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Who's Who In Power Supplies: Brands, Labels, And OEMsNov 12, 2010 - in Reviews
Did you think all power supplies were manufactured by the brand selling them? We show you what makes a good PSU and reveal who actually builds PSUs. You can actually find lots of quality, instead of just scrap metal, behind some of the budget labels.
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Bang For Your Buck: Four 500 W Power Supplies ReviewedJul 8, 2010 - in Reviews
Enthusiasts often say that you can never have too much performance. However, a 500W power supply is perfectly ample for a majority of mid-range PCs. This is one of those cases where a solid ratio of performance to price is preferable to gross excess.
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Core 2 Quad Gets Efficient: Enter The Q8200S And Q9550SMar 9, 2009 - in Reviews
Quad-core performance now requires only dual-core power consumption. Intel’s recently launched a couple of Core 2 Quads based on its 45 nm technology, and the new S-series chips deliver lots of performance without cranking up your utility bill.
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Tom's Overdrive Competition: Finals RecapDec 25, 2008 - in Reviews
With the Overdrive overclocking competition two weeks behind us and Team USA victorious, we wanted to check in with a quick recap of our final contest held in Paris, France.
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Overdrive: U.S. Team IRONMODS Wins!Dec 14, 2008 - in News
Our Overdrive Overclocking Championship just finished, and we have a winner: The US team IronMods dominated, but Italy was close behind, followed by Germany.
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Overdrive Finals: More Day 1 ImpressionsDec 14, 2008 - in Picture Story
The Overdrive championship is happening between Saturday and Sunday. Yesterday we brought you the first set of photos from the event. Here are more impressions and emotions from Day 1!
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Overdrive Finals: Results After 8 Hours of OverclockingDec 13, 2008 - in News
All teams have spent considerable time finding ways on improving CPU and GPU performance. The Core i7's Turbo Mode has been an issue for some of the teams, as it would reduce the multiplier from the pre-set x28 to only x26 when all four core (or even eigh
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Overdrive Overclocking Finals: Day 1Dec 13, 2008 - in Picture Story
The Overdrive Overclocking Championship is all about overclocking Core i7 Extreme 965. Some teams collected results after only two hours, others are still optimizing. Check out our impressions of Day 1.
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Overdrive: Italy's Team Is ChosenDec 13, 2008 - in Reviews
Our international Overdrive overclocking competition finals are underway in Paris. But before we start streaming the goings-on in France, we want to present the results of our Italian trials.
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Overdrive Finals: First Results PostedDec 13, 2008 - in News
The Taiwanese team CBB, which stands for Fang Bing Lo (Coolaler), Hsien Tung Hsiao and Cheng-Tung Sun, was the first to post results. While these were not spectacular, this is an important step to secure a score in case something doesn't work they way it
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Overdrive Finals Preparation: Status After Two HoursDec 13, 2008 - in News
They all overclock, but they all have a different approach. We talked to the teams and looked at how they start working. Just installing the operating system and getting started is not sufficient.
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Overdrive: Overclocking Finals Kick OffDec 13, 2008 - in News
Tom's Hardware is hosting the world's best overclockers at our new Paris HQ today and tomorrow. Five teams try their luck in getting Core i7 Extreme systems to expected 5+ GHz clock speed.
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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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Team USA Emerges In Round One of OverdriveNov 17, 2008 - in Reviews
After a long weekend of intense benchmarking with nearly 1,300 liters of liquid nitrogen, one team emerged victorious. They’re on their way to Paris to represent the United States against four other international teams. Show them some support!
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Overclocking Goes Int'l.: Overdrive In The USANov 14, 2008 - in Reviews
We're gearing up to start the international preliminaries of our Overdrive overclocking championship, which will determine who gets to graduate from Core 2 Duo to tweaking Core i7 965 Extreme. Read on for more about the vision behind this event.
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Power Supply Roundup: Part IINov 7, 2008 - in Reviews
In Part I of our power supply roundup, we went through five mainstream PSUs rated at up to 700 W. Round two sees us tackle another seven mid-range units in an effort to determine which power supply deserves your attention.
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PSU Roundup: Performance, Price, EfficiencyOct 16, 2008 - in Reviews
Good performance, high efficiency and low price: It’s not easing choosing a power supply that offers all three of these features. Tom’s Hardware tests mainstream power supplies of up to 700 watts to determine which will meet your needs best.