Graphics card launches are generally a good thin, bringing about the latest and greatest in graphical technical achievements, unfortunately they also bring along the dreadful “reference heatsink” which nearly every card manufacturer adopts to save time and get their product out the door quickly. Gigabyte’s Radeon HD 5750 does away with the reference cooler and […]
Read more Gigabyte Radeon HD 5750 blazes its own cooler trail
Updated system interfaces are something enthusiast types get excited over because it usually means increased speeds and a whole host of new gadgetry to make use of the new ports. USB 3.0 is shaping up to be one big increase in performance for storage and…well other devices. HardOCP has tested the standard with some mighty […]
Read more USB 3.0 has the performance credentials you’d expect
HTPCs should, in a perfect world, fit in with the rest of the components in your home theater. They tend to get a little over sized when you opt for features or compromise on the design. The SilverStone GD04 keeps things classy with its MicroATX format suporting layout and sleek black design. Ninjalane has the […]
VIA’s Nano platform has the low-power pedigree for the sorts of computers you’d want to cram into small places but its video options left something to be desired…well mostly everything. The company has now announced its VN1000 northbridge chipset which integrates the VIA Chrome 520 graphics core that’s capable of decoding Blu-ray and other high […]
Zalman has been well known for creating CPU coolers, power supplies, and PC Cases that are focused on being as quiet as possible which has earned them quite the stellar reputation. This should make them even more well liked. The Zalman MS1000-HS2 PC Case has plenty of cooling capability and a beefy look to it […]
Read more Zalman MS1000-HS2 PC case thinks you enjoy hard drives quite a bit
Energy efficiency, especially at a large scale, has been a hot topic for a while now and the move to lower PC and server energy consumption has begun in earnest. The 80 PLUS program was designed to showcase power supply products that are highly energy efficient and their newest rating brings even greater energy savings. […]
Read more 80 PLUS Platinum Certification Launched
Mozilla Thunderbird is finally out of the beta/release candidate stage and is now final. Version 3.0 of their software brings much needed performance improvements and better use of tab support which makes browsing through your many email accounts a breeze. They’ve also gone about easing the pain of entering new email accounts where they’ll happily […]
Read more Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 final launched
Realtek’s AC97 audio chipsets were found on a large number of motherboards with integrated audio. The company’s AC97 WDM A4.06 driver supports the Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003 (32bit and 64bit versions of XP/2003 as well). You can download the driver here.
Read more Realtek AC’97 Audio Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003 Driver Version A4.06
Getting media content from your PC or the Internet on to your TV takes a whole lot of tweaking, trickery, or the last-ditch home theater PC building in order to get it all working…thankfully some people are developing neater ways to get things done right. D-Link drops word that they’ll be the first company to […]
Everyone’s fascination with the full-tower monster case seems to be waning in favor of smaller, more robust looking, “gamer” style cases. The black motifs and rugged designs are more agreeable than the designs of old yet still offer plenty of the features we’ve all come to expect from a case. LANOC Reviews has a look […]
When it comes to storage performance you may think what’s included with your motherboard is as good as any other product on the market, unfortunately that’s not always the case as some companies devote considerable more time to perfecting their storage solutions than others. Benchmark Reviews has a look at the Marvell SATA-6G controller and […]
Read more Marvell SATA-6G and Intel ICH10 storage performance battle
