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System Builder Marathon Q3 2014: System Value ComparedSep 26, 2014 - in Reviews
We looked at our previous-quarter builds, assessed their weaknesses, and made our upgrades. Each builder found better value by holding the line on price. Today, we find out which machine balances performance and cost most effectively.
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System Builder Marathon Q3 2014: High-End Performance PCSep 25, 2014 - in Reviews
Today’s high-end build adds a little muscle to last quarter’s parts list thanks to Devil's Canyon and a little bit of luck. Will a $1600 machine finally score big wins in both value and performance? A compelling value chart suggests yes.
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System Builder Marathon Q3 2014: Mainstream Enthusiast PCSep 24, 2014 - in Reviews
Don changes his focus this month, putting an emphasis on host processor performance rather than graphics potential. Does his gamble pay off in our benchmark suite, or does Intel's improved Devil's Canyon design leave him short of previous greatness?
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System Builder Marathon Q3 2014: Budget Gaming PCSep 23, 2014 - in Reviews
Paul Henningsen kicks off our System Builder Marathon with a stunning low-cost system that leans on Intel's Pentium G3258 processor, a Radeon R9 270 graphics card, and plenty of DDR3 memory. His hardware costs add up to just over $500, too!
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System Builder Marathon Q2 2014: System Value ComparedJun 27, 2014 - in Reviews
The race tightens as all three builders try to squeeze the ultimate performance out of smaller budgets and the addition of an OS. Can the cheap gamer still game? Will one of the better-equipped systems finally top a comparison of performance to price?
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System Builder Marathon Q1 2014: System Value ComparedMar 27, 2014 - in Reviews
This quarter's Marathon included a GeForce GTX 780 Ti-enhanced enthusiast PC, a budget gaming machine at a lower price, and a high-end build altered to reader specifications. What effects will all of those changes have on overall performance—and value?
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Origin PC Shows Us How To Build A Case With Project PrimeMar 21, 2014 - in Picture Story
After realizing that we've never covered the creation of a case from top to bottom, Origin PC told us that it wanted to show us how its own Genesis and Millennium enclosures came to be, and what made them special. Hold on as we travel back to 2011.
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Winner of Tom's Enthusiast PC with Vipre AntivirusOct 31, 2011 - in News
Win a hot gaming rig complete with protection.
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Weekend Reading: Tom's Hardware Meme ContestJun 24, 2011 - in Picture Story
Yo dawg, we heard you like hardware, so Tom's Hardware wrote a System Builder app so you can find hardware while you're reading Hardware.
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Tom's Hardware's Mailbox: Angelini Goes PostalSep 1, 2010 - in News
It's easy to get caught up in the daily grind: benchmarking, writing, editing, and answering what sometimes seems like hundreds of emails. But at the end of the day, all of the work is for you. It's about time we started answering a little more feedback.