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- 03-09-2012, 20:37 #1
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New member: Partner in the Navy, getting married next year.
Im just introducing myself. My partner is in the Navy and I am a civillian orthopaedic trauma nurse. We have just moved into our first home together and then he got posted 3 weeks after we moved in. Im not really sure where he is to be quite honest. We are getting married next June so Im here making invites all on my lonesome almost a month after OH left for his 4 month tour.
I found today particularly hard and thought it might be a good idea to talk to some people in the same boat as me, so here I am.
Looking forward to talk with you all and making some new friends.
Lots of Love
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- 03-09-2012, 22:01 #2
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Hi Amy. Welcome to RP. As you've had a hard day have a hug and a double voddy! x
- 03-09-2012, 22:14 #3
New member: Partner in the Navy, getting married next year.
Hi and welcome ! My man is navy to and is still in training so no deployments yet, but we are about to move in together well whenever he's around anyway !
At least you have something exciting to keep you busy ! And you found this place !!
ill have a vodka if the bottles open !
- 04-09-2012, 07:30 #4
Hi and welcome,
My OH is RN, he was on a 7 month deployment last year and there are days when you feel *bleh* about it, so sit down, have a drink and indulge in some treats for yourself, tomorrow is always a new day and I'd guess you feel that way as you've paid too little attention to yourself - long hot bath, go for a walk, step away from the invites which just makes you think of him.
I'd recommend taking out his/your name from your post, I know it's a little thing, but between that and your user name, someone may be able to track down who he is/you are and first rule of the internet, protect yourself
Remember to think of it as 25% of the way through, sounds so much better that way!
Mines a butterball shot please (to give it it's polite name!) when the bar opens.Shit happens.... and in the forces, shit happens faster!
- 04-09-2012, 08:10 #5
Hi and welcome My OH is RN as well - he's away at the moment.
I'm going to be good and order a big black coffee from the bar today."You don't think there's anything amiss? I'm sitting here wearing a red and white checked gingham dress and army boots and you think that's un-amiss?"
- 04-09-2012, 09:43 #6
Hello! Did someone open the bar?
I'm a RN wife and hubby is coming to the end of his service, so been there, done that.
Be very careful about PERSEC and OPSEC on here - no names, no ship movements, etc.
Mine's a Horse's Neck, ta!"Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws."
- 04-09-2012, 10:37 #7
Hello and welcome,
My OH is Army not RN but he is away at the moment too, I am sure you will find RP a good place for a giggle on the horrible days (on the good days too).
mines a strawberry ciderAll the cool kids have a signature but I have nothing witty or profound to say.
- 04-09-2012, 21:54 #8
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Hi, and welcome. Congratulations on the new home! Sounds like you have the division of labour right; he'll be so happy when he comes back to find you've planned all the boring bits. Never underestimate the ability of men to make themselves scarce when there's work to be done!
And chin up You have to feel the bad days to really enjoy the good ones. And you've found the right place - RP's good for a smile or two.
A good strong G&T for me please.
- 05-09-2012, 18:27 #9
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thanks for all the lovely messages guys! Ill have a bottle of wine please (red preferably but im not really that picky!). You're you're all right, Today is a much better day and fortunately, Ive been with OH 4 years now and he's been in the navy for all of that time so Im out of the "does he love me? he's not emailed for 4 days, i think he hates me" pathetic stage, which thank god only lasted a short time when he was away right at the beginning of our relationship. He did 7 month tour year before last and that was hard. Everything always seems much worse than it ever is at the time doesnt it? and you look back and wonder what all the fuss was about. Well...I look forward to getting to know you all a bit better over the next few months whilst OH is away
lots of love
- 05-09-2012, 21:58 #10
I'm a bit late - but welcome!!
Large glass of NZ Sauvignon blanc for me (I'm kind of kidding myself that if I only drink 'quality wine' I will drink less...pfft!)
Welcome to the RP Family - we are for the most either a) drunkards , b) certifiable or c) both!! xxxxI can stop counting from today as we finally get to be together!!
- 05-09-2012, 22:33 #11
Posh wine only goes down more easily - been there, done that"You don't think there's anything amiss? I'm sitting here wearing a red and white checked gingham dress and army boots and you think that's un-amiss?"
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Subchorionic Hemorrhage and Myoma
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I just want to know, is there any chance that these two would recur if I decide to have my second pregnancy?
How would it affect my pregnancy and health if I plan to conceive at the age of 34 or 35? I'm going 30 this year.
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Up 3-0 in the second round series against the battered and bruised Flyers, the Bruins seemed to be flying high. They had improved to 7-2 in the playoffs at that point, and were just one win away from their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since George Herbert Walker Bush was President in 1992.
Then, David Krejci broke his wrist in Game 4, Tuukka Rask returned to Earth and began to act like a human goalie, and the Bruins returned to become…those lovable losers we've come to know. Add it all up, and the Flyers converted an 0-3 series deficit into 4-3 series victory with four straight wins over the Bruins, becoming the third NHL team to battle back from such a deficit, including the 1975 New York Islanders (who beat Pittsburgh) and the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs (who beat Detroit).
By comparison, no NBA team has ever come back to win a series when down 3 games to none, and just one baseball team has ever done it: your 2004 Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees in the ALCS.
History aside, there's also a bit of irony too. The Bruins won the first three games of the series, and the Flyers won the next four. The Bruins scored the first three goals of Game 7, and the Flyers scored the next four unanswered to win the game 4-3, and the series 4-3.
Initially, it seemed the nervous Bruins fans could finally be at ease. The team shot out to a 3-0 lead in the first 15 minutes of the game thanks to two high sticking penalties by the Flyers.
