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  1. G

    GTX 1080 Hybrid

    Hey everyone, I've made some recent upgrades and selling my former components. Everything is in excellent condition unless otherwise noted. I'm willing to offer discounts for larger orders or to sell items individually. Feel free to ask questions! Heat is under same name, GameHard6. [SOLD]...
  2. cageymaru

    AdoredTV Discusses the Recent AMD Ryzen and Radeon 3000 Series Leaks

    AdoredTV has released a new video entitled "Ryzen 3000, Radeon 3000 Series LEAKS - It's Game On!" where he compares his trusted source of leaks to the "fake" leaks that were posted recently. He analyzes the differences in nomenclature and clock speed due to binning. Then he ties it all together...
  3. K

    FS: Ryzen Parts, Complete ITX PC, More

    There's a long list here for sale. I prefer to sell in bundles for convenience. Some images: https://imgur.com/a/vzOQbp3 Rules: I only ship to the contiguous United States. No APO or PO boxes. PayPal or cash only. No "friend and family" payments. Local pickup is available in the Cleveland, OH...
  4. Stormside

    FS: Intel Core i5-6500 CPU 3.20GHz 6M LGA 1151 Skylake

    Sold!
  5. cageymaru

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Adds New HPC Clusters

    The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has added a new high performance computing (HPC) cluster called Corona in partnership with Penguin Computing that features AMD and Mellanox Technologies. The unfinished HPC cluster will allow researchers and industry partners to explore data science...
  6. TheHig

    FS: Ryzen 5 1400

    Just the CPU. PayPal for payment. Shipped priority mail USA. $85 shipped. R5 1400. SOLD 76 to lightsout $45 shipped H100i V2. No fans included! Currently set up for AM4 but has all included mounting hardware for Intel as well. Purchased new by me at Microcenter. Parting my secondary system...
  7. cageymaru

    Intel CPUs Are Vulnerable to New PortSmash Side-Channel Exploit

    PortSmash is a new hardware level side channel exploit that leaks encrypted data from a computer's memory or CPU. Scientists can use multiple ways to record and analyze the data to break encryption algorithms and recover the CPU's data. Researchers from Tampere University of Technology in...
  8. cageymaru

    AMD Products and Partner Solutions Are Made for Blockchain Technology

    AMD is touting their product stack's ability to lead in Blockchain technology as they are the only company able to supply compute platforms with both blazing fast GPUs and CPUs. AMD partners have complete plug and play blockchain compute solutions, including software and upgrades. Blockchain...
  9. Stormside

    Sold: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155

    Recently pulled from my current system (Got a free i7-3770). Never a problem. CPU Only. Asking $50 shipped 1st class mail with DC. Verified PayPal only.
  10. cageymaru

    Intel Core i9-9900K Processor Shortage Hits NewEgg and Amazon

    NewEgg and Amazon are experiencing shortages of the new Intel Core i9-9900K processors. Hardforum community member, Twitch streamer and hardcore overclocker Elmy has reached out to us to express his frustration at having his Intel Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake processor shipment delayed until the...
  11. cageymaru

    Linux Application Scaling Featuring 128 Threads from Dual AMD EPYC 7601 Processors

    Michael Larabel of Phoronix has conducted a test of Linux application scaling on up to 128 threads. He chose a Dell PowerEdge R7425 server featuring two AMD EPYC 7601 processors for a total of 64 cores and 128 threads, 512GB of RAM (16 x 32GB DDR4), and 20 x 500GB Samsung 860 EVO SSDs. He ran...
  12. E

    Budget set for virtualization

    Hello, I know it's my first post here however I found this place to be a great choice to ask a question to you, experienced guys. My problem is I'd like to build a set from micro ATX motherboard and Intel proccessor, mainly for the virtualization purpose. Currently I own the Asrock Q1900-ITX...
  13. cageymaru

    Bob Swan of Intel Pens Open Letter Addressing the Corporation's Supply Issues

    Intel CFO and Interim CEO Bob Swan has penned an open letter addressing supply issues at the corporation. He acknowledges the lack of consumer product availability in the retail pipeline as he explains the incredible growth that Intel is experiencing in the High-performance computing (HPC)...
  14. cageymaru

    Intel Processor Supply to Remain Tight Until 2H19

    According to Compal president and CEO Martin Wong, Intel hasn't given its downstream partners a clear schedule on when the processor shortages can be resolved. He believes that the Intel processor shortage will continue into 2H19 and will negatively affect notebook shipments during the upcoming...
  15. cageymaru

    AMD September Motherboard Shipments Up 15% in China as Demand Increases

    According to Weng Wei of China Times, AMD motherboard sales were up 15% during the month of September in China as the growth trend more than doubled. This has led to the price of AMD processors increasing from 30% to 50% within the region. The price of high-end AMD motherboards has increased...
  16. Z

    $1800 - $2500 Video Editing Build - any good?

