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ExtremeTech’s Holiday Installation Guide
If you found that cool new bit of PC gear waiting under the tree on Christmas morning, the next thought on your mind is to rip open your PC case and pop it in. Now is the time to take a deep breath, have Christmas dinner with your family, then go tackle the upgrade. But…
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nVidia Guru David Kirk Answers Your Questions
David Kirk has an insatiable need for power. Graphics rendering power, that is. He’s fond of saying, “Why use a screwdriver when you can use a sledgehammer?” As nVidia’s Chief Scientist, Kirk has overseen development of architectures including the original GeForce, GeForce 2, GeForce 3, GeForce 4, GeForceFX, and most recently, the GeForce 6 series.…
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Display Technology Shoot-Out: Part III
Display Artifacts and Image Quality This is Part III of a four-part series that compares and analyzes the relative strengths and weaknesses among CRT, LCD, plasma, and DLP display technologies. In Part I we covered primary specs like black-level, color temperature, peak brightness, dynamic range, and display contrast for each display technology. In Part II…
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Build Your Own Windows Media Center PC
Appliance or PC? Our the last effort to build a home theater PC was about a year ago, so it’s time to revisit the topic. In the past year, a number of interesting, pre-configured “media PCs” have arrived on the scene. The boutique PC makers, such as VoodooPC with its Voodoo Vibe and Alienware’s DHS…
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Display Technology Shoot-Out: Part II
This is Part II of a four-part article series by DisplayMate author Dr. Raymond Soneira. The series explores the four most popular display technologies, describing an in-depth comparison between CRT, LCD, plasma and DLP display technologies and analyzing the relative strengths and weaknesses of each. DisplayMate has worked closely with ExtremeTech, PC Magazine and many…
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Beginner’s Guide: Upgrading Your Video
Around here, we generally write for a very tech-savvy audience. “Our guys” typically build their own PCs, or at least swap out parts from time to time. We realize that not everyone is so inclined, of course. There are those who have never really spent any time inside their PC before, but are willing to…
