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- Recommendation for Dwight Silverman's $300 PC upgrade
- Recommendation for Dwight Silverman's $300 PC upgradeWould his OS allow this?I thought XP and up would have a fit if you made too many hardware changes, and if you replaced a motherboard...well, just add another $200 or so for Vista, just to slow everything down again! Of course, if he...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- 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 - well, here you go. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Image galleries 2007-09-09
- Weekend Project - Building two quad-core PCs
- Instead of a Friday Rant today I thought I'd kick off what will pan out into a short series of articles. Tomorrow, If all goes well, I should be taking delivery of all the parts necessary to build two quad-core systems. These systems will be based on...
- Blog posts 2007-08-31
- Intel Quad Core CPU drops below $280!
- Intel Quad Core CPU drops below $280!The sweetest spot in a whileThis article on AnandTechhttp://anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2989&p=4highlights that the Q6600 will easily run at the new 1333 FSB on the P35 chipset easily outperforming the Extreme version QX6700 which is still $1000.AnandTech is of the opinion that once Intel figures this out,...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- Pick up an quad-core Q6600 for $266
- Pick up an quad-core Q6600 for $266I doI want a quad core.typo in titleArian, heads up--typo alert--change 'an' to 'a'DangAnd I just placed an order for a Quad just the other day doh! typical :)Read the small printIn quanties of 1000. Your cost will be a lot more.Current...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-16
- Pick up an quad-core Q6600 for $266
- It's pretty obvious that Intel aren't going to give AMD a break from the non-stop price war that exists between the two companies. From July, the price of an Intel quad-core Q6600 processor will fall to $266 (when bought in quantities of 1000).This is bad news for AMDAccording to DailyTech,...
- Blog posts 2007-05-16
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- Measuring Windows 7 performance
- my scoresi have an intel i-940, 9gb, nvidia 9800gt w/1gb, nvidia gts 250 /512 amd 54 seagate 7200 rpm drives.processor 7.2memory 7.6graphics 7.0gaming 7.0hard drive 5.9RE: Measuring Windows 7 performance"I used Excel to color-code the values on this chart with a simple 'greener is better, redder is worse' key."Try doing...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building
- Well, Jason ...... for twenty-five years I have toyed with the idea of building my own system and every time I came close, I always ended up concluding that I could get more bang-for-the-buck by purchasing a pre-built system. I am now on my seventh computer. The...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Culture of cheap: How discount computers cost the consumer
- The speed of TechThe problem is not cheap, but rapid devaluation. Tech has always had a sweet spot value for price. I am not keen on spending top dollar only to have the hardware devalue by 50% in a week. This is where cheap comes in. If the thing is...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Jul/Aug 09
- Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Jul/Aug 09Adrian:Use Intel much?I appreciated your lineup, but noticed one glaring fact: while I can agree that Intel offers the best extreme processor in the i7 965 EE (for $1000), I noticed the glaring omission of any AMD parts. I think that if...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7?
- How many Intel CPUs will fail the XP Mode test in Windows 7?Want to do the same post ...... for AMD CPUs? :)nope :/I just bought a Quad Q8300 a few weeks ago. I didn't put much thought into VT. My dad has a Core 2 Duo that...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-03
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish
- At first glance, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED 11) is virtually indistinguishable from the company's Free/Open Source and community supported Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.1. But does SLED 11 have the extra polish and the value add to justify its position as Novell's premier enterprise...
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-24
- Do you really think Apple
- Do you really think AppleRight on, Adrian!i really can understand that for the increasing number of people who have to tighten their belts these days, an inexpensive Mac would be desirable. As you said, however, ain't gonna happen.From the number of folks I see in my local Apple store when...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-23
- With 256-bit encryption, Acrobat 9 passwords still easy to crack
- Following ElcomSoft's claim that despite the 256-bit encryption Acrobat 9 passwords are susceptible to more efficient brute forcing than Acrobat 8 passwords -- a claim that Adobe confirmed citing usability trade-offs and urged users to take advantage of its improved passphrase mechanisms -- ElcomSoft's Dmitry Sklyarov and Vladimir Katalov provide...
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Details of AMD's Phenom II desktop chips keep leaking out
- Details of AMD's Phenom II desktop chips keep leaking outIntriguingI am definately intrigued by those performance figures. If AMD can pull it off it may just be my next platform of choice. I have been looking for a decent quad core rig to replace my current dual core, and didn't...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-21
- How Intel's Nehalem will benefit AMD
- How Intel's Nehalem will benefit AMDinteresting Paul...I hope you are right. I'd like to see AMD coming back to life. I personally don't care too much if Intel stays ahead of Intel. What I would like is that AMD becomes able to offer a good price/value product. Until now, AMD...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- Dell Studio Desktop
- With its new Studio Desktop, Dell finally brings its mainstream desktop line into the 64-bit era. The glossy black midtower PC presents little in the way of innovative design, but by offering the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, Dell now competes on even footing with HP, Gateway, and other vendors...
- Product reviews 2008-09-24
- The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC
- The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PCWhy such an expensive processor?Surely you can cut a couple of hundred dollars off the price and not lose too much performance by getting a lower spec processor.That way you could keep both hard drives (great for keeping the data separate from the...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- HP Pavilion Elite m9300t
- At its core, our $1,100 HP Pavilion Elite m9300t review unit is a reasonably priced example of HP's midrange desktop. It gives you about $900 worth of basic computer, and an extra $200 in home theater-style extras. The good news is that this system is configurable, so if, like us,...
- Product reviews 2008-08-18
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