Comments on: Hardware Sites http://www.aelon.net/2004/12/hardware-sites/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: JohnDoe http://www.aelon.net/2004/12/hardware-sites/#comment-383 Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:44:22 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2004/12/hardware-sites/#comment-383 I do more or less the same thing as cyrris, keeping up to date with developments, reading (or at least looking at quickly) hardware reviews. It doesnt lead to spending for me since I only buy new hardware when I REALLY need it (my definition of really may differ greatly from yours, and also differs from hardware component to hardware component). I use the dutch website www.tweakers.net who also report if anything interesting appears on THW, Anand, Inquirer, /., etc. Plus they have one of (if not THE) biggest forums in europe, only slightly smaller than /gamespy. If you can read dutch and need tech advice, those boards have EVERYTHING. I do more or less the same thing as cyrris, keeping up to date with developments, reading (or at least looking at quickly) hardware reviews. It doesnt lead to spending for me since I only buy new hardware when I REALLY need it (my definition of really may differ greatly from yours, and also differs from hardware component to hardware component).

I use the dutch website www.tweakers.net who also report if anything interesting appears on THW, Anand, Inquirer, /., etc. Plus they have one of (if not THE) biggest forums in europe, only slightly smaller than /gamespy. If you can read dutch and need tech advice, those boards have EVERYTHING.

]]> by: Cyrris http://www.aelon.net/2004/12/hardware-sites/#comment-382 Fri, 31 Dec 2004 00:51:09 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2004/12/hardware-sites/#comment-382 I started really looking at them regularly when I decided I needed a new video card, and I suppose I never really stopped. Partly, I suppose, because I never didn't need a new component. Once I get this CPU upgrade, it'll be time to start looking at a video card upgrade as well, I think. I don't have a spending problem because I never really have any money. But much of the time I'll read something in one review or article that gives a tidbit of information that I find I'll need to start learning in more depth. For instance, the difference between Athlon64s and AthlonXPs. Athlon64s don't even have a front side bus in the same way than the XPs do. All very confusing. HardOCP had a good how-to article for overclocking the 64s, should be very helpful. I started really looking at them regularly when I decided I needed a new video card, and I suppose I never really stopped. Partly, I suppose, because I never didn’t need a new component. Once I get this CPU upgrade, it’ll be time to start looking at a video card upgrade as well, I think.

I don’t have a spending problem because I never really have any money. But much of the time I’ll read something in one review or article that gives a tidbit of information that I find I’ll need to start learning in more depth. For instance, the difference between Athlon64s and AthlonXPs. Athlon64s don’t even have a front side bus in the same way than the XPs do. All very confusing. HardOCP had a good how-to article for overclocking the 64s, should be very helpful.

]]> by: Holliday http://www.aelon.net/2004/12/hardware-sites/#comment-381 Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:31:39 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2004/12/hardware-sites/#comment-381 I try to avoid looking at hardware sites on a daily basis. It tends to get me spending more money than I should. I usually hit them up when a new technology is being released or when I am looking to upgrade for myself or a friend. That said when I do check them out it is rather a good time. I enjoy the whole process of upgrading. Hunting out parts on obscure websites for cheap, digging into all the info and comparing things. Once I finally make the purchase and the part arrives I feel like I have earned it in a way. I try to avoid looking at hardware sites on a daily basis. It tends to get me spending more money than I should. I usually hit them up when a new technology is being released or when I am looking to upgrade for myself or a friend.

That said when I do check them out it is rather a good time. I enjoy the whole process of upgrading. Hunting out parts on obscure websites for cheap, digging into all the info and comparing things. Once I finally make the purchase and the part arrives I feel like I have earned it in a way.

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