Intel’s Core i7 chip is quite a performer in its own right, given the right motherboard though you can do so much more with it. Budget boards just won’t do when you want to push your chip to new levels…
Read more MSI Eclipse SLI X58 Motherboard, High-end Performance
Antec’s P180 series of PC cases have been popular due to their layout and considerable cooling potential, unfortunately most of their lineup has been focused on larger ATX cases that take up quite a bit of space.The company’s Mini-P180 Advanced…
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Getting your system memory to run cooler is a tricky thing. You’re stuck with a confined space where you can’t get a decent amount of airflow through and heat spreaders aren’t all that helpful in dissipating heat.Corsair’s Cooling ICE T30…
Read more Corsair Cooling ICE T30 System, Extreme Memory Watercooling
HP hasn’t had the same sort of popularity that the competition has gained with their netbook products, that doesn’t mean the company will stop pumping out their own take on the platform.Their Mini-Note 2140 takes the same Intel Atom CPU…
Read more HP's Mini-Note 2140, Not That Mini Actually
OpenOffice.org has released the latest version of its popular, and free, office suite bringing it up to version 3.1. The most notable changes, aside from bug fixes, are performance improvements to their Calc spreadsheet application which according to them:Performance…
Read more OpenOffice.org 3.1 Released, Discovers Anti-Aliasing
Microsoft’s Windows 7 has been analyzed from every angle imaginable, given the free reign the developers have had in order to keep end-users in the loop, with all of their blogging and whatnot, it’s not surprising that you’ll know…
Read more Windows 7 RC1 Impressions: The Laptop
With all of the interest surrounding netbooks it seems like there’s no hope for a middle ground. Something that’s low-power and sports a larger format but not as large as a normal notebook. Enter the Samsung NC20.The ultra-portable sports an…
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AMD’s Phenom II has the right price/performance ratio which is getting it quite a bit of attention now, of course finding the right motherboard to drop one into without spending a mint is a difficult task given the options.Jetway’s Hummer…
ATI’s Radeon HD 4770 fits into that nice category where it’s faster than the low end and almost as fast as the more expensive mid-range. Given the small performance trade offs and a $99 MSRP they’re a bargain for the…
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True to their word Microsoft has released the Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 for the general public to try out their pre-release software.Their customer preview program webpage has instructions and download links for bot 32-bit and 64-bit versions of…
Read more Windows 7 RC1 Available To The Public
