The name is similar, the boxes are similar, and the boards look the same. However, if you intend on purchasing one of these you NEED to know the difference! First off I have to say that ASUS has some of the...
Because I am a hardcore fan of 3D video games (PC), I know something about video cards. I really like to share it with people here. Personally, I like nVidia cards (ATI guys, don't be nervous, I just said...
This is quite simply the strongest motherboard out there if you want to pair up an Intel CPU with a dual graphics solution. The BIOS supports tweaking every voltage setting you can think of, and then theres...
Struggling to understand what all the SLI and Crossfire hubbub is about? Care to have it explained in plain English? Read on, because here’s your chance. Display card basics The display card is, quite simply,...
The goal of this guide is to help potential buyers and system builders plan their next project. Generally, there are a few possible scenarios for building a PC:Maxing out from the start - this is usually...
What is NVIDIA SLI Technology?NVIDIA® SLI™ technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows you to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions in a...
DDR3 is the successor to DDR2. DDR3 takes 1.5v and supports bandwidth up to 17 GB/s. DDR3 comes with a prefetch buffer width of 8 bit. Speeds are the following:800mhz PC3-6400 1066mhz PC3-8500 1333mhz...
ASUS P5N-E SLI, nVIDID nForce 650i SLI Intel Edition Motherboard. This is not review of ASUS P5N-E! You can find a lot of excellent reviews in internet. What I want to describe here is : What you should know...
PCI-Express 2.0 is the successor to PCI-Express. The bus bandwidth is 5Gps. PCI-Express 2.0 is backwards compatible with PCI-Express. You can stick a pci-express 1.0 card in a pci-express 2.0 slot, but it will...
PCI is what I would consider the successor to ISA, EISA, Vesa Local Bus, and MCA. PCI tends to be cream or white in color. I can be 32 bit or 64 bit. 3.3 volt or 5 volt. Most motherboards can take 32 bit 3.3...
