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Seems like there are SOOO many different variations of TVs & monitors out there it's kind of hard to directly compare them on a granular level. Is there something like GSMarena.com for displays that actually gathers all the specs in one place and makes this easier?

Is it possible to buy an optical drive (preferably Blu-Ray) these days that can be used in the living room AND with a PC? I find myself using discs progressively less & less everywhere in the house, but I on occasion it can't be avoided. Most of what I have seen is USB only or HDMI only, and...

I'm not sure what I was thinking, but on a whim I decided to update the bios on my P8B WS motherboard when I was installing some other updates and seem to have created an issue. I updated it from the original firmware "version 0401" to the newest "version 2106", restarted the system and haven't...

From what I have seen most mainstream processors offer 2 threads per core, but I was looking at the Xeon Phi co-processors which are designed with 4 threads per core. I was wondering what practical benefit that would have for a compute bound single application? As I currently understand it...

I run a compute intensive multithreaded application on my laptop (i7-3610QM) and would like to find a way to bench mark the performance I am getting locally versus what I get on a given EC2 instance. Is there a good benchmark to use when comparing a standard processor vs a vCPU ?

I know this is going to probably sound very ignorant, but for sequential processing applications is a high frequency CPU the only available option? Or are there ways to create a synthetic ultra high frequency processor ?

I understand the basics of cluster computing is the combining of resources from multiple machines to provide more computing power to a particular task then one individual machine may be capable of. My question is in regards to software...most applications I see used are intended specifically for...

I currently have a pair of HP ZR24W monitors and was wondering if anything has come out since these that has Displayport 1.2 . My main interest is in it's ability to daisy chain displays (always looking to simplify the number of connections). I know Apple's Thunderbolt displays can be daisy...

I am going to be sending a machinist friend of mine a new 24" IPS monitor (I think he is currently using a 10 year old 17") for helping us out on a project and I am trying to decide whether to go Dell or HP. I know the new Dell Ultrasharp U2412M 24" IPS monitor was just released and I like...

I have been looking at my options for a single bay mobile SATA rack to use for backups and misc. What I am running into is I am pretty unfamiliar with most of the manufacturers of this type of thing and having a hard time finding something that will work for 3.5" drives without a tray or a key...

I am in the process of planning a WHS 2011 build and trying to find the best of both worlds in regard to performance, durability & energy usage. I have been weighing my options of using either - 2.5" WD Caviar Black 320GB drives in an Icydock hardware raid 1 or 3.5" WD Caviar Black 500GB...

I am in the process of hardware planning for a WHS 2011 server and was wondering if it was possible to utilize Intel's Quick Sync technology on the WHS 2011 system. I have heard that it requires you to be logged into the system as opposed to operating it remotely to utilize that feature and I...

Like most people I am slowly running out of USB ports and I am getting to the point were I need a powered USB hub 7 ports or larger. I would prefer one that I could mount on the underside of my desk if possible. So far I have been looking at a Cyberpower CPH720P which gets good reviews, but I...

I have heard the Swan M10s are a really nice system for the money if you can get your hands on a set, but they can sometimes lack the punch desired for certain types of music that a traditional subwoofer provides. I was wondering how the M10s sound with the addition of a separate powered sub ...

I have been looking for design ideas for my new office for awhile and I can't seem to find anything unique. Is there such a thing ? Most everything I have seen is a couple of speakers sitting on a desk, a couple hanging on the wall or a setup where someone has WAY TO MUCH equipment shoved around...

I am interested in SSD that can fully saturate a SATA 1.5Gb (current laptop's interface) connection but I don't have a need (or inherently want to pay) for anything really any faster. Any suggestions on a particular model or specs I should look for? BTW I am running Vista 32bit and will...