Recent content by squirtle

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    AMD Or Intel: Which $100 Gaming CPU Should You Buy?

    mapesdhs, i think the issue with overclocking and all is that the user will have to spend more for a good OCing main board, more for cooling, more for a PSU, to the point that the same money could have bought a more stable solution with better stock performance (and better OCing potential, if...
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    AMD Or Intel: Which $100 Gaming CPU Should You Buy?

    I know people buy cheapo computers and even build computers with cheapo cpus. Realistically for most computer users, their facebook and youtube experience will be about the same no matter what they use, and every computer can handle office tasks nowadays. But why would a gamer go for a sub-$100...
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    Source: MSFT/Danger's Servers Were Sabotaged

    incompetence of great enough scale is the same thing as sabotage
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    Windows 7 Could Spur Mac Sales Instead

    A few other things may help increase Apple sales of Macs: 1. Rightfully or wrongfully, they own the portable mp3 player market, to the point I say "my iPod is a generic" 2. iPhone. 3. Snow Leopard recently came out, with coinciding other software updates. 4. And I think the biggest reason, the...
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    Mobile GeForce GTX Graphics: Model Inflation Gone Awry

    I think the thrust of the article is accurate. In my experience, most customers are baffled by naming conventions, regardless. But realistically, the GTX260m GTX280m DO let you play game, very playable on the laptop's screen, and even looking good on 20-22" monitors. Several places the author...
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    Evaluate Core i7 build for college - case and cooling important

    There are some really capable gaming laptops. Especially for someone still in college, seems hard to justify 2 'puters, why hassle with it? The rate of loss at college, from theft/accident is rather high even without the additional cross-country shipping charges/risk. Just get a nice Asus...