On the ensuing power play after the first penalty, Michael Ryder scored his fourth goal of the playoffs just over five minutes into the game.
Milan Lucic added a goal on the next power play, and scored again five minutes later to give the Bruins a 3-0 cushion. That should be enough in a playoff game, right?
James van Riemsdyk scored his first goal of the playoffs with less than three minutes to go in the first period to cut the lead to 3-1. No big deal, right?
The second period was all-Flyers, as they out-shot Boston 11-6. Scott Hartnell and Danny Briere (on a wrap-around) each scored early in the second to pull the energy out of the building, the wind out of the Bruins' sails, and all the momentum Boston had left.
To this point, Tuukka Rask had allowed three goals on 19 shots. He definitely tired as the series went on, and his age in and inexperience began to show. But, nothing (not even years of experience) could have prepared him or anyone else in the building for what happened in the third period.
In 1979, the Bruins were facing the rival Canadiens in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and a ridiculous too-many-men-on-the-ice penalty led to Guy LaFluer's tying goal. The Habs later won that Game 7 in overtime, eliminating the Bruins.
Some 31 years later, the Bruins somehow found themselves in a similar situation. There it was again: a too-many-men-on-the-ice penalty, and the Flyers had the man advantage. You knew they would score. I knew they would score. Tuukka knew they would score.
Sure enough, Simon Gagne (who earns series MVP honors in my book) banged home the game-winning goal with less than eight minutes to go in regulation.
The Bruins had a couple weak chances toward the end of the game, and didn't convert any of them in the defeat. In fact, after sending in 14 shots in the first period, the team combined for just 11 the rest of the game.
The B's lost their third straight Game 7 overall, including last year's devastating defeat in overtime against the Hurricanes and the Game 7 drubbing in the first round of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Canadiens. They are 9-10 all-time in Game 7 situations.
Will I remain a Bruins fan? Yes. After the Red Sox let me down in the 2003 ALCS, and I remained a fan the next season, I knew I could take anything. Friday night's embarassing and historic loss really sucked. It did…but we have to remember that the future of this team is bright.
We should be happy with how far they've come considering how mediocre they were all year. Tuukka Rask is developing into a world-class goaltender, and David Krejci showed he can be a second line center in the NHL (when healthy). With Marc Savard at 100% by next season, the Bruins should be in good shape. Oh, and they have that No. 2 pick (likely Taylor Hall) to add to the mix as well.
The Flyers, meanwhile, seem to be hitting on all cylinders, and will have home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Montreal Canadiens. For you Bruins fans looking for someone to root, ignore the NHL's East Finals and turn your attention to the Celtics…because I mean come on, how can you cheer for the Flyers after this past series…or cheer for the Canadiens in any situation?
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Rumor: New Intel Core i7 Haswell-E Processor Specs Allegedly Leaked
Subject: Processors | May 27, 2014 - 06:58 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: X99, rumors, octocore, lga2011, Intel, Haswell-E, cpu
As with any high-profile release there have been rumors circulating around Intel's upcoming high-end desktop processors for the X99 chipset, and a report today from Chinese site Coolaler claims to have the specs on these new Haswell-E CPU's.
Of particular interest are the core counts, which appear to have been increased compared to the current Ivy Bridge-E products. The lineup will reportedly include a 6-core i7-5820K, 6-core i7-5930K, and 8-core i7-5960X. Yep, not only are we looking at an octo-core desktop part but now even the "entry-level" Extreme part might have 6 cores.
Nothing wrong with more cores (and this will be especially attractive if we see the same MSRP's as Ivy Bridge-E) but there might be one caveat with the i7-5820K, as the reported specs show fewer PCIe lanes on this CPU with 28, compared to the 40 lanes found on the higher Haswell-E parts (and all current Ivy-Bridge-E parts).
Haswell-E would still provide more lanes than the current desktop i7 parts (an i7-4770K has only 16), but the disparity would create an interesting quandary for a potential adopter. Though x8 connections for multi-GPU setups is par for the course already on non-X79 desktop systems, the SATA Express and M.2 standards will put more of a premium on PCIe lane allocation for storage going forward.
Of course no official word from Intel on the matter yet, and only speculation on pricing. This is completely unsubstantiated, but is certainly of interest - particularly as hex-core i7's previously commanded the pricing of a more premium part in each prior iteration.
Intel Not Releasing 14nm Broadwell CPUs Next Year, Haswell and Haswell-E Will Dominate 2014
Subject: Processors | June 21, 2013 - 09:39 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Intel, haswell, cpu, Broadwell, 14nm
Alongside the good news of 8-core Haswell-E parts, VR-Zone revealed an updated Intel road map that makes no mention of the 14nm Haswell architecture die shrink Broadwell. Broadwell was originally intended to be the next "tick" in Intel's yearly "tick-tock" chip release schedule set to release next year. If recent reports are true, this will no longer be the case. Instead, 2014 will be dominated (at least on the Intel side of things) by consumer Haswell and enthusiast-grade Haswell-E chips.
What is going on with Broadwell?
Broadwell is essentially supposed to be a CPU using the Haswell micro-architecture that is built on a (impressively) smaller 14nm manufacturing process. There may be a few minor tweaks to the architecture or updates to the instruction set extensions, but the big difference between Broadwell and Haswell is the die shrink from 22nm to 14nm. The die shrink will allow for better low-power performance and will be beneficial in battery-powered mobile devices first and foremost. Likely as a result of the main benefits being mobile parts, Intel has previously announced that Broadwell chips would be BGA only, which means that there would not be a traditional LGA socket-ed desktop part. Broadwell chips would only come soldered onto motherboards in bare-bones systems, laptops, and tablets for example.
