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Ya got me.
re: Ya got me.
azstrummer
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11/29/2006 8:31:47 PM
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Please don't ever utter those words again.
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Advice needed: AMD or Intel?
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Tony
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11/27/2006 5:29:35 PM
Update: Athlon X2 64 it is. Thanks et.
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Tony
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12/20/2006 4:06:17 AM
Which socket?
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et
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12/20/2006 6:40:58 PM
AM2. Ask me how I knew to get such a thing... ;-)
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Tony
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12/20/2006 10:36:08 PM
Someone said, I AM 1, and you said, I - - - -
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Bowser
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12/21/2006 7:14:43 PM
Either a magic 8-ball or you have a 12 year old kid.
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et
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12/21/2006 2:21:23 AM
This is just effing ridiculous...
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RobVG
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12/5/2006 1:59:53 AM
re: Intel was having a problem with scaling when they got up to about 20 cores...
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Scott Evil
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12/6/2006 8:23:40 PM
That not a "Quad core".....
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et
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12/5/2006 7:30:20 PM
re: This is just effing ridiculous...
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azstrummer
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12/5/2006 4:59:02 PM
Quad core.
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et
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12/5/2006 7:33:13 PM
but seriously....
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et
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11/30/2006 6:57:37 PM
Pricing AM2 CPUs....
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et
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11/30/2006 9:30:58 PM
Thanks
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Tony
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12/1/2006 3:55:38 PM
You could load Ubuntu on that 1.7Gig.
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et
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12/1/2006 8:22:36 PM
Plus, it would likely be significantly faster than it is now
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Yeti
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12/1/2006 11:36:56 PM
Generally true, but depends on the task.
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et
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12/2/2006 5:35:37 AM
Or at the very least a dual boot.....
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Tony
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12/1/2006 9:15:17 PM
That's a distinct possibility.....
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Tony
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12/1/2006 9:14:35 PM
If you'd asked me a few months ago...
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TB
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11/27/2006 9:49:40 PM
re: The dual core processors rock n roll!
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Scott Evil
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11/28/2006 6:45:58 PM
P.S. I haven't tried the AMD dual Core chips yet.
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Scott Evil
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11/28/2006 6:56:04 PM
How does the software have to catch up?
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et
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11/28/2006 5:16:14 PM
Multi-core limitations
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azstrummer
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11/29/2006 4:41:19 PM
Ok. Parallelization. Sure.
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et
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11/29/2006 7:51:28 PM
Ya got me.
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Tony
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11/29/2006 8:21:00 PM
Speaking of jerking.
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Scott Evil
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11/30/2006 4:05:06 PM
re: Ya got me.
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azstrummer
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11/29/2006 8:31:47 PM
re: How does the software have to catch up?
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TB
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11/29/2006 7:41:01 AM
If it can thread to two cores, it can thread to n cores.
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et
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11/29/2006 7:47:18 PM
Havent caught up yet either
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Tony
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11/29/2006 3:38:31 PM
Tony...TONY~~~~~~
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et
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11/29/2006 7:49:49 PM
MOBO?
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RNE
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11/30/2006 12:00:10 AM
The other thing is...
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et
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11/30/2006 7:38:14 PM
I'd wait till about Jan 30th to decide on the mobo.
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et
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11/30/2006 6:54:56 PM
K'
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RNE
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12/1/2006 10:46:12 PM
There are some good Mobo's out there for the HTPC route.
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et
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12/2/2006 5:34:32 AM
Strange. I suddenly have a feeling that I really REALLY want to buy an AMD AM2 socket and upgrade it later.
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Tony
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11/29/2006 8:07:03 PM
re: Yeah, me too. Spooky, that....
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Hypnotized Yeti
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11/29/2006 10:47:00 PM
BUy AMD AM2 socket with cheap single core (Athlon 64) processor now.
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et
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11/27/2006 7:30:20 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.