Corsair releases 24GB DDR3 memory kit!

Per Tech Report:

Got $1,350 burning a hole in your pocket? Does leaving DIMM slots unpopulated in your motherboard make you strangely uncomfortable or keep you up at night? Then Corsair's new 24GB Dominator memory kit might be what you're looking for. The kit unites six 4GB DDR3 modules for use in a triple-channel Core i7-900 system, and it ensures you probably won't have to upgrade again before DDR3 becomes obsolete.

Corsair rates the 24GB Dominator DDR3 kit for operation at 1,333MHz with 9-9-9-27 timings and a 1.65V VDIMM setting. Those specs mirror what we're used to seeing on value-oriented 4GB and 6GB triple-channel kits, although naturally, those kits all include 2GB modules. The 4GB DIMMs in Corsair's latest kit have twice the memory density, so relatively conservative specifications make sense. Motherboard compatibility may play a part, as well.

In any case, Corsair says it's "rigorously tested" the 24GB kit in "high-performance platforms" based on Intel's X58 Express chipset. The memory vendor is also not taking any chances on the cooling front, because it's outfitted the six modules with DHX+ heatsinks and bundled them with a Dominator Airflow Fan air cooler.

The kit is available right now from Corsair's online store for $1,349.99. Corsair recommends this latest product for "computational research, HD digital content creation, working with multiple virtual machines, and other data-intensive applications."

Sarah Palin's Farewell Speech, as read by William Shatner - Video hilarity here:

I don't care who you are, that's funny...

Cloning myself.

Yes, I AM sorry, I started this little blog with the highest of expectations, but alas, I am so very busy I created one blog too many.

I will eventually come back here, clean up the place, sweep up the old cobwebs, and actually write some helpful articles on this and that. I will have more time with the coming winter, and a 12 hour shift schedule at work.

With Windows 7, and DirectX 10 and 11 gaining speed, the future of PC's and gaming are looking bright!

If I clone myself, I would just dedicate mobias V2.0 to this project, 24 hours a day....

Windows System Restore feature, -important step for Troubleshooting.

[Knowlege level: Beginner to Intermediate experience]

If you are a Windows operating system user (WinXP, Vista), you should be aware of an extremely powerful tool that can save you a lot of hassle. This tool is called “System Restore”. It comes standard with the operating system so you don’t have to spend extra money on any additional software.

We have found the restore feature extremely useful when troubleshooting strange behavior related to a recent driver installation, or computer running extremely slow (virus?)or popup ads making your life miserable. In many cases, it can happen because some registry (Window's database of configurations) get corrupted, or some malware etc. gets installed accidentally.

In such cases, the easiest troubleshooting method would be helpful shareware or free utilities like Adaware, Spybot,or Ccleaner first [I will post info about these later], but if these fail to resolve the issue -restoring the system to a date when you know things were functioning properly might do the trick.
*Note- this should not delete any files/documents etc. you have saved in your 'My Documents' folders, it will only 'undo' any installed software, and registry settings altered since your chosen restore point.

Here is the step-by-step to find the System Restore Feature:
Click All Programs => Accessories => System Tools (or sometimes something else) => System Restore. See the picture below from a Windows XP system.

To restore the system to an earlier date, activate the System Restore Tool and select the date to which you want to restore the system to. See attached picture of this in VISTA below:

That's it! Just follow the prompts, and Windows will begin the restoring. It takes about 5-15 minutes to complete the process, and will require an auto-reboot. See whether your issue is fixed. Many times it does, but if not - then click on the 'Forums' link on the sidebar, to ask your question there.

Why Windows 7 will be my friend. (and yours too!)

I can't wait for the final version to come out- sources say possibly by the holidays, or next spring if delayed.

That's right folks, love them or hate them, the big MS has moved in a wise step by significantly shortening the regular product lifespan of their last greatest crapperware of an OS...you know the one, it rhymes with 'Pista, and instead coming out with what we wanted in the first place:

A gamer AND business friendly OS that is as fast as XP, requires pretty much the same specs as XP [or even less on mobiles], is less buggy, and more stream-lined (and hopefully stable) as any apple MAC OS.

Just look it up and see for yourself, but even non-MS affiliated reviewers seem genuinely pleased by the early Beta results. It is also supposed to have a newer update to Direct X, 11.x or something in that ballpark. That bodes well for us, the gaming elite.

Micro$oft Win7 page

And if you are lucky enough to have gotten your hands on the BETA, here is a very slick and easy guide to multi-boot Win7 with Vista, and XP if you want....compliments of the sweet and helpful dudes over at Tweaktown.

Click here for link to Guide

The countdown begins!

LED Sheep-Pong! No, for real...!

I don't care who you is..that right der' is funneh'!

Hello! Portland Computer is now live!

This will be my sister site to my first blog, "mobias" [which I mostly use for blabbing about all things at random]. This space is in the early stages of its design, so bear with the construction. :)

It will be focused specifically on a helping, assisting, advising, recommending, consulting, troubleshooting all things PC related. That's right folks, anything you wish to ask me, I will do my very best to respond in a timely manner, with an honest effort to help you with whatever your situation.

Yep, I am a bit of a jack-of-all-trades, master of more than just none. So ask away! I'm excited to begin a new chapter, and will be setting up a good forum in the future as well, so stay tuned.

(To celebrate my first post, my graphic gives props to a hilarious and inspiring salute to British Sit-com "The IT Crowd" -which I highly recommend checking out)

Eventually, I will get to offering a Custom Gaming Computer 'build' service as well.

Send me a request and let's get started!