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20 registry hacks to make your PC more awesome

http://lifehacker.com/5204434/the-beginners-guide-to-creating-virtual-machines-with-virtualbox

Virtual machines can seem juuuuust a bit too geeky for most otherwise computer-friendly people. That's sad, because it's an easy, free way to try or use a separate OS without messing with your hard drive. What's virtualization?

The Beginner's Guide to Creating Virtual Machines with VirtualBox - Virtual Machine

How to Rebuild your Computer and Reinstall Windows Without Headache

If your Windows PC keeps getting slower and slower, it may be time to rebuild your computer and reinstall Windows from scratch. That it, you wipe everything clean, do a fresh installation of Windows and reinstall all software programs. Check these tips and checklist for rebuilding a computer.

http://www.labnol.org/software/rebuild-computer-and-reinstall-windows/6130/

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/raid_done_right

RAID Done Right | Maximum PC

Like the eponymous bug spray, RAID gets results. But in this case, the active ingredient isn’t a deadly poison, but hard drives—or, to spell out the acronym, a redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks.

Crush the performance of consumer network-attached storage devices by building your own! And you can use a number of legacy parts to do this on the cheap! A network-attached storage (NAS) device is the Robin to a LAN’s Batman.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/how_to_build_a_nas_box

How To: Build A NAS Box | Maximum PC

Maximum PC Essentials: Ultimate BIOS Tweaking Guide - Page 1 | Maximum PC

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/old_tech_new_tweaks?page=0%2C0

When man first booted the PC, he saw the BIOS screen: a jumble of monochromatic numbers that made about as much sense as the binary language of load lifters.

Every company that sells videocards based on an AMD or Nvidia GPU starts out on fairly equal footing: When building their products, all companies follow the same reference designs and clock-speed guidance that AMD and Nvidia provide.

Overclock Your Videocard | Maximum PC

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/overclock_your_videocard

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/overclock_your_pc

If you’re running your CPU at stock speeds, you’re missing out on your PC’s true potential, because processors often harbor power beyond their official specs. Your proc, for example, might be rated to run at 3GHz but is actually capable of operating reliably at 3.3GHz.