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    Core 2 Duo server benchmarks

    Hi everyone! Has anyone seen any benchmarks of the new Conroe that relate to server usage? I am considering using the Conroe for a relatively cheap server setup. Thanks!
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    A64 3500 + Asus A8V Deluxe = No Cool n Quiet?

    My friend recently purchased a new computer, and I advised him to go the AMD route. Everytyhing works fine, but I cannot for the life of me get cool & quiet to work. Relevant info: - Athlon 64 3500+ Venice - Asus A8V Deluxe - 2 * 512 mb ram - WinXP SP2 - latest version of AMD CPU driver...
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    Cost effective network storage

    Hello everyone! I'm currently working on a non-profit online music sales and distribution project. Because I will be storing a lot of media content, I'll require quite a bit of storage space (>1.5TB). The problem is that I cannot seem to find any storage systems at a decent price, everything...
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    90 nm opteron

    In december I will be upgrading my music production computer. I'm currently eyeing a dual opteron setup andfor the sake of noise production (due to heat) I'd like to go with the 90 nm opterons. Therefore, I'd like to ask if anyone knows when we will see the introduction of the 90 nm...
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    Athlon vs P4 power usage test

    For those of you interested in the *actual* max wattage required by AMD and Intel CPU's: http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=de_en&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.computerbase.de%2fartikel%2fhardware%2fprozessoren%2fenergieverbrauch_prozessoren%2f2%2f Notice how a Prescott 3.4...
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    Official Pentium 4 Real World Power Usage

    For those of you interested in the *actual* max wattage required by Intel CPU's: http://www.cpuheat.wz.cz/html/Pentium4.txt These figure correspond with the measurements obtained at http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/hardware/prozessoren/energieverbrauch_prozessoren/2/ Notice how a...
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    Best cooling solution for studio computer?

    Hello everyone, I'll be buying a computer in about 3-4 weeks which will be used in a studio enviroment. As a result, noise levels need to be as low as possible, preferrably inaudible. What would your recommendations be? I've been looking at the total fanless designs by Zalman and Silentmaxx...
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    A64 64-bit to be 30% faster in HL2

    Probably old news but, from an interview with Gabe Newell: "Will Half-Life 2 have any special optimizations for 64-bit processors? Gabe Newell: I would expect we would run about 30% faster clock for clock comparing an Athlon running 32-bit code and an Athlon 64 running 64-bit code. Release...
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