http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc Take Your Computing to a Higher Level Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:09:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/12/how-does-fallout-3-far-cry-2-and-grand-theft-auto-iv-stack-up-part-i/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/12/how-does-fallout-3-far-cry-2-and-grand-theft-auto-iv-stack-up-part-i/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:09:40 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=762 I finally was able to spare some free time to play these three top titles - Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, and Grand Theft Auto IV. Check out my thoughts on these critically acclaimed sequels. Read… Part I I recently played the critically acclaimed Far Cry 2, Grand Theft Auto IV and Fallout 3 over the holidays and [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/12/how-does-fallout-3-far-cry-2-and-grand-theft-auto-iv-stack-up-part-i/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/05/firefox-hit-with-dangerous-malware/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/05/firefox-hit-with-dangerous-malware/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:24:37 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=747 Open Source darling, Firefox, has been targeted with deadly malware called ChromeInject. This sneaky attacker is packaged with plugins, so make sure you only download/install from Mozilla’s official plugin page. Read the article. ]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/05/firefox-hit-with-dangerous-malware/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/design-a-diablo-iii-inspired-text-effect-in-photoshop/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/design-a-diablo-iii-inspired-text-effect-in-photoshop/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:57:14 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=354 Rarely do I ever get a chance to mix Diablo and Photoshop, so I jumped at this opportunity. When I find some time, I’ll be designing my own Diablo inspired text effect. Check it out at PSDvault.com ]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/design-a-diablo-iii-inspired-text-effect-in-photoshop/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/top-10-pc-games-we-all-should-play-at-least-once/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/top-10-pc-games-we-all-should-play-at-least-once/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:48:18 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=42 I have been out of the PC gaming for 3 or 4 years now. Once I build my new system, I hope to play some of these critically acclaimed games. Check Em out… Diablo III Before there was World of Warcraft, there was Diablo. One of my favorite games of all time and apparently 18.5 million others. Diablo [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/top-10-pc-games-we-all-should-play-at-least-once/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/have-no-fear-the-next-big-horror-thriller-is-here/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/have-no-fear-the-next-big-horror-thriller-is-here/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:39:08 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=432 February 10th, 2009 may be the date for the next hit survival horror game. the sequel to F.E.A.R., Project Origin, is shaping up to be a beautiful looking game. After the release of the 18 minute demo, expectations are running high. Check it out… The first video is the trailer, the second one is the 18 minute [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/have-no-fear-the-next-big-horror-thriller-is-here/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/nvidia-releases-new-driver-for-x58-users/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/nvidia-releases-new-driver-for-x58-users/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:38:32 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=576 Nvidia recently released their new drivers. Check out the info… If you’re an early adopter of the new X58 chipset and you have a Nvidia GPU, make sure you pick up their new driver. As covered in previous articles here on Tom’s Hardware, the new 180.48 ForceWare release comes with several new features, including but not limited to, [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/nvidia-releases-new-driver-for-x58-users/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/sniffys-news-corner-december-1st/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/sniffys-news-corner-december-1st/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:51:03 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=633 Sniffy Bunny, the News Locator Sniffy’s back with more news! Hardware AMD’s new Phenom II aka Deneb Asus Touts New No-Cost Advance RMA Program Intel Releases More Information on Core i7 Core i7 920 Core Disabling Performance Analysis ASUS Rampage II Extreme - The Definitive Overclocking Board? Antec Skeleton Open Air Case Review Intel releases new processors after Core i7 Software Play GTA Multiplayer Uncut GTA IV [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/12/01/sniffys-news-corner-december-1st/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/28/grand-theft-auto-iv-set-to-be-released-on-pc/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/28/grand-theft-auto-iv-set-to-be-released-on-pc/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:57:29 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=688 PC gamers rejoice, Grand Theft Auto IV’s release date is on the horizon. Here’s the latest info from around the Interwebs… Multiplayer Apparently you and 32 friends can play GTA IV together. 