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- Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:24 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Crash course in Intel processors?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14032
Re: Crash course in Intel processors?
The main difference between the i5's and i7's are Hyperthreading and L3 cache. Some programs really can show the difference in performance, but others show no difference at all. I get i7's just because, but it is a little bit hard to justify the ~$100 price difference. Examples: i7-4770K: ~$350 i4-4...
- Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:49 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: I have really bad whine from my Seasonic P-520FL
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10759
Re: I have really bad whine from my Seasonic P-520FL
Anecdotal evidence seems to suggest that the platinum series fanless units have a higher rate of abnormal whining. I just sent back my ss400fl2 unit for whining. I have a first-gen x-460 that is dead silent. That being said, some units are perfectly quiet. MikeC got three units, one of which was ver...
- Sat Sep 21, 2013 1:52 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: no Broadwell product planned for socketed desktop platforms
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6294
- Fri Sep 20, 2013 6:41 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: no Broadwell product planned for socketed desktop platforms
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6294
Re: no Broadwell product planned for socketed desktop platfo
Hehe unfortunately, my crystal ball can't see out that far... :-/
- Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:45 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: no Broadwell product planned for socketed desktop platforms
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6294
Re: no Broadwell product planned for socketed desktop platfo
It will use the same physical socket, but it will not be compatible with motherboards that were produced for the initial run of Haswell chips. Rumor has it that there will be a Haswell refresh next year, and those motherboards will be compatible with Broadwell chips when they launch. ...searching fo...
- Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:40 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: no Broadwell product planned for socketed desktop platforms
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6294
Re: no Broadwell product planned for socketed desktop platfo
I believe there was early speculation that Broadwell wouldn't come in LGA form, but Intel later promised that it would. No guarantees after that. Depends on how the market goes. So Broadwell will be similar to Haswell in that there are LGA SKUs, but also at least one BGA SKU (the 4770R SKU is Haswel...
- Mon Sep 09, 2013 7:58 pm
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: This forum is so quiet and dead
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14974
Re: This forum is so quiet and dead
I've noticed it too, and it saddens me to see it. I think a lot of it is that the market really has caught up and matured its quiet offerings. The reason why we needed articles on FanMate2, the 7v trick, and SpeedFan was because there weren't good market solutions for slowing down fans back in the d...
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:59 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: 3770K IHS removal and results
- Replies: 66
- Views: 147311
Re: 3770K IHS removal and results
I hope you mean 98C before delidding. Would you mind telling us which TIM you used, maybe CLU? Saw that delidded IB-E and wanted to post a link here, but Spoon Boy was faster. Unfortunately, no. That 98C is after delidding. TIM is Tuniq TX-4. Again, that temp is only when using AVX extensions with ...
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:06 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: 3770K IHS removal and results
- Replies: 66
- Views: 147311
Re: 3770K IHS removal and results
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eFzNpTOaOw ^If you're feeling brave and don't have the patience for a razor... I delidded my Haswell using this method -- don't worry, unlike the guy in the video, I kept my shirt on :-P It helped drop temps by about 15-20C at Prime95 load (from 95C to 70C using a Pro...
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:34 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Mugen 4
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5705
Scythe Mugen 4
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=182671 I've been really happy with my Mugen 2, if not for the raw performance than definitely for the price:performance. At $50 I think this is a little steep, but it depends on how it performs. With Scythe USA going belly-up it's been hard for me t...
- Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:52 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: Tiny Box to drive 30" 2560 x 1600 via DL DVI-D/ DisplayPort?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10360
Re: Tiny Box to drive 30" 2560 x 1600 via DL DVI-D/ DisplayP
Intel NUC? http://www.anandtech.com/show/6444/intels-next-unit-of-computing-hands-on It outputs as HDMI, but a quick adapter could change it into something you want. Do you mean higher than 1080p via HDMI? So is there some kind of HDMI to DL DVI-D Adapter? Please do share. http://en.wikipedia.org/w...
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:26 am
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: Tiny Box to drive 30" 2560 x 1600 via DL DVI-D/ DisplayPort?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10360
Re: Tiny Box to drive 30" 2560 x 1600 via DL DVI-D/ DisplayP
Intel NUC?
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6444/inte ... g-hands-on
It outputs as HDMI, but a quick adapter could change it into something you want.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6444/inte ... g-hands-on
It outputs as HDMI, but a quick adapter could change it into something you want.
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:37 pm
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: WD Red 3TB weekend sale @ Newegg $135
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3372
Re: WD Red 3TB weekend sale @ Newegg $135
Of course, this sale starts a week after I just bought 5 of them at $160 each -.-
- Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:32 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Problem with undervolting new 7950
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4877
Re: Problem with undervolting new 7950
On the Radeon HD 6xxx series, there were seperate clock domains for idle, media, and gaming. Most software utilities would only edit the gaming profile. I wonder if your card is the same?
Fwiw, on my card I used RBE from TechPowerUp to edit the other domains. But that would require a BIOS flash.
Fwiw, on my card I used RBE from TechPowerUp to edit the other domains. But that would require a BIOS flash.
- Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:50 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Dell Recovery partition question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5976
Re: Dell Recovery partition question
http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/C ... +Partition
Again, you have to be careful when messing with the bootloader, else the computer may not boot.
Again, you have to be careful when messing with the bootloader, else the computer may not boot.
- Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:25 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: does thermal paste/grease ever "expire"?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10780
Re: does thermal paste/grease ever "expire"?
Yes, most pastes have a definite shelf life. As it's not going into a high-performance system, however, I would be tempted to use it anyway and only change it if issues arise.
- Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:23 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Dell Recovery partition question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5976
Re: Dell Recovery partition question
There can only be one active partition per disk. The "active" flag tells the system where the bootloader resides, so it looks like your boot configuration is stored on the recovery partition. Setting the OS partition as active or deleting the recovery partition outright would cause your computer to ...
- Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:23 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Intel SSDs - 330 vs. 520 vs. 510
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14359
Re: Intel SSDs - 330 vs. 520 vs. 510
Crucial has had its share of firmware bugs. As the m4 was one of the first SATAIII drives on the market, it's had plenty of time to work out the kinks, and they seem reliable enough at this time. It's not that Intel or Samsung haven't had any bad firmware bugs, either (Intel's 8MB issue and a prepro...
- Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:55 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Is this PSU calculator completely wrong?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4925
Re: Is this PSU calculator completely wrong?
In a word: yes. Most PSU calculators are very wrong. The reason is that there is a huge difference in the power delivery of a quality PSU and a mom and pop's "Sure, it'll run 1.81 gigawatts" power supply. So they overcompensate to be safe. The hardware you listed could probably run off a 430w power ...
- Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:31 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Seasonic 850 Gold run this many drives ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1942
Re: Seasonic 850 Gold run this many drives ?
As long as you have enough SATA power connectors (or adapters), without a doubt the PSU will be OK. Most desktop hard drives use less than 10w when running, and about 20w when starting up. With 14 hard drives, you're looking at a worst-case load of about 280w if all the drives are spinning up at the...
- Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:43 pm
- Forum: Test Forum
- Topic: ♞Horse Test ♞
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10856
Re: ♞Horse Test ♞
How cool!
Bishop takes knight, check.
Bishop takes knight, check.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:12 am
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: Scythe disappearing from US market?!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10552
- Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:50 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Low power draw dual-core socketed CPU w/graphics?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14010
Re: Low power draw dual-core socketed CPU w/graphics?
Depends on how much you want to spend and what you mean by low power. You're not going to find anything more powerful than atom/brazos that uses < 10w of electricity until Haswell comes out. The dual core Ivy Bridge chips use very little energy compared to chips of old, but most will still use about...
- Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:19 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Major upgrade, need heatsink advice.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8412
Re: Major upgrade, need heatsink advice.
Regarding the 3570: If you're not overclocking, I'd definitely go with the non-K version. Besides being cheaper, it supports VT-d (a virtualization technology), whereas the K version does not. If at some later time you did want a modest overclock, the non-K version can oc by around 400MHz, which isn...
- Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:42 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: HTPC spec - A6-5400k or i3-3220?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14443
Re: HTPC spec - A6-5400k or i3-3220?
Are you planning on using a discrete GPU, or just the onboard graphics? I ask because generally, AMD's graphics have better driver support, which may matter for certain HTPC applications. If you're going to use a discrete GPU, this point is moot. CPU horsepower shouldn't matter too much, though the ...
- Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:04 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Republican rape chart
- Replies: 30
- Views: 22200
Re: Republican rape chart
Let me all save you the trouble of debating this further with this- http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m62vbfRYD61r812cgo1_500.jpg Funny. But I think you'll agree it's not as simple as this image makes it seem. I think this will be the last thing I say as I can sense some are getting annoyed. http:/...
- Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:31 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Republican rape chart
- Replies: 30
- Views: 22200
Re: Republican rape chart
Finally, we arrive at my conclusion. I think that a fertilized egg has a right to life, because it satisfies the basic requirement of being a human being. If an adult has rights and a teenager has rights and a child has rights and a baby has rights, then the chain keeps going (I think) all the way ...
- Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:10 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Republican rape chart
- Replies: 30
- Views: 22200
Re: Republican rape chart
Here is a little know bit of knowledge to consider. One of or possibly the single best for of charity for the millions of 3rd world impoverished people is something called "women's rights", where women have been given the power over their own reproductive system the life quality of those people has...
- Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:09 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Republican rape chart
- Replies: 30
- Views: 22200
Re: Republican rape chart
Though I do think the candidate's view is quite radical and incorrect (shades of Benedict Spinoza), I don't want to talk about his comments. I would like to talk about the tangential thread on women's reproductive rights. I am a neokantian metaethicist. This is not to say that I am active in the fie...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:48 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Ivy bridge + XP = ultra slow?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12503
Re: Ivy bridge + XP = ultra slow?
I found this helpful benchmark: http://www.tomshardware.de/download/Tom2D,0301-26150.html It confirms that Ivy bridge HD4000 really is very slow (much slower than a 1.8Ghz Pentium 4 with nvidia 6200 - low end 64-bit card from 2005). There must be something very wrong with that benchmark then. While...