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DIY CPU Desk!

max — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:39:35 +0000

Do you like to tinker with your computer a lot like me? Well, you can make yourself a DIY CPU Desk like the guys over at Evil Mad Scientists did. Way cool. (via bed blog)

I just love the way that this desk looks. But it gives me an idea too– take it one step further, and what if it worked? You could use a single, giant PCB for the motherboard which sat underneath the glass surface of the desk. With that much area, you could fit in a lot of processing power. On the cheap (or moderately cheap), one could imagine instead filling the inside of a desk top with low-cost (even last-generation) PC motherboards to make a great looking beowulf cluster or render farm that doesn’t take up any desktop or rack-mount space.

Seriously though, I’d LOVE to see a working version, a REAL desktop PC! That’s on my list of priorities now.

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DIY CPU Desk!

CPU Hack – How to your Control your Computer/Laptop CPU Speed!

max — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:41:25 +0000

Recently, I fixed my old HP laptop that had a CPU overheating problem. I even replaced the CPU fan with a new one but still, the HP laptop keeps freezing because the AMD Turion 64 CPU on it was simply poorly designed as far as heating problems were concerned.

However I did find a great free software that solved my problems and also helps on desktop PCs too. This might be the best free tool ever for Windows XP/Vista users yet.

The free CPU management software is called Notebook Hardware Control (NHC). It runs on most laptops/desktops flawlessly and automatically controls/throttles your CPU speed/voltage so your CPU never overheats.

After you download the NHC and install it on your Windows XP or Vista computer, go to Settings and click on “Show all NHC options and settings”.

Now, you will be able to more menus. Go to CPU Speed and you can adjust the settings, including your own custom, dynamic switching option.

If you set it to “dynamic switching”, NHC will automatically throttle your CPU frequency just as it’s needed. This will save you a ton of battery life on laptops plus your CPU will last much longer since it’s not running on full 8 cylinders.

The problem with Windows XP and Vista is that the operating system has been designed to basically run on full CPU power.

With NHC, you no longer need to do that. It’s like optimizing your CPU power.

I actually tried couple other programs before this one but I find this one easy to use and most effective. You can also try SpeedswitchXP, which is exclusively for XP machines but works pretty well too.

For my ailing HP laptop, I set the setting to “Battery Optimized” so the CPU will run at its minimal speed. Now, the CPU never overheats, it never even gets hot enough for the CPU fan to come on.

Another suggestion for laptops is to always use “hibernation” mode instead of rebooting Windows everytime if you have CPU overheating problems. Hibernation takes much less CPU power and sometimes with overheating CPUs, you can’t boot unless your CPU has been cooled to room temperature.

Using NHC and hibernation, now my old HP laptop can run just fine. A bit slower than its full CPU capacity but still better than frozen screens.

There’s also additional features in NHC such as showing your actual temperature of your CPU and other chips on your computer/laptop.

I liked it so much, I even put it on my desktop PCs. Now my desktop PCs simply throttle CPU speed to almost nothing if I leave it on while doing something else.

Resources for Controlling your Computer/Laptop CPU Speed

Notebook Hardware Control (NHC) – Works on Win XP/Vista, works great with desktop PCs also.
SpeedSwitchXP – Works on Win XP, I initially used this one, it works quite well also with ability to control CPU fan speeds too.
SpeedFan – SpeedFan is a great way to monitor your CPU temp/speed and more.

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CPU Hack – How to your Control your Computer/Laptop CPU Speed!

Computer DIY – How to Clean Your CPU Fans!

max — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:38:39 +0000

Today, I decided to clean my desktop computer’s CPU fans since my computer kept slowing down a lot lately. I knew it probably was due to my CPU fans collecting with dust as I have been using this desktop PC for about 2 years without any cleaning.

To my surprise, I found that it was indeed my CPU fans that weren’t working at all as the metal fins have been all stuck with large collection of dust. You can see later in this DIY how dirty my CPU fan was…

So, here’s how to clean your CPU fans. (This is for most desktop PCs.)

