Happy (Inter)National Cleavage Day
Seriously! Some of the more Perceptive of the PCPer's have probably realized just what this particular thread implies for the near future, but if you haven't checked it out you probably should, to avoid any future shock you could encounter otherwise. If you've already played with the beta site, there is some discussion on system specification...
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Intel rolls their own X58 motherboard
If you are shopping for an Intel branded board; not an Intel based board but a board actually branded as Intel, then you are likely shopping for parts for a new server. Skulltrail is an example of a board branded as Intel that did gain some attention from the enthusiast segment, but that was quite a while ago. New to the market is the Intel DX58S...
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Logitech's solar powered K750 Wireless keyboard
Skip out on the batteries with Logitech's new solar powered keyboard which sports an inch tall strip of solar cells at the top of the keyboard. It won't help you much if you are a basement dweller but for those who can withstand a bit of natural sunlight will benefit from a wireless keyboard that never needs charging or new batteries. As far as ...
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Talking with NVIDIA about Tegra 2
Nick Stam, the NVIDIA technical marketing director and Bruce Chan, the senior PR manager of Tegra 2 had a discussion with Hi Tech Legion about Tegra 2. The audio interview was uploaded as opposed to offering a textual interview so you can amuse your eyes with other content while learning about what Tegra 2 will bring to tablets and cell phones. ...
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OCZ's new X2 100GB PCI-E SSD is so fast its REVOlting
If you need fast, not SATA 6Gb/s fast but PCIe 4x fast and don't mind spending a lot of money, say $4/GB or so to start, then check the OCZ RevoDrive X2 out. In the tests where this RAIDed SSD drive doesn't win it is arguable that the benchmark its self is just unable to handle the ridiculous read and write speeds this drive can reach. The only dr...
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Shopping for RAM for your SandyBridge system? Check this out.
Overclockers Club assigned themselves the daunting task of testing five different sets of DDR3 of varying speed and not only tested them against each other on a Core i7 2600K, ASUS Maximus IV Extreme Memory and HD5870 system but then proceeded to test overclocking. Take a look at the final standings once the DIMMs cooled off a bit, as well as th...
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A reasonably priced 27" gaming panel; the HP 2711x
At $350 the 27" 1920 x 1080 Hewlett Packard Pavilion 2711Xwill get you gaming on a big screen without the bill that a 30" monster will cost you. Like most TN+ panels this HP display looks gorgeous, as long as you are head on to the monitor, TN+ panels sacrifice viewing angle for price. TechReviewSource were quite impressed overall, however they w...
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Of Linux and low end SandyBridge graphics performance
Any difficulties that Phoronix have encountered running Linux on SandyBridge platforms seem to have been taken as a personal insult and a challenge to be overcome. They've been working hard testing the hardware to its current limits on Linux and have recently started on the graphical testing. Drop by to see how well the support for Linux has been...
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AMD's Bulldozer boards will support SLI
According to slide over at VR-Zone, the new 990FX and 990X chipsets will support NVIDIA's SLI multi-GPU technology. That announcement does come with caveats, 7 and 8 series boards will not support SLI and there will be absolutely no support for the NF200 bridge chip. Even still any time the consumer is given more choices it is a good thing. ...
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Mighty mite redux: iBUYPOWER's mATX GTX 590 system
At a mere 7" x 16" x 16.6", you would not expect the iBUYPOWER LAN Warrior II to contain a Intel Core i7-2600K overclocked to 4GHz, let alone a full GTX 590. AnandTech is quick to point out that the NVIDIA GPU does make more sense than the more powerful HD6990 as it is quieter, which is going to matter in such a small package. Check out the fu...
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Hot off the presses, 760W of power from PC Power & Cooling
If you were to call it the OCZ 760W Silencer you wouldn't be wrong technically, but there is something about the name of PC Power & Cooling that warms the hearts of aging geeks. Lee has just polished off his review of this PSU designed to power systems with multiple high end graphics cards with a "single, powerful +12V output that can deliver ...
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Looking to grab an new mobile PC before summer?
