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Vista and Sixpacks . . .

March 21, 2006 admin 0

Got this note overnight: I would like you to do an article on the immense power requirements Vista is going to require from hardware with regards the 3d rendered desktop and excessive pre caching of programs into ram and the

What’s That Smell

March 20, 2006 admin 0

Faulty cap in CC light – Mark Lenchner

System Boot Times – Not Necessarily a Hardware Speed Thing

March 19, 2006 admin 0

As I read over this article which basically details how “replacing” some sectors in a drive with Flash would speed startup/shutdown and overall system performance, what people seem to bypass in factoring system bootup/shutdown speed is: Drivers. Initialization of hardware

The Tool-less Reservoir

March 18, 2006 admin 0

$15 PVC Reservoir – Mark Goudie

Two Questions . . .

March 16, 2006 admin 0

I got a note yesterday from a long time reader who asked two questions, one nuts-and-bolts, the other more philosophical. The nuts-and-bolts question was, “Why the pessimism about Conroe overclocking?” He pointed out the rumors of a “regular” 3GHz and

What About You? . . .

March 16, 2006 admin 0

Is Conroe a killer CPU you’ll have to buy? That entirely depends on what you have to be killed. Conroe will likely appeal most to those well behind the curve (i.e. pre-Hammer machines for AMDers, Northwoods or earlier for Intelers).

AMD: The Next Challenges . . .

March 15, 2006 admin 0

The Inquirer reports that AM2 systems just aren’t much quicker, and aren’t going to get much quicker before release. This would appear to give Intel a significant through hardly overwhelming lead when Conroe comes out. What is this likely to

To Beat Or Not To Beat . . .

March 13, 2006 admin 0

Last week, we saw some numbers which would seem to indicate that Intel’s next generation processors have jumped considerably ahead of at least current AMD processors. A natural question to this development is “Can AMD match Intel, and maybe raise

Buying a computer? Ask these 3 questions!

March 12, 2006 admin 0

Whether you are a new user or advanced one, whether this is your first computer or second (or even third), be clear as to why you want a computer before you even think of buying one.

AquaIntel . . .

March 12, 2006 admin 0

A couple days ago, to his general incredulity, Joe Citarella posted this link to an article about an Intel-designed water cooler. It would not be at all surprising to find some Intel engineers moonlighting a bit to put together a