Archive for February, 2008

How to Fix Your Motherboard for $15

Leaked or burst capacitors will kill your system for sure. We show you how to replace defect capacitors on your motherboard to revive your computer. Continue to read more…

Do-It-Yourself Solar-Powered PC: Hardware

In the second article in this series, we focus on the hardware required to run a desktop PC, including monitor, with solar cells 24/7. The PC consumes a world-record low of only 61 Watts! Continue to read more…

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

The latest version of Photoshop Elements hasn’t deviated from its award-winning formula. It comes in two parts, the Editor and the Organiser.

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Holiday Buyer’s Guide 2007 Part 4

Feast your eyes on Part 4 of 6 parts in this latest Tom’s Holiday Buyer’s Guide, where our focus turns to interesting peripherals from Bluetooth headsets, to hard disks, graphics cards and more. Continue to read more…

CPU Cooler Charts 2008, Part 1

Keep cool! That’s what CPU coolers are there for. 45 % of our candidates fail our test. We uncover weaknesses and expose false promises. Continue to read more…

Thermalright’s New Graphics Card Coolers

Thermalright has a track record of delivering some of the best coolers money can buy. Has the firm hit another home run with its HR-03 Plus and V2? Continue to read more…

Tom’s New Reference System

In 2008, Tom’s Hardware will be using a Reference Test System to standardize its test platform across multiple international test labs. Here’s your chance to learn all about it before it goes live. Continue to read more…

Sony hopes to improve PS3 upscaling 30-40%

Sony is certainly on the right track lately, proving that they can long overcome their stumbles associated with the PlayStation 3 launch. Sony now declares that it isn't content with the existing upscaling quality for standard definition DVDs and games, and says that by using power still untapped in the… Continue to read more…

Lite-On factory fire threatens PC monitor biz

Dell, HP and Lenovo may get burned
A fire at Lite-On’s main flat-panel monitor factory in China could disrupt LCD display supplies across the PC industry.…
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Solid State Disk Drives Are Here

SanDisk’s SSD5000 shows that flash-based drives really do offer superior performance, while consuming less power. Still, there are some drawbacks. Continue to read more…