Monthly Archives: April 2010

Nice deal on the Tyan 4985 Quad 1207 motherboard

Posted on April 24, 2010 by admin

The bad news is newegg  stopped selling the Tyan 4980 Motherboard I featured in my 16-core workstation build last year.  Fortunately, they are selling a better one now. The TYAN S4985G3NR Thunder has FOUR expansion slots to the 4980′s one. This means you … Continue reading →

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The trouble with 802.11 Wireless-N

Posted on April 15, 2010 by

(Ed: This was originally written in 2009 when I was reviewing the WNR 3500) As I finish up the third day of frustrating testing with the Netgear WNR 3500 Wireless-N Gigabit router, I’ve come to a simple realization: There just … Continue reading →

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