i7 Processor 920 Available NOW!!

[Detale]

LOL well put man. Why not cosy up to the old lady and see if she'll leave the monitor to you in her will? Dude c'mon now get the poor secretary a new copy of Office already. They have the "blue" edition that needs no activation or anything out bro. Works like a charm.

[clocker]

22" ain't nothing to get excited about.
If it was a 28" (or larger) she might have an "accident".

My thinking is that the homeowners association should get their shit together, standardize the software and get it legally. Maybe buy a laptop and pass it from secretary to secretary or something. It's ridiculous to run an organization like this on a shoestring.
Besides, the second I help out I'm going to be the "go-to guy" and will be expected to figure out all their problems.
For free.

[Detale]

Ahhh you're right I didn't think about it like that. You'll get a hundred "why is my computer running so slow" and "I don't know how that porn got on my desktop, I SWEAR" calls a day.

[clocker]

I get that already.

I am "technical support" for half the neighborhood right now...the half that pays- or at least, offers to pay.
The other half gets ignored.

[mbucari1]

Check out what it can do if you OC it.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...-core-i7-920/1

[clocker]

You know, I'm really beginning to wonder about the value of overclocking these days.

Used to be that the whole point was to buy a cheap platform and trick it into performing like high end parts.
Nowadays however, there really isn't a cheap buy in to the new platforms.
In fact, the processor is almost the least expensive component...motherboards and RAM have skyrocketed in price and can hardly be considered "disposable" anymore.

Furthermore, the expansion of the BIOS has gotten so confusing that you really have to be dedicated to become even reasonably adept.
The adage "Be careful what you wish for" has never been so applicable- look through the manual for a new motherboard and the BIOS options are overwhelming (not to mention, poorly explained).

Even assuming you somehow come to grips with the plethora of settings- or more likely, stumble upon a website where someone with similar hardware has figured it out for you- what do you gain?
Better benchmarks sure, but can you really tell the difference?

Our hardware has so far outpaced the software it runs (with the exception of video games and then all bets are off) that a 10-20% increase in performance is irrelevant...running stock, the hardware is better than the apps it's using.
How much software is 64-bit, multicore aware?

I dunno, maybe I'm just advancing into fuddydom and getting old but the bloom is off the rose and I'm having a hard time getting excited about this round of new stuff.
Or maybe I just need better drugs.

[mbucari1]

Well, among other things, I use my PC for encoding movies. A 30% increase in speed is HUGE for me. It means the difference between an entire day of encoding vs. 17 hours.

[clocker]

What exactly is "encoding movies"?

[mbucari1]

Taking a full DVD and encoding it in AVC.

[clocker]

Why do you do this?