Beginners Guides: 101 Tech Tips and Tweaks for Windows XP
PCSTATS has a massive Tech Tip guide for Windows XP covering 101 useful and sometimes spicy Tweaks and Tech Tips that will make your clunkly PC run better! Continue» |
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Beginners Guides: Diagnosing Bad Hard Drives
Know... before your hard drive kicks the bucket, taking all your data with it. Clickity-click, time to defuse that dying hard disk! Continue» |
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Beginners Guide: Exploring CPU Performance in Windows Vista vs. Win 7
Stuck with an older PC that runs slow in Vista? Upgrading to Windows 7 might breath new life into that PC and extend its useful life. Find out as PCSTATS tests multiple CPUs under identical Vista and Win 7 environments. Continue» |
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Beginners Guide: How To Install/Remove Intel Socket LGA1366 CPU and Heatsink
We thought we'd run off a quick Beginners Guide illustrating the procedure for installing a socket 1366 CPU for the benefit of our readers. If you are planning on building a Intel based computer anytime soon, bookmark this PCSTATS Guide now!
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Beginners Guides: Flash Memory Data Recovery and Protection
One of the major benefits of flash memory is that they are compatible with many of the data recovery programs
designed to retrieve accidentally deleted files from computer hard disks. Continue» |
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Beginners Guides: Understanding and Creating Batch Files
Batch files can save time by automating actions down to one simple click. A good understanding of what they are, how they work, and how to create your own, is crucial to today's IT force. Continue» |
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Canada Computers / Gigabyte G1 Motherboard LAN-Party Event
case you missed it, Gigabyte hosted an exclusive LAN Party in partnership with Canada Computers and the Canadian distributor Supercom a few days ago in Markham for its new line of enthusiast grade G1 Killer gaming motherboards. Here's the full rundown on the event. Continue» |
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Beginners Guides: Windows Command Prompt
Back in the heyday of text-based operating systems like Unix and DOS, the command prompt was the operating system. Continue» |
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ASUS P7P55D Premium Intel P55 Express Motherboard Review
The ASUS P7P55D Premium is a good representation of overclocking tools, power saving features and tweaks: TurboV Evo, Hybrid Phase, ExpressGate, MemOK, EPU, Fan Xpert and Stack Cool 3+ in moment. Gamers can install two videocards in the board's twin PCI Express 2.0 x16 videocard slots. Continue» |
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Beginners Guides: Windows XP Safe Mode Explained
Safe Mode is a powerful tool for fixing problems in Windows, and finally PCstats explains how to actually use it! Continue» |
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Intel 6-Series Chipset Recall - Sandy Bridge Intel P67 & H67 (v2.2)
On January 31st 2011, Intel announced a silicon level problem with its latest 6-series motherboard chipsets - the Intel P67 and Intel H67 for 2nd generation Intel Core i5/i7 2xxx series (socket 1155) processors. Continue» |
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Seagate 2TB Barracuda XT 6Gb/s SATA III Hard Drive Review
In this review PCSTATS will be testing out Seagate's 2TB, 6Gb/s SATA III Barracuda XT hard drive. This 3.5" desktop hard drive features an increased 64MB onboard cache where other 2TB drives only have 32MB and it supports Native Command Queing (NCQ). Continue» |
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Seasonic X-760 760W 80Plus Gold Power Supply Review
In this article PCSTATS will examine a 760W power supply from Seasonic's flagship modular gaming "X" series. The Seasonic SS-760KM is an Active Power Factor Correction (A-PFC F3) power supply that boasts an80 Plus Gold rating. It features a +12V rail capable of delivering 63 Amps, four 6/8 PCI Express videocard power connectors. Continue» |
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AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition 3.6 GHz Socket AM3 Processor Review
AMD's Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition is a quad-core, 3.6GHz socket AM3 chip with 6MB of L3 cache and 512KB of L2 cache per core. It's being released in tandem with the AMD Phenom II X4 840 CPU. Both processors are ideally suited to socket AM3 motherboards built around the recent AMD 890FX or 890GX chipsets. Continue» |
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Biostar TH67XE Intel H67 Motherboard - FIRST LOOK
While all Sandy Bridge CPUs will have the integrated graphics core tucked away on the socket 1155 chip, to use it you will need an Intel H67 based motherboard. Motherboards like the Biostar TH67XE that PCSTATS is previewing for you today support up to one PCI Express 2.0 x16 videocard. Continue» |
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Beginners Guides: Hard Drive Data Recovery
Hard drives, being the dynamic storage
devices that they are, are extremely easy to erase in any number of amusing and simple to achieve ways. This Guide also deals with recovering deleted formatted information. UPDATED - How to fix a 1TB hard drive that suddenly changes to 0.0GB, or 32MB in size. Continue» |
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Beginners Guides: 99 Performance Tips for Windows XP
PCSTATS covers all the TechTips you need to push a Windows XP PC from sluggish to quick. This Guide deals with quicker boot times, making your current hardware work faster, and 99 other Tips from PCSTATS that will help you make your computer run better, quicker, and more efficiently! Continue» |
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MSI Computer P67A-GD65 Intel P67 Motherboard - FIRST LOOK
If I say ClickBIOS, Military Class II, OC Genie II or Control Center II there's really no need to mention anything else, is there? We'll explain the four key features MSI is touting, first a little background to set the mood.... Continue» |
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IcyDock MB973SP-B Tray-less 3-Bay SATA Hard Drive Bay Module
A hot swap backplane module like the IcyDock MB973SP-B is like a hard drive rack, except you don't have to fiddle with plugs and data cables when time comes to install or swap a drive. The disks are always at hand for removal and capacity upgrades. On top of that, forced cooling is built in to prevent excessive heat build up. Continue» |
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LiteON iHAS524 DVD-DL Writer Review
Advances are still happening in the world of optical drives believe it or not, and more than just boosts to DVD write speed! In this review PCSTATS is testing a particularly neat technology built into the LiteOn iHAS524 12x DVD-DL (24x DVD±R) recorder that may just convince you to spring for a sleek new SATA drive... Continue» |
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