How To: Build An Affordable $2,000 CS5 Desktop; How To: ExtremeTech Overclocking Guide 2010; How To: Triple-Boot Your Mac

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I N   T H I S   I S S U E FEATURE STORY: How To: Build An Affordable $2,000 CS5 Desktop HOW TO: How To: ExtremeTech Overclocking Guide 2010 BUYING THE RIGHT COMPONENTS: How To: Triple-Boot Your Mac DISCUSSING DIY:     ADVERTISEMENT How To: Build An Affordable $2,000 CS5 Desktop Sure, the concept of a budget CS5 desktop PC seems counterintuitive. After all, Adobe Creative Suite 5 (CS5) is the kind of software suite that needs some serious power to run smoothly. But we take the contradictory idea of a "budget Adobe CS5 desktop PC" as a quixotic challenge and make it for less than $2,000. Check out our step-by-step guide on extremetech.com. Read this story How To: ExtremeTech Overclocking Guide 2010 Overclocking your components can really boost your computer's performance, but you can only push your equipement so far. We guide you past the potential pitfalls, and walk you through the process of overclocking different components. Read this story How To: Triple-Boot Your Mac Can't decide between Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.6, and Linux? Our answer: Install 'em all. Get the step-by-step guide on extremetech.com Read this story Read this story SUBSCRIBE TO PC MAGAZINE DIGITAL TODAY! Subscribe to PC Magazine Digital today for as little as $.62 a copy and enjoy the convenience and immediate delivery of digital.       PC Magazine is America’s #1 technology magazine, delivering authoritative, lab-based comparative reviews of technology products and services. Click here for the utility. FEATURED OFFERS Architectural Design Firm Deploys Trend Micro Solutions to Achieve Security While Saving Time In the firm of Fletcher Farr Ayotte (FFA) Inc., 30 architects and a support staff of 20 spend the majority of their workday on computers. When viruses or worms crash computers, or spyware slows systems, the employees are less productive. Projects can take longer and customer satisfaction can be compromised. To combat these problems, FFA relies on a single in-house information systems (IS) expert: Josh Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum set out to find a solution that could get the job done while decreasing maintenance, troubleshooting, and clean up time related to security. Download this case study today! Database Security: An Area of Growing Concern With a significant increase in data, the number of databases is also on the rise. An alarming issue is a significant number of database breaches occur internally. The detection of such database breaches can be a daunting task. This report presents an overview about the growing significance of database security. Learn more in this free white paper. eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to ExtremeTech Build It with the email address ignoble.experiment@arconati.us. Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter. To subscribe to other e-mail newsletters from Ziff Davis, change your delivery format from HTML to text, or change your email address, click here. Copyright ©2010 Ziff Davis, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis, Inc., 28 East 28th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Apple Mac Mini with Snow Leopard Server One of the most aesthetically beautiful business servers we've ever seen, this tiny, peppy machine makes for a quiet desktop server that's perfect for light-duty home and SMB server tasks. Check Prices >> Alienware M15x (Core i7) The Intel Core i7 920XM, along with a midrange Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M graphics card, continues Alienware's tradition of dominating opponents. Check Prices >> SPECIAL OFFERS Protect all of your music, photos and other computer files with Mozy for only $4.95 a month. Download now. Use on-demand remote support from LogMeIn Rescue to see and solve issues quickly and securely anywhere, anytime without pre-installing software. Start a trial! Spot network bottlenecks before they crash systems. FREE SOFTWARE. Download now. BitDefender Internet Security 2010 keeps your Internet-connected family safe, without slowing down their PCs. Download now. PCMAG.COM INFO CENTERS Best Notebook Deals from CDW PCMag Connected Traveler Center Lenovo ThinkPad & IdeaPad Notebook Store Total Printing Solutions from HP Learn the real costs of bargain ink, toner & supplies