Get some hot voodoo action

Subject: Systems | May 5, 2006 - 11:48 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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HotHardware burns themselves playing with the Voodoo PC OMEN a121x Crossfire.  It's not a cheap system, but you certainly get what you pay for.

This PC is a trained killer

Subject: Systems | April 20, 2006 - 06:53 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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[H]ard|OCP has bought a Vicious PC Assassin, and pushed it as far as they could.  Drop by for their full review of the system, and the company that makes them.

A capture card to base an HTPC on

Subject: Systems | April 20, 2006 - 12:05 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Bjorn3D reviews the VisionTek Xtasy Theater 550 Pro MCE Edition, a video capture card and tuner with an impressive name.  Check out the features you can get with this $100 card.

Stability is not always reached by applying more power

Subject: Systems | April 18, 2006 - 04:55 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Tech Zone lets you in on a little secret about power supplies.  It is not the total wattage that defines system stability, it is the ability to deliver that power without fluctuations.  Find out more in their full article.

Finding something to build, while waiting for new cores

Subject: Systems | April 17, 2006 - 05:32 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Later this year the new cores will be ready, but if you don't want to wait for AM-2 or Conroe there is still great systems to build.  Extremetech puts together a Core-Duo Pentium system to while away the time.

If you find yourself with the urge, check out the newly updated PC Perspective Hardware Leaderboard!

Was the PSU supposed to do that?

Subject: Systems | April 5, 2006 - 06:33 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Guru of 3D seems to have perfected the PSU torture test on an unsuspecting Silverstone Strider 600W PSU.  When they found that they could overload the PSU to the point where it screamed and "tried forcing an unexpected reboot", they tore the poor thing apart to figure out exactly what happened.  Not only do you get a review, but an explanation of how to share the load between rails on a PSU.

A multipurpose HTPC with style

Subject: Systems | April 4, 2006 - 12:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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[H]ard|OCP's newest system review examines a fully built HTPC, the Polywell Mini-Box2 939NP.  Not only does the case masquerade as a stereo component, this little guy will play 3D games with AA enabled.  Check it out.

Is it live, or is it Linux? PVR build guide

Subject: Systems | March 29, 2006 - 06:52 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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In the third part of their Mini-ITX/HTPC series, XYZ talks about how to set up a Linux PVR.  If you wouldn't pay the premium to have a normal PC setup for you, why do the same with a personal video recorder?

"For the past few months I have been spending a lot of time using my Mini-ITX computer.