Ho ho ho It is times again. Christmas is coming and the year coming to the end. And like many others also is it every year before the unpleasant decision, what to write on the wish list. In view of the diverse selection, the problem is quite understandable and normal. To make perhaps a little easier the decision you, we want to make once again our test winner out briefly reviewing the past article from computer base and as a small conclusion,...

Introduction After tours in the extreme fields beyond the 1100 MHz effective memory clock in the form of the Corsair Dominator series we devote ourselves today of again rather ordinary food. Although this report is again only modules of from well-known manufacturers, however in “traditional” clock regions from 800 up to 1066 MHz. The products TWIN2X2048-6400 and TWIN2X1024-8500, Corsair provides two pairs of module while OCZ has...

Introduction and background Wireless networks are not just since Intel’s Centrino campaign and last but not least by the numerous offers from the Internet service provider to the periphery, which enjoys considerable speed increasing popularity. No wonder is also everything so beautifully simple. The W-LAN router, in a few minutes with the Internet married, can bring quickly and easily on the Internet the whole family, without having to...

Introduction Devil has presented at the same time six new sound systems to CeBIT, which took place early March in Hannover, all of which are located in the least pretty sparsely occupied PC sector of manufacturer’s Berlin. The most powerful and most impressive for other reason also introducing is the concept of E 400, which relies on a very voluminous subwoofer, which is probably long seek peer to peer in the PC segment. The...

Introduction It is not always easy to keep up with the times. This probably also nVidia currently must learn the nForce Chipset of next generation for Intel CPUs moves ever further, although first test samples were available months ago. Probably it was due to competition forced to improve, refine and stabilize. After all, the counterparts in PES on Intel’s can not a little successful i975 – and resort i965 chipset, which not only...

Introduction Still, the share of S-ATA hard drives on the market is very low, but should change to the end of the year clearly this. Until it is but so far, many will buy the ‘normal’ P-ATA hard drives. We have a model of Maxtor in the test this time. The Maxtor DiamondMax specifically plus 9 with 120 GB capacity and 8 MB cache. After the testing of the Hitachi hard drives we were of course on this also with 8 MB cache-equipped...

Introduction Today, AMD officially unveils the new “spider”platform. Properly read, what they knew only of the major competitors of Intel and there mainly only from the mobile sector, is AMD now in the desktop sector to: the connection between the processor, chipset and graphics card to a fixed network. Let’s start with the CPU. With the new Phenom models AMD introduces the first native quad-core processors for the desktop...

Introduction With the x5x-chip record series Intel heralded a 2008 a new era at the end of the year. The X 58 chipset for the Bloomfield processors started as the first representative. As the only chip set of the series, the X has 58 (codename: Tylersburg) over a three-chip design of processor, Northbridge and southbridge. In September 2009, the products for mass came with the P55 chipset and socket LGA1156. The list of the chipsets with H55,...

Introduction As a “Box system for players”, it was announced, equipped with snazzy features, and brought to a suggested retail price of $199 on the market. There one finds it now, the new Logitech G51, which priced probably is classified as a middle-class system of the House of Logitech. Just in this price range but still very different Carat diamonds on the market, not least the devil concept E Magnum, are designed as a system...

Introduction There are now countless Web parts provider on the market. The opaque conditions by producers to the respective brands make it easier to get an overview. Today, we want to bring therefore some light in the darkness, and explain the current state of affairs. This includes in particular the current market situation. Also establishing explains short and thus understandable by PC power supplies on the following pages. Their...

Consumer Electronics Show For the first time computer base was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the largest fairs around the world, in January 2008 when it comes to electronics for home use, present. That the trade fair in Las Vegas, United States, will be held, the Editor’s heart is – so the few free minutes can be decorated on the day with impressions of the glittering city. And luckily, there was still the an...