Re: [H] Anandtech got their hands on a pair of Nehalems... whoa

2008-06-06 Thread James Boswell
Actually, as far as the video compression benchmark goes, I strongly suspect that's the new SMT implementation making itself known, as video decode/encode doesn't tend to be memory latency bound, and the thing only had one memory channel working properly so it wasn't bandwidth making the di

[H] problem in IE ?

2008-06-06 Thread FORC5
At 06:39 AM 6/6/2008, FORC5 Poked the stick with: >this link ( and a lot of others lately ) just come up with the little red X >box in the corner. Work fine in FF > >Wife is complaining :'( > >I have no idea why IE is doing this, assuming some stupid security BS > >thanks >fp in particular this l

Re: [H] new motherboard needed

2008-06-06 Thread Gary
I've built several systems using MSI P35 Platinum Combo which runs between $125-145 and can use DD2 or DD3 memory. You can also get the Neo version without Firewire for about $20 less. Very nice board IMHO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

[H] Fw: Re: new motherboard needed

2008-06-06 Thread Christopher Klein
I haven't kept up...what are the differences with the P45? Worth waiting for? Thanks! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 1:02 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] new motherboard needed

Re: [H] new motherboard needed

2008-06-06 Thread Greg Sevart
P45 just launched...should start seeing models become available over the next couple weeks. Greg > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Klein > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:44 AM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Su

Re: [H] new motherboard needed

2008-06-06 Thread Christopher Klein
I could, but I've had other issues with the board. I'd rather just replace it at this point. >why not just put in a ethernet card ( for temp ) ? >fp At 09:43 AM 6/6/2008, Christopher Klein Poked the stick with: >I currently have an asus p5k. I'm going to keep my older cpu, and 2 gigs of >ram

Re: [H] new motherboard needed

2008-06-06 Thread FORC5
why not just put in a ethernet card ( for temp ) ? fp At 09:43 AM 6/6/2008, Christopher Klein Poked the stick with: >I currently have an asus p5k. I'm going to keep my older cpu, and 2 gigs of >ram, and add 2 gigs for now. I'd like to upgrade the cpu later this year, or >earlier next year. I

[H] new motherboard needed

2008-06-06 Thread Christopher Klein
I currently have an asus p5k. I'm going to keep my older cpu, and 2 gigs of ram, and add 2 gigs for now. I'd like to upgrade the cpu later this year, or earlier next year. I'm having problems with the Ethernet port on the p5k flaking out, so I want to replace it. What's the newest/most curr

Re: [H] Anandtech got their hands on a pair of Nehalems... whoa/problem in IE ?

2008-06-06 Thread FORC5
this link ( and a lot of others lately ) just come up with the little red X box in the corner. Work fine in FF Wife is complaining :'( I have no idea why IE is doing this, assuming some stupid security BS thanks fp BTW intel keeps this up I may froggy hop back >:-} At 10:10 AM 6/5/2008, Jame

Re: [H] Anandtech got their hands on a pair of Nehalems... whoa

2008-06-06 Thread Jason.Tozer
I wasn't wowed =S Yes, its a decent performance boost but then that was always expected once they got the memory controller into the die The issue here is..most people aren't maxing out their current Core2 CPUs, let alone need the power of these. Plus DDR3 is still 2-4 times more expen

Re: [H] Anandtech got their hands on a pair of Nehalems... whoa

2008-06-06 Thread Hayes Elkins
Well I'll break the sound of crickets here by saying the obligatory "Wow." I think AMD has a bulldozer core coming out in 09 that is their only hope in competing with such a beast. My need for speed has stalled for a bit, ever since I got my E8400 and 8800 Ultra I think I've logged more game t