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  1. Rob Williams

    Promising CPU Benchmark: Geekbench 2

    I ran the 32-bit version on Windows and Linux, and Windows scored about 7500 while Linux scored 8150. It will take me a little while to test the program enough to see if it should be used, so we'll see. One thing I don't like is that it seems a little light on the testing... the entire thing...
  2. Rob Williams

    Could the iPad Replace a PC for a Businessperson?

    Apple has never claimed that the iPad could replace a notebook or desktop computer, but there's no harm in considering the actual possibility, right? As a whole, the iPad is a rather robust little machine, but with its lacking multi-tasking ability, and overall simple design, could it even...
  3. Rob Williams

    CONSOLE WARS!

    Here's my personal pros/cons of each console (and yes, I own all three). Nintendo Wii + Great for people who like to play with friends. + Has the ability to actually bring families together. + Classic Nintendo characters (Zelda, Mario, et cetera). + Motion can be sometimes intuitive. + Can play...
  4. Rob Williams

    10 Things Linux Does Better Than Windows

    As Glider mentioned, Linux <em>does</em> offer more robust hardware support than any other OS out there, and no, that's not only including depreciated components. Most often, Linux is the <em>first</em> OS to support many types of hardware. It supported USB 3.0 long before there were even...
  5. Rob Williams

    synthetic heat sink testing

    I don't want to sound ungrateful for the help, but why exactly would we need someone to build us a platform when we already have one that we're pleased with? You may still not agree with how we plan to take care of our testing, and that's unfortunate, but Techgage as a team has discussed our...
  6. Rob Williams

    Heatsink testing methodology

    Up to this point this has proven difficult, because situations and hardware keeps changing. For the past little while, we've merely been testing the waters, and because Bill takes care of more than just CPU coolers, we've had to be creative with how we are utilizing all of the hardware, and...
  7. Rob Williams

    Peter plays Modern Warfare 2

    Ahh, glad to see this clip is getting around, haha. Peter purchased the Xbox for his kids since he really insulted them earlier on in the episode. When this part came up, I literally had tears in my eyes from laughing. I actually have done that exact thing in the game, throwing a grenade rather...
  8. Rob Williams

    Promising CPU Benchmark: Geekbench 2

    It's not too unusual for us to receive e-mails from companies which would like to see us begin using their respective benchmarks in our articles, but a recent request caught my eye. A Canadian company by the name of Primate Labs has released a CPU-specific benchmark called Geekbench, and...
  9. Rob Williams

    Peter plays Modern Warfare 2

    This is from the episode that aired last night. If the video is taken down at some point, just search for "Family Guy MW2" and it should bring up more results. <object height="385" width="480"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jspubRgyfj4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&hd=1"...
  10. Rob Williams

    10 Things Linux Does Better Than Windows

    Ahh, interesting. I just gave it a quick test under 7, and it works well. I'm surprised that Microsoft finally implemented such a feature into its OS. Perhaps there was actually some demand for it after all. I'm not sure about the buy a new copy part. Bill on our staff has reinstalled his copy...
  11. Rob Williams

    The Sleeper

    Ahh, I figured you'd do something like that with the HDD backplate... nice. I'm sure the airflow in the entire chassis wil be more than enough to keep the drives cool. It's just too bad that larger drives nowadays end up getting so warm even at idle. The Core i7-975 is LGA1366... you are...
  12. Rob Williams

    Gigabyte 800 Facebook Fans Contest

    Gigabyte seems to be a big fan of Facebook contests lately. The company has another going on that offers the chance to win a nice HD 5870 card among other things. Taipei, Taiwan, April 8, 2010 - GIGABYTE, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, announces the launch of the...
  13. Rob Williams

    NVIDIA Lists Chassis Recommendations for GTX 480 Use

    Haha, well, the topic at hand was chassis, and it does look like one ;)
  14. Rob Williams

    NVIDIA Lists Chassis Recommendations for GTX 480 Use

    Whoa, I was slow to clue in... I also thought that was an Antec chassis. Geez!
  15. Rob Williams

    Heatsink testing methodology

    I had a discussion about this with NVIDIA the other day, and the person I was talking to actually said "Good good." when I said that we tested everything inside of a chassis. I can understand the convenience of a tech station, but as far as I'm concerned, that's NOT realistic. I don't know of a...
  16. Rob Williams

    10 Things Linux Does Better Than Windows

    Whoa, nice catch. I swore I looked through those options before, but all I could do was increase the actual font itself. Not sure how I overlooked the actual width and the like. It's unfortunate that it's not simpler than it is, though. I hate to keep comparing to Linux (despite this being the...
  17. Rob Williams

    Any news on the horizon for 64GB and up MiniSD?

    Are you sure you mean MiniSD and not MicroSD? The former as far as I'm aware goes up to just 8GB, while MicroSD hits 32GB. As for either hitting 64GB, I don't see it happening soon, but I'm confident it will happen at some point. We're dealing with small memory cards here, and in truth, it's...
  18. Rob Williams

    10 Things Linux Does Better Than Windows

    I'm fine with the criticism, but I'm a little unsure of how anyone has reaches their conclusions. I am a seasoned Windows user and have been using the OS since 3.0. Even today, despite using Linux full-time, I deal with Vista/7 on a near daily basis, given that the vast majority of our content...
  19. Rob Williams

    American Technology, Inc. sues U.S. e-/retailers for patent infringement

    Do patent trolls deliberately wait for as long as possible before raising the issue or something? I see it all too often, that a company comes out of nowhere claiming infringement on something that has been around forever. CPU cooler heatpipes are hardly new, so what was the hold-up? Either...
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