Well my PSU and motherboard fried today so...I need to build a new computer this upcoming week. I've always used Intel in the past but I am considering to give AMD a try just for the fun of it and see what all the hype is about. Thing is, I have absolutely zero experience with AMD so I can't...

On Sep. 1, 2005 I replaced my normal HSF thermal compound with some 30 year old wheel bearing grease that I had in the garage. Afterwards the temps were the same as the original thermal compound. Today they are still as good are maybe .5C better. AMD64 3000+ CPU Temp: +31°C M/B Temp: ...

Being an average computer user and not a heavy gamer (only MS Flight Sim 2004 and soon X-Plane), will I be able to notice much of a difference between my current Athlon 64 3700 (1gb CAS2 RAM) and 3800 machines (2gb CAS2 RAM)?

I've been researching my next laptop purchase, and whether it will run Linux, and completely accidentally stumbled upon an alarming issue that people need to be more aware about. Apparently (and if my understanding is correct), HP/Compaq disables dual-channel memory access in Socket 939...

Hi, all. Since there are postings here all the time with questions about what kind of system to put together, I thought I'd share my pretty good experience. After tons of research, I realized I had no idea exactly which parts to buy, so I went to a local computer store, MicroCenter, and worked...

anyone have any suggestions on a good AMD64 laptop? brand / model / basic specs (including video chipset) / comments thanks in advance, Bx.C

Tilera to Introduce 64-Core Processor By Andy Patrizio An MIT-inspired startup will introduce a new multi-core chip today at the annual Hot Chips conference at Stanford University. The TILE64 boasts a "clean sheet" design, unencumbered by any legacy compatibility concerns, that Tilera says will...

AMD marks its processors with with numbers like 4000+ in addition to the clock rate. I believe the number is supposed to mean how fast it is relative to Intel chips, i.e. a 3200+ AMD chip should be as fast as a 3.2Ghz P4. I was wondering if this is true for numerics, especially its holy...

Hello everyone. I am looking to buy a new desktop PC. I currently have a Compaq Pentium 3 733 MHz desktop and a Dell 2.0 GHz Celeron laptop. I have always been a fan of Intel... mainly because when I got into computers there was no AMD. My first IBM based PC was an 8088 with 640k RAM and a 21...

http://www.8bitjoystick.com/index.php There is not one but two secret Xbox cats that Microsoft has kept in the bag. Currently there are three more Xbox 360 motherboards in the works right now. They are.. dun dun dun.. Jasper, Opus and Valhalla. If you are skeptical about this keep in mind that...

Everyone knows that Longhorn is more than a year off, maybe 2. But WinXP 64 Extended edition is supposed to be released this year. However, the Longhorn Beta of Longhorn, build 4074 has WPA (Windows Product Activation), but neither XP 64 or XP 64 2003 Server for the AMD has WPA. Further more,...

I know almost everyone out there wants to make their CPU faster, but I'd rather slow mine down just a tad - less stress on the system, less worry about failure. I just built a new system with the ASUS A8N-SLI series motherboard. The CPU is an AMD Athlon 3500+, which is supposed to run at 2200...

I just recently assembled a new Athlon dual core system . Athlon XP4400+ dual core cpu MSI K8N Neo4 Plat Nforce4 mb Saphire Radeon X850XT PCIe video card. 2gb of Corsair LL matched ( 2 ea 1gb) ddr ram 2 ea 250 gb WD Sata Hard drives I have not overclocked the system yet, all running at default...

I just completed upgrading to an Athlon 3500 90nm winchester core, with an MSI Neo2 Platinum mb this past weekend. I got the oem processor, along with a Thermalrite XP90 heatsink, with a 80mm ( i think) fan. I used Arctic Silver 3. My cpu temp as reported by corecenter, and in the bios, idles...

https://microsoft.order-9.com/winxp64/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=MSTrialandEval&category%5Fname=winxp64&product%5Fid=winxp64&id=dl And use the same serial you used with 1069

I found this a fascinating article, lots of detail about chess program optimizations and stuff, and none of it bores you. Project Deep Blitz: Master-Level Chess on a PC--ExtremeTech Feature "Since that time I've wanted a chess computer as powerful as Deep Blue-my own world-champion-level sparring...

I'm building a computer for my wife. Because of some of the CAD work she does, its necessary to use a video card with accurate color rendering. The build will use an ASUS A8N-VM CSM (939 board) with on-board video. I know from first hand experience that the color is not all that accurate,...

Hi General, I've been reading your posts on different groups about the performance of current CPU chips, and you seem to be pretty knowledgeable. My current dilemma is shoud I buy now or wait? Currrently a Conroe is probably the best bet (which your posts have helped convince me of), even though I...

What are safe temps for overclocking this chip? I'm trying to see if I can knock off a day or two on long 3D renders by overclocking. Right now it peaks at 64c during the day when the house is warmer. Thanks!

My friend was building a new 64-bit rig and he wanted to know what ram to use. I said he probably needed ddr2, but to my surprise I can't find a single board that supports it. Are there any 64-bit chipsets that support ddr 2 yet? If no, when are they coming as I really haven't heard...