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Re: My new computer [message #214135 is a reply to message #214133] Sun, 20 August 2006 00:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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djlaptop wrote on Sun, 20 August 2006 03:46

My new computer > yours. Big Grin


You're gone for like a year, and thats all you have to say upon your return? wtf man get your ass on IRC Razz Smile

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Re: My new computer [message #214328 is a reply to message #213826] Mon, 21 August 2006 13:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I'm not into overclocking actually. Okay, so I unlocked 4 pipelines on my Geforce 6800, big deal, but besides that I don't really like to mess with my hardware that much. The Core 2 Duo E6600 will surely help me tremendously just by itself. I mostly need its power for video encoding and post-production. But of course I do love playing games. So for me, it's definitely a winner.

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Re: My new computer [message #214437 is a reply to message #213826] Mon, 21 August 2006 23:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well, I got owned. My new video card doesn't work. The display is all garbled at the POST. Took it out and put it in another PC, same thing. Now I get to wait over a week to have it replaced...so much for my week off from work to play games Angry The Bomb

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Re: My new computer [message #214438 is a reply to message #213826] Mon, 21 August 2006 23:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That sucks. Huh

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Re: My new computer [message #214440 is a reply to message #213826] Mon, 21 August 2006 23:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wow, wait a minute, is that a 64 bit pentium processor???? I didnt know they had one!!! If it is, when did they come out, and how good are they?

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Re: My new computer [message #214442 is a reply to message #213826] Mon, 21 August 2006 23:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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They are 64-bit, and they are insanely good. As much as I love AMD, Intel definitely wins this round.

Here's the one I want to get:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E168191150 03

just search google for any kind of reviews.

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Re: My new computer [message #214470 is a reply to message #213826] Tue, 22 August 2006 07:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Intels have been 64bit for a while. Even any P4 you buy now will probably have EMT64 or whatever they call it.

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Re: My new computer [message #214784 is a reply to message #213885] Wed, 23 August 2006 20:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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DreamWraith wrote on Fri, 18 August 2006 13:06

Should have thrown in a low end water cooling solution such as a Thermaltake BigWater!

Or some type of cooling system suitable for overclocking. The Intel cores run hot to begin with. Plus, it's just a sin to overclock anything with stock cooling. I personally would take the heat-sink off the chip-set, clean it and reset it with arctic silver. You would be surprised how shitty some of the factory work can be on setting heat-sinks. This may be necessary with the video card too. If you plan on overclocking that as well. If you know someone in the marble and granite business, kitchen counter-tops and such. They usually have acetone needed for cleaning the surfaces.
Is this going to be a 64 bit Vista or Linux box? Most likely a XP Pro with dual boot and a virtual machine.

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Re: My new computer [message #214793 is a reply to message #213826] Wed, 23 August 2006 21:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Conroes don't run hot.

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Re: My new computer [message #214806 is a reply to message #213826] Wed, 23 August 2006 23:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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As RenX said, Conroes do not run hot, which is the reason you can overclock the E6400 to over 3Ghz with the stock cpu cooler. Conroes use way less power than AMD and other Intel processors.

That being said, I still got the ASUS "Silent Stack" cooler, just to make sure I have no problems Smile Even with the coin in the picture for reference, the photo still does not truly reflect just how huge that cooler is...holding it in your hand it like holding a loaf of bread or a pineapple.

http://www.the-ownage.com/gallery/albums/cellpics/DSC00014.sized.jpg

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Re: My new computer [message #214807 is a reply to message #213826] Wed, 23 August 2006 23:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That's freaking huge... how much did it cost?

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Re: My new computer [message #214809 is a reply to message #213826] Wed, 23 August 2006 23:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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~$50.00. Not bad considering it was the most efficient cooler that I could get, given the selection. Oh and since it's not obvious - there is a fan inside it, and blue LEDs, so it kind of glows like some freaky nuclear reactor or something lol.

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Re: My new computer [message #214810 is a reply to message #213826] Wed, 23 August 2006 23:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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lol, cool... can you hear the fan at all?

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Re: My new computer [message #214811 is a reply to message #213826] Wed, 23 August 2006 23:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Nope, it's completely quiet, thus "Silent Stack". It was weird powering on the PC during testing, and hearing absolutely nothing (the power supply is quiet too). Now I just need to get out tommorrow and return my video card to BFG for replacement, and perhaps next week I will actually get to boot it up.

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Re: My new computer [message #214820 is a reply to message #213826] Thu, 24 August 2006 00:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Man, that fucking sucks. Your CPU cooler fucking owns, though. Thumbs Up

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Re: My new computer [message #214867 is a reply to message #213826] Thu, 24 August 2006 08:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I would get a couple 120mm Vantec Stealths for your case too if you like silent fans. They're very quiet and move a lot of air. With a fanless heatsink like that you're going to need great airflow for doing things at continuous full load.

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Re: My new computer [message #214921 is a reply to message #213826] Thu, 24 August 2006 11:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It isn't fanless.

http://www.n00bstories.com/image.fetch.php?id=1129285834

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Re: My new computer [message #215029 is a reply to message #213826] Thu, 24 August 2006 21:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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You're fanless

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Re: My new computer [message #215031 is a reply to message #213826] Thu, 24 August 2006 21:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Anybody know how well the Core 2 Duo encodes videos using H.264? Any benchmark I've seen doesn't bother to tell you the video length or resolution... only the amount of minutes it took. Very lame benchmark.

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Re: My new computer [message #215046 is a reply to message #213826] Fri, 25 August 2006 01:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html?modelx=33&model1= 430&model2=464&chart=182

24 seconds, 1920*1080.

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Re: My new computer [message #215149 is a reply to message #213826] Fri, 25 August 2006 11:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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For one thing, thanks a lot for that link, I never knew they had that.

Secondly, holy crap. My Athlon XP 2600 took around five minutes to encode a 9 second 428x240 video using H.264. Talk about owned?

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Re: My new computer [message #215151 is a reply to message #213826] Fri, 25 August 2006 12:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Intel FTW...

Nice PC... why, oh, why do we have to have QUAD core processors? That's getting beyond a joke... So, by 2020, we'll be using 1024 Bit, 32 Cored processors rofl

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Re: My new computer [message #215156 is a reply to message #213826] Fri, 25 August 2006 12:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Intel's quad-core is going to suck, because it doesn't actually have 4 cores. It's basically a dual dual-core on one chip. AMD, on the other hand, is going to have a quad-core that actually has 4 cores on one silicon. Unfortunately, that's not going to be until around late 2007 or 2008. Huh

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Re: My new computer [message #215169 is a reply to message #213826] Fri, 25 August 2006 12:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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AMD will also have a dual die quad core chips, it's codenamed Deerhound and my be out late 2006. It will just be two 65nm X2s stuck together, much like Intel's offering.

K8L will be the native quad core and won't come out until probably 2H 2007. Intel will no doubt have a native quad core by then as well.

The main concern about Kentsfield was always the FSB and it being bandwidth starved.

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Re: My new computer [message #215172 is a reply to message #213826] Fri, 25 August 2006 13:04 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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I have zero desire for a quad core, and neither should anyone else who isnt doing graphics rendering or something like that. Quad cores are designed for servers, not gaming machines.

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