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Intel's new Z97 chipset w/SATA Express ports. HardOCP review of an ASUS board here.

Ars Technica article about this wonderful new technology. /sarcasm NO THANKS!!!

DD's new video card. Of course he'll need two to SLI.

Not a huge deal but thought I'd mention it in case there is some hidden issue. Navigating the site around 3 A.M. AZ time (got off work early) noticed several delays of around 20 seconds to load pages. I thought it was perhaps my end but I did receive this error once: Internal Server Error...

"Sony Forecasts $1.1 Billion Loss as Hirai Sells PC Unit." Bloomberg story here.

When 1200w just isn't enough Corsair goes one step further with the AX1500i PSU. Retail price is $450 and it meets the "current draft" of the higher 80-plus Titanium certification.

"Adware vendors buy Chrome Extensions to send ad and malware-filled updates" "Adware vendors buy Chrome Extensions to send ad and malware-filled updates." ars technica article here.

The Ars Technica article here.

Title says it all. Hardocp review. Anandtech review. Highlights. - $549 vs $999 for Titan. - Titan like performance, slightly better @ 4k (3840x2160 res). - More power/heat than Titan. - 4 GB Vram. - 512-bit memory bus. - NO CF/SLI bridge needed for CF.

Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months.

My file/folder backup/copy need are very basic. I currently use SyncToy 2.1 (x64) to backup a folder (and sub-folders) from my internal 1TB HDD to a USB 3.0 external 1TB HDD. I use the ECHO option. Problem is that folders I delete from the "source" are not being deleted by SyncToy on the...

How to share your PS4 games.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/11/20/powercolor_devil13_hd7990_video_card_review This isn't the "official" AMD 7990 but a card put out by Powercolor that has two non-crippled 7970s on one PCB and costs $999.

Anandtech article: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5795/nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-690-dual-gk104-flagship-launching-may-3rd HardOCP article: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/04/28/geforce_gtx_690_perfection_inside_out From the HardOCP article, "Can you imagine a video card without any flimsy...

Intel's SSD 910: Finally a PCIe SSD from Intel. Short article at Anandtech. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5743/intels-ssd-910-400800gb-mlchet-pcie-shipping-in-1h-2012

Just saw this on BoingBoing and thought I'd throw it out there. Looks like CISPA is another SOPA only worse :(( http://boingboing.net/2012/04/13/facebook-supports-horrible-pro.html I know a good percentage of active users here don't use the F&$#-Book (as I call it) but it's good to know who...

What's the best 32" 1080p LED TV? Not too concerned about price. If it's super quality/lots of options I'll pay the premium. I don't own (and have no plans on buying) any surround sound/audio gear. I may hook up a decent sounding 2.1 computer speaker set to the analog audio out port. I...

The 680 is finally here. Looks like it might bring the price of the 7970/7950 down a bit. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/03/22/nvidia_kepler_gpu_geforce_gtx_680_video_card_review

via Anandtech, "Intel SSD 520 Review: Cherryville Brings Reliability to SandForce" and again quoting the Anandtech article, "Intel's strenuous validation will eventually make SandForce's drives better for everyone, but for now the Cherryville firmware remains exclusive. Intel wouldn't go on...

My pop picked up one of these: http://www.buy.com/prod/lenovo-g560-0679alu-15-6-notebook-intel-pentium-p6200-2-13ghz-4gb-ddr3/218755166.html From Fry's Electronics (Mesa, AZ) for $288 + tax. Basically going to be a web and facebook games only laptop. Seems crazy decent. Or is it ???? -...

EVGA Dual-Socket 2011 http://vr-zone.com/articles/evga-sr3-super-record-3-cometh/13788.html http://twitpic.com/73bm7z/full --> larger pic.

I have two very old systems that I want to merge to make one "slightly-less-BS" computer. Computer will be for internet surfing and some "Lord of the Rings Online" MMO gaming. System will drive a 17" 1280x1024 LCD monitor (Oct'05 vintage) it's a crap TN, but still working monitor. Want to...

From arstechnica.com http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/09/bill-gates-staring-back-at-you-from-outlook-2010.ars Read the article comments as well. LMAO.

Sandy Bridge Preview from Anandtech: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3871/the-sandy-bridge-preview-three-wins-in-a-row

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05secret.html?_r=2&hp Quote from article: "Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s...

It's been a while since I've seen a thread on LCD monitors so I'll start a new one. Over the next several months I will be upgrading my ancient computer and monitor. I'll be upgrading my monitor first as I can simply plug it in and enjoy it. Usage will be Web surfing, Light Gaming (mostly...

Mandelbrot Fractal zoomed in 200+ orders of magnitude: http://vimeo.com/1908224 Took over a month to render according to it's creator. Very cool.

You guys know your stuff, so I appreciate ALL the helpful comments you have for me. Thanks in advance. I'm helping a friend, who is very, Very, VERY, tired of Dell crap, build a new gaming system. I've included some Combo deals to lower cost, as well as included items that have no shipping...

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IE 8 for WinXP now available on the "Windows Update" site. Let the flames begin................

I'll be picking up a Gigabyte GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard for a new build for my big bro and he wants to use his old printer that only has a parallel port. He won't want to buy a new printer when "his old printer works just fine" According to...

A friend is building a new system and sent me his specs. I would greatly appreciate any input from the experts here. - This system will be used primarily for Photoshop CS3. No gaming. - $1400-1600 Budget (incl tax/shipping). - Wants a RAID-1 setup. I have some concerns regarding CS3...

Google creates new open source browser. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080901-google-opens-up-new-front-in-browser-wars-with-chrome.html

How many of you guys come across this stuff at your IT jobs? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcQ7RkyBoBc Hilarious video.

We've seen it all before. Some huge company sends a "cease and desist" letter to a small company claiming some dubious patent infringement. The small company can't afford a team of lawyers to defend itself, and is forced to cave in to the demands of the huge company. The huge company selling...

The two stories below illustrate how utterly retarded Creative is as a company. Lousy drivers and customer support that's worse than their drivers. These bozos are on their way out and it can't happen fast enough...

A friend went ahead and bought: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115034 Not from newegg.com but a local shop (PC Club). Yeah, he should have bought a 2.4 GHz and overclock, etc, etc. Anyways......he has an EVGA 680i chipset motherboard that is NOT COMPATIBLE with the...

Hello all. Long time lurker of these forums, and before that, the SR forums. Lots of interesting topics with intelligent/thoughtful replies by knowledgeable and will informed folks. OK. I'm piecing together a system from old/donated parts. And I have everything except an AGP Video Card...