Posted in Computing on 30. Mar, 2010
I’ve always been a fan of Asus when it comes to motherboards, so it was simply a choice of selecting an Asus motherboard for this build. Bearing in mind the CPU will be a i3 LGA 1156 processor, the range of possible motherboards was limited to one from the P55/H55/H57 range. The H55 and H57 [...]
Posted in Computing on 25. Mar, 2010
Have you ever looked at technical specifications for monitors or laptop screens and seen it mention an acronym instead of the actual resolution supported? Ever seen VGA, SXGA, WUXGA mentioned? If you have, and not been aware of what resolution these acronyms refer to, then the following sets of tables should help you to see [...]
Posted in Computing on 15. Mar, 2010
Choosing the CPU for this build was an easy choice as currently there are only two processors in the Core i3 range:
i3 530 (2.93 GHz) – Socket 1156
i3 540 (3.06 GHz) – Socket 1156
The 530 is priced at around £90 currently while the 540 is a little more expensive at around £110. There is very [...]
Posted in Computing on 03. Mar, 2010
Ok, so this may not be the greatest case ever, but it was a cheap bargain which looked good. The case I’ve bought for the i3 build is a Raidmax Ninja. Snappy title if you ask me! It was a inexpensive model I found on eBay and the low price of £45 was too good [...]
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