Which Drive Array?
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...
No more CPU Pins
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...
OCZ PC4000EL Gold Edition RAM Review
The competition for the fastest computer has been particularly fierce the past few years, stemming from the rivalry between two industry giants: AMD and Intel....
Linux isn't that hard
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...
Raidmax 520w RX-520XP Titanium Power Supply Review
Raidmax recently sent us a new power supply, the RX-520XP Titanium, their 520 Watt flagship model. Raidmax is a company who is well known for...
64-bit CPU FAQ
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...
Abit AA8-3rd Eye Motherboard Review
Socket 775 motherboards are coming out left and right since new technologies such as PCI-Express and DDR2 are improving. Abit has released a motherboard which...
Run everything stock
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...
MCE 2005
MCE 2005 should be in retail channels early next year, and since it just launched today there are a few reviews … it’s actually quite...
When to use DVD for backup
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...
1TB RAID 5 Array
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...
Logitech Z-2200 Speakers Review
I have always been a big fan of Logitech speakers and have used other models in the past. In the past I had a set...
Albatron PX915G Pro Motherboard Review
With the release of Intel’s new LGA775 Pentium 4 there is of course a need for new motherboards. Along with these new motherboards come new...
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...
New motherboards to launch from Intel
Intel apparently has some new boards ready to roll, I missed a few days ago. While normally this wouldn’t be a big deal, it’s what...