Alienware and Intel 925X
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...
Author : John-Erik
Interesting Hardware Trivia
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)...
Console Game on PC
You know, when I feel like playing a console game (pretty much older ones like Super Mario Brother 3 and such) I plug in my...
Advantages of 64-bit CPU and OS
The advantage of going to a 64 bit CPU and OS (a 64 bit system) is more memory addressability and the ability to perform higher...
Recovering Volumes
If it was a FAT32 volume, you’re screwed. If it was an NTFS volume, you’re not. Well, that is if you’ve enabled journaling on the...
Black acrylic window
I like the idea of an acrylic back window. You could even use it as the I/O shield for the ports and to hold the...
Reasons NOT to use a computer as a router
There are reasons not to use a computer as a router, first and foremost being security. Even with the best firewall, a hardware router is...
Causes of failed backups
There are literally dozens of things that could cause a backup to fail, which is why I use either the inbuilt utility or Veritas as...
Intel Likes Radeon
Intel boards tend to like Radeons over nVidia products, so I doubt the problem is that. I’m definitely for EMI. Unlike the newer XT cards,...
Liquid Cooling Advice
I’d recomend a 20-80 solution and the good antifreeze. There are two varieties with various inhibitors, and the 50,000 mile variety can break down in...
THX Logo on sound cards
To use the THX logo it must be certified by Lucasfilms for a certain sound clarity, SNR, accurate sound reproduction and have a good clock...
Microsoft isn't the largest software company
Did you know that Microsoft is neither the largest software company by sales or by product line? It’s really IBM. Microsoft offers two operating systems,...
Problems MS & Co. Try to Push
However, the problems with MS & Co. trying to push this are: a) Intel is trying to push a competing standard by integrating it into...
Types of RAID
Multiplexing is a little bit too broad to fit in there as it includes all types of RAID and also JBOD arrays. The types of...
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...