Good morning everyone. I know you stopped by for your latest dose of news this AM, and it is a big one. We had a slew of interesting articles sitting in our inbox covering the hardware spectrum, from memory, motherboards, P4 overclocking and a contest for some free memory too. So pour yourself an extra large one, this is...Read more...
Good morning friends :) Awaking to a cold and frosty morning, it unfortunately looks as if winter is fast approaching. I know us Canadians are supposed to enjoy the cold and snow. But, all I can say is that I am glad I installed a remote car starter a few weeks back; nothing like pre-heated seats in the early AM ;) Tsunami...Read more...
Hey everyone, as my first news post I'd like to remind you all it's November 2nd, so if you haven't already, get registered to vote and support your candidate! But that's politics, and I know why your really here, so get ready for your mid-afternoon fix of tech news. Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Case @ PimpRig.com...Read more...
Good evening everyone, welcome back. I am quickly stopping in while I am waiting for my dinner to finish cooking ;) I will be more social later on tonight... Akasa AK-954D @ Phoronix "With Intel's LGA775 processors using an entirely re-designed socket, and no longer using the retention frame we had been so accustom to...Read more...
Good morning all. The weekend is just about here and the gang at HH are in full swing with various hardware reviews. I know I have 5 pieces queued up and some of the other fellas have even more, so there will be no shortage of hardware treats for quite some time. Top that off with the holiday season and we are sure to be...Read more...
Good Morning and Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox, the best team in professional baseball! The World Champion Boston Red Sox defeted the St. Louis Cardinals last night in a final 4 game sweep of the World Series of Baseball! The Curse of The Bambino has been lifted! Since 1918, generations of Boston Red Sox Fans have been waiting - Curt,...Read more...
Finally, it's over. The Red Sox made history last night with their amazing march to, and through, the World Series. After sending the Yankees back home with a 4 game come back, they just kept on winning, shutting out the Cardinals in 4 games. I'm not a big baseball fan, but you have to respect that. These guys dug deep and did the unthinkable,...Read more...
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to congratulate our boys from Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox! Last night they upset the New York Yankees in an amazing 10 - 3 victory in the Bronx. It was history in the making for sure, as the Red Sox showed the world what champions are made of. Never-say-die, always believe,...Read more...
Good Evening Folks! I just wanted to pop in and let you all know that we've just posted a review of AMD's latest high-end desktop processors, the Athlon 64 FX-55 and the Athlon 64 4000+. We benchmarked these new processors against the Athlon 64 FX-53, the 3800+, and Intel's current flagships, the 3.6GHz Pentium 4 560 and the 3.4GHz Pentium...Read more...
Almost five months have passed since AMD and Intel released new flagship processors. Back in June, AMD launched its Athlon 64 FX-53 and Athlon 64 3800+ processors, and Intel officially took the wraps off of its LGA775 platform and the 3.6GHz Pentium 4 560, along with a few lower-speed processors and a pair of supporting chipsets. ...Read more...
Good evening friends, NJ here with your nightcap. I just walked through the door from work, so I am going to cut the banter short. The smell of fresh pasta and garlic bread is just killing me ;) Here is your news shot... Sapphire X600 XT PCI Express Video Card Review @ AMD Zone "The...Read more...
Good evening everyone :) According to the clock in my system tray, it is time for the HotHardware nightcap. So, toss on some music, grab a warm drink and settle in for a good read. Here is our final shot of juice for the day... Having Difficulty Writing 64-Bit Code? Intel Introduces Suite Of Tools...Read more...
Good evening HotHardware fans! We've got something a little different for you all tonight. Rob spent some time gaming with a few classic Coleco at-home arcade units, and has put together a fun retrospective of some of the most popular units, including Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Galaxian and Frogger. If you'd like to take a walk down memory...Read more...
After our previous foray into some old-school arcade action with the X-Arcade Dual Joystick and MAME, we got to thinking about the early years of home-style gaming. We're talking about back in the late 70's, a time when the USSR was still our Cold War adversary, and the thought of a PC in every household was still a fantasy. While...Read more...
Good morning folks! How's everybody doing today? I hope you're all doing well. We here in the HH labs are up to our usual hijinks, overclocking, benchmarking, evaluating, and the like. Before we get to posting our next review though, we've got some news to tide you over. Not too much going on this morning, but...Read more...
Hey there HotHardware fans! For those of you that jump right to the news, I'm here to let you know that we've just posted a new review of XGaming's very cool, very retro, X-Arcade Dual Arcade Joystick. Just seeing this thing takes me back to my early teens when I spent each summer working in an arcade in a local amusement park. And after...Read more...
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", at least that's what Jack Torrance (Nicholson) in "The Shining" told us. What he was trying to say is that we all need a break from the usual grind every now and then. Even here at HotHardware, where we're usually knee-deep in testing motherboards, video cards, and the...Read more...
Good eveing all! We've got some interesting tid-bids this evening from several sites that are sure to get some attention. Let's jump right into the game and see what is going on! Plextor Introduces First PC-Based Personal Video Recorder with MPEG-4 and DivX Hardware Compression Users Can Pause Live TV and...Read more...
Good evening folks. Awfully sorry for the long delay in news postage today. We had a little miscommunication on coverage that left things unattended longer than we wanted. Don't fret, however, we have some evening tidbits that should hold you over for a while. OCZ 1GB (2x512MB) PC4000EL Dual-Channel...Read more...
Hey folks! It's Friday and most are getting set for a little R&R this weekend. Sadly, that will not be the case with most of the guys here at HH. We've got a lot of hardware to review and I myself have a piece slated for early next week that you're sure to like. So it's going to be busy for us, but that's what...Read more...
As the old saying goes, "hindsight is 20/20". That is to say, if you were in the market for a new high end graphics card, back in early August, as a direct result of the launch of Id Software's much buzzed about title Doom 3, you may have opted to go the way of an NVIDIA product. For sure...Read more...
Good evening friends, how are you doing? I just got back from a ride on my new toy. It has been a while since I have been out riding, so my body is a bit upset at. I think it will take a little while before it is used to that much exertion. However, just because my body needs a rest, doesn't...Read more...