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Get Ready For an SSD Price WarJun 20, 2014 - in News
SSD makers may be fighting for your hard earned dollar soon.
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Deals July 19: Netgear Push2TV Wireless Receiver $33Jul 19, 2012 - in News
Allow our hottest deals from LogicBuy to ease your gadget itch.
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SandForce SF-2000 Controllers Limited to 128-Bit EncryptionJun 12, 2012 - in News
In a quality audit, it was discovered that the SF-2000 Series Controllers don't operate at its 256-Bit Encryption specificaton, but currently is limited to 128-Bit Encryption
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Ten 60 GB SandForce-Based Boot Drives, Rounded-UpFeb 29, 2012 - in Reviews
What makes one SandForce-based SSD different from the others that appear to be just like it? We round up 10 models with 60 GB of capacity to explore the effects of NAND interfaces. We also stumble across some interesting data related to full drives.
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Best SSDs For The Money: January 2012Jan 23, 2012 - in Reviews
Welcome to the year's first SSD recommendations. We updated our list to reflect recent price drops on second-gen SandForce-based hardware. There are several good deals in the $150-200 range. Prices are falling, so we're letting you know!
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Best SSDs For The Money: December 2011Dec 28, 2011 - in Reviews
Welcome to the last column of 2011. We updated our recommendations to reflect the recent price drops on second-gen SandForce hardware. There are several good deals to be found for right about $150-200 bucks. Prices are falling, and we keep you informed.
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Best SSDs For The Money: November 2011Nov 22, 2011 - in Reviews
Welcome to the sixth iteration of our highest-ranked SSDs at any given price point. We updated our recommendations to reflect the recent price drops on second-gen SandForce hardware. There are several good deals to be found for right about $200 bucks.
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Best SSDs For The Money: October 2011Oct 13, 2011 - in Reviews
Welcome to the fifth iteration of our highest-ranked SSDs for any given budget. We updated our recommendations to reflect the recent price drops on second-gen SandForce hardware. There are several good deals to be found for right about $200 bucks.
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Best SSDs For The Money: August 2011Aug 25, 2011 - in Reviews
We've added more SSDs to our database and observed a number of significant price changes in the past month. As a result, this months recommendations undergo a notable revamp. And to those of you waiting for a hierarchy table at the end, it's here!
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Best SSDs For The Money: May 2011May 30, 2011 - in Reviews
Welcome to the second installment of our list of top SSDs at at any given price point. This month we see the announcement of several new drives from OCZ, availability of Crucial's m4 lineup (at expected prices), and the emergence of new SF-2200 options.
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Super-Size Me: Gigabyte's G1.Assassin In An XL-ATX MonsterMay 22, 2011 - in Picture Story
When it comes to PC form factors, they don't get much larger than XL-ATX. Just how large is Gigabyte's new super-sized G1.Assassin motherboard? Follow along as we walk you through our custom build (with four graphics cards, lots of memory, and an SSD).
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Best SSDs For The Money: April 2011Apr 26, 2011 - in Reviews
This is the first installment in a new series recommending the best solid-state drives you can buy at any given budget level. With so many SSDs piling up, all based on the same few controllers, it’s time for us to start identifying the real winners.
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In Pictures: 20 Clever Liquid-Cooled PC SetupsNov 18, 2010 - in Picture Story
Most of our testing happens on open-air racks, so fully-configured PCs are somewhat of a novelty around here. Well though-out water-cooled machines are even more luxurious. We tracked down 20 different boxes to show off some enthusiast workmanship.
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Gaming Across Three Screens: GTX 460, GTX 480, And Quad-SLIOct 11, 2010 - in Reviews
Display spanning is quickly becoming the high-mark for serious gaming machines of all budgets, with more powerful cards allowing higher resolutions. Yet, as panel resolutions higher than 1080p become harder to find, do we really need more than two cards?
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Tom's Hardware's Summer Guide: 17 SSDs Rounded UpAug 31, 2010 - in Reviews
Which SSD should you buy today? Seventeen flash-based drives battle across a benchmark suite that include throughput, I/O performance, consistency, power consumption, efficiency, and the best overall bang for the buck. The time is right to upgrade.
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AVADirect's W860CU: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Vs. GeForce GTX 285MMay 13, 2010 - in Reviews
Custom system builder AVADirect is one of the few companies to offer the flexibility of multiple graphics modules within the same notebook model. We used its high-end W860CU to compare AMD's and Nvidia's highest-performance mobile graphics processors.
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PCI Express And CrossFire Scaling: Is P55 Good Enough?Jan 7, 2010 - in Reviews
Surprised by the tiny performance difference between our top-two System Builder Marathon machines, we decided to find out if the P55 platform really is good enough for several of AMD’s best graphics cards. How does it stack up against the venerable X58?
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Can Bargain SSDs Give Windows A Quantum Performance Leap?Dec 30, 2009 - in Reviews
Do you have a case of the boot-up blues? Are app load times sucking your will to live? Everybody knows that SSDs can accelerate certain system tasks, but can an affordable SSD deliver a quantum leap in everyday Windows tasks? We did the tests
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Tom's Hardware's 2009 Gift Guide: Part 1, For System BuildersNov 25, 2009 - in Reviews
Welcome to Part One of Tom's Hardware's Holiday Gift Guide. This first episode is geared toward those system builders planning to pool some Christmas cash to construct a powerful (yet value-oriented) system. This year, Sarah is back to show off our picks.
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Overdrive: Germany's Team Is ChosenDec 2, 2008 - in Picture Story
With Team USA's winning scores in its sights, the German teams battled it out for the chance to compete in our world final even later this month.
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The Hardware Behind OverdriveNov 18, 2008 - in Reviews
Our worldwide overclocking championship has begun and we wanted to introduce you to the everyday components our teams will be tweaking to supersonic speeds in a bid for a shot at $5,000.
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Three High-End Gaming Systems ComparedOct 9, 2008 - in Reviews
Gaming enthusiasts always look for an edge, but that edge usually comes at a cost--time or money. We compare three systems from HP, Falcon NW, and Vigor aimed at gamers with more money than time.