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To be honest, I'm more excited about the benefits Gulftown will bring over the fact that it includes six cores. It's based on Westmere, so it's already going to be an improved architecture, and then it packs things in like AES acceleration. It's going to be a fun processor to benchmark, that's...

Yes, that's for sure, haha. I know I've made the mistake of being "too personal" in the past, so you need to be careful. Cookie bouquet though... that's an interesting one. You have some great ideas, haha. I have a hard time recommending an X58 motherboard, because truth be told, most all of...

Yup, it's the whole kit and kaboodle, that's for sure. In some regards, it's a little overkill, but for those who want the most feature-rich board out there, and no worry about maxing out a mid-range board, this is for them. It happens to look great, so it has that going for it also. I'm...

They're expensive... $149.99. I'm really hoping to see the price go down in the future. NVIDIA has bounced around the idea in the past of having multi-packs, that would save the consumer some cash, so hopefully that will come about at some point...

First off, welcome to the forums :-) I was thinking of the same thing, and knowing Apple and its legion of lawyers, I'm sure that's the case. But you're also right about the "dust" example... I think we can all agree that smoke could damage a computer, but where does it end? Could Apple or...

I couldn't agree more, and it's unfortunate. There's no way AMD was oblivious to this issue long before it occurred, because at the product's immediate launch, I don't recall hearing anything about a potential availability issue. I noticed the same thing. I'm not sure the reason, but I just...

That's the Turbo multiplier, and it's not available in the BIOS. Rather, once you overclock your processor, the multiplier of 21 will take effect on the next reboot if Turbo is still enabled. You can verify this by overclocking, then loading up CPU-Z and seeing if the multiplier does indeed go...

I covered some of the uses in the article, but there are a slew more I didn't. The main reason I use routers on business trips is because someone's with me (this used to happen a lot more). In a scenario like that, a router is imperative, because it allows both people to share the same...

From our front-page news: I admit, I am never too impressed by Black Friday, even if some of the deals can't be beat. I'm the kind of person who generally can't stand going to the mall on normal day, so battling hundreds of rabid shoppers in the wee hours of the morning sure doesn't do it for...

From our front-page news: When I stand back and picture what I do on the Internet, I'm kind of shocked that it's not much. I regularly visit certain news sites, such as CNN and Digg, sports sites, like Soccernet and ESPN.com and past that, I can't think of any other site I visit on a regular...

From our front-page news: Yesterday, I posted news about OCZ's upcoming USB 3.0-based SSD drives, and there, I mentioned that USB 3.0 external storage didn't quite exist yet at the consumer level. Well, I can put my foot where my mouth is, because I stumbled on a release that occurred just two...

From our front-page news: With all the talk going around about USB 3.0 and S-ATA 3.0, you'd imagine that the first adopters would be those with high-end PCs. After all, nothing says bleeding-edge like a technology you can barely take advantage of! But that hasn't been the case at all, as it...

From our front-page news: Black Friday is right around the corner, and there's sure to be great deals all over the place, both online and off. Retailers and e-tailers all over are getting in on the fun, but the one to catch my attention is one that Valve is holding, through its Steam platform...

From our front-page news: S-ATA 3.0 and USB 3.0 are brand-new technologies, but both are readily available for the end-consumer to take advantage of right now. Of course, there's a lot more than just having the ability to use either technology though, such as having actual product to take...

That problem exists for a lot of phones I've owned as well. I don't have a smart phone, but just a regular cell phone (KRZR), and sometimes when I type a text message, I'll accidentally hit the hang-up button (because the "backspace" is right there) and end up deleting the entire message. It's...

That is SO common of big stores. You can usually get whatever it is at the price it's supposed to be, but rarely without a hassle. They make you feel like an idiot because you "thought" it was a lower price than it was. Yes, when dealing with luxury items, it's exceptionally important to...

Yes, it's a true classic, that's for sure. I have it downloaded on Steam, but I didn't get a chance to give it a whirl yet. I'm hoping I'll be able to Wednesday night... I need my fix, seriously!

The IGP inside of the processor would act just as a normal IGP would, and it would be no slower. In fact, it should be faster, given it's almost touching the CPU core... there's little separation. This is still an IGP, though, so don't expect big things. I have a Westmere here, but I haven't...

Good to hear about the progress man! I agree on the 12GB of RAM, because after all, this is going to be a workstation, and the ASUS motherboard is a good choice as well (not that I favor anyone, but ASUS makes quality boards). I'm looking forward to all the pictures and progress updates :D...

Doomsday: PLEASE don't quote the entire news post when quoting. Just paraphrase. As for the wrong paragraph, that was just one of my usual mistakes. Thanks for pointing it out... it's been fixed. MacMan: Geez, I never expected to be in a position where I agreed with something Apple did and you...