1) First, you will need to open up your desktop. Usually, there’s either couple screws or some computers like mine have a “hand-screw” that allow the side cover to come off easily.

2) Once you open up the computer case, locate your CPU fan, it’s usually the biggest fan thingee.

3) Once located, you can unscrew the four screws holding it to the motherboard.

4) Also make sure to unplug the CPU fan wire that connects to your motherboard so you can detach it.

5) Once unscrewed and CPU fan wires disconnected, the CPU fan should come off the CPU easily. (You can see my Intel CPU on the lower-right here as I take the fan out.)

6) A quick look at the CPU fan assembly showed me that the metal fins (the thing that actually cools down your CPU) was stuck with “massive” collection of dust! Yuck, this is why my computer was running super slow…

When the metal fins are blocked like this, your CPU fan will actually have no real effect on cooling your CPU. Thus, it was like my computer was running with no CPU fan.

7) The CPU fan part should easily snap off the metal fins, just carefully un-snap it out.

Once I had the CPU fan and metal fins separated, I saw this picture below:
(Oh GOTT!)

9) Next, clean your CPU fan fins and the metal fin thingee with a lightly wetted paper towel. You can also blow on it afterwards to get all the dust out. You don’t have to clean it perfectly, just get rid of the big stuff that’s clogging your CPU fan.

10) Assemble and put the CPU fan back on your motherboard and boot up your computer.

You should now see that your computer runs much faster like when you bought it new.

How often should you clean your CPU fans on a desktop?

I would say about once a year and maybe even every 6 months if you use your desktop computer a lot.

This method should work on all kinds of desktop computers including Macs. Procedure might be slightly different but if you know how to use a screwdriver, you should be able to clean your CPU fans pretty easily.

What are the benefits of having clean CPU fans?

Well, first, your computer will run much faster since your CPU doesn’t heat up as easily under load when you are running heavy applications like Photoshop, Outlook, or watching YouTube videos.

Plus, your CPU will practically last forever so long as they never overheat. I have a 20 year old 386DX-25 CPU that still runs after 20 years. Computer CPUs are generally failure-proof for a really long time so long as you make sure it’s cooled correctly.

Computers in general last a freakin’ long time, it’s usually the hard drive that dies first or CPU from not cleaning your CPU fans.

There’s also great free programs out there that will let you dynamically control CPU speeds so your CPU is more efficient, uses less power, and last even longer. I will have more on that soon but if you haven’t checked out your CPU fans in over a year, I highly suggest you to check them out.

You can also “replace” your CPU fans to better after-market ones. For that, I highly suggest getting one with bigger “amperes (amps)” ratings. For example, 2 Amp rated PC fan will run faster than a 0.20 Amp PC fan. You might have to shop around though for the best PC fan out there as it varies depending on where you go.

Well, that’s about it, you should now be able to have a computer that runs faster and last longer. Bye~

UPDATE: Here’s a quick video of me doing my other linux computer:

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Computer DIY – How to Clean Your CPU Fans!

Amazon Hack – Kindle 2 Hacked to Run Ubuntu Linux!

max — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:56:59 +0000

It looks like Jesse Vincent has hacked an Amazon Kindle 2 to run a custom version of Ubuntu Linux! Well, the Kindle 2 does run on ARM, there’s a lot of linux software out there that’s running on ARM including the Palm Pre but this is pretty amazing indeed.

I could not find any further details on how to accomplish this but I can say one thing, if you can make use of Kindle 2’s EDVO connection, you might just have hacked a “free” per-say, linux computer that uses very little energy. Jesse tells not to think about it but I say go ahead and try it out, why not? (Turn the GPS off before you do and setup anonymous proxies.)

This guy makes it sound too easy, maybe it is?

What you see there is a Kindle 2 with the Ubuntu 9.04 port to ARM running in a chrooted environment. On the screen you see xdaliclock in front of an xterm with the remains of a “top” command and a few mildly embarrassing typos.

