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Beginners Guides: Installing RAID on a Desktop PC
April 22, 2008   |   By: Mike D.   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
With the right number of identical hard drives, motherboards that support RAID can choose from RAID 0, RAID 1, and sometimes even RAID 0+1 for improved performance, data redundancy and backups.    Continue»
 
Beginners Guides: Linux Part 1: Getting Familiar
April 21, 2008   |   By: Mike D.   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
Since its creation in 1991 by Linus Torvalds to the present day, Linux has been half operating system and half symbol. PCSTATS introduces you to Linux in this, the first part of a 3-part series focusing on Linux.    Continue»
 
Beginners Guides: Linux Part 2: Installing a PC
April 18, 2008   |   By: Mike D.   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
We'll look at SUSE Personal 9.1 and explore the process of installing Linux onto your hard drive as a full operating system.     Continue»
 
Beginners Guides: Linux Part 3: Installing New Software
April 16, 2008   |   By: Mike D.   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
Linux is free, relatively easy to install, but what about software? How do you add programs and software in an environment that isn't based on the familiar rules of the Microsoft Windows world?    Continue»
 
Beginners Guides: Making Old Software Compatible with Windows Vista
April 09, 2008   |   By: Mike D.   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
Upgraded to Windows Vista? Have you discovered a lot of the software (and even some hardware) you've been using for years is no longer compatible? You're not alone... Buying all new software isn't the answer, instead PCSTATS will guide you down the path to getting your old programs working once more in Vista.    Continue»
 
Thermaltake BlacX SATA Hard Drive USB Docking Station Review
April 01, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Hard Drives
The Thermaltake BlacX is a neat little USB-based hard drive docking station that fills a gap left vacant by removable hard drive racks and external hard drive enclosure systems.    Continue»
 
Samsung Syncmaster 743B 17-inch LCD Display Review
April 01, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Monitors
The Samsung Syncmaster 743B LCD/TFT monitor PCSTATS is checking out in this review is clearly oriented towards individuals on a budget who aren't willing to skimp on picture quality.    Continue»
 
Samsung Syncmaster 943B 19-inch LCD Display Review
March 27, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Monitors
The Syncmaster 943B is a mainstream / business oriented 19-inch LCD display with a competitive price tag.    Continue»
 
Beginners Guides: Windows Vista Crash Recovery and Repair Install
March 20, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
What you need to know to bring a crashed Vista PC system back to life. When Windows Vista fails and won't boot, separate the hardware from the software and get it fixed with the help of PCSTATS.    Continue»
 
Beginners Guides: Stopping Vista From Thrashing Hard Disks to Death
March 11, 2008   |   By: Mike D.   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
While your PC may be doing nothing, all of a sudden you notice the hard drives are trashing around like the entire drive is being copied. Never fear, PCSTATS is here to help you stop Windows Vista from excessive hard drive usage, and show you how to free up some disk space too!    Continue»
 
Beginners Guides: Installing Windows Vista
March 05, 2008   |   By: Mike D.   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
Installing Microsoft Windows operating systems has never been too hard, but Windows Vista's install process does differ in several ways from that of Windows XP, especially when it comes to handling hard drive selection...    Continue»
 
Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC Geforce 9600GT Videocard Review
March 04, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Video Cards
If you don't want to bother overclocking yourself, aim for a pre-overclocked videocard like the Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC PCSTATS is testing in this review. This baby is a single slot reference videocard which has been pre-overclocked at the factory.    Continue»
 
Palit Geforce 8800GT Super+ 1GB Videocard Review
March 03, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Video Cards
Palit have taken a slightly different approach with this GeForce 8800GT-class videocard. Rather than pre-overclock the GPU and memory, it's added an extra 512MB of onboard videocard memory, bumping the total to 1GB GDDR3.    Continue»
 
Biostar V903GT52-NV1AN 512MB Geforce 9600GT Videocard Review
February 28, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Video Cards
Biostar's V903GT52-NV1AN videocard is equipped with 512MB of GDDR3 memory. Like all videocards from the nVidia Geforce 9-series, the 9600GT is DirectX10 and Shader Model 4.0 compliant.    Continue»
 
Palit 9600GT Sonic 512MB Geforce 9600GT Videocard Review
February 21, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Video Cards
Palit's tweaking makes the 9600GT Sonic roughly at par with nVidia's Geforce 8800GTS (650 MHz core / 970 MHz mem). The Geforce 9600GT features 64 stream processors, supports SLI and is PCI Express 2.0 and HDCP compliant.    Continue»
 
Asus PM17TU 17inch Gamer LCD Display Review
February 20, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Monitors
The Asus PM17TU is an economical 17" LCD monitor designed for gamers. Its prime attribute is a fast screen which boasts a ghost-busting 3ms G-to-G pixel response time.    Continue»
 
Samsung Syncmaster 275T 27-inch LCD Display Review
February 15, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Monitors
Samsung's Syncmaster 275T LCD/TFT display is a 27" wide screen (16:10 aspect ratio) monitor with a native resolution of 1920x1200 pixels. The LCD panel has an anti-reflective non-glossy coating and features a brightness rating of 500 cd/m2, contrast ratio of 1000:1.    Continue»
 
Beginners Guides: Safe Mode in Windows Vista For Crash Recovery
February 06, 2008   |   By: Mike D.   |   Topic: Beginners Guides
The first step to recovering a crashed computer is Windows Vista's Safe Mode. Knowing this will allow you to deal with bad software drivers, determine if it's a hardware or software error, and fight off virus attacks. Safe Mode is like a second chance to save your PC from certain doom!    Continue»
 
Asus Maximus Extreme Intel X38 Express Motherboard Review
February 05, 2008   |   By: C. Sun   |   Topic: Motherboards
The Asus Maximus Extreme motherboard PCSTATS is testing today is based around Intel's X38 Express and ICH9R chipsets. It comes absolutely loaded with features, almost too much in fact.     Continue»
 
Asus BLITZ Extreme Intel P35 Express DDR3 Motherboard Review
January 30, 2008   |   By: M. Page   |   Topic: Motherboards
The Asus BLITZ Extreme motherboard is based around Intel's P35 Express Northbridge and ICH9R Southbridge chipsets. It supports up to 8GB of DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory.    Continue»
 

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