The CPUs of the PCGH community: from atomic dwarfs to threadripper giants
The PCGH users show their beloved processors in the extreme forum. Everything from really new to very old is represented. Also included: Beheaded, burning and ground CPUs, but also key rings and photographic works of art. The picture thread already has over 1,000 posts and more than 300,000 views.
At the beginning of the picture gallery, we present you with the latest CPU photos from the pictures thread. This time z. B. das_bohnvirus, among other things, several Intel 80376. Intel introduced the CPU intended for the embedded market in 1989. Technically, it is a variant of the 80386SX, i.e. the cost-optimized variant of the original 80386(DX) equipped with a 16-bit data bus, including two special features: The processor does not support real mode, but boots directly in protected mode, the Intel introduced with the 80286. Also, the chip’s MMU (Memory Management Unit) lacks paging support. Compared to an 80386, the amount of executable software is therefore reduced.
What processors do the community members on PC Games Hardware Extreme have? The picture thread in the forum, in which users open their CPU archives and post pictures online, answers this question. Have a look and if we have aroused your interest: Join us!
Photos from the CPU picture thread show, among other things, decapitated processors, i.e. CPUs with the heat spreader removed. The risk of defects is very high here, as community member euMelBeumel found out. In order to stage the no longer functional Pentium 4 631, he set it on fire. Fooly has a particularly extensive collection, which has attached images of over 50 retro CPUs to a single post.
If you want to upload your own CPU images to the forum, simply use the CPU image thread on PCGH Extreme.
A notice: PCGH Extreme is the community for PC screwdrivers. On August 20, 2007, the PC Games Hardware Extreme Forum opened its doors to interested readers for the first time on the occasion of the Games Convention 2007. In the beginning the forum was run parallel to the old PCGH forum and its content was almost exclusively about overclocking and case modding. Since 2008, PC Games Hardware Extreme has been the only forum for all PCGH community members, covering a wide range of topics. Since launch, over 520,000 topics and 10,100,000 posts have been created by more than 200,000 registered users. The Folding@Home association has been very active for many yearscommunitywho together provide computing power against diseases such as cancer.
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