To open up the Kindle, I used the USB networking debug mode Amazon left hanging around when they first shipped the Kindle 2, a statically linked telnetd and a cross-compiler to bootstrap myself. From there, I built a daemon that can convert DRM-free PDFs and ePubs into something Amazon’s reader on the Kindle can deal with.

After that, I started to get curious about what else might be possible. It only took a few evenings to get a moderately usable Ubuntu environment running.

Mostly, the Kindle is a lovely little Linux box. Getting X working took a bit of hacking, but everything else “just works” with very little configuration.

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Amazon Hack – Kindle 2 Hacked to Run Ubuntu Linux!

Laptop DIY – How to Fix Your Laptop!

max — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:54:29 +0000

99% of most laptop problems are caused by your CPU cooling fans (these are the metal thingees that are next to your CPU) being blocked by dust. Most of the time, 6 months of everyday use will cause enough dust to collect in your cooling fans, which will either make your laptop run really slow or simply freeze up.

When dust collects in your cooling fans, your CPU fan will no longer work with you but actually against you, building heat on your laptop’s CPU, causing all kinds of havoc among frozen screens and boot up problems.

But don’t worry, it’s very easy to fix the problem, you simply usually need a screwdriver and carefully locate where the CPU cooling fans are. Simply take all the dust out and your laptop will be running good as new.

The reason I post this today is because my Dell 1525 laptop had the problem of making weird fan noises and freezing up after 9 months of constant use.

Here’s a video on how to clean out the fans for a Dell 1525 laptop. You should be able to find a YouTube video by googling “MyLaptop clean CPU fan”.

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P.S. You can also find various free software that will show you the actual CPU temperature so you know when you need to clean your CPU fans.

If you don’t want to do it yourself, simply send it to a computer repair shop but I assure you, they will charge you a lot more for the simple job.

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Laptop DIY – How to Fix Your Laptop!

Laptop DIY – How to Clean Your Laptop CPU Fans!

max — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:44:13 +0000

The #1 cause for laptop failures are the CPU fan grills filling up with dust and making your fans no longer operable. Once you start hearing extra “fan sounds” in your laptop, it probably means your CPU fans are stuck with dust and it’s time to clean them. If you don’t, your CPU will overheat and the laptop will ultimately give you the blue screen of death now and then.

But it’s not too hard to clean your laptop CPU fans, the hard part is just getting to it depending on the brand.

HP laptops in general have horrible fan-grill designs, I have personally cleaned 2 of my previous HP laptops before and this usually fixes “all” HP laptop problems.

Anyways, here’s a good DIY that shows you how to clean your laptop CPU fans.

My main computer is an hp zv5000 – it uses two heat pipes with heat sinks and two fans to cool the processor. Through use, those heat sinks (copper?) and pipes collect quite a bit of dust reducing the machine’s cooling capacity.

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Laptop DIY – How to Clean Your Laptop CPU Fans!

AMD Phenom II Overclocked to 6.89Ghz with Liquid Nitrogen!

max — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:38:46 +0000

LMAO, it looks like people at AMD have invited the best overclockers in the world to test out the AMD Phenom II CPU limits with liquid nitrogen, they did reach a maximum of 6.89Ghz, what a FEAT!

Located in the heart of Texas, the city of Austin is known for many things. Nicknamed Silicon Hills, the state capital accommodates an army of tech companies including the one and only Advanced Micro Devices, better known as AMD. From May 20th to the 22nd, AMD brought in some of the biggest names in the extreme overclocking scene with the goal of breaking world records. Armed with AMD’s latest Black Edition processor, the Phenom II X4 955, a steady flow of liquid nitrogen (LN2), and several vats of liquid helium (LHe), the stage was set for one of the most impressive overclocking exhibitions of recent memory.

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AMD Phenom II Overclocked to 6.89Ghz with Liquid Nitrogen!

