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Have you ever attempted to move an OS install from one PC to another? I am sure many of you have, and for those who are all too familiar with the process, you're likely aware of the headaches that can ensue. Different PCs means different hardware, and where any OS is concerned, the chance of a...

A couple of months ago, we took Lamptron's FC Touch fan controller for a spin, and were left extremely impressed with its ease-of-use and aesthetics. But what about those who don't care for touch capabilities, and are fine with knobs? Enter the FC8, a clean-looking and high-performing option...

Words cannot describe just how jealous I am. I've seen both bands live twice, and both put on a wicked show. I might be biased towards one of them, however. Take pics if you are able with your phone!

Hmm, to be honest I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Both of our test PCs had the SSDs installed internally.

Owning an SSD that supports TRIM is great, but while Windows users have the benefit of having TRIM enabled for them, Linux users need to take the manual route - at least, at this point in time. In this article, we tackle the simple process of doing so, and also show how to verify that TRIM is...

You could code Windows games under Linux no problem, as long as all that's needed is an editor and code compiler; meaning no advanced editors such as Unreal Engine or Source. But, for the sake of hassle, I think if I were a game developer coding for Windows alone, I'd stick to Windows for...

The thing I find interesting is that there exists a -lot- of software on any Windows install that most home users won't even touch, but it's there. And at the same time, like you mentioned, simple but useful features have never been implemented, especially something like a hash-check tool (MD5...

On the performance side of things, Intel is winning the war against AMD in the current-gen, but if there were such a a competition to see which company could wring out as many speedbumps as possible from a single architecture, AMD would hands-down be the winner. Just when you think there...

Sony's PlayStation Network has now been down for nearly two weeks, and it's been well over a week since we all discovered that customer information was stolen en masse. At the time of this post, PSN is still not up, even though Sony has been "working around the clock" to make it happen. So where...

Apple this week has rolled out its long-awaited iMac updates, and there are a couple of notable additions and upgrades to talk about. First is the fact that the CPUs have been upgraded to Intel's Sandy Bridge, and as referenced on the iMac product page, they can make a rather substantial...

In what it touts as being the most significant technological announcement of the year, Intel this morning unveiled its "3D" transistor to the world - one that can dramatically improve both power efficiency and performance. Though considered "3D", the official name is "Tri-Gate", and that refers...

This, x ∞. If I had a nice big room to game in, I wouldn't think twice about getting a 5.1 setup - but I can tell you it'd cost a lot more than $100. For that price, or even $150~$200, you're just not going to get quality sound out of each of the sattelites, and not likely the woofer, either...

In our look at Corsair's SP2500 high-end speakers back in March, we were left impressed by the quality offered - especially for the company's initial offering. With its mainstream SP2200, priced at $100, the company had quite a job at hand to make sure that users received a perfect balance of...

You have to admit: at least 100,000,000 looks better on paper.

As regular readers of Techgage are no doubt aware, we have been working to update some of our test suites that we use to benchmark various bits of hardware, from CPUs to motherboards to GPUs and beyond. We've most recently finished up a revised motherboard testing suite, and that's what I'm...

For the most part, that's been the case for a while. To push a good mid-range card, a higher resolution is the best measure of seeing a great improvement, but there are still benefits to be seen at a resolution like 1680x1050. The problem, though, is that the gain might not even be needed, given...

Even Biostar has EFI? That's kind of embarrassing on behalf of GIGABYTE, then. I'm not sure the company's reason behind not supporting EFI, but I shot off an e-mail to someone there (actually, to Colin from the video) and hope to hear back soon. EFI isn't at this point a deal-breaker for me...

I'm not into politics at all, so I can't comment. I can say, though, that I appreciate the fact that our elections start and finish in like two months, as opposed to the nearly two years it takes a US election to happen.

Welcome to the forums! Yes, the results were in fact repeatable with our testing methods. It could in fact be that our sample wasn't "ideal" from the perspective that most other cards might not draw more power, but that's what we had, so we ran with it. I do agree that it's odd to see an...

Most PC enthusiasts will at some point have to hit up their system's BIOS, but I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that sometimes, it'd just be more convenient to change a setting inside of Windows to save the hassle of a reboot. Catering to that idea, and to also give said enthusiasts something...