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- 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
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- eVGA GeForce 9400 GT - graphics adapter - GF 9400 GT - 1 GB
- Great for Windows 7The EVGA GeForce 9400GT can be summarized in one word; Performance. The Windows Experience Index increased from 3.5 to 4.9, mostly because the old card had only 128 MB of memory while this one has 1 GB. Several things worth mentioning, especially for Windows 7...
- Tags: installation disk, graphics, card, eVGA, Microsoft Windows 7, adapter
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- 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...
- Tags: Servers, MicroServer, server, Mini-ITX, Intel Corp., HP MediaSmart
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Can you upgrade an old XP PC to Windows 7? Should you?
- You answered the first questionYou can make the upgrade, with significant headaches.You left the second question completely unanswered.If you take the Microsoft guidelines seriously(which I never do, because they seem to be written by someone who is into flagellation) many Windows XP machines should be able to be upgraded successfully...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, old XP PC, XP PC, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Velocity Micro Edge Z30 (Intel Core i7)
- We've written about Falcon Northwest's new Core i7-based gaming PC, and now Velocity Micro gets a turn to showcase Intel's new mainstream-priced desktop chip. Our Velocity Micro Edge Z30 review unit comes in at $1,349 and features an overclocked Intel Core i7 860 chip. It also outperforms a pricier Dell...
- Tags: Desktops, PCI, Velocity Micro, Velocity, Edge Z30, Velocity Micro Edge Z30, desktop, Intel Core Microarchitecture
- Product reviews 2009-09-10
- What do you want from your next computer?
- What do you want from your next computer?I am happy with my laptop but battery too smallI have a Acer 5315-2715 which is really nice. I however hate to run this on the battery because I only have 2 hours or less depending on what I am doing.It would be...
- Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, PRODUCTIVITY, Processors, GPU, laptop computer, CPU, RAM, battery, computer, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-07-17
- Do IT pros demand Apple's new Xserve?
- I posted this morning that Apple has debuted its new Xserve with Intel Nehalem processors, but I didn't give the full rundown of the product. So here's the who, what, why and how. Apple today announced an updated Xserve that it says "delivers...
- Tags: Apple Xserve, Information Technology, Apple Inc., PC Magazine, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Bigfoot Network's Killer Xeno network interface cards are designed for online gamers
- Bigfoot Networks targeted a niche, but growing, market segment when it released its network interface card NIC for gamers, appropriately called Killer, a couple of years back. Since then, gamers' demands for features like lag-free chatting have only increased, though so, too, has networking technology. So Bigfoot today announced at...
- Tags: Network, Network Interface Card, Gamer, Bigfoot Network, Xeno Pro, Games, Networking, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- HP Compaq Presario SR5050NX
- HP Compaq Presario SR5050NXNot bad but i upgraded mineFor its class this pc is not all that bad. Most models come with atleast a 18" widescreen lcd or bigger. One of the bad things about this pc is that it has a very poor video card. The only game i...
- Tags: Desktops, PCI, Video cards, Processors, HP Compaq Presario SR5050NX, Compaq Presario, PC, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-17
- Apple Mac Mini (2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 120GB, Winter 2009)
- Apple breathed fresh air into its line of Mac Minis, whose specs haven't changed since an update in August 2007. With this $599 model, Apple adds significantly improved Nvidia graphics, a new 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and a larger hard drive. Those changes are welcome, and we're also...
- Tags: Processors, Desktops, Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Intel Corp., Apple Mac Mini
- Product reviews 2009-03-05
- Gateway DX4200-09
- The DX4200-09 is another one of Gateway's midrange PCs built for light to moderate users in mind. Spending $510 on this model gives you a 1.8GHz quad-core CPU, 4GB of RAM, an integrated graphics chip, and a 640GB hard drive. If you can stretch your budget a bit and put...
- Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Processors, PCI, Desktops, Gateway Inc., Gateway DX4200-09, chip, graphics chip, graphics
- Product reviews 2009-02-27
- HP Firebird 803 with VoodooDNA
- We suspect many hard-core PC gamers will be turned off by the HP Firebird 803 ("with VoodooDNA", according to the official product name) because it lacks upgradeability. Fair enough. For everyone else who might consider spending $2,099 on a gaming desktop, you will find it awfully hard to turn away...