The super Dell XPS 630

David Allen — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:00:31 +0000

As far as PC’s go there are simply just too many to choose from, so it depends on what you want do on the computer, it seems that gamers are the most demanding of computer users and therefore computer makers are now producing machines that are designed specifically for the gamer market.

This is the Dell XPS 630, a gaming machine that appear to have fashioned itself on “Knightrider” but it is great value, according to Dell this is about half the price of the original price tag in 2008.

So what do you get?

Powerful Intel Core 2 E8400 CPU running at 3GHz

A 6MB cache

1333MHz front-side bus

SLi Dual nVidia GeForce 9800GT with 512MB of memory

2GB of high speed RAM

7200 RPM 500 GB SATA hard drive

Pre-loaded OS, you will get Windows Vista Home Premium, 64-bit Edition

Priced at $999 but only for a short time

Source [Techna Bob]

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The super Dell XPS 630

Intel Rock Stars Video!

max — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:20:30 +0000

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LMAO, these guys rock!!!

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Intel Rock Stars Video!

PC DIY – How to Build a Killer Gaming PC!

max — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:43:48 +0000

If you’ve already learned how to build a PC in a rather fast-fashion of 10 minutes or under, you might be interested to know about how to build a killer gaming PC.

ExtremeTech.com has a great detailed tutorial on how to build your next killer gaming PC using the latest hardware.

Of course, the one secret about building a killer gaming PC is to use the latest and the best hardware, this tutorial will never stop.

Our goal isn’t to simply throw money at the problem. We avoid building a system that might push the thermal envelope too hard, or that requires a kilowatt power supply. What we want is a highly reliable, high performance rig that will run any game on the market at high detail levels, without being a noisy beast that can heat a small house.

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PC DIY – How to Build a Killer Gaming PC!

CuPC – Atom Based Desktop!

max — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:50:50 +0000

Here’s a cool Atom-based desktop from Comfile Technology, where I used to work. I really like this setup as I could probably get bunch of these to make some server clusters.

Specs:

Proccessor	Intel Atom Processor 1.6GHz
Main Board	Intel 945GC North-Bridge
Memory	1G DDR2 (667MHz)
Graphic	Intel GMA 950 Graphics
HDD	160GB (SATA/5400rpm)
Slot	x1 PCI slot
CDROM	No
OS	Excluded
Network	Realtek RTL8100C 10/100Mbps Ethernet
Audio	Realtek ALC662 5.1Ch HD Audio
Ports	x2 PS/2 Port / x1 Parallel Port / x1 Serial Port / x1 D-Sub Port x4 USB 2.0 Port / x1 RJ-45 Port / x1 5.1Ch Audio Port
Size (LWH)	215 x 210 x 55mm
Weight	1Kg

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CuPC – Atom Based Desktop!

Computer DIY – How to Build a PC!

max — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:18:50 +0000

If you have been following Zedomax for quite awhile, you probably remember when my friend built a PC in 8 minutes. Well, here’s some more good DIYs on how to build a PC. Building a PC can be a daunting task for first timers while it’s a piece of cake for those who have done it before.

Building a PC can be a daunting task. It takes research and patience. Rushing through a build can create immediate or intermittent issues. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the process of of installing the PC components and provide some handy tips along the way. This tutorial uses parts for an Intel based system. The parts for an AMD based system are similar; the only difference is the motherboard and processor. I’ll toss in a brief segway into AMD processor installations for those of you going with the underdog. Let’s get started!

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DIY Parallax Propeller Laptop!

max — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:29:27 +0000

Making a laptop with an embedded computer chip is probably pointless since that’s the whole purpose of not using a laptop for embedded devices in the first place, but here’s a cool DIY Parallax Propeller Laptop for your amusement.

This is a Propeller laptop – with a 6502 co-processor and 64K of static RAM! The Propeller handles all I/O for the 6502 and runs an integrated debugger so you can program the computer. The Propeller serves as the programmable chipset for this 6502 laptop. You could use an FPGA in this capacity, but could you easily do this and implement visual debugger software inside an FPGA? Over the years hardware prototyping has evolved from building-block hardware (TTL) to programmable hardware (PLA’s and FPGA’s). I believe the Propeller represents the next revolution: 100% software-based virtual hardware – and I built this laptop to prove it!

