Core i3 Build – Asus P7P55D Motherboard

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 [...]

Desktop Monitor and Laptop Screen Sizes

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 [...]

Core i3 Build – i3 530 CPU

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 [...]

Core i3 Build – Raidmax Ninja Case

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 [...]

Goodbye to Internet Explorer 6

I just came across a very interesting “comic” depicting the life and times of IE6 or better known as Internet Explorer version 6.  Because of wide spread usage of Windows XP, IE6 is still unfortunately still one of the most used browsers.
This is despite much better browsers being available including Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera. [...]

Virgin Media 50 MB Cable Broadband

Just as the title says, I’ve had Virgin Media 50 Mb broadband installed, along with the TV and phone line as well. I signed up online going via Quidco (cashback site) for XXL Broadband, M+ TV and M phone. 
The broadband is so fast that it really does put the fun back into web surfing. The speed [...]

Building a triple set of Intel Core ix systems

I planned on building myself a new PC last year. Things never got round to the stage where I was actually buying components for various reasons like studying and welcoming my first child into the world (it was a baby girl by the way if you’re still following… ).
So, in 2010, I will be [...]