32? Well in some modes at least. No word on an exhaustive list of which modes are capped at 16 and which are capped at [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/28/grand-theft-auto-iv-set-to-be-released-on-pc/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/28/crackeds-6-ways-wow-is-worse-than-real-life/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/28/crackeds-6-ways-wow-is-worse-than-real-life/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:20:25 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=670 World of Warcraft aka World of Warcrack Cracked has a hilarious editorial on World of Warcraft. Catch a glimpse… In World of Warcraft, like real life, you need money. WoW uses in-game gold as currency and to do the fun stuff (”raiding” and killing huge monsters) you’ll need a lot of gold. And getting it isn’t a whole [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/28/crackeds-6-ways-wow-is-worse-than-real-life/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/26/gamesradar-presents-34-ways-to-kill-a-zombie/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/26/gamesradar-presents-34-ways-to-kill-a-zombie/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:50:34 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=656 Check out GamesRadar’s Zombie feature: 34 Ways to Kill a Zombie… Original Article: ]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/26/gamesradar-presents-34-ways-to-kill-a-zombie/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/worst-places-to-be-a-gamer/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/worst-places-to-be-a-gamer/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:32:25 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=652 After reading this article, you’ll never worry about your parents or significant others’ feelings towards your gaming again! Enthrall yourself… There is a lot of editing of games like Manhunt, Grand Theft Auto, Fallout, etc. For those countries without these bans or parred down material…are we so desentized? Read Here In Related News… Kotaku has an article on F.E.A.R. 2 [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/worst-places-to-be-a-gamer/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/gamepros-top-12-lamest-fatalities/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/gamepros-top-12-lamest-fatalities/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:09:17 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/gamepros-top-12-lamest-fatalities/ Gamepro lists the top 12 worst fatalities and finishers. Check it out… Unsurprisingly, majority of the them are from the Mortal Kombat series. But there are some throwbacks in there like Time Killers’ spiritual successor, BloodStorm, Ultra Vortek, and Tattoo Assassins. For some reason Killer Instinct was left out. I suppose they had better fatalities then the [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/gamepros-top-12-lamest-fatalities/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/is-steam-the-permanent-future-of-game-distribution/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/is-steam-the-permanent-future-of-game-distribution/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:44:38 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=592 If you are into PC games and the interwebs, than you may have heard of Steam. The developers of Steam are taking the business model of Napster 2.0 and applying it to PC games. Read about my experience with Steam… I used Steam to buy the 10th anniversary edition of Valve’s Half Life the other day. I [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/is-steam-the-permanent-future-of-game-distribution/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/pc-exclusive-video-editor-for-grand-theft-auto-iv/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/pc-exclusive-video-editor-for-grand-theft-auto-iv/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:39:23 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=571 PC gamers are getting a special treat this time: a video editor of GTA IV! Now you can make ridiculous movies on the fly. Check it out! From the minds of IGN: The Peeper: Gutterballs: Niko vs. Niko: ]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/25/pc-exclusive-video-editor-for-grand-theft-auto-iv/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/24/warcrack-gets-a-browserinsert-your-joke-here/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/24/warcrack-gets-a-browserinsert-your-joke-here/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:07:54 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/24/warcrack-gets-a-browserinsert-your-joke-here/ Adding to the Problem? This is too easy. Read… Luckily for Blizzard, they can’t be blamed for this when the crap hits the fan. I don’t mean to point fingers at the developers, they’re just fulfilling gamers’ desires. But there are so many weak-willed people, I’m worried for their real lives (Possibly considered their Second Life). They’re taking away the [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/24/warcrack-gets-a-browserinsert-your-joke-here/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/22/my-top-10-favorite-fps-for-the-pc-pre-2005/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/22/my-top-10-favorite-fps-for-the-pc-pre-2005/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:03:48 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=38 Before I start playing high end first person shooters like Far Cry 2, Crysis, and BioShock - therefore ruining any chance of past FPS games making it on a top 10 list - I thought I’d take a moment to remember the old days. Top 10… Keep in mind, up until about 2004, 95% of my game [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/22/my-top-10-favorite-fps-for-the-pc-pre-2005/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/22/left-4-dead-mixes-it-up-with-romeros-dawn-of-the-dead/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/22/left-4-dead-mixes-it-up-with-romeros-dawn-of-the-dead/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:13:43 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/22/left-4-dead-mixes-it-up-with-romeros-dawn-of-the-dead/ Recently released ‘Left 4 Dead’ is getting a Half Life 2 mod, based on George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead mall back drop. Check out the video I wonder if Romero will sue them, like he attempted