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DIY Parallax Propeller Laptop!

ASUS Rampage II Extreme Motherboard Review!

max — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:57:30 +0000

The ASUS Rampage II Extreme is probably the motherboard to get if you are thinking about building your next ultimate PC.

The ASUS Rampage II Extreme supports Intel Core i7/Intel Core i7 Extreme and features HyperThreading Technology , SLI Ready, CrossFireX Ready.

It also supports 45nm CPU, Intel QuickPath Interconnect – up to 6.4 GT/s!

This is the motherboard for overclocking-addicts like me and if you get one, don’t forget to send me pics of it, I will be jealous!

Asus Rampage II Extreme X58 LGA 1366 is built for Intel Core i7 and it is ready for Intel’s next-generation 45nm Multi-Core CPUs. It supports Intel’s new QuickPath Interconnect, 12GB DDR3 1800/1600/1333/1066 Triple-channel memory, 3 ATI CrossFireX or NVIDIA SLI graphics cards, SATA 3 Gb/s, RAID 0,1,5,10, dual Gigabit LAN, 8-channel high-definition audio, 1394a, USB 2.0, and the latest Asus overclocking features. If you want to assemble an extremely fast, ultra-realistic graphic, professional gaming system, then this is your ultimate gaming/overclocking motherboard.

Get it on Amazon for $415.62

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ASUS Rampage II Extreme Motherboard Review!

Laptop News Roundup!

max — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:12:21 +0000

Here’s Laptop news Roundup for today:

Dell will be releasing their Studio 15 soon, the HD-equipped laptop will come with nice subwoofers which I am having a hard time believing there will be much bass if any.

Gateway has their new laptop line, the TC7306u and TC7307u series. I am not a fan of Gateway laptops but who knows, they might make a come-back soon.

Dell is tinkering with Arm processors for low power, Linux laptops. It’s a good thing but I am not sure if ARM processors are fast enough yet for laptops. They have been traditionally used for PDAs and bunch of embedded devices.

ASUS announces their newest Eee PC equipped with WiMAX, a smart move.

Freescale, the manufacturer of many CPU devices, is planning an Android-powered laptop, very similar to the Movit device we saw earlier.

Samsonite showcases their new laptop case L35 XL, check it out.

You can get the ghetto-laptop stand for just $10.

That’s it for today, for more, go here.

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Laptop News Roundup!

How To Convert Your Old PC Into A Server

max — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:00:59 +0000

Reuse an Old PC as A Server
Uploaded by Christopher Masiello

Recycling is good. Recycle your old PC into a dedicated server.

Check out this how-to video: using free software and equipment that you already own, you can build a server! So let’s say you hit the technology jackpot and score yourself a shiny new super computer. Congratulations! Now, you might start wondering what to do with your faithful old friend. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to convert an old PC into a server.

Reusing and Old PC as a Server (Part 2)
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How To Convert Your Old PC Into A Server

Future Computers will be Organic!

max — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:02:35 +0000

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Well, I’ve played golf few years back with a Silicon Valley lawyer who specializes in IP. (Intellectual Property)

He used to tell me rumors that AMD and Intel were already working on future computers that are “organic”, sorta like human brains.

It seems that he might have been telling the truth:

“The brain is the hardware,” says Modha, “and from it arises processes such as sensation, perception, action, cognition, emotion and interaction.” Of this, the most important is cognition, the seat of which is believed to reside in the cerebral cortex.

The structure of the cerebral cortex is the same in all mammals. So researchers started with a real-time simulation of a small brain, about the size of a rat’s, in which they put together simulated neurons connected through a digital network. It took 8 terabytes of memory on a 32,768-processor BlueGene/L supercomputer to make it happen.

