With the release of each Microsoft operating system comes the growing complaint of wasted resources and system bloat….why would we expect Vista to be any different? With other operating systems growing in support and popularity, Continue reading “Putting Vista in the fast lane”.
If they are opening another support center in N. America, does this mean I won’t be able to talk to “Bob”, “John”, or “Tracy” for India? Oh, how I’ll miss those calls exciting phone calls Continue reading “Dell opens new customer centers”.
Those of you waiting for a price drop before upgerading to a new LCD monitor will be disappointed to see the forecast is for a small price increse, not a sharp decrease as expected (Looks Continue reading “32-inch TV panel ASP may not hit US$500 by year-end”.
We’ll probably have more on this in a week or two. I’ve been talking to Creative for a couple of weeks now and actually have gotten some pretty god information about the X-Fi….Needless to say Continue reading “Creative Unveils Sound Blaster X-Fi Ultra-Audio Cards”.
Quakecon 2005 is now rolling smoothly and the lack of sleep is no longer having an impact on any of the gamers. With the help of Bawls water and of course pizza many gamers have proven all they need is a seat at the BYOC to be happy 24 hours a day.
How times have changed…..remember the old days? Remember when AMD was putting out affordable processors? Intel’s newest price cut is directed at their 6XX series CPUs, prett good processors that support 64 bit processing, as Continue reading “Intel may make further price cuts on Pentium 4 630/640”.
Judging by their processor’s performance and popularity over the past 12 months, I think AMD is being conservative in their goal. While AMD processors have become the favorite for gamers and DIY system builders, its Continue reading “AMD wants 30 percent of commercial market by 2009”.
From what I’m hearing, this “hack” is actually a Mac application. Before you get too excited, and think about using it yourself, remember this OS actually hits the street. A really good description, along with Continue reading “Mac Hacks Allow OS X on PCs”.
CPUID.COM has released the newest CPU-Z, 1.30. Those of you who need the latest and greatest can find it here. Some of the issues fixed: Latest Sempron and Turion support improved. Intel Xeon Potomac, Pentium Continue reading “CPU-Z 1.30 released”.
Legit Reviews looks at three mobos today from motherboard maker Foxconn. With the market moving toward dual core CPU’s, you need either a 945 or 955 chipset based board to correctly utilize Intel’s newest processors. With price points driving the market, can Foxconn’s newest boards balance budget and performance?
Although the sleek all-in-one design on the Apple iMac G5 is pretty on the eyes many consumers are seeing 170+ Degrees Fahrenheit CPU temperatures and systems locking under load. Today LR posts up the thoughts of one of our readers and what he did to cool his iMac G5 down to keep it from locking up.
Early this morning AMD announced two new processors, the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor and the AMD Sempron 3400+ processor for the desktop market. We had the pleasure of test driving the AMD A64 X2 3800+ and find it to be a great all around dual core processor.
Is your video card heating up your system? If it is an issue consider using a pair of PCI slots and add an Antec Vcool. The VCool has a 3 speed fan which can help cool your video card by up to 15C! Read on to see how the VCool performs and what Legit Reviews thinks of Antec’s latest cooling product.
Legit Reviews takes a little break from big stuff to introduce you to some cooling products to beat the summer heat. AcoustiFan specializes in high performance low noise fans. Today LR will take a look at their 80mm and 120mm offerings. Both are inexpensive means to improve the overall cooling performance of your system.
Today, we examine some PC2-5400 memory from Wintec Industries and see how the budget priced enthusiast memory performs against other leading memory companies. If you are hunting for some quality DDR2 memory without spending a ton, read on to check out the latest 675MHz memory from Wintec Technologies.
