BIOS Option Of The Week – AGP Secondary Lat Timer

Quote : Since 1999, we have been developing the BIOS Optimization Guide, affectionately known as the BOG. From a meagre beginning of a single page, it now covers over 400 BIOS options. As old BOG readers will know, we started offering two editions of the BOG since Revision 8.0 – a simplified edition and the complete edition.

Normally, the complete edition is only available to subscribers who help sponsor the development of the guide through a small fee. However, that changes today! From now on, we will post a BIOS option from the complete edition of the BIOS Optimization Guide every weekend.

This week, we will be taking a look at the AGP Secondary Lat Timer BIOS setting.

Link : http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=606
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Intel H55/H57 Round-up: Full coverage for Core i3 and i5

The conclusion is much the same as ever: the most expensive models are to be bought if you require additional functions such as the new generation of SATA and USB ports, mid-class models of recognised manufacturers will be bought by users which pay attention to (apparent) details such as the SPDIF output and Firewire, but also “peace of mind” owing to well-cooled chips, while Biostar motherboards remain traditionally aimed towards overclockers and enthusiasts on a budget, which care little about appearance and the accompanying bundle.

Article link:

http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Motherboards/Intel-H55-H57-Round-up-Full-coverage-for-Core-i3-and-i5.html

OCZ Z Series 850 W Power Supply Review

“OCZ Z Series is the 80 Plus Gold-certified power supply family from OCZ, and so far they released an 850 W and a 1,000 W model. We have already reviewed the 1,000 W model, and let’s see now if the 850 W model will live up to the expectation.”

Unitek USB 3.0 SATA HDD Docking Station

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” Today for review I’ve got another product courtesy of our friends at Brando USB, it’s another USB 3.0 product but this one is a hard drive dock. Personally I like HDD docks quite a bit, they’re much more useful than enclosures because they’re so much easier to use. The one I have for review today though is from Unitek, and it’s your basic dock that can accommodate 3.5” or 2.5 hard drives, but of course it’s special because it’s USB 3.0 capable. So read on to learn more.. ”

Main site link: http://www.bonafidereviews.com/blog

Noctua NF-P14 FLX 140mm Fan

Quote: Noctua, being well known for their quiet, but very effective CPU coolers, knows how to build quiet and effective fans. Continuing the trend to larger and larger fans, Noctua’s latest fan is of 140mm dimension. The nice thing about this fan is that it has mounting holes for both 140mm and 120mm, so it is backwards compatible.

Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition Full Tower Case Review

Quote: “The Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition was a joy to work with. The HAF 932 AMD Edition case is a full tower case. There is plenty of room for the largest of graphics cards with room to spare. Measuring 22.20″ x 9.60″ x 22.04″ the Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition has more than enough room for a full water cooling loop with no modifications. The fact that the case is made out of steel does make it a little on the heavy side, 29.1 pounds isn’t horrible though. The option to run dual power supplies and a cooling loop with a dual radiator is also a nice touch…”

Enhancing Your Dual Boot System

Quote: After you created a Dual Boot system you need to know how to enhance your dual boot system. I will show how to by having both Operating Systems use a shared storage space and go over some applications that work in both Operating Systems. This will give you a good stable platform for testing or for just learning.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/enhancing-your-dual-boot-system/

Title: Enhancing Your Dual Boot System @ TechwareLabs

Asus Maximus 3 Extreme

For every platform, a premiere board appears for every vendor. Asus is known for making the end-all and be-all of premier boards. The Asus Maximus 3 Extreme just about goes beyond that stage. When we first received the board, the sheer number of features was overwhelming. What amazed us most was that almost all of the features were practical and useful. Often, the features on a board are more fluff than substance. That’s hardly the case with the Maximus 3 Extreme, these features are practical, easy to use and make it an epic board destined for the motherboard hall of fame.

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1807

HIS Radeon HD 5570 Fan Video Card Review

“Radeon HD 5570 is one of the latest DirectX 11 mainstream video processors from AMD. Let’s see how is its performance compared to Radeon HD 5670 and its main competitors from nVidia. Check it out.”
Link: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/945

Tips and Tricks: Optimize Your Computer For Speed and Efficiency

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“I’ve been into computers for many years now, too many to count at this point, but when someone in my family or any friends have a computer problem they call me to help them out. One of the biggest complaints I run across is speed, and why is their computer running slow. There are of course a plethora of reasons their computer is running slow, usually it’s a virus or they’ve just got too much stuff going on at the same time and their computer just can’t handle it. Another thing I’ve run across is that people think a five year old computer should be able to do everything that a one year old computer can do, they think if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. Generally that’s a good rule, but not for computers really, the technology evolves so fast that in about six months your brand new computer is now a generation or two behind what’s on the market today. There are several things that one can do to make their computer faster and more responsive and I’ve compiled a list of many of them, it’s by no means every single thing you can do, but a lot of them are ones that the average user can do themselves with little or no technical knowledge. These tips are not limited to desktops, but for netbooks and laptops as well, but they can be limited by the operating system you’re using… ”

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Main site link: http://www.testfreaks.com

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