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    Is a Core2Quad still relevant nowadays?

    The first Core 2 Quad came out in late 2006 as the QX6700 with mainstream models, aka the Q6600 that became so popular around April 2007. Given this your system is likely at most only 4 years old. With that said yes, any modern graphics card (high-end) will be bottlenecked by such CPU. I...
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    [TPU] Asus MARS II GTX-590

    A niche product either way but it's odd how the world is turning more eco friendly (especially visible in cars - engine sizes, downsizing with turbos, hybrid etc.) while graphics cards seem to be getting larger and more power hungry. It would be a lot more fun if they simply designed a PCB...
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    If a computer won't boot - check and re-install the RAM

    I found this to be true on Asus motherboards except taking the RAM out and back in wasn't the only thing required, I had to insert some other RAM of a different brand for it to boot-up before being able to go back to my original RAM. This happened when attempting various overclocking settings...
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    Is Overclocking...Over-rated?

    If you do something that's very sensitive to CPU/GPU speed such as media encoding then every little helps as it means more transcodes and/or less time to do them meaning more private time for you, your family and so forth. Getting a system spot on stable 100% when overclocking can take time...
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    upgrade to q9650 or 2500k

    In which case an overclocked Q9650 seems the way to go in his situation. 3.6GHz will be easy and while it will still bottleneck a 560Ti the impact will me considerably less than at 3GHz.
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    upgrade to q9650 or 2500k

    Ahhh....I shall slow down and read more carefully next time :) Still, more and more games are making use of quad cores now so the extra two cores will come in handy. ...but a new 2500K/2600K system would be the best (performance not money wise) way to go.
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    [What If] AMD going out of business?

    AMD won't go out of business in as far as if things were really to undermine for them then rest assured someone would buy them out and likely still use the AMD brand. AMD's problem is first and foremost limited cash flow.
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    upgrade to q9650 or 2500k

    Well there's always an itch to upgrade, especially amongst the younger age groups but I dare ask, why don't you overclock your Q9650? They're all E0's and many will do 4GHz+. You just need a good motherboard, PSU and cooler. Even if you leave the RAM at default you can run 3.6GHz with a 9x...
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    Dropping screwdriver on mobo, plugged 1394 cable into USB header

    Take your time, double check things, no need to race. The screwdriver couldn't really damage anything (perhaps scratch if that) on the motherboard unless it fell say on the CPU socket pins area. As long as you don't turn the power on then inserting the USB/1394 molex block into the wrong...
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    My original P133 purchase receipt from 1996!

    :) Those were the days hey, you should frame it and hang it on your wall. At least back then computers were usually very quiet, with only one fan installed in the PSU and at times a small one on the CPU heat-sink (which wasn't audible anyway). Putting in SDRAM in a P54C/P55 Pentium made a...
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    Q9650 running really, really hot

    You most definitely have a lose contact. Are the push pins fully through and can't be pressed down any further? Do note they can require quite a bit of force to get them fully in. Also, various Q9650's will have different VID's. The lower the VID the hotter the chip. VID stands for Voltage...
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    280m bios

    I believe you'll find this BIOS and others over at the Notebookreview forums.
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    Any gaming benefit i7 930-->2600k?

    No point in upgrading your CPU just yet but it may be logically justified to sell it, along with your X58 motherboard. The X58 platform is a dead-end and the longer you wait the harder it will be to sell it on eBay for good money. Basically, if you plan to keep the X58 system as a 2nd PC...
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    PNY 460 bottlenecking Q6600

    Your PSU is the likely cause, more specifically it doesn't have enough amps on the +12V line(s). This results in flaky stability. I would recommend you check your PSU specs and act accordingly.
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    [VR-Zone] NVidia GTX-590 *FINAL* Specs Revealed!

    The memory frequency does seem a little on the low side especially. I think Nvidia is battling on two fronts: a) Power consumption and heat, they ideally need 22nm for a card like this. b) Speed. They don't want it to be as fast as 2 GTX580's in SLI because then most people would rather buy a...
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    What's better ram or a 7200rpm hd in my laptop

    IMHO in your case a 7200rpm HDD is your first point of call, just don't expect too much. If your wallet can stretch a SSD is the best way to go, the low access times coupled with transfer rates (in the 100's of MB/s range) is the ideal way to go on this one.
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    Installed a new CPU/heat sink - PC not starting up

    I'm not familiar with the above hardware but one thing you don't mention is to clear the CMOS. The BIOS should do this automatically if it detects a different CPU than before but there's no harm in doing it manually just in case. If the motherboard has a CMOS jumper/switch then use that, if not...
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    Safe temps?

    Bare in mind that Prime95 Blend needs to run for about 10 hours to complete a full cycle. I believe the same is true for Prime Small FTT. The former stresses your memory sub-system + CPU while the latter focusses more on your CPU. 70 Celsius is getting on the high side. You ideally want to...
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    Is this accurate?

    Each time they launch a new CPU on a new revision it needs to mature meaning they need to fix the errata that's inherent in its design. If you look at the PDF datasheets available through Intel you can see how progress is made over time. They also tweak power properties. The other thing is the...
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    Is this accurate?

    As I wrote 100mv would be on the optimistic side, 40mv would likely be what you can expect unless you check out a lot of batches. Generally speaking yields improve over time, but there will always be lemons.
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    Is this accurate?