to sue Sony over the “zombies in malls” concept. I think he truly believes he has this trademarked for all [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/22/left-4-dead-mixes-it-up-with-romeros-dawn-of-the-dead/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/22/sniffys-weekly-news-update/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/22/sniffys-weekly-news-update/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:12:44 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=364 Sniffy Bunny, the News Locator Latest News from our trusted news sniffer… Sniffy Hardware Hardware AMD planning Phenom name change Core i7: 3GB vs 6GB Memory Benched Nvidia GTX-260 Core 216 VS ATI 4870 1GB 5 Game Shootout “World’s Fastest PC” Runs Crysis At 60FPS AMD Boasts 4GHz Air Overclocks on “Phenom II”, 6GHz on LN2 Gigabyte and MSI join the Core i7 motherboard [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/22/sniffys-weekly-news-update/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/19/left-4-dead-not-with-three-other-friends/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/19/left-4-dead-not-with-three-other-friends/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:51 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=356 Much like Dead Space, Left 4 Dead is an unexpected success. Check out this review by IGN. It’s being described as “how multiplayer games should be designed.” Not Bad… Campo is as drab as they get, but it’s a good review. Check out this benchmark review ]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/19/left-4-dead-not-with-three-other-friends/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/17/latest-news-november-17th/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/17/latest-news-november-17th/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:48:28 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=332 Sniffy Bunny, the News Locator Today marks the debut of Intel’s new Nehalem Core i7 architecture. Sniffy brings you some of the news you may have missed! Sniffy, let us know… Hardware Intel Core i7 Prices Now Available Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5P X58 motherboard review AMD DDR3 boards coming in February SuperSpeed USB More Like HalfSpeed EVGA X58 SLI Mushkin Releases Kits for Intel [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/17/latest-news-november-17th/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/14/latest-news-november-15th/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/14/latest-news-november-15th/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:33:03 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=290 Sniffy Bunny, the News Locator Sniffy has been hard at work this week! I foresee the official release week of the Core i7 will also net a large array of news. Sniffy is only one bunny living off carrots. At this rate I’ll have to pay him! Read Sniffy’s news corner Hardware Asus’ New Board - Rampage II Extreme Asus [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/14/latest-news-november-15th/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/13/how-many-different-ways-can-you-die-in-dead-space/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/13/how-many-different-ways-can-you-die-in-dead-space/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:50:27 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=276 check out this video of our hero, Isaac, in Dead Space meeting his untimely demise, over and over and over and over again. Really, how many different ways can you die in Dead Space? Apparently 11 minutes worth… Take special notice of the one at 3:28. ]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/13/how-many-different-ways-can-you-die-in-dead-space/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/12/latest-new-november-12th-08/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/12/latest-new-november-12th-08/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:52:20 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=271 Sniffy Bunny, the News Locator Sniffy brings us another news update from around the Interwebs Thanks Sniffy Hardware Antec MicroFusion Remote 350 Xigmatek Battle-Axe VGA Cooler Intel Core i7 965EE, i7 940, i7 920 Review Antec Fusion Micro- Coolmax CUG-950B 950W Power Supply North Q Coolers Palit Revolution 700 Compared to other video cards Misc Crysis Warhead - Graphics Card Comparison TechSpot’s PC Buying Guide November 2008 [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/12/latest-new-november-12th-08/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/11/introducing-the-very-first-4-gigabyte-graphics-cards/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/11/introducing-the-very-first-4-gigabyte-graphics-cards/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:53:24 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=248 Nvidia introduces the first four gigabyte graphics cards called the Quadro FX  and Quadro CX (5800). The CX is specially designed for Adobe Creative Suite 4 users. Guess how much these puppies goes for… A whopping $3,500. That’s more than the entire computer I want to build! If you buy a card this powerful, you’ll have to [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/11/introducing-the-very-first-4-gigabyte-graphics-cards/feed/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/10/latest-news-november-10th/ http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/10/latest-news-november-10th/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:46:20 +0000 W. J. Rice http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/?p=238 Sniffy, the News Locator Monday flood! Sniffy, our news anchor, locates some of the latest news from last weekend. Thanks Sniffy. Enjoy… Windows 7 Microsoft’s newest OS will boost a self-locating program. This is believed to open up a slew of location-based services. Oh did we mention it could be used by big brother. You know big brother. Are you worried [...]]]> http://www.williamjavonrice.com/high-performance-pc/2008/11/10/latest-news-november-10th/feed/