We’re working on a computer at the office and found an Intel SE440BX-2 motherboard with Pentium II installed.
Pretty sure it is still working.
RetroGrade: Intel Pentium II
The bent pins
A few days a go my colleague and I were working on a computer which was having some odd problems. During the trouble shooting, I noticed something with the CPU socket.
At a glance, there’s nothing wrong with the CPU socket, but upon a much closer inspection you can see where the problem is.
Two pins were bent out of shape. It might be causing the computer to randomly crash.
Intel Core i7-2600 at 6 GHz
The last time I checked Intel Core i7-2600 clock speed doesn’t go near 6 GHz. Apparently Windows 8 thinks so.
No over-clocking done on this processor. It’s Windows 8 that’s confused.
Core i5-3750K and Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H.
Vondiggity and I went to Micro Center to pick up a CPU fan earlier today. While we were there Vondigitty ended up picking up a CPU and a Motherboard.
Intel Core i5-3750K
Micro Center | Amazon
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
Micro Center | Amazon
It was a pretty good deal, the Core i5-3750K was priced at $189.99 and the Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H for $149.99. Micro Center also gives a $50 combo discount for both.
MacBook Pro Late 2011
Apple quietly updates its MacBook Pro line-up with the newly released Sandy Bridge based Intel CPU.
Comparisons for the two processors.
- Intel® Core™ i5-2430M Processor (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz)
- Intel® Core™ i7-2640M Processor (4M Cache, 2.80 GHz)
15-inch MacBook Pro and 17-inch MacBook Pro
Comparisons for the three processors.
- Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM Processor (6M Cache, 2.20 GHz) – 15-inch MacBook Pro only
- Intel® Core™ i7-2760QM Processor (6M Cache, 2.40 GHz)
- Intel® Core™ i7-2860QM Processor (8M Cache, 2.50 GHz)
Graphics adapter:
- AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 512MB GDDR5 – 15-inch MacBook Pro only
- AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 1GB GDDR5
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The next Intel platform Ivy Bridge is slated to hit the street in early 2012.
Corsair H60 High-Performance Hydro CPU-Cooler
I had the pleasure installing Corsair H60 High-Performance Hydro CPU-Cooler on one of the Core i7 machine a few days ago. The performance is pretty impressive, the temperature of the Intel Core i7 950 is at between 24 to 41 degree Celsius. Definitely recommend this CPU Cooling system if you’re willing to shell out roughly $90.
Intel Is Fixing Design Error in Chipset.
From Intel Press Release:
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2011 – As part of ongoing quality assurance, Intel Corporation has discovered a design issue in a recently released support chip, the Intel® 6 Series, code-named Cougar Point, and has implemented a silicon fix. In some cases, the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipsets may degrade over time, potentially impacting the performance or functionality of SATA-linked devices such as hard disk drives and DVD-drives. The chipset is utilized in PCs with Intel’s latest Second Generation Intel Core processors, code-named Sandy Bridge. Intel has stopped shipment of the affected support chip from its factories. Intel has corrected the design issue, and has begun manufacturing a new version of the support chip which will resolve the issue. The Sandy Bridge microprocessor is unaffected and no other products are affected by this issue.
The company expects to begin delivering the updated version of the chipset to customers in late February and expects full volume recovery in April.
Glad to know that Intel is being pro-active with their quality assurance policy. The next step they need to do is to re-consider the position they just filled; they don’t really need it.