Just look at one of the hundreds of graphs available that directly tell you which one is better. You have to do this perhaps once every two or three years. Sure, the naming scheme is stupid but not buying them because of it is ridiculous.
And really, it's not that common. AMD CPU: higher number is faster. AMD GPU: Higher number is faster. Intel CPU: Higher number is faster. It's just Nvidia with their anal marketing.
They didn't say anything wrong. That's how it's shown in my BIOS too: 400Mhz FSB, 1600Mhz effective because it's four bits per clock. Likewise the DDR2 speed is the FSB clock multiplied by some number you can select.
Queue some petulant twat whinging about how it might, maybe, undetectably, subliminally, possibly, almost be unstable in 0.0000001% of circumstances (maybe) and therefore you should never ever use it oh my god you're overclocking, dear GOD!!!
Intel has insanely expensive test jigs to ensure that their parts meet published specs at their marked speed. You have what?
I have Intel's linpack test. You know, the one Intel use for torture testing their CPUs. I think it might suffice for my home use.
For real work, it's absolutely unacceptable.
Nobody was suggesting anything of the sort. Overclocking is the domain of home users, this is so banally obvious it doesn't even need to be stated. What kind of retard overclocks their workstation? Nobody.
Why is this idiot getting modded up? Widespread ignorance is fun! Listen up mods. Nothing this guy said is true; literally nothing. What the guy described is a fantasy that NEVER happens, he is simply an imbecile with outdated preconceptions. People don't tend to read about things they don't like, and he seems to be following this trend quite nicely with an opinion on overclocking straight from 1994.
I'm sure it was perfectly valid back then, but in no way does it apply to the modern Intel chips we are actually talking about.
Any of the 45nm Core 2 Duo series would be great for that. You could underclock (and undervolt) them significantly while still retaining good performance.
This and your previous post indicate that you haven't updated your opinion about overclocking in quite some years. This is a time where Intel have no high-end competition and routinely sell mainstream chips that are easily as capable as ultra-high-end models, but aren't sold that way simply for lack of demand.
You are incorrect on every point: Overclocking isn't even remotely dangerous, nor is it difficult. Chip failures never happen; the worst case scenario is that you must lower your overclock or reset your BIOS. You don't need a better fan unless you're after a massive increase in performance, and lifetime is a non-issue.
When overclocked the chip will continue to "just work," it won't require special monitoring. You get increased performance for free with no penalty because Intel's amazing manufacturing processes are more flexible and capable than their marketing needs them to be. There is no downside.
"Speed" as in performance? No. A 3Ghz P4 is a shitload slower than a 3Ghz Athlon X2, which in turn is a shitload slower than a 3GHz Core 2 Duo. The per-core speed of Desktop CPUs has never stopped increasing.
In an unrelated story, the FTC has invested in some extremely large ovens in an effort to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign energy sources. They claim the new fuel is actually self-perpetuating and that "There is an unlimited supply here at home."
...so people don't burn themselves. Mindless idiocy.
I can't help but wonder what blocking the image is supposed to accomplish.
Will it protect citizens? No, only from their own stupid laws. Will it protect children? No, seeing the image does no harm to anyone. Will it change paedophiles' sexuality to a normal orientation? No, it will have no effect. Will it prevent children from being abused by child molestors? No, they'll continue to do it anyway.
No good can come of this. As an analogy, rapists don't stop raping people because it's illegal. Censoring rape imagary will never stop rape from occuring. It accomplishes nothing but a restriction of freedom for the innocent.
I don't think we are talking about the same thing.
You're right, I got the wrong idea of what you were saying. I had thought your reasoning was based on the specification determining what the ISP could do from a legal perspective, but obviously I was mistaken. I'm in agreement.
as UDP does not guarantee delivery so you would hardly have a basis to complain when ISP's drop such packets
You'd have exactly the same basis as you would in any other situation: they're actively interfering with your connection. A protocol specification isn't a law. It doesn't matter a damn what it says.
Ah, now I see. The black hole will be arranged such that there will be two cars in every pot. It's a method of expressing compression ratio without involving the Library of Congress.
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Just look at one of the hundreds of graphs available that directly tell you which one is better. You have to do this perhaps once every two or three years. Sure, the naming scheme is stupid but not buying them because of it is ridiculous.
And really, it's not that common. AMD CPU: higher number is faster. AMD GPU: Higher number is faster. Intel CPU: Higher number is faster. It's just Nvidia with their anal marketing.
The Wii is the only current generation console sold at a profit.
Convection schmonvection. I've finally found the perfect place to plot my evil deeds!
They almost always do, this is an exception.
Off the top of my head the TDPs are:
Ci7: 130 watts
C2Q: 95 watts
C2D: 65 watts
If you want something quiet, get one of the 45nm dual cores.
