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Quote: Originally Posted by a_greer MS has been working with Intel on multithreading and maximising CPU usage since Apple was playing with those dinky G4 peices of shit (I speak as a former G4 owner, they sucked compared to the Intel boxes of the…
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Quote: Originally posted by melgross Aluminum is used in cookware all of the time. It's used by itself, and it's used in conjunction with stainless steel, for protection. Protection from what? Aluminum and aluminum core cookware is aimed at …
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Quote: Originally posted by JeffDM Well, having a low frequency single chip is not much of a heat load. My W8000 has two Netburst 2.8GHz chips and it's noise is a lot more tolerable than my G5. At any rate, I haven't seen much an argument why…
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Quote: Originally posted by backtomac OK copper may be better. But aren't we discussing whether aluminum is a good conductor of heat(which it is)? I ceded in another comment that "conductor" was a poor choice of words on my part, when I meant…
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Quote: Originally posted by JeffDM My Compaq PWS700 and W8000 are about as good and aren't as accoustically annoying as my dual 2.5 G5. [/B] My SP 1.6Ghz G5 is still as quiet as the day I bought it. Though every few months or so, I blow the dust…
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Quote: Originally posted by backtomac I agree with Jeff. Many cooking pans are made of aluminum, at least in part. Yes, but many cooking pans are designed for the average consumer who doesn't like heavy pots and pans. Professional chefs rarel…
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Quote: Originally posted by JeffDM The heat from a PC power supply goes out the back too. The lack of compartmentalization in a typical PC does nothing for or against the power supply because it is enclosed in a box and its heat is ducted out. …
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Quote: Originally posted by West The reason they would move the power supply to the top of the machine makes complete sense. Think about it -- the power supply generates a lot of heat. Heat rises. Having it at the bottom of the computer this w…
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I can't see the power supply being at the top of the machine. It's a horrid design flaw, given that the power cord will then be in the way of any PCIe cards, and all the common cables (USB, Ethernet, Audio, etc). I also don't see a reason as to w…
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Damn, my Honda has scratches. Perhaps I should sue them for a new Civic, huh? F-ing ridiculous.