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Will AMD ever get their act together once again, when it comes to their CPU's? For a short period of time, AMD CPU's were ahead of Intel, when it came to affordable overall performance, w/multi-core CPU's, supporting 64 bit software, and memory performance w/an on chip memory controller...

Hi, I'm installing a pair of GF 9800 GX2's into a new system I'm building. I plan to use them for Folding@Home. I have an Antec TPQ-850 (850 watt) power supply. Will that be able to handle both those two (2) GX2's, four (4) WD Raptor 74 gb HD's, and an Intel Q9650 cpu? What about three...

Hi, I've got 8 gb of DDR2 memory sitting around, w/an Intel Q9450 quad core (1333 MHz FSB) cpu. What motherboard and chipset would people recommend for it? I haven't made up my mind to go Crossfire or SLI? Thx.

I just picked up a Compaq CQ50-130US laptop this weekend for $449.99, w/$130.00 off at the register, and a $30 mail-in rebate, from Staples. Circuit City had the same exact laptop for $429.99, but w/$150.00 and $30.00 mail-in rebates only. I don't like rebates, so I try to avoid them when I can...

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_fusion.aspx?p=1 I haven't tried it myself, because I don't have an AMD system running at the moment, but it sounds cool. It would be neat if someone could run some game benchmarks to see if it works. .

According to this article, the very latest ATI and Nvidia cards still benefit from the Ageia PhysX card. :D http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/16/benchmarketeering-3dmarks .

Here's a comparison of running PhysX w/a CPU, the PPU, and the GPU. http://techgage.com/article/nvidias_physx_performance_and_status_report/ From the benchmarks in the article, it doesn't look like those PhysX cards that some of us purchased are obsolete. In fact the cards help in the...

I just found this http://www.nvidia.com/object/ageia_8.04.25_whql.html .

Hi, I just installed an Intel Turbo Memory Card, together w/Intels very latest driver, on my Gateway P-6831 FX laptop w/the Vista Home Premium OS. It appears not to be working. Under the Device Manager, under the Storage Controllers, The Intel Turbo Memory Controller, has a Yellow...

It's official, starting Sunday February 17th. :D...

Browsing the Best Buy website the other day, the 17" Gateway P-6831FX, or FX for short, caught my eye, w/its Nvidia 8800M GTS video, and for $1349.99. I had been just checking out everyone's 17" laptops for under $2000, just to see what's out there. Most had the Nvidia Go 8600M, and just one...

I don't know if this is the right place for this.I've been having problems w/my Internet Explorer, in that mouse clicked on commands won't work, as well as my typing here gives me problems, where spaces won't show up, as you can see. I tried loading up version 7 from 6, to see if that would...

Hi, I just purchased a Q6600. On both the physical cpu, as well as on the box, it says it is an sSpec SLACR, which when looked up on Intel's website, says that it is a G0 Stepping. http://processorfinder.intel.com/List.aspx?ProcFam=2774&sSpec=&OrdCode Using the CPU-Z Utility, version...

Instead of asking people all the time, please look it up here using the sSpec number: http://processorfinder.intel.com/List.aspx?ProcFam=2774&sSpec=&OrdCode Your sSpec number is either an SL9UM or an SLACR, at the moment, and that is noted both on the physical cpu, as well as on the box...

Hi, For anyone interested, I'm testing a new piece of hardware that people who run laptops may be interested in, when it comes to extending the battery charge. I came across this CF (Compact Flash) to hard drive adapter on the net that I bought. The adapter is available in both an IDE and...

My system presently can support up to a dual core 3800+ x2 (2.0 GHz) (AM2 socket). Is there any reason why I can't install a dual core Opteron 1212 HE x2 (2.0 GHz) (AM2 Socket) instead? Does the BIOS need to support it? Thx .

Hi, I noticed that the A64's have an HT of 2000 MHz, while the Opterons have an HT of 1000 MHz. Why the smaller HT on the Opteron's? Would that make the standard A64's faster than the Opteron's? Thx

Do the Brisbane core A64 dual cores require a BIOS upgrade on the motherboards in order to run? Thx

Hi, I've got an Acer Aspire Desktop PC (ASL-100UA380A) (small profile style). It gets quit hot under load, running Folding@Home. It's got a small power supply, that is not upgradeable. It's presently got a single core, 90nm, 3800+ (2.4 GHz) (Orleans Core), F2 Stepping, Socket AM2 processor...

