Intel Core i7 Thoughts

12.19.08 - 03:23am

Intel’s Core i7 was officially unveiled to the world about a month ago and it has taken the world by storm. Compared to Intel’s Core 2 Quad and AMD’s Phenom, Core i7 was a sweet combination of multi-threaded and single-threaded performance. AMD may have been the first to have a monolithic quad-core processor but Intel definitely did it correctly with Nehalem, the architecture that composes the Core i7 lineup. So one month since launch, where do we stand and what has changed?

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Christmas Buyer Guide for Gamers

12.07.08 - 01:06pm

Christmas is upon us and the pressure is on to shop till you drop. In recent months there has been a slew of product launches and game launches that have once again raised the bar for PC gamers so I’ve decided to help ease confusion by laying down a some advice before you go out shopping.

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HP Freshman 15 Wrapup

11.01.08 - 08:01pm

Sorry about the delay and subsequent crashing of the website. The promotion simply drove too much traffic to my humble abode and caused me to exceed my bandwidth allotment. The winner, Jessica, was contacted earlier this week and I will be shipping out the laptop and accessories on Monday. I had a blast being able to offer this to everyone and I’d like to thank you all for the comments. This week I’ll spend some time reading through them all again and taking notes so I can implement some improvements. Once again, thanks everyone!

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HP Freshman 15 Promotion Starts Now!

10.18.08 - 06:06pm

Had a late start today so I apologize for delaying this. However, now you have the chance of winning a fantastic bundle from HP including an HP Pavilion dv4t laptop and a slew of other goodies. Shipping with the laptop is a docking station, printer, external hard drive, and a swank messenger bag. The rules are quite simple so read quick and start submitting.

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Review: HP Pavilion Entertainment dv4t Laptop

10.17.08 - 06:08pm

Part of the HP Freshman 15 promotion that I’ve enjoyed the most was having a dv4t sent to me. The part I don’t like is the bit about having to send it out to one of you after wards. I’m admittedly an Apple fanboy with my heart set on another Macbook but the dv4t did a respectable job in showing me that there still does exist a healthy mobile computer market outside of Apple.

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Been Busy Benchmarking!

10.15.08 - 07:17pm

Hey guys, I haven’t forgotten I have a blog to maintain. I did however have another streak of benchmarking and hardware reviewing that effectively consumed my life. I had another 180L dewar of liquid nitrogen delivered to my house and spent the last week benchmarking the stack of hardware I had saved up. This was however cut short due to the massive LN2 losses I’ve suffered from weak insulation on the dewar. I used ~75 liters and the remained 105 liters evaporated in the course of 12 days. Need to contact AirGas about this but that’s beside the point.

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