AMD Phenom x4 processors promise high performance

Posted by Simon Whiston in Microprocessors on 21. Nov, 2008 | No Comments

Intel have released their Intel corei7 architecture last month. Intel have obviously moved into the high end bracket of the computer hardware market. A new corei7 system could cost around £1500 where the motherboard alone costs £200.
Intel Core 2 quad is now considered main stream along with amd phenom processors. AMD’s price bracket is alot [...]

Intel Core i7 UK Priced

Posted by Simon Whiston in Graphics on 17. Nov, 2008 | No Comments

Intels new processors are now out! They are widely available across the uk in most major hardware retailers. The Nehalem processor retail name Core i7 comes in three flavours, these include: 2.66 Ghz, 2.93 Ghz and 3.20 Ghz (Extreme edition).
Price range
2.66 Ghz - £280
2.93 Ghz - £500
£3.20 Ghz - £900
These prices above are give or [...]

IBuyPower announce three different Core I7 systems for gaming

Posted by Simon Whiston in General News on 14. Nov, 2008 | No Comments

Nearly all computer system vendors wil be introducing the core I7 range to their current product range. IBuyPower are a Californian based company who are off to a head start by selling Core i7 equipped paladin systems.
The Core i7 machines are called the Paladin F-Series and are aimed at the high end market with a [...]

Air conditioning within computer environments

Posted by Simon Whiston in General News on 13. Nov, 2008 | No Comments

Thermal heat is a common problem in computing environments. One of the most common flaws with computer malfunction is due to computer hardware over heating. The over heating issue can be caused by many factors such as the hear sink being installed incorrectly but the main reason is due to computer stress! When a computer [...]

Offsite data backup

Posted by Simon Whiston in General News, Peripherals on 12. Nov, 2008 | No Comments

In information technology backup refers to making copies of data so if any data is lost from a given system it can be retrieved. Data backup can help in numerous conditions for example accidental deletion, corruption or even power surges. Storage of this data is very important below I will be list a few of [...]

EVGA on the ball

Posted by Simon Whiston in General News on 11. Nov, 2008 | No Comments

There was speculation that EVGA was moving to a new chipset/ manufacturer of hardware goods. Right fully so EVGA have moved to the new x58 Intel motherboard not AMD’s current offerings.
EVGA would have also created a larrabee board too if the arcitecure was not behind schedule. EVGA did decide to create a P45 board but [...]