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Intel X58 Roundup: Six $300+ Platforms ComparedFeb 23, 2009 - in Reviews
High-end enthusiasts are certain to be among the first adopters of Intel’s latest Core i7 architecture, so our extensive comparisons begin with motherboards specifically targeted towards these systems. What does $300 get you?
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: Feb. '09Feb 15, 2009 - in Reviews
This month, Don adds Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 295 to the top of his Best Graphics Cards column. Additionally, a number of significant price drops shake up the order of things. Plus, we now provide links to the best prices we find on Newegg.
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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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System Builder Marathon: The $5,000 Extreme PCFeb 11, 2009 - in Reviews
We increased our high-end budget this month to see how much performance $5,000 could deliver. This move is certain to destroy comparative value, but will the system also shatter benchmark records?
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Socket AM3: AMD's Phenom II Gets DDR3Feb 8, 2009 - in Reviews
Last month, AMD took the wraps off of its Phenom II processor, promising to complement the chip with a new socket inside Q1 of 2009. Today sees the launch of AMD's first AM3 CPUs, which get DDR3 memory support and extend backward compatibility to AM2.
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Roundup: Six Core 2 Motherboards Under $100Dec 23, 2008 - in Reviews
As Intel’s Core i7 architecture starts moving down from the high-end, value seekers can build high-performance LGA775 systems cheaply. Low-cost motherboards compete for the value crown with added features, performance, and overclocking capabilities.
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PCI Express & CrossFire: Scaling ExploredDec 7, 2008 - in Reviews
Does your aging CrossFire-compatible motherboard have enough PCI Express bandwidth to make a second card worthwhile? We compare every Core 2-based platform in order to find out.
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Radeon HD 4870 X2: Four Cards ComparedNov 19, 2008 - in Reviews
Not only do we have four super-fast Radeon HD 4870 X2s to test, but also a list of 31 other graphics configurations including CrossFire and SLI setups. If you're in the market for AMD's fastest card available, you'll want to see this.
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Five Multimedia Notebooks, TestedNov 15, 2008 - in Reviews
Bigger is still better among new multimedia notebooks, where heft and battery life aren't as important as bright screens and video wizardry.
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Power-Saving Motherboards: Fact Or Fiction?Nov 14, 2008 - in Reviews
All motherboards support overclocking—now it’s time for power-saving. Here we evaluate products from ASRock, Asus, Foxconn, Gigabyte and MSI, weighing both performance and power consumption, to determine which P45 motherboard is most efficient.
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Does 790FX + SB750 = High-End Overclocking?Nov 12, 2008 - in Reviews
AMD’s shift in focus to high-value multi-core processors has disappointed performance fanatics, but overclocking helps. We tested the company's latest enthusiast parts to find out if there are any real performance gains.
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Roundup: The Best Overclocking SoftwareNov 6, 2008 - in Reviews
Interested in overclocking but not quite sure where to start? We round up some of our favorite software utilities for tweaking processors, memory, graphics, and chipsets.
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Round Up: Five Powerful, Light UltraportablesNov 4, 2008 - in Reviews
Executives, road warriors, and gadget geeks all lust after ultraportable notebooks. Five of these amazing machines battle it out in this roundup.
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Core i7: 4-Way CrossFire, 3-way SLI, Paradise?Nov 3, 2008 - in Reviews
For the first time ever, gamers are being treated to a reasonably priced platform enabling the best that AMD and Nvidia have to offer. Is Core i7 a gamer’s nirvana or does the processor serve up more of the same?
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System Builder Marathon: Performance & ValueOct 30, 2008 - in Reviews
Three dramatically different builds face off in a show of performance, defining the real value of each. Our mainstream system is designed to meet the needs of most users. Who should spend more and who can live with less?
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System Builder Marathon: The $4,500 Super PCOct 28, 2008 - in Reviews
This month's System Builder Marathon spreads the system prices out even further to $4,500, $1,500, and $500. Is today’s $4,500 system really worth three times as much as an upper-mainstream performance machine?
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Sneak Peek: Four Core i7 X58 MotherboardsOct 26, 2008 - in Picture Story
Core i7 is coming, Core i7 is coming! We got our hands on four of the first X58-based motherboards you're going to see come launch time from ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI and took plenty of pictures for this sneak peek.
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Move Over G45: Nvidia's GeForce 9300 ArrivesOct 15, 2008 - in Reviews
Until now, AMD’s struggling processor lineup has been propped up by untouchable integrated platforms. Nvidia’s GeForce 9300 mGPU challenges that dominance with refined Intel-based core logic. Now updated with Phenom X4 9600 benchmarks.
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Three High-End Gaming Systems ComparedOct 9, 2008 - in Reviews
Gaming enthusiasts always look for an edge, but that edge usually comes at a cost--time or money. We compare three systems from HP, Falcon NW, and Vigor aimed at gamers with more money than time.
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Four GeForce 9600 GT Cards ComparedSep 26, 2008 - in Reviews
Manufacturers really love the first Geforce 9. The graphic chip is fast, the cards are inexpensive, and some retailers offer more than ten variations.
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SLI & Centrino 2: Gaming Laptops BattleSep 24, 2008 - in Reviews
Take four gaming laptops. Arm two of them with SLI and make the others Centrino 2-compatible. You're looking at a high-end collection of the latest mobile technology battling it out for benchmark supremacy and your hard-earned dollars.
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Advanced Overclocking Championship 2008Aug 26, 2008 - in Reviews
What happens when you put the top overclocking enthusiasts from 20 countries in the same room with the fastest hardware available? The LN2 flows freely and someone walks home with a $5,000 check.
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11-Way P45 Motherboard ShootoutAug 25, 2008 - in Reviews
Two formerly high-end features—PCI Express 2.0 transfers and native Crossfire support—separate Intel’s new mainstream P45 Express chipset from its earlier P35 Express. Eleven motherboards challenge the market with features, performance and value.
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