C++ Used for Performance John-ErikNov 10, 2004November 28, 20140 C and what came after it, C++ (++ is the increment operator in C++, so as a joke they called the upgraded version of C Read more
Best Cases for the Money John-ErikNov 6, 2004November 28, 20140 Best cases for the money are still steel, especially the new Antec SX’s. Money no object there’s no question it’s still steel also: the Supermicro Read more
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 Read more
Benefits of 2 CPUs John-ErikOct 20, 2004June 21, 20140 Not quite, but you’re right it’s not a 100% boost (linear scaling) in most cases. However, even Notepad is multithreaded, as are any reasonably complex Read more
Which Drive Array? John-ErikOct 20, 2004November 28, 20140 I’m choosing between two drive arrays. LSI MegaRAID SATA150-6 6 port SATA RAID card and 5 Hitachi 250 GB SATA drives – $1038.98 Promise SX6000 Read more
No more CPU Pins John-ErikOct 19, 2004November 28, 20140 Sure, besides the number of contacts, the pins now move to the socket rather than the CPU, meaning there are no pins to break when Read more
Linux isn't that hard John-ErikOct 16, 2004June 21, 20140 Linux isn’t that hard. Grab and old desktop and play around with it if you can. I’d suggest Debian – it has more of a Read more
64-bit CPU FAQ John-ErikOct 13, 2004November 28, 20140 To avoid having to answer any more questions on the new features the Athlon 64/Opteron and Intel Pentium 4 Prescot, I’ve made this little FAQ Read more
Run everything stock John-ErikOct 12, 2004November 28, 20140 Yeah – don’t do the softmod. While it works most of the time, sometimes the reason a part is a Pro versus an XT or Read more
When to use DVD for backup John-ErikOct 12, 2004June 21, 20140 If you’re backing up individual pieces of data that will remain unchanged for long periods of time then CD or DVD is for you. If Read more
1TB RAID 5 Array John-ErikOct 12, 2004November 28, 20140 Alright, my new server will have a 1 TB RAID 5 array. Every computer I have will push backups to it. By your logic, to Read more
Alienware and Intel 925X John-ErikOct 7, 2004November 28, 20140 Lol, Alienware is planning nVidia SMP on Intel 925X chipsets right now, so I’m not sure what nVidia is all about. Built into the PCI-E Read more
Interesting Hardware Trivia John-ErikOct 7, 2004November 28, 20140 Well, here’s some info for you: 1) CURRENT Intel silicon can scale to over 4 GHz right now, they’re holding back waiting for AMD 2) Read more
Chips in Modems Rod ChedisterSep 29, 2004November 28, 20140 It wouldn’t really surprise me if the chips in the modems were capable of faster speeds than what they are running but most manufacturers don’t Read more
OC Your Modem? Rod ChedisterSep 29, 2004November 28, 20140 I smell a new guide “OC your modem” I might save the pics for the mega-cooled verson that uses a maze 2-2 with dual Read more