Thanks for doing this! The 7850's performance was about what I expected, but the big surprise for me was how well Iris Pro stacked up. Fortunate for AMD that the APU is able to be sold at such a...
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Thanks for doing this! The 7850's performance was about what I expected, but the big surprise for me was how well Iris Pro stacked up. Fortunate for AMD that the APU is able to be sold at such a...
I don't have hard numbers on that specific configuration, but I would say that you'd get a good performance boost. The vast majority of games are not terribly CPU-bound, and your proc is still...
That was my inclination from what I've read about Supcom's architecture, thanks for confirming! :) E8600 it is then!
I'm looking to upgrade my gaming system; I'm pretty casual at this point so I don't want to spend more than 50-100$ on a new CPU (I already found a good deal on a pair of GTX460 cards so that's...
True that. 220W TDP is larger than many entire systems! Before I went with a laptop workstation, I was running an 8120 @ 4.6Ghz and 1.55v (which works out to something like 180-200W max I believe)...
Down to 279.99$ at Microcenter too! Link
I imagine AMD is realizing they can't compete at high price points- bumping the FX flagships back down into "value" territory can't hurt! If you don't mind...
Just the usual suspects... Blizzard titles and whatnot. I tried Dungeon Siege but it wouldn't register touch events at all for some reason, shame- that was a fun single-player campaign. I'd really...
After some searching, I found Gesturekey which pretty much does exactly what I wanted. Besides mapping touch events to mouse input, it can also map gestures to keystrokes and mouse+keyboard combos....
I'd like to play some old(er) RTS and RPG's on my Venue 8 Pro tablet but of course those oldies aren't multitouch enabled. I found the "Magic Multitouch" app from iBuyPower which looked just perfect...
So, I'm bailing in the Quad-Quad. I'm going to be moving in a few months and I need to trim the collection down. If anyone's interested, I've got a blue Arima board (from the same reseller that has...
Lol. I wouldn't use one of these for an HTPC, that's for sure :P
Seriously though. I agree with ~400W with 55W "HE" CPUs and a basic GPU; worst-case scenario with a high-end GPU and ~120W "SE"...
What are you using it for? These *are* 5-year-old systems, keep in mind. For things that don't use an absurd amount of RAM and/or have fewer than 6 threads, a single modern multi-core CPU will be...
If there aren't any labels on the rear of the case with the Chassis part #, the motherboard ought to be silk-screened with it's model #. With that, you should be able to cross-reference with...
Hi folks! I got a good deal on Ebay for a CT-479 to go with the P4C800-E Deluxe I found in a dumpster(!) and I'm wondering which CPU to get. Dothan, of course- and I'm looking for highest...
Yikes! That's a pretty awful airflowflow/noise ratio. Shouldn't be too hard to add an 80mm+ fan though. My PP&C unit is pretty loud as well- once I've tested it more under load I may replace it's...
@ Confusis- which PSU did you get?
@ Sparky- I don't think PXE vs Locally booting would make a difference- AFAIK, the process is the same; just the source of the system image is different.
It'll have to be Linux and flashrom; I don't think DOS will work with EFI actually. I need to sleep so this will have to wait.
Hmm... Got a thought. This board automatically tries to PXE boot- I bet I could set up a PXE server on one of my other machines with DOS and flashrom. Stay tuned.
Success! Kind of. I finally got the heatsink mounting brackets fabricated and assembled the system on my test bench- and it boots!
Bad news? I can't access the goddamn BIOS, which means I'll need...
Lookin' good!
I'm almost done with my heatsink brackets- should have the system ready to go this weekend.
Hmm... Without manufacturer documentation, it's hard to say what those would be specc'd at. I'd recommend hacking a wiring harness with extra leads for a multimeter (or two-one for 5v & one for 12v)...
Case looks nice, confusis! Looks like you still have room for a PSU and a couple hard drives up top.
I'm still working on custom retention brackets for my heatsinks. Suffice to say, it would've...
That is correct. 8358-SE and 8360-SE are 115W+ parts. 8346-8360 are the only ones that will work at all with this board; I say 8350HE is the best bet. It offers 20% better mhz/watt than the others...
Alright, got a proper PSU- Directron is selling manufacturer refurb PC Power & Cooling 1KW units with a 72A(!) 12v rail for 70 bucks right now. Also, I drafted the design for the HSF retention...
Finally have (almost) all the parts for my build!
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- 4x Opty 8350 HE
- 4x Coolermaster Hyper 101 Heatsinks
- 8x 2GB Micron (IBM OEM branded) PC-5300 ECC/REG 1.8v
- Geforce 8800GT 1GB...