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- (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)
- (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)$2000 build-it-yourself PCGreat article would do it if I didn't already have a pretty good PC. How about a build-it-yourself gaming laptop?RE: (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)I have a similar system with only 4Gb of cheaper ram , 2 Tb...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Games, Desktops, PC, video, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- Dell XPS 730 H2C
- Dell's brand-new XPS 730 H2C high-end gaming PC ticks off all the right boxes and even manages to pull off a few new tricks, at least for Dell. It's the first PC that Dell will ship with a factory-overclocked CPU and memory. Our $6,747 review unit features the latest quad-core...
- Tags: Video cards, Processors, Dell Computer Corp., Maingear Ephex, XPS 730, XPS 730 H2C, hard drive
- Product reviews 2008-05-01
- 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
- AMD releases Quad and Triple core Phenom processors
- [UPDATE: Are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units? I've been asked this question several times today and to get a definitive answer I approached Scott Carroll, AMD Public Relations, for an official response. Me: "Scott, are triple-core Phenom processors just failed quad-core units?" Scott: "No...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Performance, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08What about optical drives?What about the need for the latest and greatest optical drives? I know you can get a LG BluRay/HD DVD combo drive for under $300, or a Light-On BluRay player for under $200.I have not been following HD...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, NVIDIA 8800GT, service pack, PC ecosystem, Hardware 2.0, E8400, x3850, X3650, NVidia Corp., hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-02-12
- 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
- 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
- Give your PC a Holiday upgrade
- Planning on putting in some time on the PC over the Holidays? Maybe you're going to be spending some time fragging zombies, or creating cards from friends and family, or maybe you're going to be rendering a family DVD to give out as a gift. Chances are that unless your...
- Tags: Performance, PC, Motherboard, RAM, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-11-28
- AMD's Phenom - For suckers only
- AMD's Phenom - For suckers onlyYep, bang for the buck is where AMD is aimingThere are people out there with limitless bank accounts...but then there's the rest of us who work for a living. From the pricing and performance figures that I have seen, it looks like AMD and Intel...
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Phenom 9600, algorithm, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., AMD Phenom, CPU, AMD IS, processor, performance
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- More images and products from supercomputing 2007
- The SC07 supercomputing conference was a very interesting show for me this year and it was my first time attending this conference. Here are some more interesting products that I haven't covered yet all the way from the very high-end to entry-level HPC computers. Sun's 3456-node "petascale" constellation cluster...
- Tags: Processor, Blade Server, Blade, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Power Supply, Motherboard, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Supercomputing, Tyan, 1U, TST, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-11-16
- (Photos: SC07 supercomputing )
- (Photos: SC07 supercomputing )Supermicro X7DCA-3Hello George,On the motherboard in this photo:http://content.zdnet.com/2346-10533_22-175562-18.html... are those LGA-775 sockets, or Xeon sockets?I can't find anything yet at Supermicro's website.Thanks!Sincerely yours,/s/ Paul Andrew MitchellWebmaster, Supreme Law Libraryhttp://www.supremelaw.org/RE: (Photos: SC07 supercomputing )32 Cores , 4.7 Ghz ? that's some pretty weak core action, and liquid cooled...
- Tags: Servers, SC07 supercomputing, photograph, Intel Xeon, SuperMicro
- Discussion threads 2007-11-14
- What I want for Christmas
- What I want for ChristmasRemember when No_Ax was suggesting Office run on Solaris?Microsoft had an agreement with Sun, and No_Ax saw an opportunity to increase sales. The idea might have worked, except for the Solaris aspect.Much has changed since, not least the diminished hope for Sun to gain from...
- Tags: Sales strategy, UNIX, Display PostScript, coal, PostScript, Adobe Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Murph, sales, software, Adobe PDF
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- Sun launches Intel Workstation on X38 platform
- Following last month's launch of dual-socket and quad-socket Intel-based servers, Sun Microsystems launched its first Intel based workstations in two decades. The Sun Ultra 24 Workstation is based on the latest Intel X38 chipset (which replaced Intel's 975 chipset). Equipped with Intel quad-core processors, up to 8...
- Tags: Workstation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Corp., Sun Ultra 24 Workstation, Sun Solaris, PCI, UNIX, Operating Systems, FireWire, Workstations, Servers, Software, Storage, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-10-24
- Leaked - Skulltrail 8-core Penryn benchmarks at IDF
- All sorts of things have been mysteriously falling in to my lap lately and IDF has been no different. Someone who does not work for ZDNet or CNET Networks handed me a sheet of paper with some very interesting benchmarks for the newest "Skulltrail" enthusiast game/workstation. Since I signed no...
- Tags: Processor, NVidia Corp., Motherboard, CPU, Skulltrail, TMPGEnc, Processors, BIOS, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-09-20
- The quad-core project - Building the PC walkthrough
- The quad-core project - Building the PC walkthroughThe quad-core project - Building the PCSo you scored a 5.3 on a Quad Core??? Whooppee doo! I scored that on my 2.4GHZ Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, an 160Gb SATA HDD and an Nvidia 7950GT.2 suggestions...First, if you research you'll...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., RIM BlackBerry, quad-core, PC, Hewlett-Packard Co., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
- 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,...
- Tags: Processors, Operating systems, UNIX, Anandtech, Q6600, E6600, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850
- Intel's latest high-end, quad-core chip, the Core 2 Extreme QX6850, nudges past its QX6800 predecessor rather than taking a significant a leap forward. Moving from a 2.93GHz clock speed to 3.0GHz didn't result in tremendous performance gains on our benchmarks, nor did the switch to a faster front-side bus. Instead,...
- Tags: Performance management, Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme QX6850, Intel Corp., chip, performance, motherboard
- Product reviews 2007-07-17
- Three motherboards for Intel and AMD CPUs: June 2007
- It's June 2007 and we have a whole new generation of motherboards for AMD and Intel. If you're looking to buy or build a new computer, you'll want to read on. See more images of these motherboards at higher resolution.Intel 3-Series ChipsetIntel launched a new set of motherboard chipsets called...
- Tags: Vista, Storage, Servers, Processors, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Desktop, Consumer electronics, AMD
- Blog posts 2007-06-12
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