try it while the thermal compound is cold and stiff you may well end up pulling out the cpu anyway and twisting/breaking some of the pins (at least on a s939 or other PGA setups. I don't think it's an issue with LGA sockets).
- hennethannun
- Post #55
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which chipset and which brand?

Obivously I don't have any specifics about what you really do with your PC, but it sounds like you one of the few people who should be thinking about quad core over dual core. video encoding and image manipulation (at least in photoshop and 3dsmax and most other programs of that type) are...
- hennethannun
- Post #5
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which chipset and which brand?

P35 should be fine for you. X38/X48 has all the bells and whistles, but many of them are video card related (PCIe 2.0, 2x PCIe x16 slots) that won't really be of any use to you if you don't game. high resolution images can be a real memory hog (and manipulating them can stress your CPU)...
- hennethannun
- Post #3
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards

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