The simulation doesn’t replicate the rat brain itself, but rather imitates just the cortex. Despite being incomplete, the simulation is enough to offer insights into the brain’s high-level computational principles, says Modha.

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Future Computers will be Organic!

RC Flying Cockroach

David Allen — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:00:42 +0000

With a lot of flying machines and creatures around, it must be difficult for the designers to keep thinking up new ideas, but the remote control flying cockroach has to be a real winner, it comes with its own on board rechargeable battery, which is charged up when the insect is in the docking station.

The roach comes with a multi directional remote control, which allows the user to fly the insect around the room, but if you live in an apartment do not go to close to the side, these babies can cause serious injuries.

Priced $70

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RC Flying Cockroach

Windows controls UK nuclear subs

David Allen — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:16:52 +0000

When Bae Systems Plc and The Royal Navy announced that, the entire fleet of nuclear powered and of course nuclear armed submarines, they must have expected a pat on the back. What they should have seen is everyone running for cover!

The programmes is known as the Submarine Command System Next Generation (SMCS NG) those involved are very pleased with the system so far, but I suppose that have not seen the blue screen of death yet or maybe they are still waiting for the system to start up. Of course, there won’t be anything like that happening, will there?

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Windows controls UK nuclear subs

Computer Hack – How to Build a PC Computer in 8 Minutes!

max — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:39:38 +0000

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Well, my friend had an extra credit project for school and he wanted me to video him, edit the video, and put it on YouTube. (I know there’s 2 ands and my English is good but I like to use a lot of ands)

Anyways, he does it pretty fast so check out the video if you don’t know how to build a PC computer yet. =)

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Computer Hack – How to Build a PC Computer in 8 Minutes!

Intel Core i7 Rave and Reviews!

max — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:18:15 +0000

Well, it’s a miracle that Intel keeps on making faster better chips, this time with the Core i7.

In short, the Intel Core i7 features QuickPath interface instead of the traditional Front Side Bus (FSB), on-processor memory controller for faster CPU-to-memory access, support for DDR3 memory modules, re-implemented hyper-threading that uses 4 CPU cores as software-version 8 cores, 8MB L3 Cache, and 731 MILLION transistors!

Other Intel Core i7 rave and reviews on the internet:

TGDaily on Intel Core i7 – Read

TechReport on Intel Core i7 – Read

AnandTech on Intel Core i7 – Read

PC Perspective on architecture of Intel Core i7 – Read

TechGadget on performance and pricing of Intel Core i7 – Read

Maximum PC on dissected and benchmarking of Intel Core i7 – Read

CustomPC on Intel Core i7 – Read

TechSpot on Intel Core i7 920, 940, and 965 – Read

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Intel Core i7 Rave and Reviews!

Dell’s New Laptop will feature a Quad-core Processor with 16GB of Memory!

max — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:39:00 +0000

While this might not seem like big news, gamers will love the fact that Dell’s new laptop will feature a Quad-core Processor with 16GB of memory.

This new Dell Precision laptop will be available later this fall, keep saving up that piggy bank money until then gamers.

We heard you. Welcome to our slick new concept for the ultimate Dell Precision mobile workstation, destined to be one of the first of its kind and the envy of all those who thought they had a powerful and cool notebook.

Fully configurable, streamlined and gorgeous. Just think of the options:

Dual-core? No, YOU WANT quad-core processing power.

8GB memory limitation? Forget that, YOU WANT more.

Storage. A few hundred Gig? YOU WANT a Terabyte and RAID.

17″ screen? Yes, but YOU WANT 100% Adobe color gamut RGBLED.

512MB of dedicated graphics memory? No, YOU WANT more.

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Intel Atom 1.6GHz Dual-Core Processor Available now…

max — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:27:54 +0000

Intel Atom 1.6Ghz Dual-core Processor is officially available now. Intel has seem to set a priority for mini-notebooks and netbooks, which is what this processor will do best at.

