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by Rafael Hernandez on January 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Hindsight is always 20/20, be it that poor stock pick or choosing that exotic dish at the restaurant there’s no going back on regretful decisions. Thankfully bit-tech has compiled a list of the best hardware of 2008 so you can…

Read more 2008 Hardware Awards, AKA What You Should've Gotten In The First Place

by Rafael Hernandez on December 23, 2008 · 0 comments

The trend with most gaming PCs is to pile on the latest hardware into an outlandishly styled case, add your company’s gaming badge on it and you’re free to charge obsene amounts of money for it. HP’s Firebird 803 with…

Read more HP Firebird 803, Gaming Performance Crammed Into An Itty-Bitty Box

by Rafael Hernandez on December 16, 2008 · 0 comments

Getting your game on is a difficult, if confusing, process now-a-days. You’ve got your last gen quad cores that offer bang-for-the-buck and the new stuff obviously tempting you with their increased performance. If you haven’t got the time for that…

Read more CyberPower Gamer Xtreme XT, Prepped For Gaming

by Rafael Hernandez on December 11, 2008 · 0 comments

The somewhat thin client is in again with Dell’s new OptiPlex 160. The company is offering up these sleek new machines with the power-efficient Intel Atom CPU, with a dual-core Atom option coming early next year.On the storage front you…

Read more Dell OptiPlex 160, Scaling Down The Desktop

by Rafael Hernandez on December 10, 2008 · 0 comments

VIA’s low-power lineup of CPUs have been a great choice for portable and tight fit applications. While not the speediest of chips they can handle a great number of tasks with ease which is why the company is stepping out…

Read more VIA ARTiGO A2000, For Your Storage Serving Needs

by Rafael Hernandez on December 2, 2008 · 0 comments

Intel’s Atom CPU has been a driving force between the whole netbook craze allowing for miniature portable computers with good battery life. Unfortunately they aren’t the fastest chips out there and they certainly can be a hindrance in a desktop…

Read more Asus Adopts The Celeron For The Eee Box

by Rafael Hernandez on November 14, 2008 · 0 comments

The one drawback for running some form of high-end gaming computer is the massively huge PC tower case decked out with 20 fans to in order to keep it all cool. Thankfully Smooth Creations has come up with their LanShark…

Read more Smooth Creations LanShark: Gaming MicroATX Style

by Rafael Hernandez on November 13, 2008 · 0 comments

Boutique built gaming rigs are becoming a popular choice for those that don’t want to go through the hassle of building their own PC and tweaking the heck out of the poor thing. Maingear’s F131 brings together an overclocked, optionally…

Read more Maingear F131: Mid-Range Gaming Performance

by Rafael Hernandez on October 28, 2008 · 0 comments

At least one company saw the lack of a Blu-ray drive on a Mac OSX based system as a hindrance so they decided to offer it as an option. Apple Computers is not the company you should be looking to…

Read more Psystar Combines Blu-ray and Mac OSX, This Should Be Interesting

by Rafael Hernandez on October 21, 2008 · 0 comments

If gaming is your primary concern might we suggest taking a look at a pre-built machine to get the job done, that or spend days researching the right components, getting all of the hardware ordered, and days of tweaking until…

Read more CyberPower Gamer Xtreme XE…It's For Gaming

by Rafael Hernandez on October 17, 2008 · 0 comments

Leaning on your techy friend/family member/significant other to help you with your technology needs will most likely lead to fewer returned phone calls, instant messages, invitations to important social gatherings. We’ve gathered up a few helpful links to guides and…

Read more A Beginner's Guide to PCs: Starting Out