Despite the small architectural differences, the die shrink alone is a monumental task. Intel needs to not only be able to shrink Haswell and its wealth of transistors to 14nm, but it has to do so in a way that allows them to get the yields and power efficiency characteristics that they want. This is extremely hard, and the move to manufacturing nodes below 22nm is going to get exceedingly difficult. Intel accomplished 22nm with its Tri-gate 3D transistors, but with 14nm they are going to have to push beyond that, and even with its huge money vault, physics is working against them in a big way here. As a result of the huge challenges of moving to 14nm, it seems at this point that Broadwell will not be ready in time for a 2014 launch after all. Instead, Intel is now shooting for a 2015 launch of the BGA Broadwell chips alongside the LGA (socket-ed) 14nm Sky Lake processors (the "tock" to Broadwell's "tick").
Some enthusiasts and media have painted the Broadwell delay to be, at least in part, due to less competition from AMD. That is possible, but I can't help but thinking that slowing down Broadwell is the last thing Intel would want to do. The sooner Intel is able to move its Haswell (and future) micro-architecture-based chips to 14nm and beyond, the sooner AMD is put all that much farther behind. If Intel had managed 14nm Broadwell in 2014, AMD would have been screwed out of a lot of SFF NUC-type systems as well as mobile devices as they would not really be able to compete on performance or power efficiency! (Then Intel could happily focus on trying to bring down ARM in the mobile space, which it seems to want to do heh.) In some internal discussion with PC Perspective's Josh Walrath, I think that Intel would have loved to bring 14nm chips next year but, because of manufacturing process woes, the chips are simply not ready.
The new plan: Refresh Haswell in 2014 with a new Z97 chipset
Now, with the launch of Broadwell moved back to at least 2015, consumers will now be presented with a refresh of 22nm Haswell chips on the consumer side around Q2 2014 and the upcoming launch of enthusiast-platform Haswell-E processors in the second half of 2014.
The Haswell (LGA 1150) refresh will include better binned chips with a lineup that is likely to see a slight speed bump in stock clockspeed across the board as well as an updated Z97 chipset. The new chipset will support 1000 MB/s SATA Express and boot-level malware protection technology in the form of Intel Device Protection and Boot Guard. Granted motherboards using the updated Z97 chipset are not going to be all that alluring to those users already running Z87 chipsets with their Haswell processors. However, users that have not yet upgraded might as well go with the newer chipset and enjoy the small tweaks and benefits that go along with it. In other words, if you were holding out waiting to upgrade to a Broadwell CPU plus motherboard combo, you are going to be waiting at least another year. You will be able to grab a refreshed Haswell CPU and a Z87 or Z97 chipset-based motherboard next year though (which should still be a healthy upgrade if you have a pre-Sandy Bridge system).
Also worth noting is that if you have already upgraded to Haswell, you can rest easy knowing that you have at least another year of your chip being the newest model--quite a feat considering how fast the tech world traditionally moves!
On the other hand, if Haswell just isn't fast enough, there is always Haswell-E to look forward to in 2014! Haswell-E will bring 8-core, 16-thread chips with 20MB of L3 cache (up to ~140W TDP) and the X99 chipset, which should keep the top-end enthusiast market happy no matter the state of Broadwell.
I'm looking forward to more details regarding the 14nm manufacturing process, and hoping that once the chips are on the way the company will be willing to talk about some of the challenges and issues they faced moving to such a small process node (perhaps at IDF? One can hope.) In the mean time, Haswell has another year to shine and make Intel money while AMD works on its HSA and APU strategies.
What do you think about the 14nm Broadwell delay? Does it impact you, or were you waiting for Haswell-E anyway?
Enermax Power Supplies Are Ready For New Haswell CPU Sleep States
Subject: General Tech | May 3, 2013 - 08:59 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: zero load, PSU, Intel, haswell, enermax, cpu, c6, c5
Earlier this week, it was revealed that Intel's upcoming Haswell processors would feature new C6 and C7 sleep states that draw as little as 0.05A on the 12V rail. Such low power draw on the 12V rail may cause problems for existing power supplies, which are not accustomed to facilitating such low power draw (especially on the 12V line). In an attempt to clear up a bit of the confusion for its customers, Enermax has put together a list of its mid-range and high-end power supplies that meet the standards required to support the new low-power processor states.
According to the press release (seen below), the Enermax power supplies use so-called Zero Load technology that uses a DC to DC converter to support low wattage power draw. This technology has been in Enermax power supplies since the Revolution85+ series which was launched in 2008. The company claims that the power supplies deliver "rock solid voltages" down to 0W load, which is within the Intel specification of 0.05A for the CPU alone.
