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Seven Portable Bluetooth Speaker Systems, Tested And ReviewedDec 10, 2013 - in Reviews
We're testing a wide range of Bluetooth-capable speakers, priced between $50 and $250, to gauge how well these wireless audio devices fare. Believe it or not, there's a ton of differentiation, and a number of systems clearly rise to the top of our list.
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Tom's Hardware's Reader's Choice Awards 2013Dec 8, 2013 - in Reviews
Tom's Hardware reviewed hundreds of products in 2013, and although we're conservative with our awards, there were still 45 forms of recognition given out this year. Now we want you to vote for your five favorite products for a chance to win great prizes.
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Five Z87 Motherboards For Your Mini-ITX Build, ReviewedNov 24, 2013 - in Reviews
Z87 rules the PC enthusiast market by exposing the Haswell architecture's full feature set. We're particularly interested in mini-ITX-based platforms able to integrate Z87 in a compact form factor. Five boards contend for supremacy of compact computing.
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Fixing The Radeon R9 290 With Arctic's Accelero Xtreme IIINov 17, 2013 - in Reviews
One of the best things we did for our Radeon R9 290 review was pop off AMD's reference cooler and attach Arctic's Accelero Xtreme III. Today, we show you how we did this, we dive deeper into the results, and ultimately recommend the aftermarket heat sink.
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Asus ProArt PQ279Q Monitor Review: 27-Inch, Wide-Gamut, QHDNov 14, 2013 - in Reviews
Are you looking for a monitor that does it all? Your search may just end with the Asus PA279Q. Wide-gamut, USB 3.0, and color management are only a few of its features. We bring one into our lab to see if it performs at the level of its $850 price tag.
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Eight Low-Profile CPU Coolers For Your Compact PC, ReviewedNov 13, 2013 - in Reviews
A recent look at ASRock's M8 compact barebones PC saw us undervolting our CPU in order to run stably, overclocked. This forced us to ask the question: how much cooling can we fit inside a slim enclosure? Eight heat sink vendors helped us find the answer.
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Radeon R9 290X Review: AMD's Back In Ultra-High-End GamingOct 23, 2013 - in Reviews
After eight months of watching Nvidia go uncontested in the ultra-high-end graphics market, AMD has a new GPU based on existing technology that promises to challenge the top position. It gets mighty loud at times, but you can't ignore the R9 290X's price.
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AMD Radeon R9 280X, R9 270X, And R7 260X: Old GPUs, New NamesOct 7, 2013 - in Reviews
AMD is introducing a handful of new model names today, based on existing GPUs. Do the company's price adjustments make this introduction newsworthy, or will the excitement need to wait for its upcoming Radeon R9 290 and 290X, based on fresh silicon?
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Asus VG248QE: A 24-Inch, 144 Hz Gaming Monitor Under $300Oct 2, 2013 - in Reviews
Every performance-oriented gaming rig needs a speedy display to keep up with cutting-edge GPUs. Asus delivers up to 144 Hz with its VG248QE 24-inch TN-based monitor. Is its display performance as impressive as the company's sub-$300 price tag?
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Z87 Hits The High End: Four Sub-$300 MotherboardsOct 2, 2013 - in Reviews
Situated barely below the priciest premium boards, which typically exceed $300, high-end Z87 Express-based motherboards offer enthusiasts almost everything they could want except for three-way SLI support. We put four of these platforms to the test.
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Haswell And Richland Memory Scaling: Picking A 16 GB DDR3 KitSep 15, 2013 - in Reviews
Graphics workloads love fast memory. But how much difference can a desktop-oriented kit have on gaming performance with Intel's HD Graphics 4600 or AMD's Radeon HD 8670D? We test six 16 GB kits, two all the way up to DDR3-2400 to find out.
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Mechanical Keyboards: BlackWidow, Osmium, G710+Sep 12, 2013 - in Reviews
Today we review three of the most popular mechanical keyboards around: the Gigabyte Aivia Osmium, Logitech G710+, and Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013. Which these three $130-$150 premium gaming peripherals is the best bet? We'll find out!
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AOC Q2963PM Monitor Review: 2560x1080 Is A New Way To PlayAug 25, 2013 - in Reviews
2560x1080 is an unusual resolution for a computer monitor. Does it change the way we work? We spent some time with AOC's new Q2963PM to find out. With some unique features on-board, we're more than curious to see what makes this radical new display tick.
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Cooler Master's HAF XB: Give Your LAN Party Box Breathing RoomAug 20, 2013 - in Reviews
Cooler Master presented the newest member of its HAF family to us months ago in the Tom's Hardware office. Its HAF XB is a unique hybrid between a desktop case and a bench table, with two levels for different components. Today, we're reviewing it.
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Fast And Cheap? Five Sub-$160 Z87 Motherboards For EnthusiastsAug 13, 2013 - in Reviews
Intel’s Haswell architecture has mainstream leanings. And yet some of the motherboards out there are really high-end. Today we're looking at five platforms under the $160 mark that hopefully put some value back into being an enthusiast.
