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Rumor: Intel to purchase NVidia
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
15 Dec 2012 15:01
To: Chris (CHRISSS)
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I've done it a few times. Frustrating that they keep changing the sockets (but understandable, I guess).
From: Dave!!
15 Dec 2012 16:52
To: Chris (CHRISSS)
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The biggest advantage of sockets is that it makes it far easier to choose the board you want and the CPU that you want when you upgrade your PC. If CPUs become soldered to boards, shops will keep less varieties etc. in stock and the choice you have at upgrade time will diminish IMO.
Imagine the stock levels necessary to keep 10 motherboards with 10 different types of CPUs soldered to them all available!
From: Chris (CHRISSS)
15 Dec 2012 18:46
To: Dave!!
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Yes, that is true. I think the article I first read was talking more about upgrading the CPU but motherboard selection would also be an issue if it's soldered to the board.
From: Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX)
15 Dec 2012 21:18
To: Ken (SHIELDSIT)
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I hope this does not happen, I get such a buzz from upgrading and building bespoke computers and find you can always get good resale value for 1. Year old decent components.
I knew intel would be the death of the enthusiasts.
From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)
15 Dec 2012 21:52
To: Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX)
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quote:
Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX)
I knew intel would be the death of the enthusiasts.
:?
I was building Intel homebrews before AMD'd been invented!
:{)
From: Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX)
15 Dec 2012 23:39
To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)
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I meant that they are much in line with MS and want to simplify everything for the non techy world i.e. Windows 8.
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
16 Dec 2012 00:30
To: Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX)
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I blame apple for the general trend of tech stupidity, which is beginning to encroach even on linux, oh lord.
From: Chris (CHRISSS)
16 Dec 2012 10:17
To: Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX)
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There's nothing like the feeling of sourcing all the components that you want, receiving a big box full of your lovely shiny new computer parts, putting it all together, plugging in the power cable and booting it for the first time and finding the Windows installation keeps crashing or Windows BSODs every 2 minutes.
From: johngti_mk-ii
16 Dec 2012 12:08
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
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I used to enjoy building systems etc but now if I want a pc I want one that just works. It's not even as if super techy types have to get soldering irons/multimeters/pcb designing gear out either as building a computer is pretty much a plugging bits into the correctly shaped holes anyway. If you want to get your hands dirty, as it were, there's still plenty to keep you happy. Not giving a damn how its put together isn't stupidity. It's not giving a damn.
From: Dave!!
16 Dec 2012 12:08
To: Chris (CHRISSS)
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I had that! Then I found that if I overclocked my CPU from 2.6GHz to 3.2GHz, it increased the RAM voltage automatically and the system stopped crashing. So ironically, I overclocked my PC to improve its stability...