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Promise's NS4600: Intel's Tolapai Enables Better Network PerformanceSep 4, 2009 - in Reviews
Promise has revamped its NS4300N network storage device. Among the changes, its new NS4600 comes with a new engine--namely, Intel’s new x86-based EP80579 (code named Tolapai). Read on for a feature comparison and a thorough benchmark evaluation.
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Is It Worth Upgrading Your Stock CPU Cooler?Sep 3, 2009 - in Reviews
Retail processors usually come with a bundled cooler, which will serve you well—at least until you try to overclock. We replaced the heat sink that Intel includes with its Core i7-920 with a higher-end model from Zalman in order to gauge the improvement.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: August '09Sep 1, 2009 - in Reviews
In this, our second installment of the Best Gaming CPUs For The Money, we roll out another batch of recommendations, plus add a couple of other attributes readers wanted to see last time, such as platform longevity and overclockability.
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Another Record Broken: 6 Gb SAS, 16 SSDs, 3.4 GB/s!Aug 26, 2009 - in Reviews
Our initial hardcore RAID setup (with 16 Intel X25-E SSD drives) reached 2.3 GB/s on 3 Gb/s controllers. But we wanted more speed. Intel and LSI provided the latest 6 Gb/s, PCI 2.0 HBAs, which allowed us to push the array’s throughput beyond 3 GB/s.
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Under Core i7's Hood: Comparing The C0 And D0 SteppingsAug 21, 2009 - in Reviews
You've likely already seen coverage of Intel's C0-based Core i7s compared to the latest stepping, D0. We wanted to do something different, so we compared the Core i7-965 Extreme to the 975 using base performance, power, and overclocking as our metrics.
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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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Breaking Records With SSDs: 16 Intel X25-Es Do 2.2 GB/sJul 30, 2009 - in Reviews
Intrigued by a video on 24 Samsung SSDs jammed into an ultra-fast RAID array, we set out to beat its 2 GB/s performance. Our recipe: 16 Intel X25-E Flash SSDs and two Adaptec 5805 RAID controllers. I/O bottlenecks have you down? We'll fix that.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: July 2009Jul 28, 2009 - in Reviews
We're building on the popularity of our monthly Best Graphics Cards for the Money article by branching out into CPUs; specifically, the Best Gaming CPUs for the Money. In our first installment, we explain our methods and share initial recommendations.
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Guide: Overclocking AMD And Intel CPUs On A BudgetJul 20, 2009 - in Reviews
Once the territory of savvy enthusiasts, overclocking is now easy enough to entice even first-time builders. We walk through the process with four high-value dual- and quad-core CPUs from AMD and Intel: two Phenom IIs, a Pentium, and a Core 2 Quad.
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Undervolting Your Phenom II And Core 2 ProcessorsJul 14, 2009 - in Reviews
Did you know that PC power consumption can be reduced by as much as 35 W just by cutting back on CPU voltage? We looked for the best stable undervolt settings for Core 2 Quad and Phenom II X4 processors without giving up performance.
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Phenom II 955 Versus Core i7 920: Gaming Value ComparedJul 13, 2009 - in Reviews
The debate over whether to go entry-level Core i7 or flagship Phenom II rages on. After his most recent Phenom II system review, Don Woligroski revisits the performance of these two platforms with more tests and gives us an updated take.
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Asus' P7P55D EVO Motherboard: Core i5 Finds A HomeJul 8, 2009 - in Picture Story
The Core i5/P55 hardware has slowly started arriving. Today's preview covers Asus' P55-based P7P55D Evo, the company's first platform that'll support Core i5 in a couple of months. We can't talk performance yet, but we can give you a peek at the hardware.
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Eurocom’s Core i7 Notebook: Walking The PantherJul 7, 2009 - in Reviews
Performance notebooks with desktop processors are nothing new, but Core i7’s thermal challenges are new. With thermal management potentially slamming the brakes, can Eurocom’s D900F Panther outpace current notebook technology under full benchmark loads?
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Microsoft Vomits New Internet Explorer 8 TV SpotJul 1, 2009 - in News
Because watching people throw up definitely makes me want to download IE8.
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DDR3 Memory Scaling: Intel's Core 2 Quad ExaminedJun 29, 2009 - in Reviews
This is our third RAM scaling story in a series that will conclude next week. In this piece, we're comparing a number of different DDR3 memory speeds using both tight and relaxed timings. Which memory setting is best for your Core 2 Quad setup?
