Playstation 3 Hardware FAQ
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...
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Latency Requirements
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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...