Recent content by PetrolMan

I played around yesterday with lowering the Vcore for my Q8200 as low as possible while maintaining stability. Well, at stock speeds I've gotten the Vcore down to 1 volt. I tried .975 but rounding errors occurred in Prime95 and I haven't tested anything in between. Honestly, the temperature...

unclewebb, You know, I think you just said what I've really been wanting to hear all along. Stop worrying. Probably the best advice I could get on most issues but the problem is that this is the first computer I've built and it's almost like my baby. Thanks for the advice, PetrolMan

That chart actually just reinforces my problem. The chart lists a max cover temperature for the Q8200, which is not actually the same thing as a core temperature reading. I've used real temp but my understanding is that the core temp readings are not particularly accurate and are more useful...

My Q8200 is running a bit hot it would seem. At idle the core temperatures hover around 40-50C which, from what I've read, is pretty much meaningless because often times the sensors stick or are largely inaccurate at lows temperatures. The problem is that at full load the cores are in the 70-75C...

First IPS monitor I've ever had and I really like that the colors stay pretty uniform from most every angle. The black is good and while I haven't had a chance to try it yet I think this screen would be great for movie viewing. Plan on trying out a game later tonight. That said, I was unaware...

If you were to purchase a general multimedia monitor for less than $600 dollars what would you purchase? Preferably, the monitor would have at least 1920x1200 resolution. PetrolMan

I've actually seen the T240 in person and it looked pretty good. I really didn't have much of a chance to play with it except on the windows desktop but considering I've been using TNs for all these years it looked just fine to me. At this point I don't think I can beat the price either. My...

I had all but settled on the HP LP2475W because, from the reviews, it seemed like a good all around multimedia monitor. I'd be able to watch movies, do some work, and even game a bit on it. The problem is I ran across a Samsung T260HD on Amazon.com for $349 after a $100 rebate. My frugality has...