The list of compatible Enermax power supplies is as follows:
Enermax Platimax Series
- Platimax 500W (EPM500AWT)
- Platimax 600W (EPM600AWT)
- Platimax 750W (EPM750AWT)
- Platimax 850W (EPM850EWT)
- Platimax 1000W (EPM1000EWT)
- Platimax 1200W (EPM1200EWT)
- Platimax 1500W (EPM1500EGT)
Enermax Revolution87+ Series
- Revolution87+ 550W (ERV550AWT-G)
- Revolution87+ 650W (ERV650AWT-G)
- Revolution87+ 750W (ERV750AWT-G)
- Revolution87+ 850W (ERV850EWT-G)
- Revolution87+ 1000W (ERV1000EWT-G)
Enermax MaxRevo Series
- MaxRevo 1200W (EMR1200EWT)
- MaxRevo 1350W (EMR1350EWT)
- MaxRevo 1500W (EMR1500EGT)
Enermax Triathlor Series
- Triathlor 385W (ETA385AWT)
- Triathlor 450W (ETA450AWT)
- Triathlor 550W (ETA550AWT)
Enermax Revolution85+ Series
- Revolution85+ 850W (ERV850EWT)
- Revolution85+ 920W (ERV920EWT)
- Revolution85+ 950W (ERV950EWT)
- Revolution85+ 1020W (ERV1020EWT)
- Revolution85+ 1050W (ERV1050EWT)
- Revolution85+ 1250W (ERV1250EGT)
Enermax Modu87+ Series
- Modu87+ 500W (EMG500AWT)
- Modu87+ 600W (EMG600AWT)
- Modu87+ 700W (EMG700AWT)
- Modu87+ 800W (EMG800EWT)
- Modu87+ 900W (EMG900EWT)
Enermax Pro87+ Series
- Pro87+ 500W (EPG500AWT)
- Pro87+ 600W (EPG600AWT)
The list includes power supplies from a number of series over the past few years that range from 500W to 1250W. I'm sure between now and the launch of Haswell in the first week of June that other PSU manufacturers will be announcing which models are compatible and which are not. Stay tuned to PC Perspective as more information becomes available!
Intel Talks Haswell Overclocking at IDF Beijing
Subject: Processors | April 17, 2013 - 09:48 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: overclocking, intel ivr, intel hd graphics, Intel, haswell, cpu
During the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, China the X86 chip giant revealed details about how overclocking will work on its upcoming Haswell processors. Enthusiasts will be pleased to know that the new chips do not appear to be any more restrictive than the existing Ivy Bridge processors as far as overclocking. Intel has even opened up the overclocking capabilities slightly by allowing additional BCLK tiers without putting aspects such as the PCI-E bus out of spec.
The new Haswell chips have an integrated voltage regulator, which allows programmable voltage to both the CPU, Memory, and GPU portions of the chip. As far as overclocking the CPU itself, Intel has opened up the Turbo Boost and is allowing enthusiasts to set an overclocked Turbo Boost clockspeed. Additionally, Intel is specifying available BCLK values of 100, 125, and 167MHz without putting other systems out of spec (they use different ratios to counterbalance the increased BCLK, which is important for keeping the PCI-E bus within ~100Mhz). The chips will also feature unlocked core ratios all the way up to 80 in 100MHz increments. That would allow enthusiasts with a cherry-picked chip and outrageous cooling to clock the chip up to 8GHz without overclocking the BCLK value (though no chip is likely to reach that clockspeed, especially for everyday usage!).
Remember that the CPU clockspeed is determined by the BCLK value times a pre-set multiplier. Unlocked processors will allow enthusiasts to adjust the multiplier up or down as they please, while non-K edition chips will likely only permit lower multipliers with higher-than-default multipliers locked out. Further, Intel will allow the adventurous to overclock the BLCK value above the pre-defined 100, 125, and 167MHz options, but the chip maker expects most chips will max out at anywhere between five-to-seven percent higher than normal. PC Perspective's Morry Teitelman speculates that slightly higher BCLK overclocks may be possible if you have a good chip and adequate cooling, however.
Similar to current-generation Ivy Bridge (and Sandy Bridge before that) processors, Intel will pack Haswell processors with its own HD Graphics pGPU. The new HD Graphics will be unlocked and the graphics ratio will be able to scale up to a maximum of 60 in 50MHz steps for a potential maximum of 3GHz. The new processor graphics cards will also benefit from Intel's IVR (programmable voltage) circuitry. The HD Graphics and CPU are fed voltage from the integrated voltage regulator (IVR), and is controlled by adjusting the Vccin value. The default is 1.8V, but it supports a recommended range of 1.8V to 2.3V with a maximum of 3V.
Finally, Intel is opening up the memory controller to further overclocking. Intel will allow enthusiasts to overclock the memory in either 200MHz or 266MHz increments, which allows for a maximum of either 2,000MHz or 2,666MHz respectively. The default voltage will depend on the particular RAM DIMMs you use, but can be controlled via the Vddq IVR setting.
It remains to be seen how Intel will lock down the various processor SKUs, especially the non-K edition chips, but at least now we have an idea of how a fully-unlocked Haswell processor will overclock. On a positive note, it is similar to what we have become used to with Ivy Bridge, so similar overclocking strategies for getting the most out of processors should still apply with a bit of tweaking. I'm interested to see how the integration of the voltage regulation hardware will affect overclocking though. Hopefully it will live up to the promises of increased efficiency!
Are you gearing up for a Haswell overhaul of your system, and do you plan to overclock?
Podcast #232 - Our picks for Best Products of 2012!
Subject: General Tech | December 27, 2012 - 03:37 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: video, ssd, podcast, picks of the year, memory, gpu, editors choice, cpu, case, best of the year
PC Perspective Podcast #232 - 12/27/2012
Join us this week as we discuss our picks for Best Products of 2012!
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Program length: 1:40:13
Podcast topics of discussion:
- Welcome to our Best Of 2012 Episode!
- Rules explanation: there are no rules!!
0:07:30 Best CPU
- AMD Trinity A10 APU
- Intel Core i7-3770K
- Intel Ultrabook mobile CPU
- Qualcomm Krait Mobile CPU
0:20:00 Best Motherboard
- MSI Z77 MPower
- ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
- ASUS Z77 Mini ITX
- EVGA dual Xeon board
- Asus Crosshair Formula Z
0:31:20 Best GPU
- GeForce GTX 680 2GB
- GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB
- Radeon HD 7970 3GB
- Radeon HD 7870 2GB
- 0:44:00 This Podcast is brought to you by MSI!
