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Gigabyte Debuts AMD Fusion Mini-ITX MainboardJan 8, 2011 - in News
It's a GIGABYTE love nest containing AMD's E-350 dual-core processor and Radeon HD 6310 GPU.
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Build It: Half-Height Gaming PCs For The Living RoomDec 21, 2010 - in Reviews
PowerColor’s half-height Radeon HD 5750 launched a quest to build a tiny gaming PC. But things didn't work out the way we planned. We ended up building two half-height machines capable of cranking out playable frame rates, and put them both to the test.
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System Builder Marathon, December 2010: Value, ComparedDec 19, 2010 - in Reviews
New benchmarks, new test methods, and new hardware mark exciting updates to this month’s System Builder Marathon. Today, we cover the most exciting part of all: the value competition. Remember, we're giving all three systems away, so enter to win them!
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Tom's Hardware's 2010 Gift Guide: Part 1, For System BuildersDec 7, 2010 - in Reviews
Welcome to Part 1 of Tom's Hardware's 2010 Holiday Gift Guide. This first installment is geared toward system builders planning to pool some Christmas cash to build a new performance- or value-oriented system. We have something for everyone this year.
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AMD CrossFire Vs. Nvidia SLI Scaling AnalysisOct 18, 2010 - in Reviews
We’ve seen impressive performance from Nvidia's GeForce GTX 460 when it's matched up with a second card in SLI mode. But how does the entire high-end GeForce GTX 400 line compare to Radeon HD 5000-series cards? We test them all in several popular games.
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StarCraft II Revisited: How Much Gaming PC Do You Need?Sep 17, 2010 - in Reviews
With the full game released, Gigabyte provides a huge stable of graphics cards for benchmarking StarCraft II, and we get the chance to re-test the game using a vastly improved method. Check the results to see just how brutal this title can be on your PC!
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Gigabyte's VGA Cooling Resembles Car RadiatorAug 30, 2010 - in News
Gigabyte's new GV-R577SL-1GD features an impressive, passive cooling system.
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AMD's Radeon HD 5000-Series: Measuring Power EfficiencyAug 24, 2010 - in Reviews
Most of our graphics card reviews include power measurements at idle and load. But how do applications tax your GPU in between those two extremes? We line up a handful of different programs and monitor power use with a handful of AMD's latest cards.
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Game-Off: Seven Sub-$150 Processors ComparedJun 28, 2010 - in Reviews
Today, we're putting the newest and fastest sub-$150 processors against each other in a gaming competition to see which models offer the best bang for your buck. Will it be Intel's Core i3, its Clarkdale-based Pentium, or AMD's Athlon and Phenom II CPUs?
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System Builder Marathon, June 2010: System Value ComparedJun 18, 2010 - in Reviews
Smaller budgets were the rule for this quarter’s System Builder Marathon, but better performance was the exception. How will this affect our multi-budget value comparison? Check out the performance results, and don't forget to register to win these boxes!
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Phenom II X2 555 Vs. Pentium G6950: The RematchMay 21, 2010 - in Reviews
The last time we matched up Intel's Pentium G6950 against AMD's Phenom II X2 555, our overzealous overclocking efforts caused a processor meltdown. With a little more experience on Intel's 32 nm process (and caution), we offer a suitable rematch. Game on!
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Is Intel's Core i3-530 Fast Enough For Performance Gaming?Apr 5, 2010 - in Reviews
Our latest "How Much CPU Do I Really Need?" article pits the cheapest Core i3 and price-matched Phenom II series processors against the highest-priced CPUs for the same two platforms. Can the low-cost parts provide a similar gaming experience?
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System Builder Marathon, March 2010: System Value ComparedMar 19, 2010 - in Reviews
Budget enhancements to this month’s SBM finally reflect last year’s price increases, allowing the return of liquid cooling at the high-end and Core i7 for the mid-priced systems. With big improvements to its bigger brothers, can the low-cost PC still win?
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System Builder Marathon, March 2010: $750 Gaming PCMar 18, 2010 - in Reviews
The last machine in this quarter's System Builder Marathon, Paul's $750 Gaming PC certainly isn't least. A triple-core Athlon II X3 didn't necessarily overclock well, but a fourth-core unlock gives this system a huge efficiency advantage in our suite.
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. '09: AMD System Value ComparedSep 29, 2009 - in Reviews
Our response to reader-demand for AMD systems focuses on the company’s penchant for gaming value across three budget classes. How do these fully-optimized systems compare to each other in ultimate performance and value?
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. '09: $1,250 Enthusiast BuildSep 25, 2009 - in Reviews
With a limited budget and high-resolution gaming in our sights, we spice up this quarter's $1,250 build with as many graphics cards as we can fit into a mid-range chassis. By popular request, this one's an all-AMD build with plenty of horsepower.
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. '09: $650 Gaming PCSep 24, 2009 - in Reviews
We kick off our third-quarter System Builder Marathon series with Paul's $650 gaming PC. Last time you asked for an all-AMD set of builds, and that's what we're giving you. As before, all three systems are going to be given away at the end of the series!
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Gaming With AGP Graphics: Overclock That CPU!Aug 25, 2009 - in Reviews
In our AGP Radeon HD 4650 review, the old Athlon X2 3800+ system couldn't hack today's games due to a CPU bottleneck. This time, we up the ante with a cheap replacement CPU and overclock to see if we can squeeze more gaming goodness from an older PC.
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Southbridge Battle: 780a, ICH10 and SB750, ComparedAug 11, 2009 - in Reviews
Modern southbridges support multiple RAID levels via software, but do they deliver decent performance? We used six Intel SSDs and tortured the top three by AMD, Intel and Nvidia. As if that weren't cruel enough, we added LSI's 6 Gb/s SAS card to the mix.
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AMD Athlon II X2 / Phenom II X2 And Low-Power CPU BonanzaJun 1, 2009 - in Reviews
Eager to let you know it’s been busy, AMD is launching four new processors today: the first Athlon II, a dual-core Phenom II, and two low-power 65W Phenom IIs. We bought ourselves a new Pentium E6300 and let loose with AMD’s latest.
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System Builder Marathon: Performance & ValueFeb 12, 2009 - in Reviews
Using your feedback from months past, we’ve built, overclocked, and tested three systems with vastly different budgets. Now it's time to compare our efforts using cost, performance, and power as our benchmarks.
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GeForce GTX 295 In Quad-SLIJan 15, 2009 - in Reviews
Previews stole the thunder from Nvidia’s GTX 295 launch, but a new driver promises to expand its performance lead. We matched it against the best-performing CrossFireX and 3-way SLI configurations.
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Part 4: Avivo HD vs. PureVideo HDSep 28, 2008 - in Reviews
The 780G chipset/Radeon HD 3200 and the MCP78S chipset/GeForce 8200 provide the first integrated graphics solutions that can accelerate Blu-ray playback. We dig deep into how well they work with high-quality Blu-ray 1080p video playback.
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