Madshrimps writes: "The overclock ability of PC hardware is known for more then a decade now. As the market seemed to ask for more user friendly ways to overclock, manufacturers came up with ideas like dipswitches, softmodding through BIOS, asynchronous bus functions, etc. Though the risk stays the same, and once you run out of luck you might find yourself paying another $200 for replacement parts. Today we take a look on how we revived our motherboard after a failed BIOS flash, followed by supercharging it for extreme performance."

Almost like clockwork, people hoping to make their name during what some call the "Web 2.0" gold rush are putting their AJAX and Flash skills to the test with the concept of Web based operating systems. Having tried as many as I can get my hands on, I?m still quite reluctant to put a lot of faith into them for a number of reasons.

You may see a difference, you may not. I sure did.

So you think you might like to try overclocking, but your old parts just won't cut it? Entry into the world of overclocking doesn't have to break the bank - we have a few selections and suggestions to help get you started.

Just got word that Adrian has updated his premier BIOS optimization guide! Here's some of the updates.

OCIA.net has posted their updated Budget System Building Guide, one of three in a series of system building articles. Below is a direct quote from the article:

"The AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Windsor dual core processor will give you plenty of bang for your buck, and coupled with the TForce motherboard, offers lots of headroom for overclocking. It is not uncommon to see these chips hit 2.5 GHz+ on stock air cooling. We chose the retail version because it comes with AMD's 3 year warranty and an adequate stock heatsink. Sure, you can get better cooling from most aftermarket heatsinks, but remember, we are on a budget here."

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Tana describes what happens to a computer between hitting the power button and booting into your Operating System.

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Welcome, my young Padawan. Learn to install Windows Vista, we shall. Make you a master, we will. Cheerleader too, will you get. Soon, you will see.

Windows Vista has modest minimum system requirements that everyone with a system from within the last 5 years should have no problem meeting. Simply adding more system memory (RAM) is the most anyone with a less than 5 year old should have to do to meet them.

What do geeks do when confronted with one of the hottest game consoles at the moment, one that is going on eBay for many times its list price? Why, they try to install Linux on it of course. Join us as we turn our PS3 into a card carrying member of the Linux community.

These are the original Black Viper's registry tweaks for optimizing your services. These are named so you should be able to understand what each one does. It also includes default restoration scripts

A step-by-step guide on how to overclock your video card in order to achieve a higher gaming performance, with several tips and tricks.

DV Hardware learns you how to clean LCD displays today. LCD screens are commonly found in laptops, PDAs, iPods and high definition TVs. If you look around your home, you will probably see 5 or more of these screens in your presence. They are everywhere! However, anyone who owns any type of LCD screen knows there is one minor problem with them. These screens or displays gather dust and dirt like there is no tomorrow..

There are seventeen versions of Windows Vista! Wow! How are you supposed to choose? Surely that's a lot of different features to compare?! Have no fear. I've put it all together in a handy guide that details the features that are not in every edition, with tables and explanations about which editions they are included in.

Play your recorded TV shows on an iPod, a PSP, or even in Windows Media Center. Or want to burn your recordings onto a DVD?

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Having problems with your wireless router? Check out the WiFi Router Trouble Shooting Guide at DV Hardware to fix your problems. Here's one of the tips:

The circuit got the name "USB Ultra infrared receiver" or briefly "USB Ultra IR". The USB Ultra IR does not "only" allow to control the complete PC software with an universal infrared remote control unit, but also offers a special function to power-on and switch-off the PC remotely.

Learn how to get the most performance possible out of MythTV by running mythfrontend with elevated privileges, maximizing hard drive throughput, choosing the best file systems and the right hardware.

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This article is intended to introduce the average home user to the various backup methods available and to provide a brief overview of these methods. By doing so I hope to show that backing up a computer is a quick and easy process...

The new version 3.0 of the interactive AMD Athlon 64 product ID guide offers now in addition to the manual CPU selection also a direct script control. That is particularly very useful for online dealers and distributors, but also for everyone who would like to post a link to the CPU.