The never ending evolution of electronics is both invigorating and maddening. We all know how good it feels to hold, caress, and flog the latest and greatest gadgets. At the same time, a few weeks later something bigger, better, and faster comes along, making you and your not so new gadget feel old and irrelevant. This November, ATI intends to do just that to 5xxx owners. That is, if reports from DigiTimes are correct. Supposedly, we’ll see a pretty drastic cut in...
If money is no object and all you care about is the fastest frame rates, your search stops now! Well kind of. The ASUS ARES is the decimator of decimators, with two (yes, two) ATI 5870 GPU’s crammed onto a single PCB. With that kind of power on tap, you can guarantee that power draw is going to be an issue. On that note, if you can afford the $1200 asking price, be prepared to plunker down another $150-$200 for a *depndable* 750+ watt power supply, as this beast...
Generally speaking, gaming laptops tend to be overhyped in my opinion. I mean, ya, if I’m on the go, a gaming laptop would help that gaming itch. But at what cost? Even some of the top of the line, $3,000+ gaming laptops have issues running modern games even at low to medium settings. That’s not how I want to game… Enter the MSI GT660. Featuring Core i7 processors, support for up to 12GB of RAM, an Nvidia GT285m, 500GB hard drive, and slew of USB 3.0...
Talk to any self respecting PC builder/Gamer and mention the word “integrated graphics”. What you’ll unanimously get is a barking laugh back in your face. As computer junkies will tell you, integrated graphics are useless on desktop PC’s as they can barely power Windows’ visual effects, let alone games. But what if “integrated graphics” were made to use traditional “discrete” GPU’s? ASUS asked that very same...
Getting all crafty with your business card is a great way to get noticed faster than the average job/business seeker. But all the geeky cards that I’ve seen so far are 2D canvases with variations in color, text, etc. These 24KB cards — yes, that’s a kilobyte — actually hold data. Granted, it’s only enough to barely cram a resume on board. But if you’re huntin’ for a job, is there really anything else you need? The USB Circuit...