Intel has officially begun shipping a 45nm dual-core Intel® Atom™ Processor known as the Intel Atom Processor 330. The newest member of the Atom family is designed specifically for nettops, which are affordable desktops purpose-built primarily for web surfing, email, and basic Internet usage. The dual-core Intel® Atom™ Processor 330 features a 1.6GHz processing core, 1MB of level 2 cache, an 8W TDP and support for DDR2 667. The new processor is available as an integrated package and has been validated with the Intel® 945GC Express Chipset, featuring built-in Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and Intel® High Definition Audio.

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Intel Atom 1.6GHz Dual-Core Processor Available now…

CX1 Supercomputer for $25K!

max — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:14:52 +0000

Microsoft and Cray launch the CX1 supercomputer for about $25K each. The CX1 supercomputer can hold upto 16 Intel Xeon CPUs, 4 Terabytes of storage, and 64 gigs of memory.

The supercomputer will run Windows HPC Server 2008, the only downfall of it.

I would rather see free Linux system running on the servers, that would probably bring down the cost of software and price down to around $15K at least.

At this point I don’t really see the usefulness of this Windows supercomputer but I do like the hardware.

Faenov said that people in markets such as financial services, aerospace, automotive, academic and life sciences who must do simulations and modeling that require a certain level of computing performance have two options, neither of which is easy. “You can go to a corporate environment and try to obtain a large-scale system, or purchase a system and assemble it [yourself],” he said.

via engadget, networkworld

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CX1 Supercomputer for $25K!

Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler will not fit most PC Cases!

max — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:56:07 +0000

Maybe it was just a picture, but the above pic does make it seem like the Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler is too big to fit in most PC cases.

As you can see, the CPU cooler actually fits well inside a PC case while the cooling metal fins are designed right next to your power supply and vent fans for maximum cooling.

I think this CPU Cooler might cool most CPUs pretty good. (of course, don’t compare it to a liquid cooling or does it?)

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Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler will not fit most PC Cases!

WiMax, Mini-Laptops, and Intel’s Support

max — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:12:39 +0000

A lot of tech bloggers (I won’t name them here) have been bashing how crappy WiMAX is when they haven’t even used it or don’t even know what the chip manufacturers are doing.

Well, finally here’s proof. At least if Intel is thinking of new CPUs with WiMAX support, it’s going to explode!

I am going to get one of these cool UMPC with WiMax embedded.

Look at the logos of companies already making WiMAX devices, the future is coming soon!

And check out how Intel’s now focusing on Netbooks, or mini-laptops. Holy Geesus, WiMax and Mini-laptops are gonna kill the gadget world for next 5-10 years at least!

Intel will also introduce processors and some chipsets for its next-generation mobile PC platform called Intel Centrino 2 processor technology, formerly codenamed Montevina, during the week of July 14. Intel’s full line of chipsets and its Wi-Fi wireless product will ship in early August.

Intel has developed an integrated WiMAX/Wi-Fi solution, codenamed Echo Peak that will be available as an option for certain Intel Centrino 2 processor technology-based notebook PCs.

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WiMax, Mini-Laptops, and Intel’s Support

DIY Linux-based 3D Rendering Farm – PC 24 CPU Cores and 48GB of memory!

max — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:32:53 +0000

Wow, check out this DIY Linux 3D rendering farm made with an IKEA Helmer furniture and crams 24 CPUs + 48GB of RAM.

This might give you some great ideas on how to make your own server farm, whether that’s for 3D or the web.

via kdmurray

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DIY Linux-based 3D Rendering Farm – PC 24 CPU Cores and 48GB of memory!

DIY Linux HACK – HOW TO optimize your Wordpress Blog, MediaWiki, or any other high load website with Compression!

max — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:37:55 +0000

Well, we did a lot of server hacking before with some MySQL, eAccelerator, and httpd.

