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Helllo again Rawrcast readers, Cornelious back again to bring you another installment of Under the Hood.

Today my plan is to sit down with you and dispel some common processor (CPU) myths surrounding today’s technology. My goal is never to become so technical that I alienate half of our listeners and/or readers so if there is any more technical information you’re after please leave a comment on the post or stick an email in our Huge Sack and I’m sure I’ll get the message. Aside from attempting to clear the air on a few topics today I’ll be comparing the latest CPU’s available from both AMD and Intel, pointing out some pros and cons to each and highlighting some key points to keep in mind if you should find yourself in the market for a new processor. Read more…

Helllo Rawrcast readers, it’s Cornelious here yet again bringing you another edition of Under the Hood.

If reading the post title didn’t make things obvious enough I’ll break down nice and early and let you all know that I’m gonna be taking some time today to talk about Razer products. Before you start shouting at me for being biased or writing with an agenda let me stop for a minute. The main reason I’m choosing to dedicate some time solely to Razer is based on the ridiculous amount of praise I have for them both as a company and a product line. I’ve used and owned far to many “gaming” peripherals in my day and still have yet to find a company that consistently leaves the same impression on me as Razer has been able to.

While there is a lot to talk about I don’t want this to turn into nothing more than a “OMG GO BUY THIS MOUSE!!!” post. I’ll do my best to highlight the pros and cons of whatever I bring into the limelight and present some actual opinions as opposed to blind fanboyism.

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Hellllo again Rawrcast readers, Cornelious here bringing you another installment of Under the Hood. Many of us have come to that point where we look at our computers and start to seriously consider upgrading. Maybe it’s been awhile since you payed much attention to the market(s) and now find yourself suck between a rock and  a hard place. You have the money to upgrade your system but you’ll end up spending more then you planned due to supply and demand driving the prices of older hardware up over time. Once you factor in time spent tracking down parts and a few other things you may start to wonder if it’s really worth the hassle…maybe rebuilding the system from the ground up will end up saving your some green down the road. Read more…

Hellllo again Rawrcast readers, Cornelious here bringing you another installment of Under the Hood. Spawning off my last post I wanted to take some time to talk about system memory and Hard Drives. While WoW is very CPU intensive it can often be one (or both) of either your memory or hard drive that’ll end up dragging things down. Stay with me for awhile as I try to clear the air and dispel some common misconceptions.

Hard Drive Performance & You

Sadly, your computer’s hard drive is one of the more misunderstood pieces of your gaming machine. It’s fairly common knowledge what the hard drive is intended to do but there are some key points that are often glazed over. After WoW has loaded, your hard drive is still hard at work. Add-ons are one of the biggest contributing factors to poor hard drive performance. As I mentioned in my last post, add-ons like Quest Helper and Auctioneer are constantly referencing their own databases…compounding your hard drives work load. Read more…

Hellllo Rawrcast listeners…I mean, readers. Wow, it sure is good to be back. No longer will there be that familiar intro gracing your ears each week on Rawrcast, “Under the Hood” has officially made it’s move to our lineup of blog entries. The topics and content are intended to remain the same as they were originally and I’ll be shooting to have at least one post per week ready to go, schedules allowing. I’ll be covering everything from how to get the most out of your system to addon tips.

Past all the pleasantries, what are we stopping to take a look at today you might ask. I wanted to re-start the segment with a look at the addon scene in WoW, how they effect our gameplay, performance and steps we can take to minimize any negative impacts.

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