Small time gamer
Subject: Systems | March 27, 2007 - 03:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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[H]ard|OCP picked up a SFF gaming PC from Hypersonic, the Phantom GX. With it's $2500 dollar price tag, a GeForce 7900 seems a little light, and [H] found that the biggest customization in the box was the use of tape for wire management. Head over to read the review, and their interesting encounters when phoning HyperSonic's Tech Support.
Take your HTPC to the extreme
Subject: Systems | March 6, 2007 - 05:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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ExtremeMhz has published the Extreme HTPC Guide. They did quite a thorough guide, covering 3 pages of hardware choices that focus on telling you what options are out there, and which you might want, as opposed to giving you a choice of one or two cards. The software section continues along the same vein, offering an overview of the software available, and the options, letting you decide what you need. Drop by to see a great guide on building your dream HTPC from scratch.
New goodies in the Leaderboard
Subject: Systems | March 5, 2007 - 03:54 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Ryan has been busily updating the PC Perspective Hardware Leaderboard. Every system has been tweaked, and in some cases the performance increased and the price decreased.
The new superclocked 8800's appear in both the Dream System and the High End System. The Mid Range and Budget systems have new motherboards that offer good features.
Check them out!
5 Quad core systems showing off their stuff
Subject: Systems | March 5, 2007 - 01:59 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Tech Report has revamped some of their testing methods, and revisit some quad-core desktops that they've reviewed previously. Among the many changes, they switched to Vista Ultimate 64 bit edition, so drop by and see what effect that has had on these systems performance.
AMD Demonstrates Accelerated Computing Solution that Breaks Teraflop Barrier
Subject: Systems | March 1, 2007 - 12:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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San Francisco - Feb.
Digital convergence in dire straits?
Subject: Systems | February 23, 2007 - 02:31 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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[H]ard|OCP takes a long hard look at the troubled life of HTPCs. While a computer junkie will have no trouble assembling their own HTPC, either Linux or Windows based, they are not a mainstream product. With PVRs and STBs making an appearance on store shelves, HTPCs already have competition. Add to that DRM and HDCP, which make HTPCs not manufactured by a content provider difficult to work with. Plus, you also need to make it HD compatible, and with enormous amounts of storage to be able
Dude, that Dell you're getting sure does cost a lot
Subject: Systems | February 22, 2007 - 03:31 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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In all fairness, the parts list of the Dell XPS 710 H2C is impressive, without question, but not as impressive as the over $5000 price tag. However, if you are looking to buy an incredibly powerful gaming machine, without any hassle setting it up, and having tech support with it, then this may be perfect. Head over to HotHardware to see how this box won Editor's Choice.
VIA EPIA EN-Powered Ainkaboot Octimod Cluster Makes HPC Scalable and Affordable
Subject: Systems | February 19, 2007 - 12:04 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Taipei, Taiwan, 19th February 2007 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced that Ainkaboot, a London-based company designing cluster servers for high performance computing (HPC) and high availability computing, is shipping the first ultra compact Octimod MPC7-1500 cluster modules powered by VIA EPIA EN15000 mainboards.
Introduction and Specifications
Alienware shows us what a top-of-the-line gaming system is supposed to look like. With a quad-core CPU and the latest NVIDIA SLI graphics, does the Area 51 7500 meet a picky gamer's expectations?
Think inside the box
Subject: Systems | February 16, 2007 - 02:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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X-Gene has created an HTPC case that gives you a little more room to move when creating your perfect system. Virtual-Hideout has posted a review of the Mini, a box shaped HTPC system that is still small enough to fit in a livingroom without standing out, but bigger than most HTPC systems. It still uses a mATX board, but gives you 295x235x350mm (roughly 11x9x13inches). Read on to find out what other features are incorporated in this case.
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