Processors

Intel E8400 Going for Super PI 1M World Record! … Maybe?

Posted by The Duke on 21 Dec 2009 / 2 Comments

Well boredom has set in so to keep me occupied and out of trouble I have decided to go for Super PI world record with only a water cooling setup. Now you may say ‘Duke you are crazy it is only water cooled while the big boys are using LN2 and Cascades which makes you [...]

Piecemeal Upgrades Pt 4 Data Protection

Posted by Neuromancer on 21 Dec 2009 / 0 Comment

The Piecemeal Upgrade pt4 Data Protection: Redundancy, backups, offline and online storage. With limited funds in a single PC household it is important to have a PC that is never down for too long. One of the key problems associated with piecemeal upgrades however is the need to occasionally reinstall the operating system. This can [...]

The Footage | The AMD Phenom II 7GHz Ascent | Light Speed

Posted by 64NOMIS on 06 Nov 2009 / 1 Comment

Looking back in time we see that Phenom II has been on a saga. If you cannot wait you can watch it now, or you can read the story and then revel that it was digitally transcribed for all time. At Quakecon 2009 on Saturday #1 rated overclocker K|ngp|n and our own Sami Makinen reached [...]

Modern CPU communication bus architecture Intel (i5, i7, Core2) and AMD (Post AthlonXP) and it’s relation to overclocking

Posted by Kevin Marlin on 04 Nov 2009 / 2 Comments

There seems to be some misunderstanding about what Hyper-Transport (HT-AMD), Quick Path Interconnect (QPI-Intel) and Front Side Bus (FSB-Intel and pre-A64 AMD) really are and their differences. First we need to clear the air: Socket 775 is dying (FSB is DEAD)! The FSB can no longer adequately support the information flow. In the diagram below [...]

C3 965BE for the TWKR in all of us

Posted by EnJoY on 04 Nov 2009 / 0 Comment

In case you haven’t seen it yet, you need to head on over to our forums and check out Chew’s review of the new C3 revision Phenom II 965 BE! In the review, Chew* tests this brand new silicon under every form of cooling imaginable, from straight air to liquid nitrogen! The review is extremely [...]

Guide to Understanding Intel Temperatures

Posted by randomizer on 14 Oct 2009 / 6 Comments

Tired of reading one conflicting forum post about temperatures after another? This guide will help you understand some of the details behind temperature readings for current Intel processors. It also has a section for FAQs about temperatures. Some parts are a little technical but I have tried to keep it as understandable. This guide only [...]

Piece Meal Upgrades pt 3

Posted by Neuromancer on 04 Oct 2009 / 0 Comment

Piece Meal Upgrades pt 3 As already discussed, a piece meal upgrade is performed when a jump to an entirely new platform is not financially possible. A ground up all new part design is best and will give the best price performance ratio if properly setup. For those that cannot afford a complete rebuild though, [...]