Doing figure 8s around the competition
Subject: Systems | May 30, 2007 - 05:47 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Those lucky souls over at the Tech Report got their hands on a V8 system from Intel. An 8 core Xeon X5365 3.0GHz, Intel's S500XVN motherboard, 4GBs of RAM and a whole suite of benchmarks await. As you might expect from a Xeon, you don't see a huge jump in gaming performance (though a 3DMark06 CPU score of
[H] visits Puget Sound again
Subject: Systems | May 9, 2007 - 04:55 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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[H]ard|OCP takes their 4th look at Puget Custom Computers with a totally customized build. With a C2D E6400, a P5N-E SLI, 2GB of Kingston's 667MHz DDR2 and a silent 7950 GT the box is built to handle most apps you might throw at it. In the past reviews Puget has managed to offer stellar service in most categories, but there have always been troublesome areas that diminished [H]'s experience, and their rating. Can this be the system that goes the extra mile?
Seriously compact HTPC
Subject: Systems | May 3, 2007 - 01:34 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Ion DEC-180 is a marvel of compactness, hiding a 1.66 GHz Intel C2D, a 100GB SATA HDD, 1GB DDR2 memory and integrated video, network and 5.1 sound in a 8"x 9"x 2" case. PC Mechanic found it incredibly easy to setup and use to record TV. They though the picture quality was good, but not as good as some that they have seen, and hope for a HDD expansion for they could only manage about 50hrs of TV at a reasonable resolution.
VELOCITY MICRO ACQUIRES GAMING BOUTIQUE OVERDRIVE PC
Subject: Systems | May 1, 2007 - 06:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Richmond, VA — May 1, 2007 — Velocity Micro, the largest independent U.S. builder of custom, high performance computers and workstations, announced today that it has acquired Overdrive PC, a U.S. based boutique manufacturer of highly overclocked gaming and multimedia computer systems. Following the acquisition, Velocity Micro and Overdrive PC will maintain individual brand identities to collaboratively provide high quality, performance systems for a broad range of professional, enthusiast, and PC gaming customers.
Alienware's new Vista box
Subject: Systems | May 1, 2007 - 01:29 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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[H]ard|OCP reviews the Alienware Aurora 7500-R4, an AMD based machine running Vista. With an A64 FX 5200+, 1GB of 800MHz DDR2 and a 7950GT it does meet the specs for running Vista, but can Alienware manage to make Vista rock solid? Keep reading to see the final verdict in full detail, from the purchase straight through to their Tech Support, with a little gaming in between.
Mediagate keeps HTPC simple
Subject: Systems | April 17, 2007 - 05:33 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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MediaGate has designed the MG-350HD, a stripped down media PC, with wired and wireless networking and support for most A/V systems, high def or not ... but no hard drive. Without the hard drive, it is still able to stream media from a PC, but with a hard drive it can play directly from it. ExtremeTech tried one out, and you can see what they thought in their article.
Maingear maintains it's reputation
Subject: Systems | April 13, 2007 - 12:58 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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One problem with scoring high on a system review at [H]ard|OCP, is keeping the quality of your system, ordering and support high enough not to disappoint them when they next review you. Maingear is a great example, not only of a stellar review the first time around, but also being able to maintain that level of service. Read their review of the Maingear X-Cube to see how they managed to pull it off.
Introduction and Specifications
The Apple TV claims to be able to bridge the gap between all that media being stored on your computer and move it to your high definition television. Can it survive without support for HD video though?
Another CableCard PC Pictured and Reviewed
Subject: Systems | April 10, 2007 - 02:52 PM | Ryan Shrout
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Looking for some more information on the upcoming AMD CableCard-ready TV tuner and systems using them? Then head over to this quick preview at
An HTPC for the discriminating enthusiast
Subject: Systems | March 27, 2007 - 05:41 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Zalman HD160XT bills itself as the Ultimate HTPC ... and with a 7" touchscreen it may have a case to base that on. Since it will happily fit a full ATX board the three 80mm and single 92mm fans will keep your system cool if you choose to put some serious heat producing hardware inside. Tweaknews fell in love with the screen, the remote and the case, so read on and see if you do too.
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