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Friday, March 13, 2009
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A returning question on many enthusiast discussion forums is which Intel CPU to choose for your S775 setup, the high end E8600 or the more budget friendly 7 series? We take a closer look at the advantages of the E8600 and its 6Mb L2 cache, versus the more affordable E7400 with only 3Mb L2 cache, which one offers the best bang for the buck? Read on to find out.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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The performance of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 processor was impressive, and for those wanting to spend under $275 on an LGA775 processor it packs some horsepower under the hood that rivals nearly any other LGA775 processor. With four processing cores running at 2.83GHz, a total of 12MB of shared L2 cache, a 1333MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) and the fact that the processor is built on the 45nm process are the reasons that it does so well in the benchmarks. The Intel Q9550 is also an overclocking monster as we were able to reach an overclock of 1.2GHz with ease. With the Intel Q9550 processor running at a clock frequency of 4GHz it was easily able to compete against the Intel Core i7 series, which shows what a little clock frequency will do to the potential of the Q9550...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Core i7 a well known name for most computer users these days, it is Intels latest processor that really seems to crush all opponents on the market right now. We are going to benchmark the 965 Quad Core today which is the most expensive Core i7 processor on the market that retails for around 1000$. Will it be worth the money and how well does it really perform? That is a few of the questions we are going to answer in todays review.
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Monday, February 9, 2009
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The benefits of a low-TDP processor are obvious, but a usual downside is also obvious: low clock speeds. Intel's changing that thinking with their Core 2 Quad "S" series, which includes the Q9550S, Q9400S and also the Q8200S. Compared to their non-"S" variants, they draw less power and run cooler, all while retaining the performance they've become known for.
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It was possible to increase the Front Side Bus (FSB) speed from 333MHz to 475MHz, but we had to run the processor at 1.350V in order for the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 to be able to fully stable. This bus speed increase makes the former 2.33GHz processor run at 3.33Ghz, which is a 1GHz overclock! This is very nice for a processor that costs just $169.99 at online retailers...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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Obviously, where the i7 system really excels is currently the more professional content creation folks. (That's right, I called you professionals.) These are the audio, video, and graphic rendering folks who thrive on faster compilation and rendering times. This also includes users who like encoding their movies to other media formats like DivX and iPod players. CC enthusiasts are definitely going to enjoy the faster multi-tasking performance. I guess the only other noticeable results will be the squabbling as you wait for your aging ROM drive to catch up.
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Monday, February 2, 2009
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Today I will be looking at the Intel Core i7 920, the most affordable of the three Nehalem processors. Yeah, I'm a little late to the punch, but better late than never. I'd like to welcome our newest sponsor, Intel, to ThinkComputer.org's growing family of manufacturers and vendors helping us to bring you as much information as possible before you make that hardware purchase. Read on to see if the excitement surrounding the Core i7 is all hype, or if you should start saving your pennies to join the party!
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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In early September, 2008 Intel released their mainstream series of solid state drives. In its initial offfering Intel brought two drives to market, the X18-M and the X25-M built respectively on the 1.8" and 2.5" form factors. The initial capacity of these drives was 80 GB and recently a 160 GB version was released. Solid State Drives are rapidly changing the computing landscape, and many enthusiasts are using SSD technology in their primary systems to help boost performance. Benchmark Reviews has tested nearly all of the products available to the retail market in this sector, and several have done quite well while others fall flat. It used to be that performance was the largest hurdle for mass storage NAND Solid State Drives, followed by stability, and later price. In this review, we will give a thorough overview as well as benchmark test the linear bandwidth performance of the ! Intel X25-M 80 GB SSDSA2MH080G15E solid state SATA drive and compares it against the top competition.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
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When people think about ITX, t
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Core i7 is apparently a good p
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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The i7 series of processors ac
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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While still very quick even wi
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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It's a good CPU: performs well
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The testing for the new Intel
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
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Today we are releasing the thi
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