    Hi Guys, My brother needs a new PC, and asked me for help. PC will be primary used for Video Editing & PC Gaming. I want to set him up with the best radiator for water cooling (nothing custom). And since I always had an Intel build, I want to stick to that. He will pick his own case (full...
  17. cageymaru

    Vulkan Has Just Become the World's First Graphics API with a Formal Memory Model

    Khronos Group has announced that Vulkan has become the world's first graphics API with a formal memory model. "A memory model, or memory consistency model, for a programming language describes how threads in a parallel processing system can access shared data and synchronize with each other...
  18. Meleniumshane90

    FS: GT650M Lenovo Ultrabay GPU, GTX 950, 240GB mSATA SSD, i5-2300, i5-750, 6GB DDR3

    Lenovo GN36 GT650M UltraBay GPU for Y500/Y400 Laptops - $140 shipped OBO PNY GTX 950 2GB - $75 shipped 240GB Mushkin mSATA SSD - $50 shipped Intel i5-2300 2.8GHz (LGA 1155) - $35 shipped OBO Intel i5-750 2.66Ghz (LGA 1156) - $25 shipped OBO 6GB DDR3-1333 (Elpida) - $20 shipped 2 x 2GB 1 x...
  19. cageymaru

    Nvidia Technical Marketing Gives an Interview to HotHardware on Turing

    HotHardware has conducted an interview with Nvidia Director of Technical Marketing, Tom Petersen where they discuss various topics such as how Turing compares to Pascal. Tom Petersen had this to say. "The fact is that Turing, just a just the traditional Turing where you think about shaders...
  20. cageymaru

    Open Data Blender Benchmark Tests Your System's Ability to Run Blender

    Blender is an free and open source 3D creation suite which appeals to a demographic ranging from professionals to amateur video editors. Now they want to assist developers with understanding their system's ability to run Blender. A Blender Benchmark has been developed and released as a beta...
  21. TheHig

    WTB: Ryzen 5 1400 or 1500x

    Hello all, Looking for a Ryzen 5 1400 or 1500x. Just need the CPU only as I have coolers available. Shipped to OH 45243 and I have PayPal for payment. jfiveone94 Heat and Ebay Thanks!
  22. R

    How much FPS to expect from i5 2500k to a recent i7 on 1080ti?

    I'm contemplating a jump to a 1440p 144hz gsync monitor and curious if my 2500k will be able to handle fps increases over 90 for example? I'm wondering if I'll need to upgrade my cpu as well. Thanks, G
  23. H

    Rebuild considering AMD

    Alright AMD fans, I need some feedback. I can get a 7820x and msi pro carbon x299 for just under 700 at microcenter. I'm doing a rebuild and actually want the fans of AMD to fire off reasoning to go with ryzen with the above pricing. I'm not a prosumser - work in finance so do use many...
  24. A

    Newegg shellshocker - Ryzen 7 1700x 8 core w/ mothboard for 269.98 after $10 buck mail in rebate

    https://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellShocker.aspx
  25. FrgMstr

    AMD RYZEN 7 2700 on Sale $225 - RYZEN 5 2600 $170

    This is a great deal on the AMD Ryzen 7 2700. If you want to hand overclock instead of using Precision Boost 2, This is surely what you want to do instead of spend the extra money for PB2. You can read our 2700 Overclocking Review at the linkage. And if you want to skip a couple of cores, the...
  26. FlimFlam

    F/S: NIB 8700K

    {SOLD!} FOR SALE: Brand new still in box Corei7 8700K. Asking $260 shipped to lower 48. 100% Heat & Ebay feedback (Heat is same as Hard name) Ship via USPS. If you need special shipping like Hold for Pickup or Signature Required, please let me know. Have it but selling for a friend who...
  27. T

    FS: i5 8600K (New)

    i5 8600K - $195 Shpped I have a new open box i5 8600K that was going to be used on a new build, but I got a used i7 8700K for free. Edit: price reduced
  28. DooKey

    Intel Microcode Update Docs Tip Off Possible Ninth-Gen Core CPUs

    Those sharp-eyed folks over at Tech Report caught an Intel mistake in the latest microcode update documents that possibly revealed some ninth-gen CPUs. If you take a look at the picture you will see five i5 9xxx series models mentioned. However, what you won't see is anything about the mythical...
  29. O

    How do you test for Spectre/Meltdown vulnerability? In what CPU will it be fixed at hardware level?

