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AMD Phenom 9850 with Asus M3N78 Pro or M3A78 Pro? 2x2gig DDR2800 or DDR2 1066? Tony wrote: The wife's pc croaked.. so I get to give mine to her and build myself a new one. Picked out the cpu AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HD985ZXAGHBOX - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103249 Got t... 6 Jul 2008 03:48
Reaching Limits For processors, the ghz limit has been reached assuming one feels heat is bad and I have a feeling that Intel will run the multi-core technology down a rabbit hole the same as they did with upping the processor speed. For displays, 20 inch, 22 inch LCDs are pretty cheap now, so where does the industry go from ... 9 Jul 2008 12:40
D-Link driver problem Following the installation of XP SP3 my D-Link driver ceased working. This was and is a know D-Link problem. A DLL file had been overwritten by the update and placed the software over a table and was giving it a continual rogering. D-Link have issued an updated driver to see off this problem but for the life of ... 6 Jul 2008 09:54
hyperlink desktop I have a problem with the desktop all the icons have thir full text undernith and underlined, so a single click opens it. All folders have every file and sub folder hyperlinked as well. I have seen this before but can't remember how to turn it off. I am using XP Professional SP2. I think it has got something to do ... 5 Jul 2008 11:29
AMD Phenom I'm going to be building a computer soon, but I have some questions.... On TigerDirect, They had (For awhile) a Phenom 9600, ever since it came out, but for some reason, it's no longer on the site. It's a brand new processor. Is there something wrong with the 9600 or some reason not to get it other than it's 0.... 4 Jul 2008 16:09
Bizarre decisions [was Re: Cool electronics ...] In article <Cebbk.87597$dq6.59805(a)en-nntp-09.dc1.easynews.com>, "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com> writes: |> |> I once worked at a place where a power supply for a video camera on a |> microscope was designed inefficienctly enough that it needed air pumped in |> like this: Sticking fans on it degra... 4 Jul 2008 04:53
Cool electronics with outside air via hose. Could be interesting idea... to connect the computer to the outside air via hose/tunnels. Except maybe in summer ;) But in winter it would supply the pc with cold outside air instead of room temperature ;) Bye, Skybuck. -- "Milord, methinks that thou art a lowly quitter. Is this true?" ... 8 Jul 2008 23:22
AMD based Optiplex vs Intel based: Whic more effecient? It seems as tho Dell touts the AMD based Optiplexes (740 I think) as being the most energy efficient. Why is that? Aren't the new Core 2 Duo chips supposed to be the king in that regard? see link http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/optix?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd I ask this question here cau... 7 Jul 2008 11:27
pc idiot needs help? Please don't throw your knowledge at me. I know very little about PC's other than how to use programmes on them. Basically, I am after an answer as to whether something can be done or not. I have 2 programmes that make my PC shut down, all at once, no warning .... just off (like a power cut). It is then very ... 6 Jul 2008 22:11 |