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Perfect Notebook Storage: Seven 2.5” 500 GB DrivesJun 18, 2009 - in Reviews
We compare the latest 500 GB notebook drives from Fujitsu, Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba and WD. Seagate is first manufacturer to reach 500 GB at 7,200 RPM, but which is really the best drive? We loaded up our updated test system to find out.
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Core i7 Memory Scaling: From DDR3-800 to DDR3-1600Jun 9, 2009 - in Reviews
Do you want a quick Core i7 system, but don’t feel confident sticking to Intel's spec and using the DDR3-1066 memory supported by the processor? We benchmark the most relevant memory speed and timing combinations to check the benefit of going faster.
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Dead Space: Performance AnalyzedJun 8, 2009 - in Reviews
Dead Space is an excellent sci-fi survival horror title, and one of the few games that Nvidia supports with its new driver's ambient occlusion feature. We put the game through our usual image-quality and performance tests to see what we could learn.
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Overclocking Core 2 Duo: Power Versus PerformanceJun 6, 2009 - in Reviews
Intel's fastest Core 2 Duo, the E8600, runs at 3.33 GHz. But if you're a performance-hungry power user, we found that you can actually increase the chip's efficiency by overclocking it, thanks to 45 nm manufacturing and plenty of built-in headroom.
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Intel Core i7-975 Extreme And i7-950 ReviewedJun 2, 2009 - in Reviews
Today Intel launches two high-end processors that take the place of its i7-965 and i7-940 CPUs. More speed? Same price points? We’ll take it! But are the new chips compelling enough to warrant spending more than you would on an i7-920?
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AMD Unleashed: Four CPUs, Two GPUs, All OverclockedJun 1, 2009 - in Reviews
Our recent SBM series featured three Intel/Nvidia-based builds, independently chosen by each of our authors. Understandably, AMD fans felt a little left out. Paul is here with a literal compendium of benchmark results for those of you with AMD hardware.
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System Builder Marathon: Performance And Value ComparedMay 28, 2009 - in Reviews
Our builders have assembled, tested, and overclocked three reduced-size performance systems, and now we’re ready to compare their efforts. Which machine will be the ultimate winner in performance, efficiency, and value? Which would you rather win?
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System Builder Marathon, May '09: $600 Gaming PCMay 27, 2009 - in Reviews
You've already seen our $2,500 and $1,300 Core i7-based builds. Now we're going to try to put together a miniaturized gaming system on a $600 budget (which is no easy feat). Remember that this system, like the other two, will be given away.
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System Builder Marathon, May '09: $1,300 Enthusiast PCMay 26, 2009 - in Reviews
As you know, we’ve changed things up for this System Builder Marathon, squeezing the best components we can into portable Micro-ATX cases. Sure, there were compromises, but the $1,300 enthusiast system turned out to be a gutsy little firecracker.
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System Builder Marathon, May '09: $2,500 Performance PCMay 25, 2009 - in Reviews
This month we take the challenge you put to us last time around: to fit top-performance parts into a portable enclosure. Then we had the audacity to hope for a successful overclock. Did we mention that, this time, someone is going to win the hardware?
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Intel, AMD, And Reseller Success: A System Builder Weighs InMay 22, 2009 - in Reviews
Last week, the EU fined Intel $1.45 billion dollars, citing abuse of its position in the market by giving rebates to manufacturers in exchange for exclusive use of Intel CPUs. System builder Jon Bach weighs in with his opinion of why Intel is on top.
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Tom's Storage Charts 2009: A New Test EnvironmentMay 6, 2009 - in Reviews
Our old 3.6 GHz Xeon is making way for a brand new X58-based Core i7 solution with PCI-X and PCIe, which we will use to test hard drives, SSDs, controllers, and other storage products. We introduce you to our new reference platform and talk about testing!
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How Many CPU Cores Do You Need?Apr 29, 2009 - in Reviews
Sure, you can buy a quad-core CPU... but do you need one? Software has come a long way to support multi-threading since the first multi-core CPUs were released, but how much better are four CPU cores than one, two, or three?
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The SSD Workload Performance AnalysisApr 27, 2009 - in Reviews
Today we're running a series of benchmarks on the latest SSD offering from Intel and Samsung to see how performance changes over time. We discovered that there are some severe performance issues, but also solutions you should know about.
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Overclocking Core i7: Power Versus PerformanceApr 13, 2009 - in Reviews
A couple of weeks ago, we showed you how to best overclock your Phenom II to maximize performance and power consumption. This week, we run an Intel Core i7 920 at various clock speeds ranging up to 4 GHz with the same goal.
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