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Microsoft CEO: I Am Going To F***ing Kill Google!

Don't you guys see anything wrong with this picture?
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- Post #74
- Sep 3, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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64 bit CPU. A true technical review please

Ok, I see. I looked up a primer on MMX it features 64-bit load/store instructions. Neat. Shows how behind the times I am.
- PolPot
- Post #67
- Nov 28, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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64 bit CPU. A true technical review please

It's been about 10 years since I wrote a serious program, but back in the days of DOS, having access to 32-bit instructions in assembler (e.g. movsd, lodsd, stosd) made a huge difference in how programs ran on a 386/486. For example: STOSB xx, xx would move one byte at a time STOSW xx, xx...
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- Post #60
- Nov 27, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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A Look Down the Path: Socket A vs. Socket 478

Just because it fits in the socket doesn't mean a 4GHz P4 will work in any of today's motherboards. I remember trying to upgrade my PII-350 (Slot 1) to a PIII Coppermine on an Abit BX7 Rev 1.0 board only to find out that the motherboard wouldn't support the voltage. Who knows what FSB speeds...
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- Post #6
- Aug 15, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which KT333 MOBO?? Asus vs MSI vs others?

My only experience with Epox has been bad. I bought an 8K7A mobo about a year ago and I had random lockups all the time and finally the motherboard stopped working completely a couple of months ago. The fan over the north bridge stopped working pretty early on. I wasn't impressed at all. I...
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- Post #12
- Aug 15, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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New Dell Notebooks SmartStep 200N/250N, Inspiron 4150

I am waiting on my SmartStep 200N to arrive. I did a little research before buying and the video chip is M6 w/32 mb ram. As far as a desktop processor goes, they include a 12 cell battery instead of the standard 8 cell, so battery life is roughly the same as a P4m with an 8 cell. Dell has...
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- Post #7
- Aug 11, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Wireless network setup -- need advice!

I'm waiting for my Dell SmartStep 200N notebook to arrive and I'm thinking about doing wireless networking at home (I have three desktops, cable modem, and hub currently). What is the minimum that I need to have for an 802.11b network? Do I need an access point or simply a PCI card for one of...
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- Thread
- Aug 6, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Networking
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P4 is the fastest machine at madonion -

The P4 is oc'd by 33.6%. That has GOT to lead to some stability problems. I would much rather have the highest performing Athlon as 3D is only one piece of a picture for me -- desktop apps, 2D et al will almost certainly still run fater on the lower MHz Athlon. If you notice on the P4 entries...
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- Post #23
- Jun 21, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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What's the ideal HDD right now?

I'm looking to upgrade my Quantum Fireball Plus KA 9.1gig to a new drive soon. I am trying to decide between the IBM Deskstar 60GXP, which seems to have the best overall performance but lots of issues with reliability, and a Western Digital 400BB, which seems to be the next fastest (competing...
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- Thread
- Jun 21, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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How fast can cable go?

With Cox RoadRunner in Oklahoma City, I get 4-5Mb/s on a very good day, but 3Mb/s at a minimum at any given time. Uploads are painful -- it seems to be limited to 32KB/s (256Kb/s).
- PolPot
- Post #9
- Jun 21, 2001
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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CAS 2.5 DDR

I want some opinions on whether or not it's worth paying about $20 extra to get CL2 DDR (Corsair) modules rather than just getting the CAS 2.5 from Crucial with their free shipping. How much difference does that .5 cycles really make in performance? Would it be at all noticable?
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- Thread
- Jun 18, 2001
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Poll: CAS 2.5 DDR

I want some opinions on whether or not it's worth paying about $20 extra to get CL2 DDR (Corsair) modules rather than just getting the CAS 2.5 from Crucial with their free shipping. How much difference does that .5 cycles really make in performance? Would it be at all noticable?
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- Thread
- Jun 18, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building

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