Antivirus System Pro

The folks who wrote this VIRUS should have all their limbs and head tied to horses and then the horses should be given the "go" to ride away really fast.

Happy Thanksgiving!

For everyone tuning in today, Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for stopping by.

ASUS Maximus III Formula LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

New Egg is selling these fireballs for about $250. They're packed full of blazing speed and juicy goodness. These boards sport room for 16GB Dual Channel memory, 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 x PCIe x16, 10 x SATA connectors, CPUs of the Core i7 (LGA1156)/i5 (LGA1156) types, and lots of other blistering speed. I recommend anything Asus makes, but this board would easily last a few years before you need another upgrade.

Checking out some new ones

I'll check into some of the late models and report back. I haven't written here in a while so I've been out of the loop.

Front Panel USB

Why do they make PCs with front panel USB ports that are slower than the rear panel ports? They should all be the 2.0 or what ever the quickest is these days.

Firewire

Anybody out there using firewire? I've never used the stuff on anything.

Asus Overclocking Protection

I'm not sure how old or new this is, but Asus is showing a cool unique feature on their motherboards:

Overclocking Protection:
- COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - EX)
- Voltiminder LED
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Too cool, shmucks like me can't bust a CPU I guess?

Intel or AMD?

Anyone out in the trenches liking Intel over AMD motherboard or the other way around? It's been a while since I built anything but I think I may have a project soon brewing for my buddy Paul.