Which of these two systems will have best performance running WinXP and low demand apps (kids surfing net, MS Office). 1. Dell Dimension 8100 (P4 1.3GHz) with 256MB PC800 RDRAM. 2. Compaq Deskpro EN (P3 733 MHz) with 448MB RAM Thanks in advance..... Paul

I have Intel® 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express Chipset Family graphic card http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel915gm/. This one is insufficient for me to play some games. Hence, I need a better one. Is this card already put on my mainboard or is it changeable. Thanks a lot for helping

The Intel Matrix Raid 0 available on many newer Intel motherboards like the 965 series is getting great reviews. I wonder how it compares to hardware based PCI Raid controllers?

I'm about to build a new core duo quad core system. The motherboard I've picked, like many, has only 4 slots for RAM. I want to put 2 gig sticks in each slot so I can have a total of 8 gig. The ONLY 2 gig sticks I can find of at least DDR-800 speed are at NewEgg by two brands I never heard of. The...

Can someone point me to an article or explain the difference between server and desktop cpu solutions. For example, How do 2x Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5100 (server model) compare to 1x Intel Core™2 Quad processor (desktop model) in terms of performance? Thanks,

The subject says it all, Many thanks in advance -arifi

I am currently in the market for a work / personal use laptop in the base $800 - $1,300 range. I've been out of the loop for the past few years due to raising kids and am not currently up to speed on the latest hardware / 64bit platform stuff. Here are the major applications I'm intending to...

At the Intel site, the system bus of the Q965 chipset is described as "1066/800/533 MHz-2 threads", however the system bus of the G965 and P965s only state "1066/800/533 MHz". What does "2 threads" mean, is the Q965 system bus somehow different from the those of the G965 and P965? TIA

Hello! I was thinking about maybe there being interest between the intel assembler programmers and CPU architecture connoisseurs about an "unfolded segment:offset" version of the original i8086. As every programmer here knows

Is there a place I can see a comparison of different Xeon processors and their performance? I'm looking at the 30x0 Series and the 51x0 series and wanted to know how say a 3060 compares with a 5120. I've seen some comparisons on desktop processors, but not the Xeon. Any leads would be...

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The other day, I posted a question regarding what I should look for in a new laptop. Here are the specs I have decided on: * Intel Core 2 Duo or Core Duo (seems to be higher in regard than Athlon X2). * 1 GB RAM (I'd prefer 2 GB, but seems to only be bundled with models a step higher than my...

Hi all, I need a motherboard that will eventually support quad core but will for the moment have a much cheaper cpu in it. It needs to be mATX. Does anyone have any recommendations? thanks, charles.....

Is eSata really working properly on most boards? I'm hearing stories of flakey performance and booting issues. I'm looking to work with large video files and want a hot swappable enclosure where I can just pop in hard drives for editing and viewing while still maintaining Sata performance. I...

Intel supposedly released this CPU in January: Celeron D Processor 365 http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL9KJ CPU Speed: 3.60 GHz Bus Speed: 533 Mhz Bus/Core Ratio: 27 L2 Cache Size: 512 kb

I have this motherboard in a system I am using and wanted to upgrade the RAM. Intel website says this board will support up to 2GB but only 1GB has been "validated". Can someone please tell me what this means? Can I do 2GB or should I stay safe and only install 1GB. The board is running a p4...

It sure would be great to have an OSX86 newsgroup instead of just forums.

I'm building my dream machine (as much as I can afford) and hit a new error message for me. The system is Intel mobo D975XBX2KR w/ Core 2 Duo E6600 and video card Matrox Parahelia APVe which is a 128MB PCIe x16. It copies the XP pro cd without a problem (horizontal bar at bottom goes to 100%) and...

Hi! I have installed the plain graphics drivers for the Intel 855GM gfx chip on an embedded XP system, and I need to activate both the internal LCD and the external VGA, even, when no external monitor is connected. The external monitor has to work when plugged in later, without reboot, this is...

Hello, I currently have a PC with a P4 Northwood 2400 MHz, overclocked to 2700 Mhz. I use my PC to do a lot of number crunching, like audio coding and decoding. I am trying to figure out if a newer faster PC is really worth the upgrade. I have my eyes set on the Core 2 Duo, yet I do not know what...