Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Resources
- The quad-core project - Building the PC walkthrough
- Last weekend we built two new quad-core PCs over at the PC Doc HQ. I promised that you'd be first to see the results of our hard work (buildig these PCs is easy, the hard part is the photography ... hot lights, having to keep your arms out of the...
- Tags: PC, Board, Quad-core, Heatsink, Motherboard, CPU, RAM, Raptor X, HX520 PSU, Corsair, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-09-10
Additional Resources
- News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...
- Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Arctic Cooling Fusion 550R PSU (Payment Saving Unit)
- Arctic Cooling Fusion 550R PSU Payment Saving UnitOr you could just turn your PC off.If you need to save money.. just turn it off when its not being used.Businesses might find this useful, but i highly doubt it.Servers already incorporate this technology, thus making them "green" machines.
- Tags: Operational accounting, Payment Saving Unit, Arctic Cooling, payment
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Arctic Cooling Fusion 550R PSU (Payment Saving Unit)
- Arctic Cooling has lifted the lid on the Fusion 550R PSU, but in this case PSU stands for Payment Saving Unit. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Payment, KWh, Arctic Cooling, Operational Accounting, Desktops, Finance, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?
- What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?The good old HDWhich is emulating a drum machine is my favorite and only means of failure I've ever encountered..Nearly all hardware failures...I come across could have been prevented by a quality UPS. I venture to say most failures...
- Tags: BIOS, Desktops, Cheap Power Supplies, last PC failure, PC failure, PC, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- (Sub-$600 general purpose PC, complete with Blu-ray support)
- (Sub-$600 general purpose PC, complete with Blu-ray support)You got to be kiddingAdrianI have been building and selling PC's for years and first thing is know your motherboards before claiming top Quality. It is bottom of the barrel MBO.Period. Works.Yes it works.Quality of the board and the components use. Old stuff...
- Tags: Desktops, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Alienware Area-51 (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770)
- From its chrome trim to its customizable case lighting, Alienware's Area-51 ALX high-end gaming desktop bears all the visual hallmarks of a luxury-class gaming PC. Our $7,738 review model came configured with Intel's highest-end Core 2 Extreme CPU, overclocked, no less, and a quad-graphics card set up, which give it...
- Tags: Games, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Alienware, Area-51 ALX
- Product reviews 2008-06-05
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 08The CaseI own the case that you show here. I've had it for several months and let me tell you, it's GREAT. A few thing other thing that you don't mention that's worth noting are the built-in cable routing ability, included...
- Tags: Cable, Construction, Enermax, Hardware 2.0, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- XP SP3 performance gains - Nothing to write home about
- Those who believed that Windows XP Service Pack 3 would provide the aging OS with a performance boost may well be disappointed. My benchmark tests show that the application of XP SP3 makes negligible difference to system performance. The Test Systems For this round...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Result, Performance, Western Digital Corp., RAM, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- XP SP3 - Downloaded and installed
- XP SP3 - Downloaded and installedRTMAm on the RTM final build--no issues found here. Schweet.What version does "help" -> "about windows" show?I see the following:version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp.080413-2111 : Service Pack 3)Can anyone confirm this is the RTM version?download doesnt work for meI'm trying to download from the Top Downloads...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Document management, Modi, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Downloaded
- Discussion threads 2008-04-24
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08
- OK, it's time once again for ... drum roll please ... 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. These components are on...
- Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, List, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775, AM2, ASUS Maximus Extreme, Maximus Extreme, DDR3, PSU, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- 55W PC power supply powering the dual-core computer
- 55W PC power supply powering the dual-core computerSweet findI still think that would be ideal at packing a case with hard drives. I always wanted multi tiered file servers and thought that if I build several computers into a single system, I would be better off than if I...
- Tags: File servers, Processors, PSU, POWER SUPPLIES, power supply, file server, dual-core computer, dual-core, server
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- 55W PC power supply powering the dual-core computer
- Most computer builders in the world think I'm nuts for endorsing the use of 330 watt power supplies for a high-end performance computer. Conventional "wisdom" says that anything under 500 watts is inadequate for an enthusiast PC. "My power supply is bigger than your power supply" seems to be a...
- Tags: Dual-core, PC, Power Supply, Computer, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?
- Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?give me IntelI would pay more for the Intel Q6600 because it has been out in the market longer with no serious issues unlike the phenom processor.RE: Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?We...
- Tags: Processors, Phenom, quad, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., dual-core
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- Rolling your own starts to make more sense
- Rolling your own starts to make more senseComputer storeA computer store builds them for me, at my own specifications. Without operating system or any other software, ofcourse. Same price as when I would buy the components separately and assemble them myself. Plus I have one year warranty.Then I pump Ubuntu...
- Tags: Linux, computer store, Ubuntu, Lenovo Group Ltd., education
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- Examining Intel's Skulltrail platform - and Skulltrail "on the cheap"
- On Saturday an old friend got in touch with me. He's found himself due to being unexpectedly made redundant moving from being an amateur video editor into doing this for a living. He's now finding that he's getting more and more work in but that his current hardware platform is...
- Tags: Board, Quad-core, Memory, Motherboard, Intel Corp., Skulltrail, Intel D5400XS, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-10
- Build a Vista-compatible office PC for $305 (software not included)
- A reader set me an email challenge the other day - put together a cheap yet well spec-ed and relatively powerful office PC that's up to the challenge of running Vista. To make the challenge even harder, the whole package (PC, keyboard, mouse, LCD panel and Vista OS) had to...
- Tags: LCD Panel, Mouse, PC, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, LCD, RAM, ASUS M2A-VM, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Mice, Serial ATA, Desktops, Tv & Home Theater, Processors, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Storage, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-08
- Friday Rant - How to turn a simple job into a complicated one
- Today I'm going to show you how I can turn a simple job of replacing a dead hard drive into a monster job involving accurate measuring, fine tolerances and prybars. Late last week one of the hard drives in my main system died. This was a 250GB Seagate...
- Tags: Job, Dock, PC, Bay, Serial ATA, Desktops, Storage, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- From two to three GPUs with CrossfireX Quad
- There was a reason that I was excited about AMD/ATi releasing the Catalyst 8.3 drivers yesterday - and that's because I had waiting in the wings a dual-GPU Sapphire Radeon 3870 X2 dual GPU graphics card which I wanted to fit into my main system along with a Radeon 3870...
- Tags: Card, GPU, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Another take on Vista vs. XP benchmarks
- Another take on Vista vs. XP benchmarksbenchmarkswell, i do agree with you about the difference in times to copy a file. i've never really had issues with vista performance. i've used either dual core or quad core cpu's during the beta.what i have problems with are the ui changes in...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
White Papers and Webcasts
In this Super Techies interview, larger-than-life techie Marc Canter talks with ZDNet's Editor in Chief Dan Farber about his career as a multimedia pioneer.
In this Flash demo, you'll learn about virtualization performance and features ideal for consolidation, load balancing, and disaster recovery with leading enterprise reliability.
