Recent content by hchawk19

No Disassemble!!! Number 5, Alive!

That's the thing. Right now, my CPU temp reading is 52C, while both Core temps are 33C each. I don't know which one to pay more attention to when looking at the readings.

So should I be concerned more with the CPU temp reading or the actual Core 1 and 2 temp readings?

I am using that as well. The CPU temp is 51-52C idle and gets to 61-63C max while running 3dMark Vantage two or three times in a row. The Core temps are 32-33 idle and get maxed at 41-43C under 3dMark Vantage tests.

I recently upgraded my computer with an Athlon X2 7850BE. I am using the stock HSF. I am concerned about the operating temperature on this thing. PCWizard 2009 shows a CPU temp of 56C, while it shows a Core #1 temp of 37C. On startup, the BIOS usually shows 51C for CPU temp. Also, when I check...

My first was a Packard Bell in 1993. It had a 486 66MHz, which we later upgraded with an overdrive chip to 133MHz. It had 4MB of RAM and a 128 Megabyte hardrive and a cd-rom drive and ran Windows 3.11. I remember upgrading the memory to 8MB and later 24MB (I had to have 8MB to play Doom). The...

AMD can produce x86 chips because of an arbitration case where as a remedy for Intel's breach of a contract, the arbitrator granted AMD a perpetual, royalty-free license to x86 patents, as well as any technology patents belonging to Intel obtained through reverse engineering. Anyone else making...

Also, I got my 32" 1080P set for the same price as twisted politiks, and I got it the first weekend of the new year.

I also have a 32" Vizio that does 1080P. It has a beautiful picture. I was a little skeptical of the 1080P spec at this size, but I can see the difference over the 720P. It seems to have a slightly extra level of detail in the picture. High Definition video and gaming looks great. People...

Check out Antec's website. They have a power supply configurator that will roughly tell you how much power you need based on the components in your system. Then you can search on newegg for a power supply that will give you some power headroom over what you actually use. Unless you are...

Nice. I will have to pick one of the babies up!!

The first one I had in a system was in an old Packard Bell that came with an Ati Mach 64. I remember upgrading that 66Mhz CPU to a 133Mhz overdrive, and was blown away by the increase in speed it brought. The first upgrade card that I got was a Creative Labs 3D Blaster Banshee 16MB. It is...

I will check on the CPU cooling. IIRC, you may be right. Tom's had a good one in their $500 build, and it was only 15, I will let him know about that one. And, I will inform him of the 8800GS. I think you are right in that it is very close to the 9600GT, so it would save a few bucks to get...

Well, he already has a case from my old computer that I gave him. It is an older Antec case, very solid, with a couple of extra fans in it for him as well. He might buy a new case, but I think he is set on using the one he already has. If he does decide on a new case, I have read in a review...