Archive for the 'Technology' Category

Toms Hardware has a interesting article on how older platforms with AGP graphics fare with a ATI HD 4650.   It is a interesting read, especially for those that really are in denial of the gaming limits of their older computer.   Time to upgrade folks, if you want to do any modern gaming anyway.   Ready about [...]

Toms Hardware has a neat write up on how a CPU is made, from beginning to end.   The details were pulled straight from a Intel walk through that was recently released.   Pretty interesting read in you have ever been curious how the magic happens.   Read about it here.

If you are like me, you most likely have plenty of electronics.   My house is filled, so why would I need a HTPC when I already have 3 computers, DVR’s, DVD players and about every game system except for a PS3. Well about 6 months ago, out of curiosity,  I figured I’d build a HTPC [...]

“Fisker Automotive is a green American premium sports car company with a mission to create a range of beautiful environmentally friendly cars that make environmental sense without compromise.”
What makes the Fisker special?  Materials, technology and style from what I gather.  Build materials are eco friendly and the technology is pretty forward thinking, at least for [...]

So everyone pay attention.   From today until July 11th, you will be able to preorder Windows 7 for a huge discount.   Pre orders will be available through participating vendors such as NewEgg, Amazon, Fry’s, etc.     The non discounted pricing structure is as follows:
For full retail versions:

Home Premium Full: $199
Professional Full: $299
Ultimate Full: $319

For retail upgrades:

Home [...]

Anandtech has a interesting write up on DDR3 memory and the Intel Core I7 , comparing how performance scales with memory latency and bandwidth.   Pretty good read for those of you that are interesting in moving to a DDR3 platform and would like to know what is the best bang for your $$.   Read about [...]

MSI Radeon HD 4890 1GB for $165!!!! ATI HD 4890’s are my favorite card on the market at the moment for affordable high performance single card solutions.   NewEgg has a killer deal just for Fathers Day. $199.99 – $20 Rebate -$15 (VGA61915 promo code) and free shipping = $165 of gaming [...]

According to rumors, AMD is going to cut prices on the existing 4800 series graphics cards this next month. This makes sense as they are supposedly getting their next generation gpu ready and should be available by the end of the summer. So the price drop should help them clear out [...]

Again today, Xbitlabs has a nice little article on the power requirements of several different computer configurations.   From a light duty office computer all the way to a dual gpu performance gaming computer.   It goes to show how even with the most exhausting test programs even the highest spec and energy hungry configuration in their [...]

Microsoft officailly unveiled Project Netal today.   What is that you ask?   Well it is their newest device for the XBOX 360 that could revolutionize how we play games.   Basically it builds on the idea of the Wii’s controllers, but takes it to a whole new level.   Using a RGB camera, depth sensor, multi array microphone [...]