Getting the Best Buy on a Computer Power Supply

Best Buy has certainly stepped up its game in the last few years when it comes to better servicing the DIY computer builder or upgrader. But is Best Buy doing you a service a disservice by selling you its own computer power supply? Are you overpaying for over-rated power supplies that burn up under load?

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NBC-Vista copy-protection snafu reminds us why DRM stinks

A number of Windows Vista Media Center users noticed this week that a copy-protection flag from NBC was preventing them from recording a couple of shows shows. Although the incident appears to be an isolated accident, it serves as a reminder that content owners want to use DRM to control every aspect of our media consumption.

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This is What 128 Gigabyes of RAM Looks Like (Pics)

There are 8 dual-core Opterons in there somewhere, running at 2.8GHz each (as I recall) ... but they're hard to see as they are tucked away under 128 Gigabytes of RAM.

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1GB 20 years ago and 1GB now!!! [PIC]

It's amazing how quickly technology advances these days...

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Girl's boyfriend *accidentally* cooks her laptop in the oven...

Just read the story. The end is the best.

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Comprehensive list of low-cost ultraportables

Over the past six months or so, Asus, Everex, and HP have managed to bring low-cost ultraportable notebooks to market. But dozens of other computer makers have promised to bring out their own mini-notebooks. Some will run Linux, while others will be preloaded with Windows XP or Vista. Some will have flash memory, while others will have hard dri....

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People Can't Tell Diff b/t Blu-Ray and DVD, Sales Plummeting

Hot on the heels of last week’s report from ABI Research noting that many consumers may not see the picture quality difference between Blu-ray and standard DVDs comes the latest Blu-ray sales figures from NPD Group. According to NPD, sales of Blu-ray standalone players plummeted 40 percent from January to February, then rose a scant 2 percent....

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NVIDIA's New GeForce 9600 GT is a WINNER for Many

The new GeForce 9600 GT is poised to deliver high performance for under $200. We take the new BFGTech GeForce 9600 GT OC for a spin in Crysis, COD 4, and UT3 to test its mettle. Is your hard earned cash better spent on a Radeon HD 3850, Radeon HD 3870, or GeForce 8800 GT. Just how far under $200 will this card go is the key to its success!

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GeForce 8 cards to gain PhysX support via software dowload

Nvidia completed its acquisition of Ageia yesterday, and it has revealed that it will soon introduce PhysX physics processing support into all of its GeForce 8-series graphics cards through a simple software download. PhysX support will allow the cards to accelerate physics effects in games.

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Cheapest HDMI Cable We've Seen is $2

Amazon is flogging HDMI super high-resolution cable from DVI Gear for a measly $2. Yep, you heard. Two. Bucks. Our tipster Jon put it thus: "Holy Crap 2 dollar 6 foot HDMI cables," adding that the cheapest he'd ever seen was around seven times that amount.

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