They didn't say anything wrong. That's how it's shown in my BIOS too: 400Mhz FSB, 1600Mhz effective because it's four bits per clock. Likewise the DDR2 speed is the FSB clock multiplied by some number you can select.
100% stable at stock voltage
Queue some petulant twat whinging about how it might, maybe, undetectably, subliminally, possibly, almost be unstable in 0.0000001% of circumstances (maybe) and therefore you should never ever use it oh my god you're overclocking, dear GOD!!!
Intel has insanely expensive test jigs to ensure that their parts meet published specs at their marked speed. You have what?
I have Intel's linpack test. You know, the one Intel use for torture testing their CPUs. I think it might suffice for my home use.
For real work, it's absolutely unacceptable.
Nobody was suggesting anything of the sort. Overclocking is the domain of home users, this is so banally obvious it doesn't even need to be stated. What kind of retard overclocks their workstation? Nobody.
thanks the large volumes of mail spam.
At first I hated idle, but I came to love it. Idle is like a toilet; all the shit gets dropped there so I don't have to look at it in the morning.
Why is this idiot getting modded up? Widespread ignorance is fun! Listen up mods. Nothing this guy said is true; literally nothing. What the guy described is a fantasy that NEVER happens, he is simply an imbecile with outdated preconceptions. People don't tend to read about things they don't like, and he seems to be following this trend quite nicely with an opinion on overclocking straight from 1994.
I'm sure it was perfectly valid back then, but in no way does it apply to the modern Intel chips we are actually talking about.
Any of the 45nm Core 2 Duo series would be great for that. You could underclock (and undervolt) them significantly while still retaining good performance.
My hundred-euro Gigabyte board supports 16GB of DDR2 out of the box. 16GB should easily be within reach of any consumer.
This and your previous post indicate that you haven't updated your opinion about overclocking in quite some years. This is a time where Intel have no high-end competition and routinely sell mainstream chips that are easily as capable as ultra-high-end models, but aren't sold that way simply for lack of demand.
You are incorrect on every point: Overclocking isn't even remotely dangerous, nor is it difficult. Chip failures never happen; the worst case scenario is that you must lower your overclock or reset your BIOS. You don't need a better fan unless you're after a massive increase in performance, and lifetime is a non-issue.
When overclocked the chip will continue to "just work," it won't require special monitoring. You get increased performance for free with no penalty because Intel's amazing manufacturing processes are more flexible and capable than their marketing needs them to be. There is no downside.
As far as I know they're the same chips with different names. For example, the Xeon 3110 is the exact same as the Core 2 Duo E8400.
Some computers are bigger than others.
"Speed" as in performance? No. A 3Ghz P4 is a shitload slower than a 3Ghz Athlon X2, which in turn is a shitload slower than a 3GHz Core 2 Duo. The per-core speed of Desktop CPUs has never stopped increasing.
In an unrelated story, the FTC has invested in some extremely large ovens in an effort to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign energy sources. They claim the new fuel is actually self-perpetuating and that "There is an unlimited supply here at home."
...so people don't burn themselves. Mindless idiocy.
I can't help but wonder what blocking the image is supposed to accomplish.
Will it protect citizens? No, only from their own stupid laws.
Will it protect children? No, seeing the image does no harm to anyone.
Will it change paedophiles' sexuality to a normal orientation? No, it will have no effect.
Will it prevent children from being abused by child molestors? No, they'll continue to do it anyway.
No good can come of this. As an analogy, rapists don't stop raping people because it's illegal. Censoring rape imagary will never stop rape from occuring. It accomplishes nothing but a restriction of freedom for the innocent.
I don't think we are talking about the same thing.
You're right, I got the wrong idea of what you were saying. I had thought your reasoning was based on the specification determining what the ISP could do from a legal perspective, but obviously I was mistaken. I'm in agreement.
as UDP does not guarantee delivery so you would hardly have a basis to complain when ISP's drop such packets
You'd have exactly the same basis as you would in any other situation: they're actively interfering with your connection. A protocol specification isn't a law. It doesn't matter a damn what it says.
That's pretty poor reporting. There are no eight core i7 models. They're all hyperthreaded quad cores.
Ah, now I see. The black hole will be arranged such that there will be two cars in every pot. It's a method of expressing compression ratio without involving the Library of Congress.
Mine is "Two cars in every pot and a chicken in every garage."
I'm trying to relate this to the LHC, but I'm coming up empty here...
If your ISP starts blocking anything, it's not time to access blocked sites. It's time to access another ISP.
#1 - War Is Hell - William Tecumseh Sherman
I'll add... "It's well that war is so terrible, lest we should become too fond it."