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Hi, I have an Acer 3801T that supports Core 2 Duo SU9000 series processors (10 watts) BGA956 socket. I want to know if it support any of the SL9000 series (17watts) or SP9000 series (25 watts) processors which all support the same socket.

a smartphone (ie. motorola) sounds better than any PC souncard? I've been testing various cards from C-Media's 8738 to an Xonar Essence ST and other brands, PC soundcards sound like software playback, only if you play from solid source like usb drive or ssd sounds more like hardware playback...

If the average usage will be around just 2gb, which would be better? 4gb of 1600 mhz RAM or 8gb of 1333 mhz RAM(I am not going to buy it,just to know, so don't care price or any thing like that).

Approximate Purchase Date: 3-4 weeks Budget Range: 400-450$, 450 is above my limit but I can go there if needed. System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly gaming, looking to run mainstream games at mid-high setting smoothly. Parts Not Required: For parts, i'm going to need...

Hello, I have an nforce 780i motherboard and i just put in a q9650. the processor seems to be running at 2.67ghz. Im not sure why this is happening, i have set the motherboard to factory defaults but it still seems to be running slow. i went into the settings and it says that the multiplier is...

In your opinion what are the best server cpu's regarding price and power consumption. Power consumption is a huge deal for me :) Thanks!

Hello, I will start out by detailing my specs, AMD FX 8150 Gigabyte GA -990FXA- UD3 with bios version F5 Two 4gb sticks of Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 EVGA Geforce 460 se Intel 120gb 320 series Western Digital Caviar Black 1tb Sata 3 Corsair TX750 watt psu LG BD Burner Cooling Solution is a cooler...

so i've had this problem for a few days now. when i restart my computer with my monitor plugged into my radeon 6870 the screen wont load up. so i restart it with my monitor plugged into my onboard and it will show up, then i plug it into my radeon again and now it works. but also when im...

Could you guys help me to decide between 1155 and 1366 sockets? I want future proof for another 3 or 4 years most. I’m a gamer and let’s say I need it for 24/7 to play Metro 2033 and Crisis on top settings. I also need it for hd video and 2D-3D graphics. Build 1: Socket 1366 Cooler Master HAF...

I just finished building new machine, and tested it out with Crysis 2. I had it in windowed mode so I could check Core i5 2500 temp and when I did I almost pissed myself lol. Temps were showing a stable 85ish celcius, spiking to 90s. I didn't take time to grab a screen shot, I just immidietly...

Hi there, I've recently upgraded my motherboard to a Crosshair V Formula and after setting everything up with a FRESH Windows install and installing all the chipset drivers etc. etc. Everything is working fine EXCEPT for my mic. It simply records sound at a VERY LOW volume, and sounds as if...

hie my pc gives out an Long constant beep after switching it on and before this it was working properly so had been upgrading it with a new hdd a new ram and a cd rom tried cleaning up the procesor and ram slots but still nothing please help me?????

I have an HP a1640n desktop. i was cleaning out the heatsink one day and scratched the mobo with a screwdriver. then i replaced the mobo with an almost exact copy ( only difference being the new one doesnot have onboard video). then the power supply went bad. after replacing the power...

Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?) I found Konami Jail Break conversion game nearby and was wondering: Can it be converted to Rushin Attack or other Konami Classic games? KLOV shows several "Konami Classic" style games. Is it simply a matter of burning the...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.overclocking.amd (More info?) Hi, I have a 939 3000+ AMD chip - how do you keep the processor warm enough to be able to overclock? Tes

I am looking at buying my first water cooling kit. I have used air cooling solutions to overclock in the past and I am sick of all the noise :( Could anyone tell me which of the two kits (Swiftech or Innvotek) offer the best perfomance (ie best cooling) and which is the best value?