    Two questions: How do you test or check for Spectre / Meltdown vulnerability? Do we know, yet, in what CPU these will be fixed at hardware level? So will 9th generation Intel CPU's be "immune" for example? I ask the second question because it seems like new "variants" of the above...
  30. oiiwj

    CPU hungry game freezining/lagging because of other procs using CPU, increase game priority?

    Hello, my i5 CPU is having problem to keep up with me playing CPU hungry game and also processing other Windows 10 tasks like P2P application. When i end other apps, game has no lagging. I am almost sure problem is CPU, not HDD not GPU, not RAM, because i see CPU usage in tray icon when game is...
  31. T

    Long term TIM results

    The thermal paste was a Dynex brand silver compound I bought at Best Buy on my AMD FX-8350 that was applied four years ago. Not dry or cracked as I expected for such a hot CPU that was never overclocked. Still somewhat paste like to the touch and with no CPU heat issues before I removed it too...
  32. D

    What kind of temps are you guys seeing with Ryzen in ITX builds?

    R7-1700X here, no overclock (just bog standard out of the box) utilizing a Silverstone NT06-Pro + Noctua A12x15 PWM in a 'push' configuration, all housed inside a Raven RVZ-01B case. I put it under a bit of a 'torture' (in quotes due to not having full CPU utilization) by closing it in the...
  33. S

    MSI X99S XPOWER AC Spectre/Meltdown BIOS?

    Hey guys, Back in January MSI put out a press release that they were coming out with a new BIOS for a ton of mobos - including my X99S XPOWER AC - http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/msi-releases-bios-updates-to-address-recent-vulberabilities.html - however, the firmware mentioned (E7881IMS.1C0)...
  34. FrgMstr

    AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Overclocking Review @ [H]

    AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Overclocking Review With the AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (non-X) down to as little as $255, it seems that now is the time for us to discuss exactly what the benefits, if any, there are to purchasing the 2700 rather than its more expensive big brother, the 2700X. If you consider yourself a...
  35. DooKey

    Apple Quietly Opens Oregon Engineering Lab and Poaches Intel Employees

    According to a source that spoke to the Oregonian, Apple is opening up a new hardware engineering lab in Washington County, Oregon. The job listings and other information are pointing to them poaching Intel employees and from other tech employers. Considering where the lab is located and who...
  36. FrgMstr

    be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU Air Cooler Review @ [H]

    be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU Air Cooler Review The Dark Rock Pro 4 promises two things right up front, "NO COMPROMISE SILENCE AND PERFORMANCE." be quiet! even says it in all caps, so it must mean business. Other marketing speak is "Silent Wings," "Funnel-shaped," "high-performance," and...
  37. R

    New Processor Vulnerability Discovered

    Microsoft and Google Project Zero researchers announced today a new category of processor vulnerability known as a speculative execution side channel vulnerability, or Speculative Store Bypass, that is closely related to the Spectre Variant 1 vulnerability. Microsoft has also released a security...
  38. FrgMstr

    be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Air Cooler Review @ [H]

    be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Air Cooler Review be quiet! has quietly made a name for itself in the CPU air cooling business over the years and now demands a very solid following of fans and users. It may surprise you to know, that be quiet!'s claim to fame is...wait for it...being quiet. That...
  39. R

    CPU Utilization is Wrong

    In May of last year, senior performance architect at Netflix, Brendan Gregg posted an interesting article about how the "%CPU" metric is wrong, and is progressively getting worse. Now, Brendan expands on his findings in a 5 minute video from the Southern California Linux Expo. The UpSCALE...
  40. DooKey

    Jim Keller Joins Intel

    Jim Keller really needs no introduction to followers of AMD and Intel, however, just in case you didn't know he led AMD development of the K7 and K8 cpu's as well as being the lead architect of the Zen architecture. After his stints at AMD his latest job was at Tesla to develop chips for their...
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