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- Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:44 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Need help with components for new computer
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Niles -- you really need to find out whether the programs you use are multithreaded. If not, your best bet is the highest speed dualcore w/ modest TDP (thermal design power) -- any brand, really. At the moment they are not multithreaded, but the environment we write the models in change constantly,...
- Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:36 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Need help with components for new computer
- Replies: 17
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The i7-930 can get quite hot, so can be more challenging to cool quietly. I'm not saying it can't be done, just that you'll need to think carefully about how you design your system. Thanks for that. Does that also go for the i7-920? Do you have any other suggestion for a cool (i.e. "cold") processor?
- Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:30 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Need help with components for new computer
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- Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:45 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Need help with components for new computer
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- Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:35 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Need help with components for new computer
- Replies: 17
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Need help with components for new computer
Hi guys Nice to meet you all. I need a new computer. My previous one was a Dell GX280, and it was horrible since I could not modify e.g. the cooling fan without the BIOS complaining. The new computer must satisfy 1) It must be very quiet (this is the main property of the new computer, which is why I...