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754, 939, AM2, AM2+, AM3: Sorting AMD's Sockets

The constant release of AMD sockets, up to a ridiculous three in nine months, either forced AMD fans to upgrade their motherboards more often than they change their socks or abandon the brand for Intel. Guess which one they did?

47 comments    technology intel amd
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Windows 7 Will Run On A Prehistoric Pentium II 266 MHz With 96 MB RAM!

Windows 7 will install on just about any modern computer (no matter how haughty or basic its specifications) and provide great performance on all of them! Even an antediluvian Pentium II! Try that with Vista!

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A 2.66 GHz Nehalem Quad Core Complete System For $894!

This amazing new computer system will wipe the floor on multithreaded applications over any desktop CPU available today at any price, and yes, that even includes the mighty Intel Core2 Extreme QX9775 at $1550: CPU alone!

3 comments    technology computer intel
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Guide to Entry Level & Mid Range P35 Motherboards.

A complete guide to the motherboards that are a perfect fit for Intel's Core 2 Duo, Quad and Extreme series of processors in a variety of price and feature ranges.

0 comments    technology intel motherboards
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Quad Shootout: AMD Quad FX Vs. Intel QX6700

Quad-cores are the fastest CPUs available to the public today. Intel and AMD have both released very different approaches to quad-core computing. How do they stack up in a thorough performance test?

15 comments    technology intel amd
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Guide to High End & Pro P35 Motherboards.

Although many computer enthusiasts can figure out what CPU is best suited to their requirements simply by comparing various features such as number of cores and frequency, matching them to a motherboard is a...

0 comments    technology intel motherboards
Why the heck is my 2.66 GHz processor showing as 1.87 GHz???79

The #1 source of Intel Core 2 confusion

It is doubtful that there is any other feature on Intel's popular Core 2 series of Dual, Quad and Extreme processors that has created more confusion and tech support calls than the outright bizarre CPU speed...

0 comments    technology intel cpu
CPU Lapping is a destructive process that is claimed to drop operating temperatures when all it does is drop your IQ!80

How to destroy your CPU by lapping it

Of all the incredibly stupid things people do to their CPUs, including overclocking them until they are hot enough to melt steel, the single most imbecilic modification has to be lapping. Using absurdly...

150 comments    technology intel cpu
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Guide to X38 Motherboards.

A complete guide to the motherboards that are a perfect fit for Intel's Core 2 Duo, Quad and Extreme series of processors in a variety of price and feature ranges.

0 comments    technology intel motherboards
A peek inside the microarchitecture of current Intel CPUs78

Guide to Intel multicore CPU processors

July 22, 2008 Update: Intel has just announced that the E8500 has been dropped in price by 31%, the E8400 has gone down 11%, and the Q6600 now costs 14% less. The figures below were written prior to these...

4 comments    technology intel core 2
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