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AgigA Tech Introduces Non-Volatile DDR3 DIMMsAug 31, 2012 - in News
What if you could keep Windows stored entirely in RAM?
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IBM Preps Watson 2.0 as a Supercharged Version of SiriAug 31, 2012 - in News
Forget Siri. I want Watson.
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Zalman Launches High-End CPU Cooler CNPS9900DFAug 30, 2012 - in News
Zalman's newest CPU air cooler features a dual-fan design in a push-pull configuration.
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Motorola to Launch Intel Phone in SeptemberAug 30, 2012 - in News
Motorola has confirmed that it will be announcing its first Intel-based phone next month. The new device will make its debut on September.
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Intel's 22nm Silvermont Atoms: Four Cores, Up to 1.4 GHzAug 29, 2012 - in News
Intel is serious about its smartphone and tablet processor.
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Prolimatech Announces MK-26 GPU CoolerAug 29, 2012 - in News
Prolimatech released a new flagship cooler above its existing MK-13 device.
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Check Out This Incredible Hulk Case Mod From Quakecon '12Aug 28, 2012 - in News
This is what happens when the Hulk decides to smash your PC.
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AMD Explains Advantages of High Density (Thin) LibrariesAug 28, 2012 - in News
At today's Hot Chips Symposium, Mark Papermaster, Senior Vice President and CTO at AMD, talks about the upcoming "High Density (Thin) Libraries"
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AMD Talks Steamroller: 15% Improvement Over PiledriverAug 28, 2012 - in News
At today's Hot Chips Symposium, Mark Papermaster, Senior Vice President and CTO, AMD, talks about the upcoming "Steamroller" Microarchitecture
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Nvidia Bumps Windows 8 Beta Driver to Version 306.02Aug 28, 2012 - in News
Nvidia has released a new GeForce Beta driver for Windows 8. Version 306.02 adds support for the recently released GTX 660 Ti GPU, and TXAA film-style anti-aliasing to reduce temporal aliasing in games such as The Secret World.
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AMD ''Vishera'' FX-Series CPU Specifications ConfirmedAug 28, 2012 - in News
A leaked AMD document coming out of EXPreview, shows the details on the first three FX "Vishera" based processors by AMD.
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EVGA Announces 1500W Classified Power SupplyAug 27, 2012 - in News
EVGA has announced a fully modular power supply which includes a monitoring software and overclocking mode.
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System Builder Marathon, August 2012: Alternative $2000 Gaming PCAug 23, 2012 - in Reviews
Starved by the limits of our System Builder Marathon benchmark suite, Thomas decides to explore what happens when he really uncorks the graphics system. A helping of 5760x1080 across three monitors is being added to the complete four-course test set.
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 (OEM) Specs SurfaceAug 23, 2012 - in News
Nvidia quietly released the GeForce GTX 660 GPU for OEM use. Is this signs of what to come with the Retail Version?
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AMD Cutting Prices of its Radeon HD GPUsAug 23, 2012 - in News
There is word that AMD has just launched a round of price cuts for several CPUs that could be spicing up the graphics arena quite a bit.
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Google Introduces Octane Browser BenchmarkAug 23, 2012 - in News
Google kicks the V8 benchmark suite to the curb and replaces it with Octane.
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AMD FX-4130 CPU Could Finally Come to MarketAug 23, 2012 - in News
AMD's FX-4130 Bulldozer has surfaced on a retailer website and is available pre-order.
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System Builder Marathon, August 2012: System Value ComparedAug 22, 2012 - in Reviews
Paul, Don, and Thomas each took a stab at building the best value-oriented performance machine within their budget limits (some more successfully than others). Which of these machines will stand out for delivering the most bang for your enthusiast buck?
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Raspberry Pi Integration Makes DSLRs SmarterAug 22, 2012 - in News
Irish photographer bakes up a Raspberry Pi battery grip.
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Microsoft to Grant Windows 8 System Builder License to Home-Built PCsAug 22, 2012 - in News
Microsoft is slightly, but very distinctively changing the license agreements for Windows.
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System Builder Marathon, August 2012: $2000 Performance PCAug 21, 2012 - in Reviews
We took our highest-priced build back to the drawing board to focus on features, rather than price. Can I compete with the less expensive configurations without spending all of my time worrying about benchmark results? Tomorrow's analysis will be telling.
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System Builder Marathon, August 2012: $1000 Enthusiast PCAug 20, 2012 - in Reviews
This quarter, we construct our most powerful $1000 enthusiast build ever, complete with a Core i5-3570K, GeForce GTX 670, and solid-state storage. Can it beat the value of Paul's $500 machine or come close to the performance of Thomas' $2000 system?
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Mozilla Rechallenges Google in Browser Speed RaceAug 20, 2012 - in News
The browser speed war appeared to be pretty much over, until a few days ago, when Mozilla's JIT compiler lead David Mandelin sent out a tweet that the new JIT IonMonkey has eclipsed Chrome in at least one configuration on Mozilla's Kraken benchmark.
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Tom's Guide: 15 Benchmarking Tools to Push Your PCAug 20, 2012 - in News
Check out Tom's Guide's latest story on benchmarking your PC.
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Kingston Launches HyperX Predator MemoryAug 20, 2012 - in News
Kingston is expanding its high-performance memory line with the new HyperX Predator, featuring a new design and extreme frequencies.
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AMD Updates Radeon HD 7950 to Counter GeForce GTX 660 TiAug 20, 2012 - in News
Prior to release of the Nvidia GTX 660 Ti, AMD countered with a BIOS update for the Radeon HD 7950 to increase performance.
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System Builder Marathon, August 2012: $500 Gaming PCAug 19, 2012 - in Reviews
Paul went all-out last quarter, cramming massive graphics performance into his $500 gaming PC. This time around, he pulls back a little bit on his GPU in order to use a better-balanced processor. Can he maintain playable frame rates in our gaming suite?
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Intel Revises Heatsink Design For Desktop, Xeon CPUsAug 17, 2012 - in News
Intel said it is changing the heat sink and fan shroud design for the majority of its desktop and server processors.
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Origin PC Intros Nvidia GTX 660 Ti Graphics in 3 PCsAug 17, 2012 - in News
Origin PC said that it is now offering Nvidia's GeForce GTX 660 Ti GPU in its desktop lineup for gamers.