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The Nexus fan controller has a history of earning a high rating from tech sites so should this review's outcome be any different? The final score can change and for some beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for others it may just miss the perfect mark. It's shocking to learn that the Nexus doesn't "blow away" the competition. Add comment
Chenming brought us the legendary ATX-901A series PC case which is well known to PC enthusiasts. ANTEC, AMK and Thermaltake all distribute the ATX-901A series with their own unique additions but Chenming started it all. Now lessons have been learned and can Chenming do it again with the ATX-301K? Add comment
Once more Koolcases.com has given us the pick of the site and like most of us we went by looks. The Koolcases.com Red Nest PC case caught our eye due to the front LED illuminated decorative strips. Is the Red Nest all show now that the it is in our hands? Add comment
Even if your computer is brand new and has an enormous hard drive, the presence of stray junk files can have a negative impact on your computer's efficiency. We'll examine several different ways to make cleanup an easy - and safe - process. Add comment
DFI may not spring to mind first when it comes to video cards but they are pushing into the marketplace with cost effective graphics solutions based on the SiS Xabre GPU. SiS (Silicon Integrated Systems) is well known in the mainboard circles for chipsets but is the newcomer when it comes to competitive video cards that perform well against the better known competition. Add comment
"We have an obligation to help each other out." Add comment
The Sunbeam Tech Acrylic PC case will leave nothing hidden, unexposed or right out front for all to see. It's a completely clear acrylic PC case that will delight modders. The case surpasses the majority of metal PC cases for design features as well. So it's time to do the full Monty with your PC hardware! Add comment
One look through the Titan website and one fact stands out. Titan produces quiet cooling solutions for both AMD and Intel processors with not one heatsink generating over 33 dB(A). The Titan TTC-CU5TB may look "cool" but looks can be deceiving. Add comment
The AMD Athlon MP 2600+ may mark the last of the MP Thoroughbreds but AMD is definitely running one of their favorite horses fast in the last turn. The MP 2600+ pegs an impressive 2133 MHz or 2.13 GHz and is the fourth in the line of the 0.13 Micron MP processors. Add comment
DFI has been producing motherboards since 1981 and the AD77 Infinity is the more recent of one the 25 Socket A motherboards produced since the company began. The dilemma surrounding which motherboard to choose for a new system depends on your needs, financial limits and your expectations. For some the AD77 Infinity may be fit the bill and for others it may fall short. Add comment
As NFORCE2 motherboards chip away at the top ranks the KT400 chipset seems in jeopardy. Gigabyte had a successful run with the popular 7VAXP motherboard. The Ultra series is the next step up. The Gigabyte 7VAXP Ultra motherboard comes with an absolutely impressive amount of features. Accessory after accessory come out of the box before the motherboard finally appears. On the surface Gigabyte appears to have put together one of the most user friendly purchases that has been seen to date. Add comment
If you've just crawled out from under a rock and are asking the question "64-bit what?" mainstream 64-bit processors are just a short walk down the sandy silicon beach but what will it mean to you and I? Are 64-bit processors what we need or what we would want? Add comment
I have 5 fan leads that are routed to the front of the case to a rheobus unit. There is the power supply cables. There are neon light power leads. It's just a dog's breakfast of wires as you can see. The question is what can be done about it? Add comment
I priced out two 92mm. fans which deliver 38 CFM at 26 dBA. This would set me back approximately $9 USD each plus shipping. Converting to Canadian dollar this sets me back a minimum of $31 CAD. (Plus 7% GST and 7.5% PST plus customs...plus shipping...plus, plus, plus). I would estimate nearly $50 CAD for two 92mm. "chrome" fans. So there has to be a shortcut....a "mod-cut". Add comment
AMD put the ASUS A7N8X NFORCE2 motherboard, the AMD 2600+ processor with a 333 Front Side Bus and 2 sticks of Corsair DDR 400 memory in our hands to "take for a test drive". So this review is a review of the ASUS A7N8X NFORCE2 motherboard but it is also a review of the processor and ram. It is important to remember that no one component wins the race. Add comment
In Short-Media Forums there are many posts asking for solutions to continually crashing systems or systems that start off OK after a clean install but eventually deteriorate to instability. Users can sometimes diagnose these problems improperly attributing them to driver issues. While a lot of issues can be traced to drivers there is a method to the madness of tracking down a problem. Add comment
If ATI and the 9700 PRO currently hold the proverbial crown of consumer graphics accelerators then NVIDIA is at the gates with the battering rams. These two are akin to boxing opponents where round after round is traded. Just when the fight is thought to be over...it isn't. Add comment
In March of 2002 ABIT took a bold step by introducing the legacy free ABIT AT7 motherboard. Gone were the days of backplane serial and parallel ports. No longer would a PS/2 mouse or keyboard find a home with the AT7. Parallel printers and scanners had to be chucked out. The legacy free approach raised some eyebrows in the hardware community and turned away other potential buyers who wanted to stay connected to the past. Add comment
Now who wouldn't want a front temperature display? This is the centerpiece of the Platinum XP. Koolcases.com has placed the Platinum XP PC case in Short-Media's hands to put it on the reviewer's hotbed to see if it stays cool. Add comment
So we here at Short-Media set out to build a bigger, better, badder workstation on a home PC budget. Add comment
This guide will take you through the basics with step by step instructions and information on how to plan, format and partition a hard drive whether it is brand new or currently has data existing on it. Add comment
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