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Is AMD done for?

AMD is losing money pretty fast. The estimate I saw is that they are expected to go totally broke by about 2018. The real problems : they owe 2.4 billion dollars, and are making -150 million a quarter. The main reason they aren't doing so well is their products are marginally...
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- Jul 28, 2015
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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2600 vs 2600k

VT-d is only for a machine that is running MULTIPLE virtual machines. You can still have 64-bit guest OSes without it. Desktop users are almost certainly only going to have 0 or 1 VMs at worst.
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- Post #43
- May 24, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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2600 vs 2600k

Ironically, all this whining about the VT-x and VT-d features obscures the fact that these features merely accelerate virtual machines a little bit. (like 10% on one set of benchmarks I saw). Given you can comfortably overclock a 2600K a good 40% without any issues with heat, voltage, or...
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- Post #41
- May 18, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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2600 vs 2600k

1. Almost no home users ever need this. There's usually a way to make old applications work in Windows 7 w/o XP Mode. Or use a different application. I have used virtual machines before back when I had xp 64 bit and I needed a crucial app to run. The users that do need this feature are...
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- Post #34
- May 17, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Aftermarket cooler for i7- 2600k

Supposedly it does, and that guy here (Idon'tCare) with the PhD showed a chart one time proving it. It takes a significant temperature drop before this happens...achievable with phase change, but not with water/air obviously.
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- Post #13
- May 16, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Aftermarket cooler for i7- 2600k

Most likely you will not succeed without being forced to give the CPU enough voltage that it will fail prematurely in a few months. If you want the CPU to last for it's 3-5 year service life, you need to limit how high you set the voltage. I've heard 1.35 V is the limit for Sandy Bridge. And...
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- Post #10
- May 14, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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2600 vs 2600k

Because you are leaving money on the table. "Overclocking" this particular CPU, with the unlocked multiplier...is just setting the CPU to develop it's real performance numbers. Intel has deliberately hobbled the chip because it already destroys the competition in performance, and when AMD...
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- Post #14
- May 14, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Problem with new memory

Change the page file. Microsoft just uses a formula to calculate page file size...about 1.5 times the amount of RAM you have. I would cut it down to say, 2 GB fixed and an additional 4-8 GB or so as the maximum size. (so windows would only increase the page file size if it needs it, leaving...
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- Post #18
- May 12, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Intel 20gb Larson Creek SSD

:thumbsup::thumbsup: This. That's the right configuration for a high end PC from now on.
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- Post #78
- May 12, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD usage comparison thread

As it is now, you can do that. The 3 year warranty still applies if you use up all your NAND.
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- Post #24
- May 12, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SRT cache hack?

No, you can't. I just wasted 60 seconds at the Romex forums to find out that the SSD does not act as a cache that is persistent between reboots like the Intel tech. That's a pretty huge difference.
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- Post #3
- May 12, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD usage comparison thread

No, it won't function for 90 years of continuous use (well, it probably wouldn't...) but this means that with 10k writes the media is not going to ever wear out before other parts on the SSD fail (stuff like capacitors and solder joints and so forth). It's real lifespan is probably ~10-20...
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- Post #20
- May 12, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD usage comparison thread

Have to post mine. The drive is my OS drive, it has all my programs and all my documents. The swap file IS on this SSD.
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- Post #19
- May 12, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SRT cache hack?

This is just BEGGING for some experienced hackers to get to work on Intel's software. The 64-gigabyte limit and the Z68 limit badly need to be lifted. Here I am, sitting on an x58 system I bought new just a year ago, a system that uses an Intel SSD, and Intel won't let me use their cache...
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- May 12, 2011
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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When will the core wars stop?

We could shift to new algorithms. The pinnacle of computation known today is the human brain, and the algorithm it uses effectively allows it to work with billions of parallel threads, with no single thread responsible for any crucial function. (crucial decisions by the brain are are consensus...
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- Post #37
- Apr 20, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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