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- ATI Radeon HD 5970 is world's fastest graphics card
- Isn't this card a little.... bigEven for most gaming class full-tower PC's?No, this is typical for high-end gaming cardsMost ATX cases will handle this. The main problem might be the power supply!And It's ATI...So I Will PassATI is garbage....I'll wait for NVIDIA's 300 series response...I was an ATI fan...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)
- Without demonstrated Linux or OSX support......what's the point? Who does video stuff on Windows?Plenty do.....You just don't get out much. My XP system with cakewalk software did me just fine and that was on a P4 system that couldn't keep itself cool, ever. But my audio quality...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Intel seeks new 'microserver' standard
- Why bother with a new standard?What Intel needs to do is use the pre-existing motherboard form factors like Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX. Why can't they just design a board in the Mini-ITX form factor for a single-socket Xeon 3400-series processor with ECC RAM and dual-GBe ports with the standard fare...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7
- Too littleI've bought AMD CPUs in the past, but they lost their edge with Intel's release of Core 2. AMD has yet to recover. I just don't see myself going AMD to save $50. Frankly, $100 won't move me when I consider I will keep a new...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- AMD posts another quarterly loss
- If AMD can't produce...a CPU that will compare with Intel in performance they may not be around for a lot longer. They are so completely outclassed by Intel i7 that they aren't even in the ball park. It is hard to believe they can't come up with something ant closer.I...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?
- The option you forgotMotherboard.The motherboard and sometimes specifically the chipset dictates what kind of each of the other components you can use. It also dictates options like onboard graphics.Each situation calls for a different answerAt least that's how it has been in my experience. For myself personally, however, storage...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- HP silent on Core i7-based Elite Pavilion PC problems
- Not surprised.Over the last couple of years both HP's and Dell's quality control has virtually fallen off of a cliff. Acer and Gateway never pretended to have any QC, so I guess they don't have any lower to fall.For a new PC, I would only consider a Lenovo system, an...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Cambrionix debuts 49-port USB 2.0 hub for business
- UK-based Cambrionix has made a built-to-order, 49-port USB 2.0 hub available to the public for £399, or approx. $657 USD. Intended for professional test labs or businesses where host rigs must be protected against faulty USB devices, the second-generation hub is intense, requiring...
- Blog posts 2009-07-23
- Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inches
- Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inchesThere's also a real difference in battery lifeSo if battery life is more important than performance and this is true for many people on the road you're better off with a netbook.Netbooks and ultralightsI've long been a fan of the ultralight category of...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Maingear introduces 'world's greenest gaming PC' for $799
- Claiming a title not unlike the "world's most fuel-efficient sports car," high-performance computer manufacturer Maingear has introduced its Pulse, a small form factor gaming PC based on NVIDIA ION graphics. Maingear says the Pulse is the world's first "ION-based" PC that can be...
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Put together a solid barebones system for $350
- Put together a solid barebones system for $350Put together a solid barebones system for $350[i]Solid motherboard for the Intel AMD.[/i]Intel makes AMD chips now? I'm kidding of course but still fun to bust your chiggity chops.RE: Put together a solid barebones system for $350While I think your choices are...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- $99 - The new "high end" for GPUs
- $99 - The new "high end" for GPUsReally oddFor twelve years now I've heard that available graphic cards are way too powerfull for imaginable needs. For twelve years I have thought the comment was stupid far I alone let alone a world full of software developper could imagine...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- Apple's $500 or Microsofts's 81% tax?
- Apple's $500 or Microsofts's 81% tax?Just my opinion . . .I'm not going to compare Apples to MS based products, but I would rather pay 81% gross margin and save $500. Also, even if I have to buy AV software for the Microsoft device, at $40 a year, for 5...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- How-to: Build a $300 DIY NAS device with Ikea
- The crazy chaps at Indestructibles have cobbled together a how-to guide on building one's own network attached storage, or NAS, device. Using the stainless steel "Emu" box from IKEA ($7 per set), one Instructables user created a NAS system to be proud of. And since he went...
- Blog posts 2009-03-10
- Who buys a Mac mini?
- Who buys a Mac mini?some good sense in your article, alsoThe new Mac minis are also good for graphics people as they now have a reasonable graphics chip.Many graphics people, photo editors etc. are fussy with their monitors and would like to use their monitor of choice (some graphics people...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- AMD's new dual-core chips feature Phenom design
- AMD's new dual-core chips feature Phenom designPerformance Difference?Do you have any details on performance differences between the new Phenom-based 7750s and the Windsor-based 6000s?RE: AMD's new dual-core chips feature Phenom designWhat socket will it fit in? Could I upgrade to it? What are the benchmarks? What is the ship date?...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-15
- Black Friday '08: Deals, steals & specials guide
- Update, 12/4/08: It's been brought to my attention by a diligent reader that several of the products listed in this guide were from 2007, and not this year. I compiled this guide as an aggregation of several listings online; clearly, some of the listings were old...
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- $350 barebones Vista/7 PC
- $350 barebones Vista/7 PCDidn't you forget somethingWhere is the case?RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PCAdrian: Read what you write:"Prices of PC components are falling weekly, and what $350 will buy you a lot more horsepower today that it would a few months ago."Which variant of English is this? And if so,...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-11
- Should the Mac Mini die?
- Should the Mac Mini die?Most everyone who owns one appears to really like it.Performance wise you're the first person I've seen who had anything less than favorable to say about it.RE: Should the Mac Mini die?I have a spare 19" LCD at home that is just waiting for the new...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
- Should the Mac Mini die?
- I caught a quick article on AppleInsider this morning about the Mac Mini. We have a few of these hanging around our school, but it turns out they were pretty underpowered (I made the mistake of trying to set up a mini-journalism lab on serious budget constraints). ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
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