One of the more common topics started by forum members who recently signed up or those wanting to upgrade are, “build me a new PC for $XXX.xx”. Usually there is a significant response in this type of thread because it is a good feeling to help someone stretch their dollars and its also fun to play with other people’s money for “dream rigs” in the larger budget requests. While everyone’s part lists will likely be different, the members here have put together a solid group of AMD and Intel builds that are a jack of all trades type system for almost any budget.
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8/16
2010
2010
…things have been steadily progressing in the small form factor (SFF) world. So, I wanted to find out…Is it now possible to build a competent gaming PC, or is this market better left shrouded to the HTPC and misc PC sections?
Read More7/14
2010
2010
Cooler Master has recently released a new series of power supplies named Silent Pro Gold; we did a short news item that included them a while ago. Now that these units are out we have been sent one to have a look at: specifically the Silent Pro Gold 800W, model # RS800-80GAD3-US.
Read More6/10
2010
2010
I’m looking for a laptop. My old one is rather … well, old. It’s struggling rather often now, so I’ve scoped out a few replacements.
Read More5/27
2010
2010
On Tuesday, a 19-year old employee at Foxconn apparently jumped to his death at a factory operated by Foxconn. This is the ninth suicide this year at this complex of China factories. Do consumers even care?
Read More5/24
2010
2010
It struck me, as I walked through the hall that contained 40 of these wonderfully restored and cared for bikes from 1927 to 1990, that we really don’t take the same care over computers. My father and I both have hobbies: mine is computers and his is motorbikes (of which he has three). Despite the almost fanatical way both hobbies are followed by thousands of people, old computers are rarely sexy…
Read More5/12
2010
2010
How do our views on computers and overclocking change over time? Are computers still toys, or merely tools?
Read More4/27
2010
2010
Overclockers.com is looking for your suggestions regarding computer myths and wive’s tales – checkout this article and send us your ideas! Reader submissions will be used for a series of articles based on mythbusting!
Read More3/24
2010
2010
The following article explores into some detail both physical hardware and BIOS changes and how it affects power consumption. This article is mainly aimed at the HTPC community, but can also apply to those who wish to reduce electrical expenses or lessen their environmental impact.
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