Interview the next Cruncher

[Marvin_The_Martian]

Shash kebab offc.

*btw I choose google code anyway sorry

What helps best against a hangover Coffee or water? As in coffee dehydrates more right?

[loonym]

My answer for a hangover was always more booze.

Highest fsb clock achieved? What mobo/cpu?

[G.Foyle]

515 with E8500 ES on Rampage Extreme on air.

Highest GPU overclock achieved in %? What GPU and what Vgpu?

[Marvin_The_Martian]

6800le stock 300 max 3d stable oc 470 56% oc 1.55vgpu stock cooling ( leadtek.. big hunk of copper )

Highest 24/7 ddr1 memory clock and volts?

[anubis]

275Mhz for one full week Even got a picture of it, did the pics when only 20 min of memtest, it burned on it for 20h.

In 6 months, wich cpu is your best cruncher gonna be based on?

[G.Foyle]

The 920, unless I get an opportunity to grab something unlocked cheap
Oh wait, Deneb will be here in 6 months

What was the most extreme modification you ever did to any hardware?

[loonym]

What was the most extreme modification you ever did to any hardware?

Dunno how extreme this is but I used to routinely lap the nb on nf II boards. Involved a lot of masking.

Favorite ram manufacturer?

[karl_eller]

G.Skill. Dunno why, really, I just like their stuff a lot. Decently priced, decently binned, very few issues that I know of. That said, I can't for the life of me get my G.Skill 2x2 Gb PC8000 kit to actually run at PC8000, but that's a mobo problem

Favourite GPU manufacturer?

Eller

[kevinbo03]

EVGA, Nvidia.

I like Ati's, But I've just had a better experience with Nvidas. They will survive accidental overheating (150C on my 7900GS, Still runs good as new) and do more for me in F@H. Also, the price/performance difference between ATI/NV is never massive, So I'm fine with eating a 20 or 40 dollar loss compared to an Ati competitor. Not to mention EVGA, Which has a nice step up program.


Dual 1680x1050 monitors or one 1920x1200?

[Kayin]

Dual for me, I need the split for design work.

What's a SLACR stepping quad?

[karl_eller]

It is the sSpec# for a Q6600 G0. The B3's are SL9UM.

And I'm another dual screen person (or would be if I had the room). Having two full screen windows open at once is great.

Favourite PSU manufacturer?

Eller

[loonym]

What's a SLACR stepping quad?

That's a G0

Wanna buy one?

[philbrown23]

favorite psu manufacturer would have to be PC power and cooling FTW!!

and yes I want to buy a Q6600 bad! PM me!

sugar or splenda?

[karl_eller]

Sugar, 'cause that artificial crap isn't really any better for you. Raw sugar if it's with coffee or tea.

BBQ Sauce or Tomato Sauce/Ketchup?

Eller

[kevinbo03]

BBQ! hands down. so many good sauces out there, ketchup is just ketchup.

Mexican or Italian? (food, not women)

[rcofell]

I've been in the mood for Italian as of late. Mmmmm, pesto.

What assembly instruction do you wish they'd add to the x86 ISA?
(I only bring this up because I wish I didn't have to wait for SSE5 to have Fused Multiply Accumulate )

[G.Foyle]

An instruction that would do several jumps on one condition, i.e. if C, thread 1 jumps to address A, thread 2 jumps to address B, an thread 3 jumps to address C. It would have to be done in hardware in decode phase probably, but there could be an x86 instruction or compiler directive to mark that.

While we're at steppings, whats Q1CK (almost like "quick")?

[Kayin]

Core i7 965XE.

No, I has a G0 now. can't run it yet, but board, etc are coming...

What's your all-time favorite board?

[[XC] mysticmerlin]

Ultra-D

TRUE or OCZ V2 ?

[G.Foyle]

TRUE with LGA1366 mounting kit and two fans in push-pull.

OCZ or Corsair or Patriot?

[Kayin]

GEiL.

with all I have to do, should I accept the invitation to a local Gospel trio as the new tenor?

[[XC] mysticmerlin]

"One's time spread to thin make's them invisable to those who care"

Radio or CD's in the car?

[Kayin]

Normally, practice tracks for my singing.

Think I should polish my mouse? It's made of aluminum...

[G.Foyle]

Polish and paint it.

2x 500GB in RAID 1 or 1x 1000GB + 1x 250GB ?

[Asgard_thor]

250gb for OS
and 1k-gb for ummm other stuff


Captain Crunch or Captain Planet?