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Playstation 3 Hardware FAQ

Guest WriterMar 28, 2008November 28, 20140

1.1 – WHAT IS THE PLAYSTATION 3? The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is the third major console release in Sony’s PlayStation line of game consoles. The

Latency Requirements

John-ErikNov 10, 2007November 28, 20140

No, data discs have different latency requirements from actual DVDs. A stream from DVD or WMV-HD DVD is a sequential stream, but on DivX and

Single vs Dual Rail

John-ErikSep 8, 2007November 28, 20140

Single rail is nicer, since you don’t have to worry about anything, but as long as you’re careful about what goes on what rail it

Core2 is extention to the P6

John-ErikAug 29, 2007November 28, 20140

Actually, the Intel Core 2 microarchitechure is a 64 bit extension to the P6, which is …. genuinely old. Long story. And didn’t I just

Celeron-M 1.6Ghz

John-ErikAug 17, 2007November 28, 20140

If that’s a Celeron-M 1.6 GHz, the perfomance gains are noticable – that Celeron-M is roughly equivelent to the Pentium M 1.4-1.5 GHz, but runs

Overclocking Overview

Alan McCloskeyNov 21, 2005June 28, 20140

Definition: hardware overclocking : Any adjustments made to computer hardware (or software) to make its CPU/GPU/RAM run at a higher clock frequency than intended by

Watercooling Basics/General Info/Explanation

Rod ChedisterNov 5, 2005November 28, 20140

Watercooling Basics/General Info/Explanation of some of the things in my previous post… H2O basics – Pre-built, H2O kits, external setups, do-it-yourself, etc. Pre-built

PCI-Express: First looks and the future

John-ErikOct 23, 2004November 28, 20140

PC expansion slots have come a long way since the old eight bit ISA slots, and now we’re going to take a look at their

How to tell poor thermal transfer

John-ErikJun 5, 2003June 28, 20140

“Heatsinks aren`t warm even when running hot” indicates poor thermal transfer to the heatsink. As for the power supply, it does have its own cooling