Wednesday, March 10, 2010

IT News HeadLines (PC Perspective) 10/03/2010


PC Perspective
ASUS P6T7 and P7P55 WS Workstation Motherboards
The ASUS Workstation line of motherboards offers a set of features that very few other motherboards can including up to 7 individual PCI Express x16 slots and even SAS storage support. If you need that kind of connectivity then you will likely be interested in what the P6T7 and P7P55 WS provide!...
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In Win takes a page from XFX on their new enclosure
No, it is not an old soft drink making a comeback, the In Win Fanqua Mid Tower Chassis is a tool-less chassis with good airflow and space for nine external 5.25" drives and up to three 3.5" internal drives. The fans are protected from vibration by rubber feet, a nice touch especially on the oversized 220mm side fan. It is a decent case overall, i...
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Get your geek on with 137 years of Popular Science
If you were born after the death of printed magazines then you can be forgiven for the confusion you might feel about what PopSci is. For those who have been geeks for a long while, you probably have fond memories of the magazine Popular Science. Now you can revisit that feeling as Google and PopSci have teamed up together to put the entire 137 y...
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A new way to interface with your HTPC
Almost all TV Tuner cards come with a remote control to add to the pile that likely lives on your coffee table, though some abandon that in favour of a wireless mouse and keyboard. techPowerUp! wants you to know about another option, the Soundgraph FingerVU 706. While it may look like a digital picture frame, it is in fact a 7" touch screen m...
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Unchain your speakers
For some bizarre reason there are people who do not like having large amounts of room being taken up by large speakers in a 7.1 configuration. Perhaps they have limited space or just do not appreciate the wonder that is a proper wall of sound. For those who choose to go that way, Techware Labs has reviewed a kit that offers wireless 2.1 sound. T...
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The ASUS G73J; how long can an 8-cell battery power an HD5870?
It is not quite available yet but when the ASUS G73J hits the shelves it will be among the best gaming notebooks on the planet. Inside will be a Intel Core i7-720QM @ 1.6 GHz on an Intel HM55 board, with 8GB of DDR3 and a mobile HD5870 with 1GB of RAM. Add in a 17.3" monitor @ 1920x1080 and you have a notebook that outclasses most desktop systems...
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Acer's new frameless notebooks might find themselves re-purposed
Acer is planning on a new ultra thin line of notebooks with no frame and a keyless touch keyboard, according to DigiTimes. Combining those two features does offer a way to make the MacBook Air look like it has a beer gut, but that is not the most interesting fact about these notebooks. If reinforced glass is strong enough to be the back shell of ...
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Let us Welcome yet another new Froggie to the Team
*A Froggy Welcome To* *Jack_Zhang* *to the* *PC Perspective Folding Frogs* *Team 734*
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PC soon to be built, Am I building a good system?
Hi All, So I'm about to build two pcs. One for myself that will be gaming focused (I'll call it PC1) and one for my wife that will mainly be used for...
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Firefox kinda laggy...
Is it just me or is FF more and more laggy these days? I use chrome on the side but I dont like it cause ultramon and this zoom program doesnt...
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anyone want my copy of Arma2?
Don't like the game, had it for a few months and don't play it. If anyone lives in Chicago or Near Desplaines let me know and we can meet at a mall...
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HD 4850 Driver Issues
I installed a HD 4850 on a new Windows 7. Before I install the drivers it works fine. Afterwards, it blacks out after the splash screen. I called...
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Laptop HDD not detected
I received my WD Scorpio Blue 320gb SATA II HDD to put in my HP DV2040CA to replace the failing drive. I installed the drive, booted from the...
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Disabling Onboard Video on K10N78M
I'm trying to install a 4850 on my K10N78M but once I install the drivers, the screen goes black after the logo splash. I called ATI and they said...
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Windows 7 Key invalid..
Hello, I've been using RC version of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit ed. Now that it is expiring and shutting down I bought myself a copy of Windows 7...
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Gigabyte MA-790GP-UD4H freezing on LOGO
Hi, Been working on my daughters Gigabyte MA-790GP-UD4H, about 7 months old. I added a Zotec 9800GTX... Worked fine. Then installed Windows 7 H/P....
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Win 7 - What caused this crash? Couldn't boot past Verifying DMI Pool Data
First, let me say that I went back to a previous restore point and now the pc is fine (I think). I'm curious as to why this happened in the first...
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Processor Identification
Hi everyone, So with a stroke a luck, I've procured a large amount of unmarked AMD procs. They don't have any steppings on them, and the all come on...
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Athlon Regor x2 to Phenom II 955 justifiable?
I recently ordered some new parts, and chose a fairly modest Athlon II Regor 250 3GHz...
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