We have collected various nuggets of useful information both from within our own site and outside from our partners, supportive bloggers, review sites and community sites that we think provide excellent and accurate information.  It takes more than a little experience and knowledge to build a custom extreme performance PC and no single source of information is enough.  We are humble enough to admit we too have learned a few things from a few committed hardcore enthusiasts out there in the big wide web.

We hope it adds to your gaming and professional experience of using your Cryo Performance PC.

 

Technical Articles and Guides:

 

DateTitleDescription
11/5/2010Guide To Monitor TechnologyWhich monitor works for what you need to do?  There's a vast difference in cost and performance depending on your needs.  This brief gives you the inside track on monitor technology options.
11/5/2010Headsets guide for gaming and audiophilesHow do Headsets differ and what should you choose for gaming or audio use? and why?
3/5/2010Processor Guide (CPU)Which to choose, ATI or nVidia, SLI or not, dual, triple, quad?
18/4/2010Graphics guide (GPU)What does it do, and do i need it?  Now all changed with the integration of Havoc and Aegia into the ATI and nVidia cards respectively.
15/11/2009Operating System GuideWhat should influence your choice of Windows Vista, XP, 32 or 64 bit. Of course you might prefer MacOS or Linux!  That's for another article.
1/10/2009Guide to using a PC for Video and PhotographyThe computer provides powerful storage, editing and production tools for your visual media this guide walks you through the art of the possible.
1/10/2009Guide to using a PC for Music and Sound Editing (DAW)Commercial studios have been using powerful workstations for some time to edit and produce music and accurately replay high quality sound recordings. The modern PC gives you access to most of these tools at home and has already launched a few notable music careers.
9/7/2009How to setup a Home or Small Office network These days many homes have several computing devices; desktops, laptops, handhelds, printers, faxes (MFD's), media centres etc. They are all so much more useful if they can talk to one another and the Internet.
7/6/2009Using a PC for your Home Theatre (HTPC)Save money and get better quality and more out of your Home Theatre with an HTPC setup.  Its a complex area but we've thought it all through on your behalf.  Read on...
20/1/2009The definitive guide to buying a new PCA little knowledge of the jargon and understanding of the technology empowers buyers to get no more or less than what they need. Whether you buy from us or anyone else this guide will help you understand the decisions your making.
16/1/2009Backup & Disaster RecoveryThe latest versions of Windows Vista come with good Backup and Restore tools are you making the best of them, and do you know how to sue them effectively?
16/1/2009Protecting your data assets from disasterNow we rely on our PC more and more for every day things like banking, shopping, email, social networks and entertainment its like losing a limb if disaster strikes and you cant recover from it.
9/12/2008'Guerrilla Overclocking' PrimerOur guide to how to do your own rapid overclocking on your Cryo PC and how to get the best out of it.  You could even try it on another brand of PC but watch those voltages and temperatures carefully.
3/11/2008PC Performance Troubleshooting and OptimisationSome great tips to help you tune Windows XP and Vista to get the best out of it, and also find out what might be the cause of your performance problems.  A mini performance tuning guide.  There are a few simple things you can look at and change that will make a surprisingly large difference.
8/7/2008Storage GuideChoosing the right disk type and configurations.
8/7/2008Cooling Systems GuideKeeping your Cryo PC well cooled is more complicated than you might think.
3/7/2008Memory Guide (RAM)So DDR2 or DDR3, and do I need high or low latency surely its the clock speed that dictates how fast it runs?
 Articles coming soon 
soonCryo Overclocking templatesOverclocking kick start guides for your favourite custom extreme gaming pc motherboards based on nForce 680i, X38, X48 and P35 chipsets.  If you want a fast track start this is your best starting point but do take care and remember to make changes one step at a time, its a marathon not a sprint!
soonUpgrading Your PCShould you choose a new card, a new pc, or add another graphics card (Crossfire/SLI)?  How do I know where the bottleneck is?
-Understanding data Security and Privacy on Your PCIf you're paralysed with fear about using your PC for managing your money, private data or simply buying things online this article will help ease your concerns

 

Selected external article links:

Anandtech Core i7 Nehalem review - as ever good analysis and a good round-up of the architecture and design changes, and their impact.  Anand own testing shows Core i7 965 processors producing a very significant step up in performance with the new cache, memory controller, bus and Hyper Threading features.

OCForum Overclocking guide - one of the best forums with one of the best articles from the ground up 'How to Overclock', enjoy... (Thanks Frank!)

nVidia ESA standard - the holy grail for holistic PC hardware monitoring and management, unfortunately as ever standards require vendors to take them up before they become useful standards.

The new nVidia GTX 200 GPU - is the newcomer revolution or evolution.  The architecture is most definitely an evolution there are no radical changes but none-the-less there are some significant theoretical performance improvements.  The link takes you to a good article from Toms Hardware, we agree with many of their findings and are still recommending the 9800 GX2 for the best value-performance ratio for the time being.  The lack of DirectX10 support also seems rather bizarre.  However drivers are being updated and improvements are being seen.

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