TechSpot have put in a lot of effort to their recent guide to mobile systems new for this first half of 2011. They've broken the models down into six different areas, covering Ultraportables, Business, Desktop Replacements, Gaming, Value and lastly Netbooks. Each of these areas represents a different segment of the market, now that consumers have...
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Examining Dragon Age II's hardware requirements
Dropping by [H]ard|OCP will give you a chance to see what kind of power you need to get the most out of the second iteration of Dragon Age. Unlike some other games, this one supports DX11 so the first requirement to get every possible effect is to pick up a DX11 GPU. For their tests they chose the GeForce GTX 580, 570, and 560 Ti as well as the ...
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What could possibly go wrong? Hotmail enables Javascript in emails
Maybe you are not quite so paranoid as to stick strictly to text only emails but you probably raise an eyebrow when an email wants to download content such as pictures from an external site. Such practices are a great way for spammers to verify that an email is active but for now are not really a security risk. Hotmail, in an attempt to keep user...
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New NVIDIA 270.51 Drivers Include Dramatic Performance Improvements, New Features & Automatic Dr
NVIDIA's released a brand new set of drivers, the first in the 270.xx range. 270.51 includes a huge number of performance gains, many of which are outlined in this story: http://www.geforce.com/#/News/articles/r270-driver/ 270.51 are beta drivers at this time, but we seriously doubt any harm will come to anyone's computer if used. 270.51 al...
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140mm of GPU cooling Shaman from Thermalright
The Thermalright Shaman is a large VGA cooler designed to tame the latest generation of GPUs from AMD and NVIDIA. With 8 heatpipes and a 140mm PWM controlled fan, this is not for tight cases since it will add a fair amount of height to your card. Tweaknew tested it out on a GTX470 and found that not only does it deliver on its promise of coolin...
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Swiftech's Polaris 120 has heatpipes that get up close with your CPU
Whereas many heatsinks have a metal plate that makes contact with your CPU's heatspreader which then conducts heat to your heatpipes, Swiftech's new cooler skips the metal plate and puts the heatpipes in direct contact with your CPU. At 849g it is not the heaviest cooler available, though at 152mm (6") high you will need to exercise some caution w...
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Finally, you can dump those WinXP thin clients
If you work for a company that utilizes thin client machines and is a devoutly Windows shop with no interest in Linux then the announcement of a yet another version of Windows 7 will actually impress. Added to the wide variety of available flavours will be Windows Thin PC, allowing you to ressurrect old hardware into something useful for mor...
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Razer jumps into audio with their gaming speakers
If Razer sells it you can be sure that the product is aimed at gamers and their new Ferox Module Gaming Speakers are no exception. They are definitely small, Red & Blackness Mods describes them as the "size of big eggs", and the round design helps reinforce that image. The round design is not a fluke, these are omni-directional and best for ...
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Can you benchmark a mouse quantitatively?
Mouse reviews, especially the high end gaming mice with adjustable DPI and a dozen or more buttons, are of the qualitative variety. With no easy way to measure the performance or the impact on efficiency, the reviewer is limited to describing their experience with the mouse and how it felt to use for protracted periods of time. An article at Slas...
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Foxconn R30-D4 nice little media streamer
Just put together a little system for our bedroom to stream media to our tv. Foxconn R30-D4. Has their D52S mobo, Atom D525 1.8Ghz dual-core, SFF...
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Soundproofing the floor?
I've been practicing my keyboard playing alot lately and sometimes late at night. I recently discovered that my neighbours can still hear me hit the...
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no more Debian, OpenSUSE, Gentoo
The Canterbury distribution will combine the best of the linux world to another game changer for the good of the...
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New Google app....
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html :biglaugh:
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SSD and HDD question
Hey guys, Why do some people use a SSD for a boot drive and a HDD for the rest? 128gb SDD seems kind of small considering the size of today's games....
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Help with mem upgrade
hi all Hey, I know zilch about mem, but it seems relatively cheap these days so I thought I'd add or upgrade on my E8400 rig. You can see what I...
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mITX vs mATX for NAS
Okay here I go on another wild hair (hare?!?)آ…آ…while I still havenآ’t even come close to finishing Celtic Spirit (CS), KestrelFlight (KF), or the...
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