    Well I was thinking along the lines of 100mv hence 0.1V which makes a difference if you run your CPU at say 1.244V and 1.344V, both in head and power consumption. Granted the difference might be +/- 40mv for most scenarios it's something the OP might want to dwell on prior to his purchase.
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    Is this accurate?

    Like I wrote above, potentially better yield of the given chip, which if he's into overclocking will/can matter (i.e. more MHz and/or lower core voltage).
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    Is this accurate?

    Ahhh, that's twice in the same day that I miss something :eek: Maybe I need a rest from computer screens, hehe. In that case I uphold my opinion but instead you'll probably find a 2700-2800K your best bet by then. Of course you could get a 2600K then too which will be cheaper but I'm...
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    I'm bored

    You serious? I ask because of your sig, still running a P166 P54-C as a relic from the past? :) If so I like your style :) Back to the topic. Unfortunately yes, but if you're dying for some fun then you could either go the 2600K route or get yourself an EVGA SR-2 motherboard and accompanying...
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    Rumour: Bulldozer 50% Faster than Core i7 and Phenom II.

    Okay. So you're obviously not going to chill unless given substantial written aka official links substantiating what I said. Had I known this before I probably wouldn't have even replied to this thread. It's not a debate I really have any interest winning because there's no point and quite...
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    Rumour: Bulldozer 50% Faster than Core i7 and Phenom II.

    Anyone whose been watching the market knows what I mean. Since you wrote "What on earth are you going on about?" it's just obvious you want to poke a spanner in the works without offering any of your own insight into the mix. I would appreciate more substance than just throwing the ball back in...
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    Rumour: Bulldozer 50% Faster than Core i7 and Phenom II.

    :) How so? Don't you feel there's more fluff than substance to them these days?
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    How future-proof is a quad-core?

    My little eye tells me that overall (taking into account all types of users) another 2-4 years and you'll both need and want to be on 6-8 cores by then. Programmers will continues to make use of multi-threading more and more. Software doing is merely (for mos part) scratching the surface when it...
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    Rumour: Bulldozer 50% Faster than Core i7 and Phenom II.

    When you can't win using traditional practises such as having products that are superior to your competitor(s) you resort to good old propaganda. Not only will it stop some consumers to think about what to upgrade to (thus potentially delaying buying something from the Intel camp) but it's also...
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    Is this accurate?

    It's true but if it was me I would wait about 2 months until they iron out the eSata bug and there's enough time for the revised boards to penetrate the channel. That's of course unless you don't care your eSata port dying within 3 years because for example you plan to upgrade by then anyway...
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    Common for laptops to overheat as they age?

    You need to roll up your sleeves and unfortunately strip it out enough to get to where the fans and ventilation holes are to clear them of any dust build up. That's why it's overheating, assuming it's not a design defect and it always ran hot from when new. Dust and computers don't mix, it's...
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    Will laptops kill the desktop?

    Each form factor plays its role in business and leisure and has its positives and drawbacks. There is however a trend appearing stating that desktop PC sales are levelling off while mobile (i.e. laptop) sales increasing dramatically. I believe in 2010 these were +3% for desktop PC's and +87% for...
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    i5-2500k temperature?

    Sometimes BIOS's can be wrong albeit rarely and it's best not to hope this is true in your case. You want to load up your OS (Windows etc.) and then download and run a program such as CoreTemp or RealTemp and read the individual temperatures of the cores. Sadly ever since 2004 Intel has...
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    Intel tick tock good for AMD?

    While a small bump in sales is never a bad thing it's not going to be saving grace for AMD in the long run. AMD should be focussing on increasing sales whether or not Intel makes a mistake here or there. Most people out there haven't got a clue what Sandy Bridge is let alone that there's an...
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    EE Times: Eight Possible Candidates for AMD's Top Job

    I have a feeling it will be neither of those candidates mentioned in that link. AMD needs someone who can talk the talk and walk the walk, someone who understands the market segments but also someone who can make board room meetings exemplify conviction and not a pass the parcel oh we'll see...
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    AMD's CEO Dirk Meyer to leave company - CONFIRMED!!!!

    Is this a coincidence? Yes and no... No because it's no secret to anyone that AMD hasn't been doing well financially these past years. Yes because AMD knows this and also knows what financial results it will post come January 20th for Q4 2010, and as such has positioned itself to lesser...
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    which has better graphics?

    The Ati 9000 64mb is a 2003 year DirectX 9.0b compliant graphics chip as far as I remember. Scores about 7500 3DMarks in 3DMark2001. It won't do wonders but will likely be faster then the integrated 3150. Older games like Return to Castle Wolfenstein should work just fine on it (played it on...
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    OCZ Leaves RAM Market

    Life is tough for any company that bases most of its revenue hence survivability on just taking OEM products and sticking their company logo (sticker) onto them and then selling them off as their own. There's very little they can do engineering wise without expertise in house. Expertise (human...
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    RAM upgrade for Dell Inspiron 1564

    You may have solved this by now. If not then (and for anyone else I guess) then the way to solve these issues is to identify the memory controller in your laptop. Since your's is a i3 series CPU laptop (or did they also come with i5 CPU options?) you need to look at your CPU model to identify...
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    Laptop Hard Drives

    Format it is FAT32 and you'll be fine. Be sure to get a USB 3.0 compliant model as they're just starting to appear and it makes perfect sense to do so. PQI has released some elegant 2.5 inch titanium finish models that seem like a good bet (currently up to 640GB).
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