Recent content by reversiblean

I wonder why people don't just switch to a more stable, fast, secure, beautiful, FREE OS like Ubuntu.

I upgraded my CPU from Intel Celeron D 331 (256K Cache, 2.66 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) to Intel Pentium D 950 (4M Cache, 3.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) and was surprised to see that cpu score had dropped significantly. I also installed a new cooler and the temps are good. Is this normal? BTW, I didn't...

I finally bought Zalman CNPS10x Optima. Dropped my temps by around good 40C (from 80C at idle to 40C)

I recently upgrade a CPU from Celeron D 331 (256K Cache, 2.66 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) to a Pentium D 950 (4M Cache, 3.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB). I know it's a mediocre cpu but that's best my motherboard can support. I tested it with the Celeron D stock cooler and temp was around 70C at idle. So I replaced...