Computer manufacturers have, for years, attempted all sorts of trickery in order to create smaller designs that their customers can fit just about anywhere. Zotac’s MAG ION nettop PC does dip into that old bag of tricks but you can’t fault them for it. I mean who really needs an optical drive in this day […]
Read more Zotac MAG ION Nettop Computer, in a word: miniscule
The gadget world tends to follow a strange set of rules when it comes to supporting a new version of an operating system. Licensing rules and the like are of concern as is the underlying hardware that will be pushing the software update. Thankfully Microsoft has debuted a page that will inform you which Windows […]
Notebooks have, in the past, lagged their desktop counterparts by quite a bit in most every single category from storage to graphics and, most importantly, processor performance. Thankfully some fancy engineering has brought an amazing level of performance to the mobile world…
Choosing the proper heatsink to keep your processor’s temperature in check can be something of a chore given the insane number of cooling options available today which wildly range in price and performance. There are some simple rules to follow though mainly the more heatpipes the better and direct contact between the heatpipes and processor […]
Read more Thermaltake Contac 29 Heatsink, getting touchy feely with your CPU
Computer processors can be an expensive proposition to make as the demands of power users force the chip makers to come up with designs that use more and more die-grabbing cache to feed the increasing core counts. The bigger the chip die the more it will cost….
Read more AMD Athlon II X4 620, slimming down the quad core
As much as we like the high end products floating around out there with all of their fancy bells and whistles the low end of the market has some very impressive offerings for those tempted to upgrade but lacking the massive budget to even attempt one…
Read more Budget AMD Motherboards, pushing those AM2s on the cheap
As is customary with most technology the best revisions and refinements usually come around at the end of a product’s life, this time around is no different. The XFX Radeon HD 4890 Extreme sports a mild factory stock overclock and, with a bit of prodding, may just hit those high speeds you desire…
While we’d all like to own the top of the line when it comes to hardware and the like sometimes you’ll settle for the lower cost option because you really don’t need all of that power or the budget is…
Read more iBuyPower Core i5 Gaming PC, an inexpensive performer
There’s nothing quite as scary as a new operating system roll out for businesses especially when they’ve invested quite a bit of time and money in acquiring licenses for Windows XP applications. Fortunately for them, and us, Windows 7’s XP…
The all-in-one computer design goes through two distinct phases: popular and forgotten, of course with a whole host of new hardware floating around the new AIO lineup is looking more interesting than ever should you want computing in every nook…
Most netbooks are content to stick with the basics in order to get in at a low price but when you consider how much upgrading your new mobile wonder would cost you you might want to consider something that includes…
Read more iiView A2 12" Netbook, going all out
