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- Motherboard
- Also called the "system board," it is the main printed circuit board in an electronic device, which contains sockets that accept additional boards. In a desktop computer, the motherboard...
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- Dell Studio XPS 8000
- Dell's Studio XPS 8000 offers an attractive chassis and mostly up-to-date features. Its configurations start as low as $699, but our $1,329 review unit is a solid upper-midrange performance desktop that will play games and handle more demanding digital media tasks with little difficulty. For the very price-performance conscious, both...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Studio XPS 8000, Intel P55, Dell Studio XPS 8000, motherboard
- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Nov/Dec 09
- These are consistently your most useful columnsI really look forward to these, especially since I'm thinking about building a new video editing machine. One that can handle full frame 1080 24p h.264 video. I can transcode it with cineform but unless you're doing a lot of color work, it's...
- Tags: Processors, Nov/Dec 09, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Best Kit List, Hardware 2.0, CPU, hardware, Intel Corp., motherboard
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- The perfect computer?
- I have to admit...that I did not read past the title. Suffice it to say that there is no such thing as the perfect woman, perfect car, perfect meal, perfect computer or perfect anything. Individuals' needs and tasted are just too varied. Too trueTo mirror the above post, there is...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Brownouts, computer, perfect computer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- The perfect computer?
- Do we have the technology to build a perfect computer? Would it be perfect for a specific purpose or is it possible to build a perfect general purpose computer? Small Business Computing's Mark Beckley has some answers. Do we have the technology to build a perfect...
- Tags: Motherboard, Computer, Machine, Chip, Small Business Computing, Watt Power Supply, Productivity, PCs, Mark Beckley Small Business Computing, Special to ZDNet, Mark Beckley Small Business Computing, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2009-11-02
- ASUS debuts USB 3.0 motherboard and add-on card
- USB 3.0 finally!Finally, we'll have a USB standard which can surpass the transfer speed we've had with FireWire 800 for YEARS. It will be nice to be able to get external Compact Flash readers which can finally keep up with the maximum read speed of the best new UDMA CF...
- Tags: PCI, FireWire, motherboard, ASUS, USB 3.0, PCI Express
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- ASUS debuts USB 3.0 motherboard and add-on card
- Today ASUS has debuted the P7P55D-E Premium motherboard and U3S6 add-on card, both featuring USB 3.0 support. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: ASUS, Card, Motherboard, USB, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- 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...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, motherboard, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- HMonitor 4.4.3.4 (Windows)
- This is a software cooler for your CPU, reducing the temperature by up to 30 degrees. It also monitors and displays hardware parameters collected by the sensor chips installed on certain motherboards. The program monitors voltage, CPU and motherboard temperature, and the fan's speed. It supports a wide range of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Motherboard, CPU, ABSoftware, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2009-09-18
- Quad-core CPU for $99 ... from AMD
- The Athlon II X2 comes with 1MB...L2 per core. It's too bad they didn't use 1MB per core for the X4.2M divided by 4 is 512KNope, it comes with 2MB of L2, divided by 4 cores gives us 512K per core.Adrian has it right.BradDid you read his Post?He said "Too...
- Tags: Network technology, money saving, quad-core CPU, Adrian, DDR3, motherboard, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip, HyperTransport, DDR3 RAM, CPU
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York City
- Developers, developers, developers, developers... [nt][nt]Here's to that rounding error getting smaller:DRE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York CitySweet! Wish I could be there to see it. Who knows, maybe something will come up in NYC and I'll be there.RE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in...
- Tags: Chipsets, Branding, developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Gigabyte Technology, motherboard, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- ASUS P7P55D EVO motherboard appears, Intel Core i5 CPUs close
- ASUS P7P55D EVO motherboard appears, Intel Core i5 CPUs closeI'll see where my budget takes meWhen the time comes, I'll see what I can afford at the time.RE: ASUS P7P55D EVO motherboard appears, Intel Core i5 CPUs closeAlready have my Core i7. Would consider a Core i5 for family member...
