HTPC Hardware (MB, RAM, Video Card etc)
The 500 to 600 hundred dollar video cards on the market are typically more for bragging rights then they are mass consumption. Once they get down to the $300 range, you see a lot more adoption from both the PC gaming and HTPC enthusiast crowd. If widescreen gaming is part of your HTPC duty, you will want something along this […]
Read moreIf you've got an old system with a lot of hard drives laying around, Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to make an obsolete system useful. I played around with FreeNAS once & was very pleased at how simple it was to setup. Here's a quick guide for getting it up & running. This tutorial shows how you […]
Read moreNvidia's Vista drivers aren't out the door yet and more then a few people are taking them to task for this. The retail boxes that house Nvidia video cards are clearly labelled "Vista ready" but many people are suffering BSODs and instabilites. nvidiaclassaction.org was formed to gather evidence about this problem and see if it is possible to sue Nvidia […]
Read moreI am not sure if Seagate knows or not, but when ever you give electronics a human first name they tend to evolve and take over the world. DAVE, Seagates mobile storage solution, will be about the size of a small cell phone and allow users to store media beyond the storage capacity fo their cell phones. From the article: […]
Read moreIf you've been frustrated by Creative's lack of competition, or say you run Vista so therefore have no drivers…keep the faith, there's some competition it seems. The TechReport makes me feel good about my long reviews, with 22 pages dedicated to this sound card, overall neither's perfect but neither are Creative's. Otherwise known as the CMI8788, the Oxygen HD supports […]
Read moreBack when I worked at a company that had unlimited bandwidth, during my free time I used to love checking out the video reviews from the 3DGameMan. He does a good job of keeping the videos informative & still entertaining. He's got the Antec Fusion Media Center case we've talked about before, so check it out. There's no mistaking that […]
Read moreNo, not "Windows Home Server," but ArsTechnica's own concoction of what's required to set up your own server system for your home. They break it down into 2 systems, a budget & performance…but when you're talking about a server, basically that just means a lot more Hard drives normally, but they go from Celeron to a Core 2 Duo…which may […]
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Techgage has the "Duet" case from NZXT. If you haven't heard of them, you're not alone. But I love new companies pushing the others to continue innovating & developing new ones…even if I personally am not a fan of these. This one IS unique in that it's designed to work as both a standard desktop or as a tower. The […]
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I like the look of this HTPC much better than the rather modest specs, but hey, that's why you learn how to upgrade, right? The touchpad on the front is cool, but I'm waiting until we really see SideShow potential before dipping that deep into my wallet just for aesthetics. Features of this sleek looking HTPC include: A silver chassis […]
Read moreFinding the right CPU cooler is a tough thing, and once you finally find one you love, it's tough to switch. But if you just want an inexpensive one that provides quieter functions than stock, check this one out, coming in at only $20. If you own an AMD64 then this will fit it as it fits on the standard […]
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