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Todd Christ

Todd Christ is a Senior Systems Engineer for Intel and contributes as a PC enthusiast for "Inside Scoop." He has worked in the computer industry since the early '90s and has been with Intel for over 16 years. His current position is based around evaluating end-user experiences with Intel Architecture based products with Fortune 50 companies. His passion both inside and outside of work is computing, whether you're dealing with handhelds or servers - if you can use it, he's most likely had one or juggled a few machines over time. Todd grew up on the East Coast, but has been in NorCal since his career started at Intel. You may find "Toadster" active in several online-community venues; you'll find his stuff on Intel Communities, and various other 3rd party forums, some for work - and some for play. He is a believer in the social community whether it's social, gaming, blogging, forum-related or person-to-person. He is a 'real' gamer, so bring your l337 SkillZ or be prepared to be pwned. You can tweet/ joke/ befriend/game with Todd on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and on Steam as well.
RECENT BLOG POSTS

PC Tablets: The sleek form factor we love, with loads of performance and ready for the holidays!

November 30, 2011
The Samsung Touch Launcher interface - a friendly tablet design on a powerful PC. I was lucky enough to test out the Samsung Series 7 Slate PC. This isn’t your everyday tablet that many have become accustomed to – it’s a slate PC! I have to admit, this is a really cool form factor, and it’s very portable and powerful! Be sure to add this to your Christmas wish list.

Home for the Holidays with Technology

November 9, 2010
As I get ready to visit family over the holidays, I reflect back on my younger days… Ah yes, the smell of food cooking, my mom digging though the cookbook for the holiday recipes, all the relatives chatting away about “this-n-that”, and most likely a football game on TV that we’d occasionally watch if our... Read more >

Intel LANFest Sacramento – let’s get ready to RUMBLE!

September 21, 2010
The second LANFest in Sacramento this year is coming up October 8th-10th at the Intel Folsom Campus. http://lanfest.intel.com/sacramento Tickets are going fast – so what’s new this time around? Folsom LANFest Video A technology Scavenger hunt sponsored by Antec New workshop with Intel Engineers to teach how to overclock your processor (the right way!) We... Read more >

PAX 2010 – it’s gonna be EXTREME!

September 1, 2010
Oh yeah! – the **P**enny **A**rcade e**X**po – There are few conventions that pull together gaming communities at this level, whether it’s consoles, hand-helds, or full bore PC gaming – the PAX community holds one thing true “*they LOVE games!*” Here’s a great video from the [PennyArcadeTV](http://www.youtube.com/user/pennyarcadeTV) collection from PAX 2009 to see what you... Read more >

What can the new Intel unlocked processors do for you?

June 1, 2010
When Intel announced the new unlocked Core i7 875K and Core i5 655K processors at Computex 2010 – I was truly excited! Why? Well, because many of the PC builders who have clamored for the Extreme Series CPU can now take benefit of some of the features – Intel® Turbo Boost technology, Intel® Hyper-threading technology... Read more >

Sacramento LANFest 2010 – meet ZerApiO

May 26, 2010
ZerApiO is the lead gamer responsible for setting up the 6th Sacramento LANFest on May 7-9th. LAN Fest isn’t only just for fun – it’s also making a difference in contributions to charities!

Sacramento LAN Fest – May 2010 – quick update!

May 10, 2010
230+ gamers descended upon Folsom, CA for the 2010 Sacramento LAN Fest. 3 Tournaments of [Team Fortress 2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_fortress_2), [Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_warfare_2), and[ Left 4 Dead 2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_4_Dead_2) kept many gamers going for 44 straight hours! More video and pics to come! [#lanfest](http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23lanfest)

Sacramento LAN Fest – May 2010 – are you ready to game?!

May 7, 2010
The biggest LAN in the Sacramento area is here again. The sixth Intel LAN Fest Sacramento returns to Folsom from May 7th to 9th 2010 for 44 hours of action packed tournaments, contests, games and camaraderie. With a 242 seat BYOC area and a console area with 3 large screens you won’t run out of... Read more >

My Intel Extreme Edition PC – it cost how much?

April 8, 2010
Ever since I’ve built my [Extreme System](http://scoop.intel.com/2009/02/ive-been-smacked-over-by-intels-latest-extreme-hardware.php) last year – everyone asks “How much did that system cost?” I’ve built this system over the past 15 months, pieced together from previous builds, previous parts, etc. I believe this system will last me at least another 15 months… or until I get antsy for a newer... Read more >

Taking “Extreme” to a whole new level, with the Intel Core i7 980X EE Processor

April 2, 2010
I upgraded [my already extreme PC](http://scoop.intel.com/2009/02/ive-been-smacked-over-by-intels-latest-extreme-hardware.php) to the latest Intel Core i7 980X Processor a few days ago. I was truly excited to know that my existing Intel DX58SO “Smackover” motherboard would accept this new 32nm CPU (Codename: Gulftown) with a simple BIOS update! Yes – this bad boy is a hexacore (6 CPUs) and... Read more >
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