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    Is there a GSMArena equivalent for displays?

    Seems like there are SOOO many different variations of TVs & monitors out there it's kind of hard to directly compare them on a granular level. Is there something like GSMarena.com for displays that actually gathers all the specs in one place and makes this easier?
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    One optical drive for PC & Living Room ?

    Is it possible to buy an optical drive (preferably Blu-Ray) these days that can be used in the living room AND with a PC? I find myself using discs progressively less & less everywhere in the house, but I on occasion it can't be avoided. Most of what I have seen is USB only or HDMI only, and...
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    Made the mistake of updating Asus P8B WS bios

    I'm not sure what I was thinking, but on a whim I decided to update the bios on my P8B WS motherboard when I was installing some other updates and seem to have created an issue. I updated it from the original firmware "version 0401" to the newest "version 2106", restarted the system and haven't...
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    Practical benefit of 4 vs 2 threads per core?

    Found the answer in some Intel documentation ... pretty much just as defaultluser commented. "Four hardware threads on each core (resulting in more than 200 hardware threads available on a single device) are primarily used to hide latencies implicit in an in-order microarchitecture. In...
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    Practical benefit of 4 vs 2 threads per core?

    Does the type of data this is meant to process having any bearing on the way this type of chip is designed compared what is processed through a conventional desktop CPU? For clarity what I mean by that is a typical desktop CPU as I understand it is a "Jack of all trades but a master of none"...
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    Practical benefit of 4 vs 2 threads per core?

    From what I have seen most mainstream processors offer 2 threads per core, but I was looking at the Xeon Phi co-processors which are designed with 4 threads per core. I was wondering what practical benefit that would have for a compute bound single application? As I currently understand it...
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    Benchmarking a vCPU on an EC2 instance ?

    Yea I tried that by keeping track of the estimated time to completion across the different systems but that was a bit inaccurate. I went ahead and ran CineBench since I was interested in pure compute power and the ability to limit threads used in the comparison. Thanks for the response
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    Benchmarking a vCPU on an EC2 instance ?

    I run a compute intensive multithreaded application on my laptop (i7-3610QM) and would like to find a way to bench mark the performance I am getting locally versus what I get on a given EC2 instance. Is there a good benchmark to use when comparing a standard processor vs a vCPU ?
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    Clarification needed on cluster computing

    AndyE, With Xeon Phi getting Windows support would this possibly be a better way to go ? http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/xeon/xeon-phi-detail.html http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/windows-early-enabling-for-intelr-xeon-phitm-coprocessor...
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    High frequency CPU the only opton for single threaded?

    Wow, very well explained.
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    High frequency CPU the only opton for single threaded?

    I know this is going to probably sound very ignorant, but for sequential processing applications is a high frequency CPU the only available option? Or are there ways to create a synthetic ultra high frequency processor ?
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    Clarification needed on cluster computing

    A SSI cluster sounds more like what I am looking for ...unfortunately I can't seem to find anything similar that would work with on a Windows platform.
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    Clarification needed on cluster computing

    So basically what your saying is if I created a cluster and then tried to fire up AutoCad or any other 3rd party multithreaded software I am not necessarily going to get the benefit of the additional computing resources, unless the program was designed for cluster computing?
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    Clarification needed on cluster computing

    Thanks scubadiver59, As I understand it there are various systems to create a cluster, but what I am still a bit fuzzy on is after a cluster has been created does it run in the background? I am trying to understand if I create a cluster of 4 windows servers running 8 cores each does the system...
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    Clarification needed on cluster computing

    I understand the basics of cluster computing is the combining of resources from multiple machines to provide more computing power to a particular task then one individual machine may be capable of. My question is in regards to software...most applications I see used are intended specifically for...
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    Any monitors out yet with Displayport 1.2 ?

    I currently have a pair of HP ZR24W monitors and was wondering if anything has come out since these that has Displayport 1.2 . My main interest is in it's ability to daisy chain displays (always looking to simplify the number of connections). I know Apple's Thunderbolt displays can be daisy...
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    Dell vs HP 24" IPS Monitor Build Quality ?

    I had to use the onsite service about 9 month in on one of my monitors, and if anything the service sold me more on HP monitors then needing service discouraged me. They showed up in no time swapped panels no questions asked and I was back in business.... I was totally expecting a 1-2 week...
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    Dell vs HP 24" IPS Monitor Build Quality ?

    I am going to be sending a machinist friend of mine a new 24" IPS monitor (I think he is currently using a 10 year old 17") for helping us out on a project and I am trying to decide whether to go Dell or HP. I know the new Dell Ultrasharp U2412M 24" IPS monitor was just released and I like...
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    Any good options for a single bay mobile rack ?

    I have been looking at my options for a single bay mobile SATA rack to use for backups and misc. What I am running into is I am pretty unfamiliar with most of the manufacturers of this type of thing and having a hard time finding something that will work for 3.5" drives without a tray or a key...
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    Is a Seagate Momentus XT Raid 1 for a WHS OS drive practical or pointless ?

    I am in the process of planning a WHS 2011 build and trying to find the best of both worlds in regard to performance, durability & energy usage. I have been weighing my options of using either - 2.5" WD Caviar Black 320GB drives in an Icydock hardware raid 1 or 3.5" WD Caviar Black 500GB...
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    Is it possible to utilize Quick Sync on WHS 2011 ?

    I am in the process of hardware planning for a WHS 2011 server and was wondering if it was possible to utilize Intel's Quick Sync technology on the WHS 2011 system. I have heard that it requires you to be logged into the system as opposed to operating it remotely to utilize that feature and I...
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    Any suggestions on a good powered 7+ port USB Hub?

    Like most people I am slowly running out of USB ports and I am getting to the point were I need a powered USB hub 7 ports or larger. I would prefer one that I could mount on the underside of my desk if possible. So far I have been looking at a Cyberpower CPH720P which gets good reviews, but I...
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    How do Swan M10s sound w/ a separate powered sub?

    I have heard the Swan M10s are a really nice system for the money if you can get your hands on a set, but they can sometimes lack the punch desired for certain types of music that a traditional subwoofer provides. I was wondering how the M10s sound with the addition of a separate powered sub ...
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    Is there such a thing as a cool computer speaker setup?

    I like a pretty clean setup (can't stand cheap looking) without a bunch of stuff setting all over the desk... but its hard to accomplish that with good sound quailty. I was originally thinking about one of the new Samsung Soundbars (has wireless sub as well) placed under 2x of the new Samsung...
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    Is there such a thing as a cool computer speaker setup?

    I have been looking for design ideas for my new office for awhile and I can't seem to find anything unique. Is there such a thing ? Most everything I have seen is a couple of speakers sitting on a desk, a couple hanging on the wall or a setup where someone has WAY TO MUCH equipment shoved around...
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    Any suggestions for a cost effective SSD to fully saturate SATA 1.5GB ?

    I am interested in SSD that can fully saturate a SATA 1.5Gb (current laptop's interface) connection but I don't have a need (or inherently want to pay) for anything really any faster. Any suggestions on a particular model or specs I should look for? BTW I am running Vista 32bit and will...
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