0:45:00 Best Storage
- Samsung 840 Pro SSD
- OCZ Vector SSD
- WD Red HDD
- WD 4TB Enterprise
1:05:00 Best Case
- Corsair Carbide 300R
- Corsair Obsidian 550D
- Cooler Master Cosmos II
- Mineral Oil Case
1:12:00 Best Price Drop
- SSDs
- AMD Radeon 7000 GPUs
- Good IPS displays ($199 - $400)
- 2560x1440 27-in panels
- System Memory
1:22:00 Best Newly Popular Technology
- Thunderbolt
- High-res monitors (Korean or otherwise)
- Cherry style keyboards
- Mini ITX Motherboards
- Touch screen?
1:35:00 Best Lenovo Laptop on my Desk
- Thinkpad Twist
- Thinkpad X1 Carbon
- Thinkpad X230
- Yoga 13
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AMD Launches Piledriver-based Opteron 6300 Server Chips
Subject: Processors | November 6, 2012 - 01:15 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: server, piledriver, opteron, datacenter, cpu, amd
AMD announced new server processors on Monday based on the same Piledriver architecture used in the Trinity APUs and Vishera desktop CPUs we recently reviewed. With the release of the Opteron 6300 series, AMD is bringing Piledriver to the server room.
The new chips – similar to the desktop counterparts – bring several performance improvements over the previous generation 6200 series Opterons based on the Bulldozer architecture. AMD is positioning the chips as a upgrade path to existing servers and on merits of performance-per-dollar efficiency. As is AMD's fashion, the new chips are competitively priced and "good enough" performance-wise. With 6300, AMD has stated the goal is to reduce the TCO, or Total Cost of Ownership for servers used in data centers, supercomputers, and enterprises by being compatible with existing AMD server platforms with a BIOS upgrade and representing efficiency improvements over previous chips.
The Opteron 6300 series CPUs themselves build upon the Vishera desktop parts by adding more cores and more L3 cache. The server parts will have up to 16 cores clocked at 2.8GHz base and 3.2GHz turbo. They will have TDP ratings between 85W and 140W and will feature prices from $500 to $1,400. On the cache front, the chips have a 16KB L1 data cache per core, 64KB L1 instruction cache per module, 1MB L2 cache per core, and a shared 16MB cache per socket. AMD has included a quad channel memory controller that supports DDR3 up to 1866 MHz and 1.5TB per server in 4P configurations. AMD has rounded out the chips with four x16 HyperTransport 3.0 links rated at 6.4 GT/s per link. Up to 4 processors per server will be supported, which means a maximum of 64 cores.
With Piledriver, AMD added a number of new instructions including FMA3, BMI, and F16c. The company has also implemented server tweaks to the Bulldozer design to improve branch prediction, instructions per clock, scheduling, and reduced the power draw at higher clockspeeds allowing for the chps to clock higher while staying within the same power envelope of the Bulldozer-based Opteron 6200 series.
AMD is using the same socket as the 6200 series processors, and the new chips can be deployed as an upgrade to the old servers without needing a new motherboard.
When pitting the new Opteron 6380 to the previous-generation 6278, AMD is claiming a number of performance increases, including a 24-percent and 40-percent improvement in SPECjob2005 and SPECpower_ssj2008 respectively.
Further, the company is claiming competitive performance in server workloads with the Intel competition. AMD offers up benchmarks showing the Opteron 6380 and Xeon E5-2690 trading wins, with the AMD part being slower in the STREAM benchmark, but being slightly faster in LAMPS and NAMD. The allure of the Opteron, according to AMD is that the AMD part is almost half the price of the Intel processor, and is hoping the lower priced parts will encourage adoption. AMD argues that the money saved could easily go towards more RAM or more storage (or simply be saved of course).
The company has announced that its first major design win is Big Red II supercomputer at Indiana University. Built by Cray, the Big Red II will feature 21,000+ Opteron 6300-series CPU cores paired with NVIDIA GPUs. It represents a massive increase in computing power over IU's previous Big Red supercomputer with 4,100 CPU cores, and will be used for medical, physics, chemistry, and climate research. Beyond that, AMD has stated more that 30 hardware vendors are slated to introduce servers based on the new Piledriver-based Opteron processors including HP, Dell, Cray, SGI, Supermicro, Sugon, and (of course) SeaMicro. On the software side of things, AMD is working with Microsoft, VMware, Xen, Red Hat, and Openstack. The company also stated that it is leaning on the experience and knowledge gained from the HSA Foundation to improve software support and guide the future direction of Opteron development.
The Opteron 6300 series is an interesting release that brings several improvements to the company's server chip offerings. At launch, there are 10 processors to choose from, ranging from the quad core 6308 clocked at 3.5GHz for $501 to the top-end 6386 SE with 16 cores (2.8GHz base, 3.5GHz max turbo) and a $1,392 price tag. The 6366HE is an interesting part as well. It is the same price as the 12-core, 115W TDP Opteron 6348, but its has 16 lower-clocked cores and an 85W TDP. With the non-HE edition processors with 16 cores starting at $703, the 6366HE for $575 is a decent deal if you need multi-threading more than a fewer number of higher clocked cores.
