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• DH57JG (H57 mini-ITX) + Core i3-530 (Clarkdale) Review

  Should have posted the link to the review earlier, but I've been crazy busy lately. I have to admit that I've never been much of a SFF HTPC guy because of the trade-offs required; but other than PCI[e] slots there isn't anything missing from... Posted Mar 13 2010, 04:47 PM by babgvant with | with no comments Filed under: Hardware

• DH55TC & Core i5-661 (Clarkdale) Review

  You may have noticed that things have been kind of quite around here the last few weeks. It was part holidays, but mostly that all my free time was being chewed up beating the crap out of a Clarkdale review sample. Head over to MissingRemote.com and take... Posted Jan 04 2010, 05:04 PM by babgvant with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Hardware, Review, Clarkdale

• Updated HD PVR drivers

  While it was too late to save HD PVR #4 there are some new drivers that claim to solve the "rare but potential problem with flash memory being corrupted during the power down cycle of the unit". Posted Mar 27 2009, 06:39 PM by babgvant with | with no comments Filed under: Hardware, HD PVR

• Main HTPC Build Spec

  Case: Ahanix D4 Media Center Enclosure ($200ish can't find a store with one in stock) - The case comes with a 350 watt PSU, but I didn't use it in my HTPC; Ebay it to make some money back. The case is the most important thing to get right when... Posted Feb 09 2009, 08:30 PM by babgvant with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Hardware

• Nine Months

  nVidia finally got custom resolutions built into their Vista driver for those who connect up to a HDTV (overscan correction). It's still in beta , but at least it out (and it works). I installed it a couple days ago, and I must say it's nice to... Posted Jul 14 2007, 02:19 PM by babgvant with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Vista, HD DVD, Hardware