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Ars Evaluates Core 2 Duo in Latest System Guide

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can-i-have-a-god-box-please dept.

RevDobbs writes "I always take a peek at the Ars Technica System Guides before white-boxing my next PC. Well, today I hit the site and see that they recently published their first post-Core 2 Duo System Guide." From the article: "The new Intel Core 2 Duo processors bring a swift change to the Hot Rod, making the lifespan of Socket AM2 very brief in the Hot Rod. Performance from the Core 2 Duo (aka, Conroe) appears to be excellent in all regards, from pure performance to heat output. Overclocking prospects also look excellent, with an overclocked Core 2 Duo being an amazingly fast chip for the money."

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  1. Re:Thoughts from a singulatarian by bwthomas · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeay! do away with the byte!

    Also, i can't wait until we've got clockless quantum holographic computers booting off of non-volatile ramdisks and cooled by eskimo flatulence ...

    By the way, your hover car is getting towed.

  2. Wait a minute! by SeanTobin · · Score: 4, Funny
    from the can-i-have-a-god-box-please dept.
    Wait just a minute! A "God Box" wasn't mentioned in the article summary. This can only mean one thing... Zonk must have read the article before posting. What is this world coming to?
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  3. I'm gettin' me one of those 'God' boxes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But to save some money, I'm going to put linux on it.

    Jesus Christ, under what circumstance would you build a desktop machine that powerful and use linux?

  4. Re:Irrational AMD fanboys foaming at the mouth by legoburner · · Score: 5, Funny

    As an AMD fanboy, I'd say it is faster, but only it because it is made using the skin from beaten 3rd world children. Can you handle that on your conscience when you play GTA on your PC... CAN YOU!?

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  5. Re:God Box by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    We have a God Box at IIT. It's the only building designed by "less is more"

    I had a God Box that was a modded commode (water cooled too). It was inspired by my roommate -- "more or less" -- who used to pray to the porcelain god around 2am every Sunday morning.

  6. Re:Thoughts from a singulatarian by rtaylor · · Score: 2, Funny

    cooled by eskimo flatulence

    Dude, you're getting a Smell!

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