Another bit that I found intriguing is that in a few years, AMD will (likely, if all goes according to plan) be offering processors for just about every type of server. They will have low cost, low power ARM Cortex-A57 based chips, Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) well suited to mixed workloads including GPU-accelerated tasks, and CPU-only chips with lots of traditional x86-64 cores. It seems that Intel will continue to hold the high end on pure performance, but AMD and its SeaMicro server division have not given up competing in the server room by a long shot.
Further reading:
The Piledrive architecture and Vishera desktop CPU review and The future of AMD: Vishera and Beyond at PC Perspective.
Podcast #223 - AVADirect Mini ITX Gaming Machine, Patriot Gauntlet 320GB Wireless Drive, Windows 8 Pricing and more!
Subject: General Tech | October 18, 2012 - 02:38 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: video, windows 8, podcast, patriot, nvidia, mini ITX, Intel, gpu, gauntlet, gauntle node, cpu, AVADirect, amd
PC Perspective Podcast #223 - 10/18/2012
Join us this week as we talk about the AVADirect Mini ITX Gaming Machine, Patriot Gauntlet 320GB Wireless Drive, Windows 8 Pricing and more!
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Program length: 56:12
Podcast topics of discussion:
Week in Reviews:
- 0:01:45 Why stereoscopic 3D is Awesome
- 0:09:15 Patriot Gauntlet 320 Wireless HDD
- 0:14:56 AVADirect Mini Gaming PC
- 0:24:30 This podcast is brought to you by MSI
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- 0:42:00 Intel may have 10-core Ivy Bridge-E ready
- 0:43:45 Corsair raising money for charity with gaming marathon!
- 0:45:50 Win a FREE AMD APU on our YouTube channel!
0:48:00 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
- Ryan: Gauntlet Node - just the enclosure
- Jeremy: Ridiculous and added infections too
- Josh: NOPE
- Allyn: NOPE
- Scott: 12 GB of RAM :D
- 0:48:00 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
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AMD Binning Trinity APUs With Defective GPUs as CPU-Only Athlon Processors
Subject: Processors | September 13, 2012 - 01:03 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: trinity, fm2, cpu, athlon, APU, AMD A series, amd, a75
NVIDIA's new Kepler graphics cards (such as the GTX 660 we recently reviewed) will be getting most of the PC enthusiast attention today, but there is a bit of news about AMD to talk about as well.
The Trinity APU die.
Thanks to a Gigabyte motherboard compatibility list that was accidentally leaked to the internet, it was revealed that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) would be repurposing Trinity APU dies that don't quite make the cut due to non-operative graphics cores. Instead of simply discarding the processors, AMD is going to bin the chips into at least three CPU-only Athlon-branded processors. The Athlon X4 730, X4 740, and X4 750K are the three processors that are (now) public knowledge. All three of the CPUs have TDP ratings of 65W, and the X4 750K is even unlocked – allowing for overclocking. Further, the processors are all quad core parts with a total of 4MB of L2 cache (1MB per core).
The new Athlon-branded processors will be supported by the A75 chipset and will plug into FM2-socket equipped motherboards.
The following chart details the speeds and feeds of the Athlon processors with Trinity CPU cores.
|Athlon X4 730
|Athlon X4 740
|Athlon X4 750K
Unfortunately, there is no word on pricing or availability. You can expect them to be significantly cheaper than the fully fledged Trinity processors to keep them price-competitive and in-line with the company's traditional CPU-only processors.
Would you consider rolling a Trinity-based Athlon in a budget build?
Read about the new direction of AMD as it moves to producing Vishera processors and beyond.
Intel Haswell CPUs to Have 10W TDP, Perfect for Mobile Devices
Subject: Processors | September 6, 2012 - 01:10 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: ultrabook, Intel, haswell, cpu, 10w tdp
Intel's next generation Haswell CPU architecture is set to lower the bar even further on power efficiency by requiring only 10W of cooling. As the company's mainstream processor, and replacement for Ivy Bridge, it is set to launch in the first half of 2013.
Haswell will be based on a new socket called LGA 1150, and is said to feature incremental performance improvements over Ivy Bridge. Further, Haswell CPUs will include one of three tiers of GT1, GT2, or GT3 processor graphics along with the AVX2 instruction set.
What is interesting about the recent report by The Verge is that previous rumors suggested that Haswell would have higher TDP ratings than both Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge. Considering Ivy Bridge has several 35W desktop models, and a few 17W mobile parts, the reported 10W TDP of Haswell seems to indicate that at least the mobile editions of Haswell will actually have much lower TDPs than Ivy Bridge. (It is not clear if detkop and non ultra-low-voltage (ULV) chips will see similar TDP improvements or not.)
The 10W TDP would mean that ultrabooks and other thin-and-light laptops could use smaller heatsinks and suggests that the processors will be more power efficient resulting in battery life improvements (which are always welcome). The Verge further quoted an Intel representative in stating that "It's really the first product we're building from the ground up for ultrabook."
While the lowest-power Haswell chips won't be powerhouses on the performance front, with the improvements over Ivy Bridge to the CPU and GPU it should still handily best the company's Atom lineup. Such a feat would allow Haswell to secure a spot powering future Windows 8 slates and other mobile devices where Atom is currently being used.
Just the fact that Intel has managed to get its next generation mainstream CPU architecture down to 10W is impressive, and I'm looking forward to see what kinds of devices such a low power x86-64 chip will enable.
Stay tuned for more Haswell news as the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) next week should be packed with new information. Here's hoping that the desktop chips manage some (smaller) TDP improvements as well!
Podcast #207 - Western Digital N900 HD Router, NVIDIA GT 640, Falling SSD prices, and more!
