Hardware

Should I go Dual Core or Quad Core? Intel C2 DUO E6850 vs. Quad-Core Q6600
In article <4783D99C.1D77(a)aol.com>, Gypsy Baron <no-one(a)aol.com> wrote: Patrick Vervoorn wrote: In article <4782DF8F.7DE2(a)aol.com>, Gypsy Baron <no-one(a)aol.com> wrote: Tcase is the temperature indicated by a case- or motherboard-sensor? Or is this the 'overall' temperature of the Q6600? Tca... 9 Jan 2008 04:38

problem
sir, my dvd writer is sony.i cannot write dvd but i can write &read cd and read dvds. what is the bug ... 9 Jan 2008 20:56

PS2 encoder to parallel (8bits + strobe signals)
Hi at all, is anybody who knows the way to convert a standard ps2 keyboard signals in a parallel interface TTL 8bits + strobe signals. I not need anything other. I have a old PC to test on which the keyborad input has a parallel interface (Z80 PIO). Thanks to anyone who would give me an help. Enrico ... 9 Jan 2008 18:36

Should I go Dual Core or Quad Core? Intel C2 DUO E6850 vs. Quad-Core Q6600
Patrick Vervoorn wrote: In article <4782DF8F.7DE2(a)aol.com>, Gypsy Baron <no-one(a)aol.com> wrote: -SNIP- Right now just running in 2D mode with browser I'm seeing Tcase at 38C, core 0 45C, 1= 42C, 2 = 39C and 4 = 45C Tcase is the temperature indicated by a case- or motherboard-sensor? Or is t... 8 Jan 2008 15:06

How to clean old white peripherals?
Hello, I have a few white peripherals here (mouse, keyboard, monitor) that work great, but they are old and they are not white anymore, they are rather yellowish. I tried to clean them with a piece of fabric and alcool but it didn't solve my problem. How do you clean old white peripherals? Thanks. ... 10 Jan 2008 05:23

BIOS Password on Intel
I have a PC with an Intel 945P Intel Motherboard. Want to set up power on password so I can lock youngster out. The BIOS has an Admin and User password. If I set both, the BIOS screen automatically opens after entering the admin password at the first password prompt. Assume i need user also, b/c without the admi... 10 Jan 2008 08:16

Should I go Dual Core or Quad Core? Intel C2 DUO E6850 vs. Quad-Core Q6600
In article <4782DF8F.7DE2(a)aol.com>, Gypsy Baron <no-one(a)aol.com> wrote: Patrick Vervoorn wrote: Out of curiosity, since you give relative values: What temperature do you see for the Q6600 as a whole? And what are each of the core's temperatures? Right now just running in 2D mode with br... 8 Jan 2008 05:40

Need advice about upgrade path
I've been using a dell sc420 server as my game machine. I had to hack in my Geforce 8600 GTS because the PCIe was only big enough for a 8x card. It's worked OK for a while but I did have to change out the power supply. The P4 connector looked cooked. I borrowed a friends and it worked fine so I replaced it. No... 8 Jan 2008 05:07

Core 2 - Reaching heat limits in near future?
Perhaps this is the wrong place for this, but here goes anyhow. The Core architecture came about due to NetBurst (P4) having bad thermal issues with speeds over 3.4GHz, and poor performance vs the AMD competition. So Intel redesigned for more performance per clock, IE better efficiency. The first Core CPU's ha... 14 Jan 2008 19:04

P35 or X38?
From previous posts, I'm aware both of these chipsets support 1333MHz FSB's and 45nm CPU's, two key bits of future-proofing. So what features does the X38 chipset have over the P35? So far I've got the following: - Both PCI-Express slots on the X38 are 16x, whereas the second one on the P35 is at 4x. - T... 9 Jan 2008 18:01