MaximumPC 2008 09

Can You Hear Me Now? I just put together a new PC with the following parts: an E2160 processor over- clocked to 3GHz, an MSI P6N ...

time I start my computer, the first thing that appears on my desktop is a pop-up error screen. It’s a rectan- gular box with “sy ...

REVIEWS OF THE LATEST HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE IN THE LAB REVIEWS Tested. Reviewed. Verdictized 74 BFG GEFORCE GTX 280 76 NEC 24WMC ...

S porting almost the same confi guration as the reference design we previewed last month, BFG’s GeForce GTX 280 de- livers amazi ...

IN THE LAB^ REVIEWS OF THE LATEST HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE I t’s a shame to test an LCD monitor that’s able to create sharp whites ...

Y ou will not fi nd a more powerful air- cooled case on the market than Antec’s Twelve Hundred—not unless you strap a box fan to ...

S ome days, we almost miss Toshiba’s signature battleship gray notebook PCs—the latest look for the company’s long-running Satel ...

Nobody ever said that coolers have to look crazy to perform well. VERDICT $17, http://www.arctic-cooling.com 8 Very inex ...

IN THE LAB^ REVIEWS OF THE LATEST HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE W e admit it, sexy chipsets such as Nvidia’s nForce 790i SLI Ultra and I ...

W e’ve seen this day coming for a long time. There was no way that Western Digital was going to sit back and let other manufactu ...

B uff alo’s 500GB DriveStation Combo 4 external drive is the fastest USB drive we’ve ever tested, and it even holds its own on a ...

W hen we reviewed LG’s GGW-H20L Blu-ray burner in December 2007 we applauded its superior BD-R write speeds and ability to also ...

IN THE LAB^ REVIEWS OF THE LATEST HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE O ur help was needed—again. Such is the fate of a hero. In the world of ...

92 |MAMAMAXIMXIMXIMXIMUUUUMMPPPCC|SEP 08 |www.maximumpc.com LAB NOTES The Magic that Makes LAB NOTES The Magic that Makes LAB NO ...

102 | MAXIMUMPC | SEP 08 | http://www.maximumpc.com No, We Aren’t On the Take I just read your article on the Nvidia GTX 280 (Au ...

OCT We go deep inside Microsoft HQ to fi nd out exactly what went wrong with Vista and what Microsoft is doing to ensure it does ...

TO ENTER: Your submission packet must contain your name, street address, and daytime phone number; no fewer than three high-res ...

104 |MAMAMAXIMXIMXIMXIMUUUUMMPPPCC|SEP 08 |www.maximumpc.com ENVELOPING RIG OF THE MONTH ADVENTURES IN PC MODIFICATION Seizure E ...

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