[All levels] This article gives an overview of the top seven most downloaded Firefox Add-ons and what they can do to enhance your browsing experience.
[All Levels] This article explains the difference between the older USB 1.1 standard and the current USB 2.0 standard, as well as how to add USB 2.0 ports to an older PC. USB 3.0 is also explored.
Cases: Cooler Master Cosmos S @ Hardware Secrets
Cooling: Thermaltake DuOrb @ 3dGameMan GIGABYTE G-Power 2 Pro CPU @ TweakTown
PSUs: CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1000 watt @ hi-techreviews.comSilverStone Strider ST50F 500 W @ Hardware Secrets Thermaltake's Toughpower 1500W @ bit-tech
The driving force behind my latest article, is to inform all my gaming friends of the true nature of how multiple core CPUs work. I originally got the idea for this article when I was asked the question of how much faster will a PC be in World of Warcraft if a latest Extreme edition (quad core) CPU was used. There are a lot of gamers out there who have disposable incomes. Is quad core going to do anything for their gameplay experience? Let’s find out.
“It has been announced that DirectX 11 will include a completely new type of graphics rendering called ray-tracing. Wait a minute. It’s not new. In fact, it’s been around since the 80’s. How come it took so long to be implemented for public use? How does it work? What advantages does it have over current-gen graphics? These questions are about to be answered.”
Ray-tracing has been in the news quite a bit lately after John Carmack’s interview on PC Perspective about the future of game design. It’s a political hot potato, with various major players in the industry advocating their own way forward for graphics and gaming. This little article over at PC Mech is a good catch up read.
Video cards: XFX GeForce 9800 GTX SLI @ HardOCP Futuremark 3DMark Vantage Benchmark @ PC Perspective EVGA e-GeForce 8800GT AKIMBO 1GB @ motherboards.org VisionTek Radeon HD 3870 GDDR4 512 MB @ PC Perspective HIS Radeon HD3650 IceQ (H365Q512GNP) @ Overclockers Online Foxconn 9800GTX-512N Extreme @ Futurelooks ASUS EN8800GT 1GB @ TweakTown GeForce 9800 GX2 - Commemorative Box Edition @ HardOCP ASUS EN9800 GTX 512MB @ TweakTown
Motherboards and Chipsets: Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI @ Legit Reviews ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe @ Hardware Secrets Asus P5E-VM @ Noeseeker MSI's P45 Platinum and K9N2 Diamond @ bit-tech
Processors: Phenom X3 8750 @ AMDZone AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz Triple-Core @ PC Perspective AMD Athlon 4850e & 780G as HTPC @ TweakTown AMD Phenom X3 Triple Core 8750 @ TechwareLabs Phenom X3 8750 @ Neoseeker
Systems and Notebooks: ASUS U6S @ DigitalTrends Asus Eee PC 900 @ bit-tech Alienware High Definition Media Server @ Legit Reviews
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