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- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08
- OK, it's time once again for The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 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. So if you're thinking of buying, building...
- Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, Price, CPU, List, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., Radeon, LGA775, Q9300, DDR3, XFX GeForce GTX 280, PSU, Western Digital Raptor/RaptorX, Galaxy EGX1000EWL, Corporate Governance, Video Cards, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 08
- OK, it's time once again for ... drum roll please ... The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 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. ...
- Tags: Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, Price, CPU, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., Q9300, LGA775, AM2, DDR3, Logitech Z-5500 Speaker System, PSU, Galaxy EGX1000EWL, Samsung T220, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Chipsets, Video Cards, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08
- OK, here it is folks - The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08. Here I've tried to compile a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available. These components are on this list because I firmly believe them to be the best either in terms...
- Tags: Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, 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 2008-02-12
- Portable Startup Utility (exe)
- Portable Startup Utility is a small tool designed to start application where your portable device is pluged in. Some features of Portable Startup Utility: PSU will launch applications with optional arguments from your USB drive; PSU will launch Portable Apps Menu from PortableAppsPortableAppsMenuPortableAppsMenu.exe; PSU will optionally wait for PAM to...
- Tags: Letter, Portable Startup Utility, PSU, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-01-23
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Dec 07/Jan 08
- Overall, I get more email asking me for kit and component recommendations that pretty much anything else, and that volume increases dramatically as the Holiday season comes into full swing. Also, over the Christmas period many people will have received new peripherals, tech toys and games and this will force...
- Tags: ASUS, Video Card, Motherboard, CPU, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Digital Equipment Corp., Graphics, Intel Corp., PSU, Video Cards, Chipsets, Processors, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- Building a Windows Home Server - the easy way!
- So, you're thinking about building your own home server based on Microsoft's latest OS, Windows Home Server and want some pointers as to the best hardware to use. You've come to the right place! Here I'm going to take a look at the components that you'll need to put together...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, CPU, RAM, Home Server, PSU, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Processors, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
- 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
- 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
- Choosing the right PSU for your PC
- So, just how big a power supply unit does a PC really need? In this post Ill show you how you can work out how big a PSU your system needs and some of the considerations that you need to keep in mind when buying a PSU.It seems to...
- Tags: Desktops, PSU, PC, calculator
- Blog posts 2007-03-09
Additional Resources
- 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
- 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
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