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    Does Abit IP35 Pro support 7.5 multi?

    WHOOPS: the mobo is a P35 DS3R, the IP35 Pro is in my other computer. lol...how embarassing..if a mod can change the title i'd appreciate it Hi, i recently noticed, in Ubuntu, that my q9300 will only go up to 2.33ghz. yes, speedstep is enabled, but the highest clock according to powertop is...
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    Need Some SQL Help

    I have 2 tables roughly defined as follows (using mysql btw): table: bundles bundle_id INT machine_name VARCHAR state VARCHAR to help put it in context, a "bundle" is basically a list of software packages to be installed on the machine "machine_name" in a specific order. state is "new"...
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    1 core on q9300 is 13C higher than others

    According to coretemp my temps are: 60C 58C 47C 48C With realtemp they're about 5C lower on all cores. frequency scaling is enabled. stock speeds. now, i know this is generally hot for idle temps, but this system is sitting in a cabinet with poor air circulation....when i benchtested...
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    Real-world Power Consumption with Via or AMD Geode

    so im really interested in this: http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4842001 for a small (well, smallness isnt a big factor) internet appliance. (linux firewall...maybe running Snort as well, but very purpose-oriented and stripped down. no X server or anything.) but i was watching...
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    nForce3/Western Digital SATA/PATA Issues

    Ive recently been having some problems with Western Digital drives and my Chaintech VNF3-250. note: all SATA drives mentioned are SATA300 running in SATA150 mode initially, i had a PATA Western Digital 120gb 1200JB drive as ide1 master. no problems. i then installed a WD 500gb 5000AAKS SATA...
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    Sweetness: Seagate 7200.10 320GB $69 at Fry's (YMMV)

    Went to Fry's today and saw that their $109 retail Seagate 320GB SATA2 kit was marked down to $69. Got home and confirmed it was a 7200.10, i.e.: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140 Not sure how long this deal runs for, but I thought it was a pretty nice buy
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    Phenom Overclocking

    i was reading through [H]'s Phenom review: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQyMiwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA== and noticed this little blurb: "Gone are the 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz parts it wished to be shipping at launch due to a TLB (translation lookup buffer) L3 errata issue. All...
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    Take Internship or Graduate Early?

    Man, tough decision... I was just offered an internship as a programmer at IBM. project details as yet unknown. I was told however, that this would be basically full-time, and that I'd be wise to take time off from school in the meantime (i'm currently a 4th year CS major). This time off would...
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    Old Pentium 2 dell laptop processor swap - possible?

    hey guys, i have an old Dell Latitude CPi D233ST that i've been using for a while now. it uses a 440BX mobo and a Pentium 2 233mhz (Tonga, the first Pentium II mobile version) i've been playing with the idea of swapping in the Pentium 2 300mhz proc that came on the D300XT model. they both...
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    Wireless Mod: Parabolic Reflector

    feel free to move this if this isn't the right forum, i've seen router mods and stuff here before so i figured this would be the place. this is a pretty old mod for improving your wireless signal, but i just resently stumbled across it at this site...
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    Anyone ever lapped their cpu's heatspreader?

    I've just recently been turned on to the idea of lapping my new xp-90, but while reading about it i began to wonder whether anyone has ever gone so far as to lap the heatspreader also? is it even possible, and would 2 mirror-finish surfaces even require thermal compound? and how about applying...
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