Recent content by Malazan01

Yes... a few years ago i made the HUGE mistake of buying a laptop(Acer 5810tz) that my wife wanted with a single core Intel CULV CPU,she wanted the very long battery life.That thing is seriously the biggest fuggin turd ever.It struggles to play flash. I put a SSD(m4) in it,but being as it was...

Doh,thanks for that:) Have encoding on the brain from ripping crap all week :) I've been changing alot of stuff also from mkv to mpeg 4 as it makes stuff play a little better on my HTC One X.

Here are a few of the reviews of the difference in quality CPU vs GPU etc... http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/9 http://techreport.com/articles.x/23324/3

GPU encoding quality is pretty bad,as confirmed on Anandtech,Techreport and other sites.As well as the testing I have done myself.The only GPU tech that gets close to regular CPU encoding is Quick Sync from Intel.Sadly. I encode with CPU only in Handbrake cause otherwise it looks like dogshit.

Anand had an a surprising article about the Bigfoot wireless nic.In that it was actually decent.. http://www.anandtech.com/show/4590/bigfoots-killern-1102-wireless-networking-vs-the-world The original wired cards were waaaay overpriced for what you got,but interestingly enough...i knew of a...

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Hey sirs:) I'm trying to hook an old computer(very), P4 2.4 ghz/Geforce 6800GS/SB Audigy 1 to my HDTV. Being as you cant(?) pass sound over the 6800GS via a DVI to HDMI connector to the TV, is it possible to hook an Audigy 1 to the TV via the digital output on the card? Is there a cable...

Hey guys...long time lurker with a question :) My friend is looking for a laptop, but wants to be able to stream video well to TV from Hulu,Youtube etc. What is the minimum cpu/gpu combo to avoid issues with dropped frames/lag? I know on my laptop(Acer 5810tz) with an Intel GMA 4500MHD...