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    News Intel Quietly Launches Core i3-10100F To Battle The Non-Existent Ryzen 3 3300X

    DDR4-2666 is the maximum speed you can use? Source: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/203473/intel-core-i3-10100f-processor-6m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz.html
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    15 Programs That Should be on Any New PC

    (Sorry if this seems like spam, I am reeling these ideas off the top of my head as I rummage through my software collection). 1) Ever bought or tried to fix an old lap-top, and discovered Nero etc won't work with it's OEM DVD burner? Try CD Burner XP (freeware). http://cdburnerxp.se/en/home...
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    15 Programs That Should be on Any New PC

    If you want to load your DivX etc clips into Windows Movie Maker (XP), download the free Xvid codec 1.3.2 Update using the following page. Now, when you import your camcorder footage a small blue "X" appears in the corner of your screen. The codec is pretty fast but obviously with things like...
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    15 Programs That Should be on Any New PC

    Want a fast alternative to Windows Search, one that can also do all manner of text file batch processing? I recommend ‘Heatsoft Handy File Tool 1.04 (Freeware version). This tool is incredibly fast for search and processing.. so much faster than Windows XP. It's user interface can seem a little...
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    15 Programs That Should be on Any New PC

    I use ATF Cleaner (freeware with optional donate). It is similar to CCleaner and can wipe all the junk created by Windows, IE, Firefox, Opera and other apps.. all the click of a button. Often when you clean the system it feels snappy. This (stand-alone) program also has a very small memory...
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    Financial Analysts Say Intel Killed the Discrete Graphics Card

    Let me know when I can run GTA IV at a decent resolution, in medium or high detail. I think this market share is more representative of the device in general rather than it's GPU capabilities.. and by the looks of things AMD, which has consistently brought innovative products to the market...
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    Neil Young Says MP3 Isn't Good Enough; Neither Are CDs

    D_KuhnI was around for the record era, the tape era, the cd era... and the fad around record player sound quality is just that... a fad. People assume that since records are analog, they must automatically have better dynamic range and frequency response than digital formats... wich is absurd...
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    Neil Young Says MP3 Isn't Good Enough; Neither Are CDs

    Nothing I have heard on the digital side comes close to vinyl, even if the PC is running a 24-bit card and it's connected to an amplifier consisting of valves, dual transformers yada yada. Plug in a half-decent turn-table with a good needle..hmm what to suggest; try this track from Genesis...
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    Neil Young Says MP3 Isn't Good Enough; Neither Are CDs

    The worst sound is money falling into the distributor's pocket instead of the artist.
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    Phenom II X4 955 [VS.] Bulldozer X6 FX-6100

    Not much extra to add, other than I think your parents have ended up with a great system there. Like the others have said I think you’d be best sticking with Phenom II. Bulldozer is not the best contemporary architecture for games. Most games are not highly-threaded and therefore won’t exploit...
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    I want to take photos on internet

    Not sure what you're after but hopefully this will help.. To share photo's you need the url of an image enclosed in tags. For example, http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2VEaTPMR9yw/SpArodQ1aoI/AAAAAAAAAYY/jfNCo5XiHmA/funny_dog_costume%5B2%5D.jpg when using the above format would look like this: If you...
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    Home Entertainment/Office Holiday Gift Guide

    Do the shake 'n' Vac, and put the freshness back. Cor blimey girls, ya sure did that. Ya don't need anything to warm up ya room looking at these fine gifts you bear :)
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    One Million ARM Cores Linked to Simulate Brain

    zkevwluStill more processing power than the average red neck. Perhaps we can use this to program a typical red neck brain in order to study their cousin humping behavior. Can we also have that in Mexican?
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    NASA Sues Astronaut Over 40-year-old Camera

    After all this time..and suddenly they want it back. On behalf of all those disgruntled NASA employees and those sick of this Obama Zombie administration..boo hoo! Hopefully when Obama is voted out/unseated/bored people to death we can get some kind of Space Race back in flow, and put America...
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    Intel Finally Has a Real 4 GHz CPU

    Tom's, is there any way you can combine the US and UK comments sections? The UK version of this article has nowhere near as many comments. Thanks.