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    Intel admits - Pentium 'D' stands for 'Donkey' :p

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by j0rdy, Sep 13, 2007.

  1. j0rdy

    j0rdy Notebook Consultant

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  2. Jeff

    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    that reminds me of police academy.

    you are d squad.......d for dirtbags :p

    it really doesn't suprise me, they where some of the crappest cpu's to hit the market.
     
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Thursday, June 02, 2005 4:00 PM PDT

    Wow that's old. 2 years in CPU time = 100 years Human time.
     
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    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Intel Pentium Donkey... Sounds about right.
     
  5. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    heh and I bet you if they officially called it that, marketed it with Donkeys being lazy in their ads and even wrote it all on the box, they'd still sell millions of em!
     
  6. j0rdy

    j0rdy Notebook Consultant

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    LoL! Hilarious Concept SlideSwipe! :p

    - Jordan
     
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    well i got my pentium donkey to 4.2ghz last night on air... wee fun. benchmarks shows it is on par with the amd x2 6000 now :D
     
  8. j0rdy

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    Nice OCin' of Your Pentium 'D'onkey! - At least you're making it *work for you, like a good donkey should ;) - LoL

    - Jordan
     
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    Im curious though. how did you manage to coax errr overclock it to run at 4ghz? did you by any chance use the ol'stick and carrot method of overclocking :D
     
  10. j0rdy

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    ROFL!! Undoubtedly! :p

    - Jordan
     
  11. einhander

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    well is at 4.2ghz now. damn bearlake doesnt to 1:1 got my ram from 800 - 1000 without voltage change!



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  12. allan_huang

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    Thats sick!
    But it is a DONKKKKKKKKAAAAYY!!!
    LMAO
     
  13. j0rdy

    j0rdy Notebook Consultant

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    A Donkey hog-tied to a Rocket No Doubt! :p

    LoL!

    - Jordan
     
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    pwnage :cool:
     
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    Yeah I remember some managed to do that with a Pentium and a DFI motherboard and probably using one of those sub zero cooling systems