| 2008/5/2-8 [Computer/SW/Compilers] UID:49874 Activity:low | 5/2 How do I get the L1/L2 cache size and cache line size on my machine?
Can I find this stuff out at compile time somehow?
\_ You aren't planning on running your code on any other processors?
\_ May I ask what it is you want to achieve ultimately? If you don't
know your architecture and want to find out dynamically, there are
tools that can peek/poke to give you definitive answers, plus you get
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| 2006/7/24-28 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:43781 Activity:nil | 7/24 http://csua.org/u/gin (amd.com)
AMD releases new price list, effective today
FYI, Conroe is launching Thursday, but it's unclear when inventory
can satisfy demand, especially for the E6600 "sweet spot".
\_ I want the E6600, bitch, hands off! It's the nerd equivalent of
"tickle-me-Elmo"
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| 2005/3/15-16 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:36695 Activity:high | 3/15 It's been a while since I bought a notebook. Is there any reason to
pay extra $100 to upgrade from XP Home to XP Professional? How about
Intel Pentium M Processor 7x5, do they run at decent speed relative
to say, P4? And what's the difference between 1) Crystal View XGA TFT
and 2) SXGA+ non-crystal view TFT? ok thx
\_ You definitely want a Pentium M for the power savings.
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| 2000/7/5-6 [Computer/HW/Memory, Computer/HW/Drives] UID:18585 Activity:high | 7/4 I want an Ultra 5. Should I pay the SunStore price or get a used one?
\_ Whichever way you go, check out the processor specs - some come
with CPU's with 256k L2 cache, others with 2mb L2 cache. There
is a huge difference in performance between the two.
\_ LOTS of people i know are getting ultra-5s. I'd be worried that
they are gonna run out of them. Buy now before it's too late!
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| 2000/4/23-24 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:18086 Activity:insanely high | 4/22 Ultra 10 440Mhz UltraSparc-IIi, 256MB DRAM, 2MB L2 Cache, 9GB disk,
floppy,cdrom,Creator3D Graphics,keybd/mouse/etc. for $3200 brand new
from Sun. Thinking of buying one, for personal use. What do you think?
\_ I'm so pleased that you asked. This machine gets 18.1 SPECint95,
22.7 SPECfp95. For $3500, you could get a dual
Pentium-III/750E, which gets something like 36 SPECint95 per CPU,
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| 1999/11/20-22 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:16930 Activity:moderate | 11/19 Anyone have a link to a description of where the cache is on the
celeron vs. where it is on the pentium ][? A friend of mine is
trying to argue that the celeron's is not on the CPU, but is for the
pentium. That's just wrong, but I want definitive proof to fuck him up.
\_ I believe in early editions of the celeron, your friend is right.
However, in later editions of the celeron, they added a
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| 1999/9/8 [Computer/HW/Memory] UID:16482 Activity:moderate | 9/7 As a general rule, do mobile celerons outperform mobile pentium 2s?
\_ I wouldn't think so, since the general appeal of celerons seems
to be their ability to take massive overclocking, and in a
laptop you probably won't be able to fit the requisite cooling.
\_ mobile celery has 128k L2 on die, mobile p2 has 256k L2 on die,
and are pretty much the same else where, which do u think is
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| 1999/4/28 [Computer/HW/Memory] UID:15712 Activity:high | 4/27 Is the cache expansion port on different brands of PC motherboards
compatible? ie, can i take a cache module from one motherboard and
plug it into another to increase cache memory to 512k?
\_ Absolutely yes, unless the modules are not compatible.
\_ how many computers have you built?? there's no place to
add the L2 cache on most MBs. Plus most pentium/I/II (non-xeon)
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| 2009/8/6-14 [Computer/SW/OS/OsX] UID:53250 Activity:moderate | 8/5 Why is Mac OS 10.6 $29 and 10.5.6 $129? Is it a typo?
\_ $29 for existing users.
\_ it doens't even support ppc does it.
\_ who cares about ppc anymore? Everything is Intel based
\_ I have a PPC mini at home that I use.
\_ I have a quad core G5 ppc.
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| 2009/6/1-3 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:53068 Activity:high | 5/31 History of winners and losers by *popularity*:
VHS > Beta Max
USB2 > Firewire
x86 > PowerPC > Everything Else > DEC Alpha > Itanium
BlueRay > HDDvd
\_ It's too early to tell RE: "Blue"Ray. They may both turn out to be
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| 2008/12/4-10 [Computer/HW/CPU, Computer/HW/Drives] UID:52163 Activity:nil | 12/4 A question to you old crufy alumni: So lately we've suggested
VMs, and been asked why it's necessary. We've suggested top-of-the-line
hardware and been told we don't need that much power. So I'd like to
ask -- what exactly do you think the CSUA is supposed to _be_?
\_ Noone said VMs weren't needed. They suggested you use the
\_ No one said VMs weren't needed. They suggested you use the
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| 2008/12/3-8 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:52157 Activity:kinda low | 12/3 Are any of you CSUA alums working at Intel? Is it possible that we
might be able to hit Intel up for donated/partially donated (reduced
price) Core i7 Xeons when they come out? Who would be a good person
to contact about something like that? We're of course willing to put
out for them - perhaps we'll tattoo an Intel logo on toulouse if that's
what they want :-p -- steven
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| 2008/11/12-26 [Computer/Companies/Google, Finance/Investment] UID:51948 Activity:low | 11/12 Intel warns. Q4 revenue forecast down 10%. At 1996 levels.
GOOG afterhours at 285. Time to buy?
\_ I think GOOG is a buy under $300 and I bought. --GOOG h8ter
\_ how long are you holding for? will you buy more if it gets
cheaper?
\_ I'll hold until I need the money, however long that
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