http://www.techarp.com/Adrian's Rojak Pot latest reviews and articles RSS feed.en-usThu, 24 Jul 2008 11:12:21 GMTThu, 24 Jul 2008 11:12:21 GMTARP RSS Generator v1.0Copyright 2006, Adrian's Rojak Pothttp://www.feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html60http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=565&pgno=0http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=565&pgno=0http://forums.techarp.com/reviews-articles/24433-foxconn-qbook-tech-report.htmlFoxconn may be a relative newcomer to the retail business, but they are actively expanding in all areas. In addition to their motherboard and graphics card business, they are also delving into the Mobile Internet Devices (MID) market. Their first MID product is the new Foxconn Qbook. Will the Qbook bring something new to the table, or will it just be another Eee PC clone? Let's find out.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:18:57 GMTLatest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updateshttp://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=570&pgno=0http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=570&pgno=0http://forums.techarp.com/reviews-articles/24460-intel-core-2-duo-e7200-dual-core-processor-review.htmlThe ntel Core 2 Duo E7200 is new low-cost Core 2 processor targeted at the mainstream market. Unlike other Wolfdale-based processors though, the Core 2 Duo E7200 has half its L2 cache disabled. This leaves the processor with only 3MB of L2 cache. It also uses a slower FSB speed of 1066 MHz. But does that mean it is slower than the Conroe-based Core 2 Duo processors that have 4MB of L2 cache and a faster FSB speed? You would be surprised at the results when we tested this processor and compared it against the performance of the Conroe-based Core 2 Duo processors.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:09:21 GMTLatest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updateshttp://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=569&pgno=0http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=569&pgno=0http://forums.techarp.com/reviews-articles/24459-raid-guide.htmlRAID, short for Redundant Array of (Inexpensive or Independent) Disks, is an important component for servers. RAID allows for crash-proof hard drive systems. How does it work? What is the difference between the many RAID levels? We will explain everything in this article!Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:37:21 GMTLatest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updateshttp://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=511&pgno=0http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=511&pgno=0http://forums.techarp.com/reviews-articles/23728-hard-drive-performance-comparison-guide.htmlEver wanted a guide on hard drive performance, where you can compare the performance of a wide range of hard drives? Well, we are not quite there yet, but that is our ultimate objective. In this performance comparison guide, we will test and compare the performance of all the hard drives we can get our hands on. This is similar to what we are doing in the Intel Core 2 Processor Performance Comparison Guide.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:01:15 GMTLatest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updateshttp://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=568&pgno=0http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=568&pgno=0http://forums.techarp.com/reviewers-only/24448-foxconn-x58-renaissance-motherboard-overview.htmlWith all the talk going around about Intel's upcoming Bloomfield desktop processor, many enthusiasts are anxious to know more about the next-generation Intel processors which are slated to be launched in Q4 of 2008. It appears that motherboard companies like Foxconn have already started preparing for the launch. We were able to obtain some details of the upcoming Foxconn X58 Renaissance motherboard. Check it out!Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:37:19 GMTLatest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updateshttp://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=567&pgno=0http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=567&pgno=0http://forums.techarp.com/reviews-articles/24446-nvidia-nforce-200-sli-processor-overview.htmlNVIDIA CEO Huang Jen-Hsun must have felt quite sick when Intel announced that they chose to go with ATI's CrossFire X technology in the recently-launched Intel 4 Series Express chipsets and the upcoming Intel X58 Express chipset, instead of NVIDIA's competing SLI technology. Of course, no one expects NVIDIA to take it lying down. As big as Intel is, NVIDIA thinks they can outsmart their erstwhile partners and they may have just done that with their newly-announced nForce 200 SLI processor. What is it?Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:37:15 GMTLatest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updateshttp://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=566&pgno=0http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=566&pgno=0http://forums.techarp.com/reviews-articles/24441-western-digital-150-gb-raptor-x-serial-ata-hard-drive-review.htmlWestern Digital may be marketing their Raptor family of high-speed hard drives as enterprise-class hard drives but they are also very popular with hardware enthusiasts who just cannot resist its 10,000 RPM spindle speed. Everything just seems a little faster when you use a drive that spins at such a high speed. To cater to this exclusive group of enthusiasts, Western Digital introduced the Raptor X, a variant of the 150 GB Raptor hard drive that replaces the metal top plate with a clear perspex lens that allows you to see the drive mechanism. This is the ultimate in hard drive 1337ness. Unlike "regular" Raptor hard drives, the Raptor X is only available with a capacity of 150 GB using two platters. Let's find out just how much faster this drive is compared to 7200 RPM hard drives!Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:37:03 GMTLatest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updateshttp://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=0http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=0http://forums.techarp.com/showthread.php?t=7916Covering 354 desktop graphics cards, this comprehensive comparison allows you to easily compare 18 different specifications for each and every card! If you need to find out about the specification of any card, just come over and check out our Desktop Graphics Comparison Guide! We hope it will prove to be a useful reference. We will keep this guide updated regularly so do check back for the latest updates!Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:36:03 GMTLatest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updateshttp://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=499&pgno=0http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=499&pgno=0http://forums.techarp.com/reviews-articles/23652-intel-core-2-performance-comparison-guide.htmlSpecifications are all well and great, but can you really tell how much faster is one processor from another? Both Intel and AMD are trying to do just that with their model numbering scheme. But with over 30 SKUs, the Intel Core 2 family of processors has become a confusing bunch of numbers. Today, we begin a performance comparison project for the Intel Core 2 family of processors where we test and compare the Intel Core 2 processors' performance in five different benchmarks. It will show you exactly where a higher clock speed would be more advantageous and where the number of processing cores is far more important, as well as situations where the processor itself won't really matter much.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:59:17 GMTLatest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updateshttp://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=337&pgno=0http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=337&pgno=0http://forums.techarp.com/showthread.php?p=284460#post284460There are so many CPU models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different models or even remember their specifications! Therefore, we decided to compile this guide to provide an easy reference for those who are interested in comparing the specifications of the various desktop CPUs in the market, as well as those already obsolescent or obsolete. Currently covering 646 desktop CPUs, this comprehensive comparison will allow you to easily compare up to 18 different specifications for each and every CPU!Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:36:03 GMTLatest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updates