Recent content by Zach-HiPe

It's a mixed bag. It's around the same price as the 8800GTX and it's around the same performance (single card). As long as they didn't *raise* the price like they did with most new card generations, I think it's fine. The higher generation number just means that it's a newer generation...

Have a look at the Matrox dualhead2go series - It will turn your dual DVI into one big monitor (stretch mode), however you can still run separate programs by just moving a window from one screen to the next http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/gxm/products/th2go/digital/home.php...

I'd definitely go with the Q9450 or Q9550 - The price difference is really large and can be put towards a better graphics card setup, or a bit more RAM. Also, with the results that AVA Direct has seen, they look to be great overclockers as well! Hopefully we'll get our Q9550s in tomorrow's...

That's a sweet setup! The Koolance rp-950 is a nice pump/reservior. For some reason, our Q9550s haven't arrived yet, but now I can't wait to open up the throttle and see how far we can take them :D

you've got the perfect card, actually. Instead of the standard XP display properties, the Nvidia control panel is a bit more powerful when it comes to tweaking your card for TV multi resolution output. Good choice on the 9600gt - It wouldn't happen to be the Palit card, would it? If not, see...

Listen to this man, he speaks great truth :) The Gigabyte board is almost ridiculously better than the Asus and packed with features. This is one of those times where the AMD based board is actually a bit better - AMD's blu-ray decoding is (please don't hate me for saying this) slightly...

Oh hey, they have some really nice cases on there! You cannot go wrong with the Silverstone Temjin 10 (if it's available, configure it with the ESA version). The case is incredibly sturdy, has outstanding airflow and a great deal of room for future expandability. Alternatively, my...

A big problem with RAM these days is that most of the higher specced RAM does not run at their supposed speeds. I'm sure a good part of the problem is poor or no quality assurance, but sometimes bumping up the voltage a wee bit will allow it to run at the advertised speed. Since the voltage...

The 832 looks a bit nicer. Do they offer any Lian Li or Silverstone cases as an alternative? The coolermaster is nice, but the side doors are a bit flimsy and are sometimes prone to humming when the machine's at full tilt. The large side grill is usually the culprit and if you experience the...

Maybe not so much anymore post Dell and product placement, but in my eyes they were one of the original boutiques. I still think they earn some good marks for the level of success they've enjoyed. Their systems aren't nearly as bad as people say though. Today we had a customer bring in five...

It's hard to say actually. *puts on his Bill Nye the science guy hat* Processors have an expected lifetime of around 20 years or so (or at least they did when I worked for XXXXX) and they finally die due to a process called 'electromigration' in which a conductor's atoms are literally moved out...

Keep the power supply if your budget allows. Alternatively, Thermaltake also offers really nice PSUs for a few bucks less. A good power supply is like a good heart - If it isn't putting out enough juice, you'll see a drop in performance and stability. As odd as it sounds, it can even help...

The ATI TV wonder series is extremely nice - Very good picture quality, supports PCIe and plays ClearQAM (unencrypted digital cable) channels. We've used them here in the twin cities, in florida and in vegas and have been stunned to find the occasional cable company does not encrypt their...

We do tend to stay under the radar a bit, as the majority of our business is geared toward local service contracts, servers and workstations here in the twin cities. Not to jump into the fray though, or perhaps to smoothe things over - Maingear, Puget, Ava and Alienware are all shining...