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- The Hardware 2.0 Best Kit List - Apr 08/May 08
- The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: kit, components, graphics, ram, cpu, drives, processors, cases, psu, cooling
- Image galleries 2008-03-28
- The server with the windmill on top
- The server with the windmill on topCooling the real killerIf we wanted to really tackle the problem of power consumption in the data center, cooling should be addressed. Maybe a naturally cooler environment could be used to cool the data center rather than running all those AC units.RE: Cooling the...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, Cooling, server
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Photos: Cryogenics chilled systems at CeBit
- Amid the talk of green and power-efficient computing at CeBIT this year, in some cases it is all about faster and cooler--and in one instance, that involves liquid nitrogen. ZDNetUK reports from Hannover, Germany. by Andy Smith
- Tags: CeBit, Hardware, cooling
- Image galleries 2008-03-05
- Choosing the right PSU for your PC
- Choosing the right PSU for your PCAnd oh, yeah . . .And oh, I forgot - I do indeed use a UPS. Needed to, I was getting brownouts in my neighborhood, and that killed my first power supply collapsing magnetic fields cause spikes in transformers.So now I use a UPS...
- Tags: PC, power supply, PSU, PC Power, Cooling, Antec
- Discussion threads 2007-03-09
- SilverStone SG01-E (silver)
- While some small-form-factor PC cases come with a custom-made power supply and motherboard and could more accurately be called bare-bones systems, the $150 SilverStone SG01-E is just an empty shell, waiting to be filled with your choice of components. And the choices the SG01-E affords are many; the chassis can...
- Tags: PCI, SilverStone SG01-E, motherboard, hard drive, card
- Product reviews 2006-05-03
- Liquid-filled chips cool like mini-fridges
- Liquid-filled chips cool like mini-fridgesPretty, umm... Cool..?Will this cause me to start using heat in the winter? The 9 PCs and 3 laptops do a pretty good job right now..This makes my nips stand out!But I wonder how they avoid condensation...Anyone got......a mini-beer?Liquid filled chipsWhat is the cooling media......
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, chip, Cooling
- Discussion threads 2005-04-18
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- VIA reveals world's lowest-power x86 processor on world's smallest board
- Since nothing gets Toybox readers going quite like processor wars -- I mean, hey, it's the Crusades of computing -- I thought I'd throw this little morsel into the ring. Arriving in the Toybox inbox this morning from Taipei is news that VIA Technologies has announced their...
- Tags: Board, X86 Processor, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Tasty Baking's new LEED factory
- Brendan O'Malley, CIO at Tasty Baking talks about the company's green goals, which includes building a new LEED certified food factory and managing power and cooling within the data center. by Administrator
- Tags: Food, Factory, Food & Beverage, Data Centers, Manufacturing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Sun Achieves >80% reduction in space, power and cooling costs by Consolidating European Datacenters
- This compelling case study looks at how, in November of 2005, Sun's IT Operations ITOPS group faced lease expirations that drove the consolidation of multiple European datacenters into a single state-of-the-art facility in their Guillemont Park, U.K campus.This consolidation was in support of their strategy to reduce their mission critical...
- Tags: Consolidation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-13
- THE SUN FIRE X4600 M2 SERVER AND PROVEN VIRTUALISATION SCALABILITY
- Nearly every Information Technology organisation is using consolidation, or is considering using consolidation, as a way to reduce both capital and operating costs. IT organisations with a number of applications running on older, inefficient, and under-utilised servers can consolidate them onto a smaller number of high-performance, energy-efficient servers that can...
- Tags: Virtualization, Information Technology, Consolidation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Fire, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2008-05-13
- Creating an Energy-Efficient Datacenter : Consolidate with Sun technology
- Consolidation and hardware technology refreshes enable datacenters to provide more applications and services in less space and at less cost.This in-depth report shows how by moving to high-performance, energy-efficient Sun servers and storage systems, IT organisation can take advantage of the latest advancements while saving on power and cooling.
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-13
- Proven Virtualisation Scalability With The Sun Fire X4600 Server
- This white paper looks at how organisation can consolidate a number of applications from a number of under-utilised servers and ease the space, power, and cooling crunch. Consolidate from many to few servers to help reduce maintenance costs. As a side benefit, upgrade legacy applications to run on modern hardware...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Fire, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2008-05-13
- Don't insulate, Nansulate, says Florida cleantech company
- Thermal testing. Courtesy Industrial Nanotech. Energy costs are now serious business for industries, office managers, and home owners across the world. Buildings account for over half of the energy use in the U.S. and a fair portion of that is for heating and...
- Tags: Insulation, Clean Technology, European Union, Nansulate, Energy Cost, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Gallery: Psystar unboxing, innerds, maiden boot
- Gallery: Psystar unboxing, innerds, maiden bootThe disposable Mac?Obviously due to limitations set by the firmware or software updates this can't hold up against a "real" mac. But I'm really curious to see how it stacks up as a "disposable" Mac.At $4-500 then this is cheap enough that if it starts...
- Tags: Processors, DVD, Network technology, Psystar, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Sun creates its own solar system of eco partners
- Going back to my roots in writing about and for IT resellers, VARs and systems integrators with today's entry. That's because Sun Microsystems became one of the first high-tech companies a few weeks back to include its business partners in its ability have a green tech dialogue with its customers....
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Retail, Virtualization, Channel Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separable
- Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separableWind Kills tooWind turbines kill birds too. So fossil fuels aren't the only bird-unfriendly source of energy out there.There are always trade-offs. People who let housecats roam free are responsible for more bird deaths than any oil company anywhere. ...
- Tags: clean technology
- Discussion threads 2008-05-05
- N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel Scalability
- N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel ScalabilityStore procedures and serializationHow did stored procedures solve the serialization problem?If they did, it sounds like an accident due to programmers not understanding transactions and unknowingly switching from a very pessimistic locking strategy to an overly optimistic locking strategy.RE: N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel ScalabilitySo,...
- Tags: Databases, N-Tier, tier, Wintel Scalability, Rube Goldberg, Wintel
- Discussion threads 2008-05-05
- Dell XPS 730 reviews: A Ferrari stuck in traffic
- Dell XPS 730 reviews: A Ferrari stuck in trafficA Mac Pro might be a better dealJust run Windows in Boot Camp, and play your games.Cost vs Performance for Mac ProThat $4K base price would get you dual-quad Xeons, and a cooling system based on well engineered multiple cooling zones, plus...
- Tags: Performance management, Games, Processors, MAC Pro, Dell XPS 730, Dell XPS, Ferrari, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-04
- Dell XPS 730 reviews: A Ferrari stuck in traffic
- Dell has released a new version of its top-of-the-line gaming desktop, and it is a major update. The XPS 730 series is the company's first gaming rig to come--in some configurations--factory over-clocked, and Dell says it is capable of playing Crysis, a notoriously demanding first-person shooter, at a resolution of...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., ATI Radeon, Memory, Ferrari, Hardware, XPS 730, XPS 730 Series, H2C, Games, Personal Technology, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Maybe 'lean' and not 'green' should be the rallying cry
- We're being treated to all sorts of green data center management stats this month, which is handy, as I'm preparing a presentation for later this week. So, I'll take them one batch at a time. First up: Talked to some folks earlier this month about a joint survey released by...
- Tags: Data Center, Energy Consumption, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
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