- Tags: Games, Desktops, Firebird, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2009-02-21
- HP Pavilion Elite m9500y
- Sold exclusively at Best Buy, the HP Pavilion Elite m9500y is a preconfigured desktop PCs with a respectable array of midrange components--$939 nets you a 2.4GHz quad-core processor, 8GB of DDR2 memory, 750GB of storage space, and a competitive Nvidia GeForce graphics card with ample opportunity for expansion on the...
- Tags: Desktops, TV & Home Theater, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion Elite, Dell Computer Corp., HP Pavilion, Dell XPS 430-121B, Gateway Inc., Dell XPS
- Product reviews 2009-02-19
- Gateway LX 6810-01
- Intense gamers, multimedia editors, and families looking for a multipurpose computer heavy on 3D graphics power and connectivity can end their search with the Gateway LX6810-01. It's sold exclusively at Best Buy and makes a compelling argument for off-the-shelf systems with high-grade components that won't disappoint even more demanding users....
- Tags: Serial ATA, Wi-Fi, Gateway Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-02-13
- Dell XPS 430-121B
- Back in 2007, we reviewed Dell's XPS 420 that focused in on digital video with a few other light upgrades on the side. Just over a year later, Best Buy and Dell now offer the $900 Dell XPS 430-121B, a lightweight version of the Dell's customizable media-centric system. This...
- Tags: Corporate communications, PCI, TV & Home Theater, TVs, digital media card reader, Dell Computer Corp., Dell XPS, Dell XPS 430-121B
- Product reviews 2009-02-10
- Acer Aspire X1700-U3700A
- The Acer Aspire X1700-U3700A is the third system in Best Buy's recent lineup of budget PCs. We gave the other two releases (Dell Inspiron I530S-119B and eMachines ET1161-07) average marks for a lack of features and poor performance scores respectively, but the $480 Acer succeeds where the others fail, by...
- Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Processors, Acer Inc., Acer Aspire, Acer Aspire X1700-U3700A, X1700
- Product reviews 2009-02-04
- Dell Inspiron I530S-119B
- The $500 Dell I530S-119B is a refresh of Dell's Inspiron "S" line of low-end, low budget desktop PCs with a slim chassis. This model has many of the same basic specifications as the Inspiron I530S-114B that we reviewed a few months ago, but this time around, Dell speeds up the...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Semiconductors, Processors, Dell Computer Corp., Dell I530S-119B, Dell Inspiron, Acer Inc., desktop
- Product reviews 2009-01-28
- eMachines ET1161-07
- The new year brings with it a new chance for eMachines to score big with its ET1161-07 budget desktop computer. The system contains the usual fare of baseline components with adequate room for upgrades inside the bare-bones tower, and $380 seems a decent price for the package--until you shop around...
- Tags: Video cards, DVD, Consumer electronics, Semiconductors, Processors, eMachines ET1161-07, eMachines Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-01-27
- NVIDIA lifts lid on world's most powerful single and dual GPU graphics cards
- NVIDIA lifts lid on world's most powerful single and dual GPU graphics cardsThis GTX 285 is just...the 55nm version of the GTX 280, maybe the shrunk transistors will offer some better power efficiency and somewhat reduce the price but there is no performance improvement.You need more than cash...you need space,...
- Tags: Video cards, PCI, GTX 295, video card, most-powerful, NVidia Corp., dual-GPU, cable, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-01-08
- HP Pavilion A6620f
- The HP Pavilion a6620f desktop PC gives you plenty of features at a price that won't leave a smoking hole in your wallet. For $570, you get a dual core 2.5GHz Intel processor, 4GB of RAM, a low grade integrated video chip, and 500GB of hard drive space--a solid configuration...
- Tags: Desktops, Video cards, Semiconductors, Memory, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion A6620f, Intel Corp., digital audio, hard drive
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
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