Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 3rd 19, 07:58 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 1
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new Threadripper 3900 memory access modes?
I read a review at wccftech, which has this intriguing sentence:
With memory access modes, users can select between UMA (maximum memory bandwidth) and NUMA (lowest latency) modes.
So what is going...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
July 15th 17, 12:36 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 31
Views: 795
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Forum: Intel
June 6th 17, 10:33 AM Posted to comp.sys.intel
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,166
Intel's super-dooper i9
On Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 4:41:40 AM UTC+8, Yousuf Khan wrote:
It looks like it caused AMD to react back as well. Originally
Threadripper was supposed to only have 44 PCIe lanes, now they...
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Forum: Intel
June 3rd 17, 05:58 AM Posted to comp.sys.intel
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,166
Intel's super-dooper i9
It looks like AMD have caused Intel to pull their finger out at last,
after giving us teeny improvements the last few tick-tocks.
Must be worried about Threadripper, so they announce extreme i9...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
January 30th 16, 07:32 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 0
Views: 530
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 9th 15, 09:01 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 31
Views: 668
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 9th 15, 08:56 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 31
Views: 668
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 25th 15, 02:57 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 17
Views: 291
computer case
On Friday, September 25, 2015 at 7:40:11 PM UTC+8, Paul wrote:
The computer case helps separate you from the computer. If you
like to spill beverages, it can keep the beverage from entering
...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 13th 15, 12:13 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 23
Views: 484
Where do old computers go to die?
On Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 8:23:52 AM UTC+8, Nil wrote:
Where I live, the city councils have a "verge pickup" twice a year.
You put out junk including e-waste for them to collect.
Generally,...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
April 11th 15, 10:16 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 456
Evercase cases do not last for ever
On Friday, April 10, 2015 at 6:03:00 PM UTC+8, Flasherly wrote:
They often are when extra cheap. I've only had one that's knocked me
out and cost me some real money -- an Antec all-aluminum. ...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
April 10th 15, 07:41 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 456
Evercase cases do not last for ever
I was shown one of these things - the power button was busted.
It has a spring made of clear plastic that also serves as a lightguide
from the LED.
Tried to get front panel off. 2 clips on one side,...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
April 4th 15, 09:08 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,027
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 28th 14, 06:25 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,064
Bad CMOS Battery
I have built and bought dozens of PCs over the last 20 years.
I have had at least 3 PCs with this problem, they were LGA775 or LGA1156
boards, but different makes. The battery would go flat after a...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 29th 14, 06:42 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
Views: 483
Win7's dirty, dirty little bits
On Sunday, September 28, 2014 6:11:25 AM UTC+8, Flasherly wrote:
Exit Win7 - all indications - normally;- Ditto for Win XP.
Periodically, more than I'd like, upon a boot menu/arbitrator to...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 23rd 14, 01:47 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,182
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 17th 14, 12:27 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,075
Fanless or near fanless PC 2014 ? (sub 5 watts)
On Saturday, September 13, 2014 11:32:24 PM UTC+8, Flasherly wrote:
Weren't they at one point Cyrix from pre-X586 (Pentium pin sockets),
aka 486 processors -- a merger/acquisition of the...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 13th 14, 12:14 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,075
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 13th 14, 12:10 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 2
Views: 438
Jetway poverty-pack cheap crap mainboards
I went to a clearance sale at a computer store.
There I bought a Jetway mainboard, new still in box for $5.
It is AM3 and I had a few CPUs I could put in it.
The specs on Jetway website stated it...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 6th 14, 03:55 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 1
Views: 276
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 6th 14, 03:45 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 3
Views: 322
new conroe-4m
I once compared a 2400 MHz Conroe to a 3600 MHz Cedar Mill on same
mainboard - the benchmarks very very similar. So Conroe was about 50%
better than old Netburst.
I imagine a Prescott-2M would have...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
August 10th 14, 02:10 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 1
Views: 327
data transfer speed with NAS?
Suppose I got an enterprise-grade NAS and connect it to one workstation (at least a Sandy Bridge i7) via ethernet so the NAS is pumping out a large file at 1 Gb/s.
What data rate would I get? 100...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 25th 14, 10:11 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 489
slow PATA disk in Centos
On Wednesday, June 25, 2014 1:16:11 AM UTC+8, Paul wrote:
It does sound to me like PIO mode (4 to 7MB/sec), so you're
looking in the right area. You would think of
all utilities, hdparm...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
June 24th 14, 01:36 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 489
slow PATA disk in Centos
While building some workstations with Centos operating system,
I found some Deskstar 320 GB PATA disks that were hardly used (about 30 hours).
I used these for swap and tmp, although swap shouldn't...
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Forum: Intel
May 25th 14, 03:02 AM Posted to comp.sys.intel
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,391
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
May 22nd 14, 11:22 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 19
Views: 923
8 gig RAM on older hardware
Who made 4 GiB DDR2 for laptops?
I have only seen 4 GiB sticks in servers. There were a few for desktops,
but I haven't seen any used. I think by the time it came out, people were
switching to DDR3.
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