Subject: General Tech | June 21, 2012 - 04:03 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: western digital, podcast, nvidia, N900, kepler, Intel, gt640, gpu, cpu, amd
PC Perspective Podcast #207 - 06/21/2012
Join us this week as we talk about the Western Digital N900 HD Router, NVIDIA GT 640, Falling SSD prices, and more!
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Program length: 1:17:19
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- 0:01:58 Join us for some cool live events this week! - http://pcper.com/live
- 0:05:15 Western Digital My Net N900 HD Router Review
- 0:19:00 Low-End Laptop Graphics Solution Comparison: Five Options Go Head-To-Head
- 0:22:03 Galaxy GeForce GT 640 GC 1GB DDR3 Review - GK107 is no GK104
- 0:30:17 This Podcast is brought to you by MSI!
- 0:31:00 Modest announcements at the last day of the AFDS
- 0:34:20 Western Digital and Seagate doomed to be marked as bad sectors?
- 0:37:45 How did we suddenly move past the $1/GB on SSDs?
- 0:40:25 SK Hynix to acquire Link_a_Media Devices for $248 million
- 0:44:30 Microsoft Surface announced, tablet to compete with iPad
- 0:52:40 Intel renames Larrabee to Xeon Phi
- 1:01:00 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
- Ryan: Pegasus R4 Thunderbolt Unit - pushing 660 MB/s with RAID-0
- Jeremy: I change my mind … This is what I was promised!!
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The "degree of difficulty" thing is really annoying, expecially when we're talking about the failures on 3rd and short. You watch other offenses and they have a designed screen to the TE, or bubble screen WITH BLOCKING, or a pick play with WRs coming out of a bunch, or crossing patterns off play action. I don't know if it's a problem with Flacco's short accuracy or quick decision making or just design of the offense, but I feel like Flacco is constantly being asked to execute a really difficult pass to just move the chains.
It makes sense to take advantage of Flacco's arm talent, but with the exception of Jay Cutler, I don't feel like other quarterbacks are asked to complete such difficult throws into tight coverage with no chance for YAC.
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April 17, 2014
Sophomore Stephen Burk discusses how he got involved with the javelin, how he's able to stay focused during the indoor season when he's not competing, and shares his goals for the remainder of the season.
On training during the indoor season since he only competes outdoor ... "Sometimes it's hard to stay focused day in and day out. I remember at the beginning of the year, one of the guys asked coach Clayton what he thinks is one of the most important things to have success throughout the year, and coach said consistency. I just try to keep that in mind. It's hard when you're not competing and you have to keep the big picture in mind to stay focused. It's easy to have a good day or a good week, but to do it year-round is where the results really come, and that's something I've been really focusing on."
On his mentality when he finally gets to compete outdoor ... "I wouldn't say it's pressure -- I'd say it's excitement. I'm very excited to get out there and have my work pay off and see what I can do after so many months of training."
On how he got involved in throwing the javelin ... "I'm from New Jersey originally and not every state has high school javelin, but New Jersey was one of the states that did. I played pretty much every sport growing up as a kid. I played lacrosse in middle school, which is a spring sport, but my high school town was one of the few in New Jersey that didn't have a high school lacrosse team. I also played football my freshman year and the track coach was also one of the football coaches so he asked me to come out and give it a try, and I liked it from there."
On the differences in training with coach Clayton ... "We've definitely put in a lot of new things and a lot of new volume with medicine balls and things like that ,which we did last year, but I think it's been very beneficial this year. Also, I'd say a big aspect in the changes this year with coach Clayton is just everyone in the locker room in general -- everyone is a lot more dedicated and a lot more focused."
On starting off the outdoor season with a big PR ... " I always to my best when I'm calm and focused. Track in general, regardless of your event, is a pretty technical sport, and if you try to get too amped up and chase numbers, it's hard to do what you need to do. For the Florida meet, it was the first meet of the year and you don't have very high expectations -- you just want to get back into the swing of competing. I think I was just so relaxed and focused on working on what we've been doing in training, and I need to continue doing that and trusting my training and technique. Looking forward, I'd like to medal and place at Big Tens. I think that's a realistic goal to achieve as long as I keep doing my part."
On what he wants to accomplish at Kentucky this Saturday ... "Kentucky has a very good javelin thrower and I think there are a couple other schools that have good javelin throwers there so it will be nice to have some guys who are statistically better than me, at least for the time being, and to have them push me in that competition setting that the Big Ten offers. There are a lot of good javelin throwers in the Big Ten as well so I think this will be a good practice meet to get some competition and not just try to put one out there for myself like I have in past meets."
On having other javelin throwers to train with this year ... "It's really nice to have a training partner unlike last year where I was alone. It keeps you focused; it keeps you motivated. We kind of compete with each other in a positive way. It's also easy to learn a lot from each other, just watching each other's mistakes. If coach Clayton makes a comment to one of us, you can say 'oh I'm doing that too'. Having a training partner adds another aspect to our training that's very helpful in my opinion this year. It helps to reinforce my own technique when I see a general mistake that they're making. I feel like it's very easy to understand what you need to do, but it's a different matter of actually having your body do it. Seeing someone else make the same mistakes your making and pointing them out makes you consistently think about those things and it helps drill that into your own training."
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June 11, 2010
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Junior outfielder Ryan LaMarre (Jackson, Mich./Lumen Christi) of the University of Michigan baseball team will give up his senior season to sign a professional contract with the Cincinnati Reds, head coach Rich Maloney announced this afternoon (Friday, June 11).
