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SBM 5: Price/PerformanceSep 21, 2007 - in Reviews
After a grueling four days of benchmarking and tweaking, it's time to see how our three systems compare in baseline performance, overclocked performance, and total value.
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SBM 4: Overclocking The CompetitorsSep 21, 2007 - in Reviews
Armed with our low, mid, and high end systems, we do some overclocking and see how each scales when pushed to the limit...
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SBM 3: High-End SystemSep 19, 2007 - in Reviews
Staying within budget is easy when the limit is $4,000, but can our $3500+ system really prove its worth?
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Do-It-Yourself Solar-Powered PC: Live TestSep 18, 2007 - in Reviews
With our solar-powered PC and supporting components up and running, we present a variety of relevant data in near real-time.
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SBM 2: Mid Cost SystemSep 18, 2007 - in Reviews
With prices of just about everything except computer components increasing, we stretched our budgets out a little...
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SBM 1: Low Cost SystemSep 17, 2007 - in Reviews
We build the highest-performance PC that $1,000 can buy, and prepare it to fight some upcoming System Builder Marathon competitors.
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Do-It-Yourself Solar-Powered PC: HardwareSep 13, 2007 - in Reviews
In the second article in this series, we focus on the hardware required to run a desktop PC, including monitor, with solar cells 24/7. The PC consumes a world-record low of only 61 Watts!
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The $500 Gaming Machine, 2007 EditionSep 10, 2007 - in Reviews
Last year we assembled an entry-level gaming PC for around $500. It did the job well. Our new machine, with AMD and Intel CPU options, doubles the performance of its predecessor.
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Do-It-Yourself Solar-Powered PC: Technical FoundationsSep 6, 2007 - in Reviews
Tom's drives a desktop PC including monitor with solar cells 24/7. In the first part of this project we focus on the technical foundations that underlie solar energy. After that, we dig into the necessary configuration of a solar-powered PC, including components and construction, along with a solar array composed of two modular panels. Pictures and video provide step-by-step instructions for construction and deployment. We invested a lot of sweat and enthusiasm in this project, and look forward to hearing from those who follow in these footsteps.
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Is Your PC Ready for a System Update?Aug 23, 2007 - in Reviews
Next-generation platforms are a year away. Upgrading certain components can help a two-year old system remain viable until then.
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Energy-Efficient Computing OptionsAug 21, 2007 - in Reviews
Performance still is the most-important factor, but energy efficiency is getting more attention when it comes to component decisions. We scan low-power options that are available.
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ABS Ultimate X9 Firefox Extreme - Gaming Performance for LessAug 20, 2007 - in Reviews
ABS shipped us its latest CrossFire system and it came to play! It clearly provided all of the performance of the big guns but at less than half the cost.
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UPSes To The RescueAug 16, 2007 - in Reviews
Uninterruptible power supplies (UPSes) are essential items to boost uptime and data protection. But how do they work? We looked at three affordable entry-level models from APC, Belkin and Eaton/Powerware.
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World in ConflictAug 12, 2007 - in Picture Story
Massive Entertainment's World in Conflict arrives Sept. 18 on the PC and Xbox 360.
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View Your Pics on a Digital Photo Frame
Jul 22, 2007 - in Picture Story
Kodak: The right side of the Kodak SV710 EasyShare digital picture frame has a mini USB connector for connecting to your computer or printer, a standard USB connector for flash drives, a volume control, earphone jack and power connector.
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What's Faster Our Builds or Dell's H2C?Jul 20, 2007 - in Reviews
Now that we've tested them, it's time to compare our three overclocked systems. How does performance stack up when compared to price?
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Overclocking Marathon Day 3 - A Budget BuildJul 19, 2007 - in Reviews
We look at what components make an ideal budget overclocker's system. With a few bucks and some guts, you too can have a low-cost rig that runs with the big boys.
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Overclocking Marathon Day 2 - A Home BrewJul 18, 2007 - in Reviews
The "High-End" build from our first System Builder Marathon is ready to show its overclocking stuff. We show you the results and present our overclocking recipe.
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Overclocking Marathon Day 1 - A Screamin' DellJul 17, 2007 - in Reviews
Over the next 3 days we overclock Dell's factory-overclocked XPS 720 H2C, our high-end System Builder Marathon PC and a new budget build. We pull it all together on Friday.
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Crysis Still Looking StrongJul 11, 2007 - in Picture Story
Turn on the strength mod and then throw a guy through a building.
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Robotics: New Ideas for the iRobot CreateJun 26, 2007 - in Reviews
We look at some of the inspired ideas submitted for the iRobot Create Challenge.
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Dissecting DX10Jun 19, 2007 - in Picture Story
The Lost Planet: Extreme Condition PC demo for Vista runs its performance test at default settings on the Dell XPS with a screen resolution of 1600x1000.
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Lost Planet: Xbox 360 Vs. PCJun 17, 2007 - in Picture Story
Here's a look at a screenshot of the original Lost Planet for the Xbox 360. Pay attention to the red boxes.
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Image Preview: Team Fortress 2Jun 11, 2007 - in Picture Story
An early look at Team Fortress 2 sports a familiar look from Valve, similar to the original Team Fortress and Counter-Strike titles.
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Computex 2007: Mobility to Go Round, Boxed Supercomputing and the Redefinition of VideoJun 9, 2007 - in Reviews
The last day of Computex brought us GPS devices, a supercomputer-in-a-box, perfect HD video applications, DTX cases without suitable motherboards, and the first true DYI notebook.
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Enemy Territory: Quake WarsJun 3, 2007 - in Picture Story
Id Software's Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is the latest instalment of the Quake series and is scheduled to arrive sometime this summer.
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Computex 2007: The Last of Its Kind
Jun 3, 2007 - in Picture Story
The 300 km/h HSR (Taiwan High Speed Rail - almost 200 mph) is one of the fastest trains in the world. It began its service in January 5, 2007, and connects Taipei with cities in central and southern Taiwan, and the service has seen its fifth million passe
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The Power Saving Guide, Part 2Jun 1, 2007 - in Reviews
This time we analyze the impact on power consumption of RAM speed and timings, graphics card generation, hard drive type and form factor and of typical add-on cards.
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The Power Saving GuideMay 30, 2007 - in Reviews
You don't have to buy the latest energy-efficient PC hardware to save energy and reduce heat dissipation. Small steps already can make a difference.
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