- Tags: Processors, motherboard, ASUS, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Core i5, Core i7
- Discussion threads 2009-07-14
- ASUS P7P55D EVO motherboard appears, Intel Core i5 CPUs close
- I've written quite a bit about Intel's upcoming Core i5 "Lynnfield" processors which are cut-down versions of the Core i7 silicon powerhouse. Core i5 has been in the pipeline for a while now, and has even been delayed, but now that ASUS has bought out a Core i5-compatible motherboard, processors...
- Tags: ASUS, Motherboard, CPU, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
- SensorsView Pro 3.2 build 16080 (Windows)
- SensorsView is a utility, that monitors the temperature of your CPU, northbridge, motherboard, VGA and hard disks, as well as voltages and fan speeds as supported by your motherboard. It can alert you if the values reach a critical level, and also provide a complete overview of the measurements. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Motherboard, STV Software, SensorsView
- Software downloads 2009-05-28
- Psssst. Google's data center efficiency secrets. Pass them on.
- Psssst. Google's data center efficiency secrets. Pass them on.Great report! Hats off to Google for sharing.Do Google employees shut off their computers when they go home? Has Google published any hard figures in regard to what the best practice is in regard to whether or not to shut 'em down...
- Tags: Eliminate AC, Google Inc., Psssst
- Discussion threads 2009-04-16
- PearC launches new line of Mac clones
- PearC launches new line of Mac clonesIdiots!These folks and PsyStar are idiots! Have you ever tried to replace the motherboard on a computer bought from Dell? SURPRISE!!! Their customized OEM version of XP checks to see whether it is running on a genuine Dell motherboard. If it...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, motherboard, computer, PearC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psystar, operating system, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-03
- P55 chipset Core i5 motherboard makes an appearance at CeBIT
- The eagle-eyed folks over at Hexus has spotted a Gigabyte GA-IBP at CeBIT. So what's so special about this board? It's a P55 chipset, socket LGA1156 motherboard for Intel's upcoming Core i5 processor. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Motherboard, CeBit, Intel Corp., Core, Chipsets, Corporate Governance, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-03-05
- Recommendation for Dwight Silverman's $300 PC upgrade
- Dwight Silverman's in the mood to upgrade his Windows desktop PC. He's looking to refresh the CPU, motherboard and RAM, and doesn't want to spend more than $300 ... let's see what's out there! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: PC, Overclocking, Motherboard, CPU, Dwight Silverman, Dwight, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Hardware 2.0 “Very Best Kit List” for Mar/Apr 09
- Hardware 2.0 “Very Best Kit List” for Mar/Apr 09Enthusiastic about overclocking.The person for whom you're identifying this hardware plays games which can benefit from overclocking?Suggesting that it's appropriate to describe for whom you're making these recommendations. And perhaps to add choices for people with different plans for what they'll...
- Tags: HD 4850, card number, Seagate Technology LLC, card, NVidia Corp., motherboard, Mar/Apr 09, Hardware 2.0, hardware, PCI, PCI Slot, overclocking
- Discussion threads 2009-02-24
- Monster PC upgrades - Without the monster price tag!
- Upgrading your PC need not be a $1,000+ activity - with a few well-placed upgrades you can give your PC a new lease of life while not hammering your wallet! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Video Card, Monster, PC, Board, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Motherboard, CPU, Graphics, 4850e, GeForce 9600 GSO, TForce TP45HP, Corporate Governance, Video Cards, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-02-18
- CyberPower introduces Atom-powered Windows Home Server 100
- CyberPower introduces Atom-powered Windows Home Server 100This is nothing newI've been selling the same thing since at least as far back as October. It's an Intel D945GCLF2 motherboard with an Atom 330 integrated (as in, soldered on) 1.60GHz dual-core + Hyperthreading CPU. It can run 2 threads per...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, motherboard, Windows Home Server 100, Cyberpower, server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
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