LaMarre was selected by the Reds in the second round with the 62nd overall pick in this week's (Mon-Wed., June 7-9) Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
LaMarre, who was not drafted out of high school, earned All-Big Ten first team laurels despite missing 18 games due to injury during his junior campaign. Despite the limited action, LaMarre posted a .419 average -- sixth best by a Wolverine all-time -- with five home runs and 40 runs batted in. Starting 35 games in the outfield, LaMarre slugged a team-leading .649 and had a .453 on-base percentage.
LaMarre hit 20 home runs and drove in 125 runs in 140 games while hitting .356. He was twice named the Bill Freehan award winner as the team's top hitter and was tabbed to the All-Big Ten Tournament team in 2010. LaMarre was also selected All-Big second team during his sophomore campaign.
LaMarre, the highest Wolverine draft pick since David Parrish (1998-2000) was chosen in the first round by the New York Yankees in 2000, will report to single-A Dayton tomorrow (Saturday, June 12).
Contact: Ryan Sosin (734) 763-4423
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Nick was pleased to attend the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) 5th anniversary benefit gala last Friday. He joined Mayor Adams, Commissioner Fritz, County Commissioners Shiprack and Cogen, and County Chair Wheeler to celebrate more than three successful decades for the organization.
Since 1974, NAYA has served tens of thousands of people, working to reduce poverty, homelessness, and transience for the Native population in our tri-county area.
This year's gala was a resounding success. Themed "Uniting Our Children & Families, Supporting Our Native Foster Children," it highlighted the over-representation of Native children in foster care and the need to devote more resources to support Native families in our community.


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Thatcher on coup charge
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Sir Mark Thatcher has been placed under house arrest in South Africa and given two weeks to come up with bail of two million rand ($A446,220) after being accused of involvement in a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
Sir Mark, 51, son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, appeared in a Cape Town court on Wednesday charged with breaking South Africa's anti-mercenary laws.
Through his spokesman, Lord Bell, he said: "I am innocent of all charges. I have been and am co-operating fully with the authorities. I have no involvement in an alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea and I reject all suggestions to the contrary."
Sir Mark, who inherited his father Dennis' baronetcy, was in his pyjamas when members of the elite Scorpions police unit raided his Cape Town house. Formal charges are expected to be laid on November 25. Until then he must stay at home with his wife, Diane.
His twin, Carol Thatcher, told the BBC she was shocked by the allegations and worried about the reaction of her mother who was in America.
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by HopewellQ: Are the Duggars Quiverfull?By their own admission, Jim-Bob and Michelle were so "grieved" after reading the information pamphlet in a birth control pill package that they turned their fertility over to God. ("About Us" para.1 See also, Dallas News). That decision has been the reason for their incredible family size of 19 children.Recently the media has offered several profiles of just who are "Quiverfull" families.Increasingly, the presence of such large, ideologically driven families is being documented through the medium of the age: reality TV shows and lifestyle cable channel specials, all of which campily depict Quiverfull life as like regular motherhoood, but a … [Read more...]
People Magazine: Duggars "won't rule out having baby #20"
Why Michelle Duggar can't say, "We're done!" "We'll just wait and see what God has in store." ~ Michelle Duggar, People, Feb. 8, 2010by Vyckie As a former Quiverfull mom of seven, I've had such a variety of birth experiences ~ emergency c-sections, scheduled repeat c-sections, failed homebirth attempt, successful homebirth (after four cesareans!), hospital VBAC, and with my last birth ~ which I had planned to have unassisted at home, I ended up with a 5th c-section due to partial uterine rupture. My complicated birthing history made living out the Quiverfull ideal of "leaving my fertility in the Lord's hands" all the more challenging ~ and one of the toughest things for me to handle … [Read more...]


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Best Cheap Restaurants In Abilene – Listener Picks
Last week, I revealed my list of best cheap restaurants in Abilene – Top 10. This week, we look back at some of your responses for the best cheap restaurants in Abilene – listener picks. Once again, there are plenty of places in Abilene to get a nice cheap meal. Cheap, in this case, doesn't mean you are getting a second rate meal by any means. It just simply means good food for a cheap price. As I mentioned, last week, I gave you my top 10 best cheap restaurants in Abilene. This week, we look at what some of your favorite cheap restaurants in Abilene.
Here are your picks in no particular order:
1.Patterson's Restaurant:
Ky Stevens picked Patterson's Restaurant. Located at 4116 North 1st, Patterson's Restaurant offers up old fashioned home style breakfast, lunch and dinner. From olmets and other breakfast platters to chicken fried steak, hamburgers or grilled pork chops for lunch or dinner, you can get a good cheap meal from Patterson's Restaurant.
2. Alredo's Mexican Restaurant:
Michael Corley likes him some mexican food. With three locations to choose from, Alfredo's not only has some good mexican food, but you can get it a cheap price. I like their carne asada burritos the best myself but whatever you get at Alfredo's, whether it be the enchiladas, taco, breakfast burritos and more, you'll get good mexican food at a low price.
If you like good Italian food at a great price, check out Little Italy. Marci Braden posted on facebook that she likes the Eggplant Parmesan lunch special which you can get for $5.95 and include a trip to their salad bar plus their fresh bread. Little Italy is located at 1417 South Danville.


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Shabster2001 wrote:Rippleheart wrote:Ok. Can you please make a skin for me, a cat skin? Like a gray cat? Thx!
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ive made it, have a look and see if you like it please!
Sorry, i was off... Just saw it. I love it! Except, if you want to improve it, maybe in the future you shouldn't do the muzzle like that.... by the way, can u see my cat skins, tell me what you think about them? Thanks! Thanks for the skin!