There’s a lot of major blogs out there I have checked using Web Page Compression Tool that are not using compression. (For one, I checked John Chow’s blog)

Try to check one of your posts instead of checking your main URL as the tool is funky with root domains. (e.g. Check http://zedomax.com/blog/2008/02/23/never-give-up-especially-your-blog-dude/ instead of http://zedomax.com)

Here’s a screenshow of compression test I did for one of John Chow’s posts:

As you can see, John Chow’s blog does not use compression. As a result, he’s losing out on almost 5 times of bandwidth!!!

With level 9 compression, his site could be loaded on your web browser at 21K instead of the whopping 100K.

Now the compression might not be for all of you with slow CPUs. Our Zedomax.com runs on Quad-CPU server which has a lot of CPU processing power.

Here’s a screenshow of my server under normal load:

As you can see, most of the time, my CPU is idling at 80.8%! That means my CPU is pretty much sitting on its ass instead of doing work for me.

Now, if you have a similar situation, compression will help your site load faster and also bring your load down so you can handle more traffic.

Here’s how to enable compression if you have a dedicated or access to root on your server:

(Most servers have zlib installed, if you don’t have zlib installed, you will have to install that first, you can check it by making a test file and putting and search for zlib)

Add the following lines to your /etc/php.ini:

zlib.output_compression = on
zlib.output_compression_level = 5

and then restart apache! (of course):

httpd -k restart

Now, go check one of your posts on the Compression Test Tool here.

As you can see above, I just compressed one of my blog posts by a whopping 76.1%!

If you are using Super Cache plugin for Wordpress, make sure to go to options and do this too:

Now, your server will run faster since there’s less data being transmitted to your visitors, meaning you save bandwith, time, and most importantly, the ability to handle more traffic.

At 70% increase in bandwidth, that could translate to that many more visitors too as bandwidth is directly proportional to amount of time a visitor stays on your site. (Yes, I did take Calculus in college, I failed miserably before passing.) The less time a visitor takes to load a page on your blog or your site, the more time and bandwidth you have for other visitors.)

I was searching through the web for many ways to use compression for server optimization but I couldn’t find any so I sort put everything together here.

Hopefully, it helps you.

And one more thing, you can also check out this great tutorial on your httpd.conf setup.

You can always check out HOWTO decrease load on your server by 5 times also.

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DIY Linux HACK – HOW TO optimize your Wordpress Blog, MediaWiki, or any other high load website with Compression!

5ft tall robot, is this the end?

David Allen — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:00:45 +0000

Could this robot that has been designed to be like a servant, become the terminator of the future, we have all seen the film! However at the moment the robot is being taught to handle delicate items without damaging them.

The Twendy One robot is five feet tall and weighs 111 kg; there are four fingers on each hand, cameras for eyes and speaker for speech. It is able to take things out of the fridge, toast from a toaster and put it on a plate.

It will be available in 2015 and will cost between $100,000 and $200,000, so who wants one of these sitting in the kitchen?

Source [New Launches]

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5ft tall robot, is this the end?

Zalman Reserator XT Hybrid Liquid Cooling System Review

max — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:27:10 +0000

Zalman Reserator XT Hybrid Liquid Cooling System Review!

This is the ultimate when it comes to your CPU cooling. Will they send us samples?

(By the way, we are working on a new hardware site called, “eric’sHardware.com”)

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Zalman Reserator XT Hybrid Liquid Cooling System Review

Overclocking the G0 SLACR Q6600 to 4GHz

max — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:10:56 +0000

Cool…here’s some for you late night computer junkies:

1.66 volts later and a whole lot of time we managed to break that magical 4GHz mark. I don’t consider myself a hardcore overclocker but for this little achievement a pat on the back was well deserved!

We almost hit 16,500 3DMarks which is almost 500 up on the 3.8GHz run so the speed increase could continue to be seen in 3DMark06.

We ran our Crossfire cards at complete stock so no doubt we will soon be going back to 4GHz and clocking one of the cards up, since we can’t do them both just yet.

via tweaktown

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Overclocking the G0 SLACR Q6600 to 4GHz

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