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Buying PC Components

Alan McCloskeyOct 20, 2005November 28, 20140

It’s usually better to get better components than you need for when you upgrade your gear. For example, you may think a crap video card

nVidia PureVideo

Alan McCloskeyOct 19, 2005November 28, 20140

Nvidia’s PureVideo is freakin awesome when playing back MPEG-2 content (DVDs or recorded tv) and does hardware accelleration of HDTV WMVs, but not every 6×00

Remote Controls for PC

Alan McCloskeyOct 17, 2005November 28, 20140

cookie-cutter remotes are good for most of the functions, but there’s always some nifty special function that you’ll need the original remote for eventually, so

How is Vonage?

Alan McCloskeyOct 16, 2005November 28, 20140

I have Vonage and am semi-happy with it. My broadband connection is cable, which isn’t nearly as reliable as the phone company. When my cable

Inexpensive Studio Lighting

Guest WriterOct 10, 2005November 28, 20140

Starting out in photography can be an expensive proposition. The cost of a camera, lenses, backgrounds and props can add up to thousands, even tens

RBX/TDX Nozzles

Rod ChedisterFeb 24, 2005November 28, 20140

I just realized that I could update that to help some out with the RBX/TDX nozzles a bit – I need to go back and

The Current State of nVidia SLI – SLI Part 3

Guest WriterFeb 21, 2005November 28, 20140

To finish up our review of the Asustek nForce4-SLI hardware, we are going to explore what exactly the nVidia SLI technology offers you right now,

Introducing NVIDIA nForce Professional

BrandonFeb 7, 2005November 28, 20140

NVIDIA is a leader in graphics and digital media processors as we should all know by now. They are always bringing new ideas and technology

New nForce Drivers

Alan McCloskeyFeb 2, 2005November 28, 20140

couldnt post this before now but this morning NVIDIA released new drivers for NVIDIA nForce4 SLI, NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra, and NVIDIA nForce4 motherboards and systems.

Making shrouds

Rod ChedisterFeb 2, 2005November 28, 20141

I used to make all of my shroud by hand but now they are CNC machined. I have a partner in Canada – we started

Silent Home Theater PC Guide

BrandonJan 24, 2005July 27, 20140

More and more people are building servers for their home or a HTPC and rightly so. There are so many good reasons and benefits for

64-Bits Frequently Asked Questions

John-ErikJan 22, 2005November 28, 20140

Over the last year, CPUs extending the IA-32 instruction set to 64 bits have hit the streets. There are two incarnations of it, AMD’s AMD64

So Much Needs to be Dremeled

Rod ChedisterJan 20, 2005November 28, 20140

John-Erik Christensen said… Because so much needs to be dremeled anymore … Rod, you know if you had carte blanche on a PC that had

Digital Camera Upgrade

Alan McCloskeyJan 18, 2005November 28, 20140

I have been using the following setup for a few years now. Fuji Finepix 2650 (2MP) 128MB xD memory card rechargeable AA batteries (8+ hours

Card Spacing and Cooling

John-ErikJan 16, 2005June 21, 20140

The spacing should be 2-3 slots apart on all boards (you can send your thanks to 3DLabs on that one) and the NV Silencer 5