Q9450 – The LINPACK Test
Earlier today, I decided to see how fast my quad-core PC really is in terms of the raw floating point performance measured by GFLOPS.
Category: Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Linux Only, Two Months Later
Since I built my new PC roughly two months ago, I have been running Linux (Ubuntu 8.04 64 bit) as my primary operating system, and I have not looked back.
TBB Benchmarks
Since I started using Ubuntu 8.04 as my main operating system, I have been trying to obtain some benchmark information for my month-old new build.
Hello Hardy Heron
After building my new quad-core computer (1, 2, 3), it was time for me to choose an operating system.
Q9450 Initial OC Result
I have read speculations before its launch time that the new 45nm processors are going to be easy over clocking. So after I built the new machine, I decided to give it a try.
Some Pictures of My New Rig
In yesterday’s post, I listed all the components I used in my new rig. Here are some of the pictures I took while building it:
Where Are the 45nm Quad Cores?
Last week, all the news source speculated the imminent launch of three 45nm Quad Core Processors from Intel.
NTFS Partition Recovery With Linux
Over the years, I have formed the habit of keeping an up-to-date backup copy of all my critical data on a regular basis.
XP Install Overwrites NTLDR
I thought it was going to be a non-eventful evening when I decided to install Windows XP on a second hard drive on one of my servers running Windows Server 2003 (well, I had some issues with the wireless card…
Router Configuration on Port 80? It’s Never a Good Idea
A few weeks ago, one of my co-worker showed me how he monitors his home internet connection remotely using DynDNS.
A Stange Issue With Global.asax
I always use Global.asax for centralized error handling in my ASP.Net applications and typically it works great.
The Elusive File.Copy
A while ago, I discussed some interesting behavior of File.Exist function in .Net. Recently I found out that File.Copy is just as elusive when UNC is involved.
A Strange DVD RW Problem
My home workstation has a Plextor PX-708A DVD-RW drive, and it has been working perfectly until quite recently.
MATLAB 7 under WINE
When I tried WINE many years ago, there were not that many large applications that could actually run smoothly without some sort of hacks.