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Gaming Across Three Screens: GTX 460, GTX 480, And Quad-SLIOct 11, 2010 - in Reviews
Display spanning is quickly becoming the high-mark for serious gaming machines of all budgets, with more powerful cards allowing higher resolutions. Yet, as panel resolutions higher than 1080p become harder to find, do we really need more than two cards?
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WD Reveals New Home DLNA Network DriveOct 8, 2010 - in News
This external network drive features a DLNA media server.
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The Game Rundown: Finding CPU/GPU Bottlenecks, Part 2Oct 8, 2010 - in Reviews
We're back with Part 2 of our bottleneck exploration in a mainstream gaming PC equipped with a Core i5 and GeForce GTX 460, ready to dive into test results from ten additional games. All of the results are summarized and analyzed in our conclusion.
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The Game Rundown: Finding CPU/GPU Bottlenecks, Part 1Oct 7, 2010 - in Reviews
Wondering if your favorite game wants more CPU or GPU muscle? We tested 20 different titles using a GeForce GTX 460 and a Core i5 processor (one of our favorite configs) in order to figure out where a solid mainstream machine gets hung up.
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WD Announces New 3 TB External HDDOct 5, 2010 - in News
Following Seagate's lead, Western Digital reveals a 3 TB external hard drive.
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2010: Value ComparedSep 9, 2010 - in Reviews
Three systems represent our builders' best performance and value hopes for budget, mainstream, and high-end users. Last quarter's marathon demonstrated how each system compared to its predecessor, and today we find out how these compare to each other.
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2010: $400 Gaming PCSep 8, 2010 - in Reviews
The third and final build in this quarter's System Builder Marathon is a direct answer to your feedback. Paul went as low as he could go in compiling the parts for his $400 Gaming PC. Is gaming still within the realm of possibility at this price point?
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2010: $1000 Enthusiast PCSep 7, 2010 - in Reviews
In this quarter's System Builder Marathon, we balance out our CPU and graphics subsystems, rather than piling on the GPU performance like last time. The results are shocking, to be quite honest. Check out the performance of our $1000 enthusiast system.
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Not All USB 3.0 Implementations Are Created EqualAug 26, 2010 - in Reviews
Despite the fact that today's USB 3.0 products center on the same NEC controller, we compared a handful of different USB 3.0 drives and found performance to range from 113 to 173 MB/s, depending on the implementation used. Should you be worried?
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WD's Livewire Uses AC Outlets for NetworkingAug 24, 2010 - in News
WD's Livewire kit is ideal for creating network access outside a wireless router's reach.
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Part 4: Building A Balanced Gaming PCAug 11, 2010 - in Reviews
What does it mean to build a truly-balanced PC? How great would it be to piece together a machine bottlenecked by neither CPU or GPU? We set forth to measure the perfect balance in seven different games and four resolutions in this fourth of many parts.
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WD's Elements Play: Storage, Media Player in OneAug 9, 2010 - in News
Combine a huge HDD and HDMI output and you have the WD Elements Play.
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Deals for July 26: Hot Tamales Candy Pack for $0Jul 26, 2010 - in News
It's the eve of StarCraft II. Are you going to hit up any of the midnight launches?
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Three External (And Fast) USB 3.0 Drives ComparedJul 22, 2010 - in Reviews
The first USB 3.0-based external hard drives aim at eliminating the USB 2.0 bottleneck (that hovered around 30 MB/s) with enough bandwidth to outperform the fastest mechanical disks. A-Data, Buffalo, and WD do battle for maximum performance.
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Deals for July 21: Western Digital TV Live HD $79Jul 21, 2010 - in News
Feed your kids, buy some Swedish flat pack furniture.
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Notebook Hard Drives: 750GB And 640GB Models ReviewedJun 30, 2010 - in Reviews
Remember when 500GB was the most you could get from a notebook drive? It seems like most vendors have made the transition to 640GB. Western Digital even has its own 750GB model that fits within the 9.5 mm z-height. So, which of these drives is the best?
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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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Deals for June 16: 1TB WD External HDD for $65Jun 16, 2010 - in News
The Entertainment coupon books are still a good value too.
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System Builder Marathon, June 2010: $1,000 Enthusiast PCJun 16, 2010 - in Reviews
This quarter, we're dropping the budgets on all of our systems, the enthusiast-class build, specifically, by $500, giving us $1,000 to fight the $1,500 system's performance. Read on to see what value we managed to squeeze out of this shrunken-cost box.
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Deals for June 9: GeForce GTX 260 For $140.99Jun 9, 2010 - in News
How about a PlayStation 3 bundle for your old man?
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Deals for May 25: Don't Forget Your TowelMay 25, 2010 - in News
A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value.
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Deals for May 17: 1TB Western Digital External $74May 17, 2010 - in News
Top Deals on WD 1TB HDD, Sony Cyber-shot 12MP camera and HP 18.4" Quad Core laptop.
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Deals for May 13: Xbox 360 Elite Bundle @ $325May 13, 2010 - in News
Need pants? Check out this deal for Banana Republic.
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Part 3: Building A Balanced Gaming PCMay 11, 2010 - in Reviews
What does it mean to build a truly-balanced PC? How great would it be to piece together a machine bottlenecked by neither CPU or GPU? We set forth to measure the perfect balance in seven different games and four resolutions in this third of many parts.
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Deals for April 22: SSDs, Xbox 360 Elites, MoreApr 22, 2010 - in News
Get your SSD fix with a Western Digital SiliconEdge. Nothing gives your system a performance boost quite like moving from an old spinning HDD to a new SSD.
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Spring 2010 Solid State Drive Roundup, Part 2Apr 13, 2010 - in Reviews
In part one of our SSD roundup, we looked at drives from Crucial, OCZ, Intel, Solidata, and Toshiba. To those results, we're adding Crucial's first 6 Gb/s SSD, WD's first SSD, and Kingston's 128GB SSDNow V-series, along with 'fresh' and 'used' scores.
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WD Introduces Fastest Ever VelociRaptor HDDsApr 7, 2010 - in News
Not ready to go SSD? Then these could fill your need for speed.
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VelociRaptor Returns: 6Gb/s, 600GB, And 10,000 RPMApr 6, 2010 - in Reviews
Western Digital is in the process of reinventing its Raptor product line, delivering improved performance and a new 600GB capacity ceiling. In today's review, we compare it to its predecessor and the other popular magnetic drives populating the market.
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