Recent content by Haravikk

If you've got an Intel chipset you could take a look into combining the HDD and SSD into one volume if you have Intel Smart Response Technology. It's something that's best done when you're setting up a system though, as what you do is set everything up normally on your HDD, then enable the...

Some games are more demanding than others so no GPU is really a "60+ fps GPU"; even within a single game you may be lucky not to see the occasional dips in frame-rate during particularly demanding battles etc. Put another way; when you buy a powerful GPU, you're not doing so to get a frame-rate...

Neat, I guess I'll have to wait till it trickles down into my £200-300 graphics card price range though ;)

Which games? It's pretty common for games to have framerate caps, as unless you've got a good enough monitor there's not much point pushing past 60 fps as it just means the card is working harder than it has to. I for example have a monitor that doesn't even really need that high a frame-rate...

This seems wasteful; encryption is the best technique IMO, as it's something that's worth doing anyway, and all you have to do is destroy the password-protected key (if it's even on the same device, if you use Bitlocker it may not be). Of course you could use your 33 pass erase on the key if you...

Ah the slow speed of technology in government. It's good to see them finally moving forward with this; I assume they're doing more than just adding DMARC though, as this also requires SPF and DKIM. It also really needs to come with strict requirements for algorithms, as many that are usable in...

Finally some sense; regulating encryption is stupid, as it doesn't prevent criminals from using strong encryption anyway (they don't care about your regulations, they're criminals), so all it does is weaken encryption for law abiding citizens. Maybe that's what some in government want, but the...

On the issue of coastal cities, is there any kind of "port" district? For example, can a city that's close to the coast, but not directly on it actually gain benefits from the ocean this time around? This has always been a pet peeve of mine, that a city that's fully in range of the ocean, but...

If the Alienware back-pack is based around the Alpha it could be a more viable option than some of the other offerings; less upgradeable of course, but I'd rather strap an Alpha to my back as those are tiny. Still requires batteries of course, but they're pretty good on power consumption, unlike...

I suspect they meant in terms of total workload; even with Handbrake you're probably not encoding 100% of the time and most consumer desktops aren't used for anything near as demanding as that. Traditionally if you require a machine for encoding and similar tasks you buy a workstation, but...

Is the fan size really such a big problem? Most PSU's these days have adjustable fan speeds or even switch them off entirely at lower temperatures. I've never encountered a system where the PSU was the noisiest component (ignoring faulty fans) as most cases isolate the PSU anyway so it's...

I still don't see the advantage of this over say, getting a small SFX case like a Silverstone Milo, and slapping it on your ceiling. This way the cable for your VR headset just needs to hang down which should give pretty good freedom of movement; if you can have something in place to make sure...

Those sockets look the same size as large smart phone! I wonder why they're positioned centrally like that though, as surely that means the heat from the front CPU is going to be blowing over the rear one, wouldn't it make more sense to position both sockets at the rear of the machine with all...

I don't really see how this qualifies in way, shape or form as "VR ready". Also, I don't see what's unique about the design really, as any tower can be oriented along a wall with little to no effort required to use it. While somewhat aesthetically pleasing, this case is monstrous. A better "VR...