Hi, With tax returns on the horizon, I'm thinking about building a new F@H system. What would be the ultimate hardware be for doing F@H? For the cpu(s)- Intel Quad Core, multi-dual core (Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron)? Motherboard/chipset? Memory- 2048 or 4096? 4x WD Raptor HD's (RAID...

Hi, Question, as I add more computers online, running F@H, should each machine's CPU ID be different. In other words, for my first machine, the ID for the two processors were, 1 and 2, accordingly, in the Client Software? With my second machine, should the two CPU's on it have ID's of 3 and...

Hi, I just upgraded my Dell Precision 470 Dual Xeon Processor Workstation video card w/an ATI X1950XTX. I loaded the 6.11 driver. I purchased the X1950XTX in order to run Folding@Home. How do I set up, not only the single X1950XT to run Folding@Home, but the 4 processors, 2 Physical...

Hi, I just got an ATI X1950XTX and loaded up driver 6.11. I plan to run Folding@Home w/it on my Dell 470 multiprocessor Workstation. Boy this is one big video card. Anyway, as soon as I got everything up and running, I went to change the video settings and found that the card's Core Clock...

Can I run just a single x1950xtx Crossfire card, or does it need to be the non-Crossfire card? I don't plan on running a Crossfire setup. The x1950xtx Crossfire card is cheaper than the non-Crossfire. Thx .

Intel is releasing a Quad Core cpu next month for desktops. Has anyone heard yet if a Quad Core will be available for laptops? Thx

The online game Entropia Universe will be supporting AGEIA PhysX engine. I just received this note in my email. Quote: "New Physics Engine MindArk have implemented the 'Physx' physics engine from Ageia into the Entropia Universe. Not without teething problems, the AGEIA PhysX engine...

For us non-Folding DCer's, does GPU support really indeed work as advertised on the Folding@Home? If it does work, I'd like to see it utilized on other DC projects. I wish other DC projects put as much effort in utilizing our computer hardware as Folding@Home does. Thx

Looking, and reading the posts here on the Mobil Computing section of [H]Forum, and seeing the increasing interest in them here, as well as other places, I suspect that the desktop will be replaced evenually by laptops. Of course the reason mainly is due to the dropping prices, due to the...

Hi, I just upgraded my Toshiba A105-S2091, w/it's 1.7 GHz Celeron M 390, ATI Xtreme 200m Chipset, to a 1.7 GHz Pentium M 735. I'll wait w/the o/cing until later. I've got 2 gb of memory, w/2x 1 gb sticks. Using the Sandra 2007 benchmark: My 390 cpu memory: 2039 int 2044 flt...

For those who may be interested. Toshiba A105-S2091 Specs: - 1.70 GHz Intel Celeron M, 400 MHz FSB - 15.4" WXGA Widescreen TFT-LCD w/TruBrite Technology (1280x800) - 256 mb PC4200 DDR2 memory, expandable to 2 gb - 40 gb, 5400 RPM SATA HD - 8x DVD-ROM/CD-RW - ATI 200M Radeon Xpress...

Toshiba Satellite Notebook with Intel® Celeron® M Processor 390 for $399.99, w/no rebate. :D 2 day special, in store or online. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7774223&type=product&id=1142290010476 .

Toshiba Satellite Notebook with Intel® Celeron® M Processor 390 for $399.99, w/no rebate. :D 2 day special, in store or online. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7774223&type=product&id=1142290010476

You know we've aleady got the next generation OS over XP available now. That's the 64 bit version of XP, or simple x64 for short. Granted, only people w/64 bit processors can use it, but figure, Vista is going to require a system upgrade anyway, at least w/the graphics. Granted Vista is going...

I noticed that the Asus card has 256 mb of onboard memory vs. 128 on the BFG. Is there any advantage to the extra memory?

Instead of putting in all kinds of bells and whistles into Vista, why can't M$ concentrate on a true, very efficient, w/little to no bugs at all in it, operating system. Remember the BEOS operating system? No more memory wasting dead end code and other junk. No more pre-loading drivers...

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For those who might be interested, here's an article on the new dual core Turion (1.6 GHz) in a laptop. Unfortuniately, it's in German, but has pictures and comparison charts. http://www.computerbase.de/news/hardware/prozessoren/amd/2006/maerz/cebit06_benchmarks_turion_64_x2/...

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