2006 February

Troubleshooting a motherboard takes time and skill. As you will discover from this forum post made recently, sometimes it also takes a little teamwork, too.

Not something that you have likely read about thus far, the MB877 Mini-ITX motherboard is seeking to become a player in many aspects of business level computing…

Look, sometimes AMD fans do not have a bundle of cash to blow on a new MoBo. In situations like this, perhaps a new board like the Epox EP-9GF6100MJ would make sense?

Now we are talking! Heck, I would be all over a TiVo if they’d give away the hardware along with the purchase of service! Makes sense to me…

Compelling might be an understatement! They actually have a lot of outstanding points to consider. Yes, the idea of Open Source BIOS may sound insane to some. But to companies like Phoenix, the logic is there for those who wish to see it.

It’s always a good plan to get a feel for the current going rate for hardware before dropping your cold, hard cash on a new board. Just my advice, anyway.

Want a screaming machine, but not have to take out a second mortgage? Then the fellas at ExtremeTech have you covered in this installment of ‘Build it’.

Trying to locate that perfect sound for the audiophile must be a real challenge. Lucky for me since I do not fall into this area. But for who do, you might find the following of real interest…

Oh boy, have I been here. And had I made sure to follow a guide like the one below my day would have gone a whole lot easier!

Even if you are not a gamer, you can still appreciate the value of truly bleeding edge memory performance. But let’s face it, there is just too much out there to sort through! Well, this is where a good article from TH comes in….

Alrighty modding fans, here’s a project for ya! Mounting socket 462 heatsinks onto a socket 939 motherboard. Yup, I said it and it has been done and done with style…

Wait a minute here: Two PCs in one case? Sure it can fit, but can it stay cool enough to be stable? Ah, you better believe that is the big question and of course, we found an article with the answer for ya!

Before upgrading to the NForce4 SLI, it might be worth taking look at some first hand reviews before getting to excited. Hey, never hurts to be careful!

Now branding your BIOS screen might not sound like anything that impressive at first pass. Still, it does make for a fun Sunday afternoon project…

Well after using WinExtra BOSS Freeware Edition to get a good idea of what components make up your machine, you can then update your current level of hardware understanding with this article below. They did an outstanding job highlighting the basics for newer users.

Tom’s Hardware gives us the expert look into the world of the Socket AM2 Platform. Not as fast moving as the rides in the magic kingdom perhaps, but cool none the less.

Building your own Home Theater is not only fun, it can be an education, too! Take a look at this article below and witness the magic that is HTPC.

Remote graphics? What heck is that? Well, it allows for some interesting peripheral combinations and perhaps, even a new way of setting PC hardware in general.

Modular PC? Sounds futuristic, does it not? Well, if it is, then the future must be now. Wait, forget it. Yup, Asus has shelved the whole concept after all…

Well, so much for that! Can anyone say ‘cracked’ and ready for distrobution via p2p? I know I can!