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Three Thermalright True Spirit Heat Sinks, ReviewedAug 5, 2013 - in Reviews
Thermalright sent over all three models in its True Spirit heat sink family, complete with 92, 120, and 140 mm fans. We dropped each one onto an FX-8350 processor to gauge its cooling performance and acoustic output. Which one takes the value win?
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Samsung 840 EVO SSD: Tested At 120, 250, 500, And 1000 GBJul 25, 2013 - in Reviews
Last week, Samsung unveiled a successor to its wildly popular 840 at the company's Global SSD Summit in Seoul, South Korea. Stacked with a series of new features and 19 nm, three-bit-per-cell NAND, we benchmark four models and make a recommendation.
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31 USB 3.0 Thumb Drives, Tested And ReviewedJul 21, 2013 - in Reviews
It's hard to believe that the fastest USB 3.0-rated thumb drives can outperform the hard drive in your desktop PC. On the other hand, the slowest models shouldn't even be allowed USB 3.0 branding. We test 31 different drives to determine the quickest.
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Nine Big Air Coolers For Intel's Haswell CPUs, ReviewedJul 14, 2013 - in Reviews
Intel's Haswell-based CPUs have a unique cooling problem that leaves many overclockers in a quandary. Today, we're rounding up nine different sink and fan combinations to see if any can contend with the fourth-gen Core processor's copious heat.
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The Final Three: Sub-$100 Cases For Your Gaming BuildJul 2, 2013 - in Reviews
The journey was a long one, but we're finally wrapping up our round-up of sub-$100 gaming cases. Today we review the last three of 11 total product submissions and pick an overall favorite. The competition was vicious, but one model definitely stands out.
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Chrome 27, Firefox 22, IE10, And Opera Next, BenchmarkedJun 30, 2013 - in Reviews
Today, we have the latest benchmark results from the top four Windows-based Web browsers, along with a sneak peek at Opera's upcoming Chromium-based overhaul. Is this really a step-up from Presto/Carakan or just another Chrome clone?
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Five Z87 Motherboards Under $220, ReviewedJun 3, 2013 - in Reviews
Intel’s Haswell architecture displaces Ivy Bridge in its desktop line-up, bringing with it yet another new CPU interface. We tested six motherboards that claimed to be ready for your overclocking efforts, and included the five survivors in today’s review.
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The GeForce GTX 770 Review: Calling In A Hit On Radeon HD 7970?May 30, 2013 - in Reviews
Wait, the new GeForce GTX 770 is powered by Nvidia's old GK104? That's right. And guess what? The card is faster, quieter, more feature-complete, and less expensive than the GeForce GTX 680 that came before it. Can it usurp the compelling Radeon HD 7970?
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Four More Sub-$100 Cases For Your Gaming Build, ReviewedMay 28, 2013 - in Reviews
Our second group of value-oriented cases looked good in the photo preview, but we really wanted to see how they’d perform with a load of hot gaming hardware. Will these beat their predecessors in terms of quality, feature, hardware support, or value?
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Six Low-Voltage Dual-Channel 8 GB Memory Kits, OverclockedMay 12, 2013 - in Reviews
We've abided by Intel's 1.55 V recommendation for two architectures and two die shrinks, yet most performance memory manufacturers ignore it. Recent problems with one of our builds raised the question, how far can we push RAM without killing CPUs?
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Corsair Obsidian 900D Review: Making Room For High-End GearApr 22, 2013 - in Reviews
Corsair already offers a heavy tower case called the Obsidian 800D. Now, the company is one-upping itself with the Obsidian 900D. Is this a genuine high-end enclosure, a bomb shelter, or a mess of sheet metal? We put the case through our bevy of tests.
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Three AMD 990FX-Based Motherboards For EnthusiastsApr 1, 2013 - in Reviews
AMD’s flagship FX-series processors squarely target enthusiasts with sub-$1,000 system budgets, and it's hard to get there with an expensive motherboard. We requested every vendor's top-value solution, and received three boards for your consideration.
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Web Browser Grand Prix: Chrome 25, Firefox 19, And IE10Mar 13, 2013 - in Reviews
Important versions of Chrome and Firefox were released since our last installment, and though we're ready to leave Windows 7 behind, IE10 brings us back for one more round. Naturally, our exhaustive suite of benchmarks undergoes a massive update as well.
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Review: The Best E-Book Reader?Mar 11, 2013 - in Reviews
Although Amazon's Kindle Fire HD gets all of the glory, the company's hardware business is rooted in e-books. The Kindle Paperwhite's front-light promises something different. But with the recent proliferation of cheap tablets, is it still worth buying?
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Four More Closed-Loop Liquid Coolers Take On The NH-D14Mar 5, 2013 - in Reviews
With big radiators and no vents, closed-loop coolers give us a taste of liquid-cooling’s benefits, sans the risk. While less punishing on the motherboard than big air, can any closed-loop liquid cooler beat Noctua's famed NH-D14 in thermal performance?
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