High Tech - News, Reviews and Tests
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Medal of Honor: AirborneSep 19, 2007 - in Picture Story
The newest Medal of Honor puts players in the role of a paratrooper during WWII.
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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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ATI's Radeon 2600 XT RemixedSep 13, 2007 - in Reviews
On release the 2600 XT cost too much, given its performance. Newer models cost around $100, but they're equipped with slower memory. How do they perform?
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$89 Pentium Dual Core that Runs at 3.2 GHzSep 12, 2007 - in Reviews
Want plenty of power for very little money? Here's a CPU with an overclocking margin of 80% that can beat a Core 2 Duo E6750 for a fraction of its cost!
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Hardware Companies Outside The BoxSep 11, 2007 - in Reviews
How graphics card makers help game developers and publishers take a game from concept to code to your computer.
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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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Best Gaming Graphics Cards for the Money: September 2007Sep 5, 2007 - in Reviews
Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great - that is, if you have the time to do the research. But at the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card available within a certain budget.
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Can CPUs Make PCs Faster & Quieter?Sep 4, 2007 - in Reviews
Until the introduction of fast-and-capable CPUs with low-power requirements, fast and quiet could often pose conflicting goals when building a PC. We put a fast mobile dual-core and a fast desktop quad-core CPU to work in a super-quiet case and measure sound output from both systems to prove that fast and quiet are somewhat simultaneously achievable.
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The Best Gaming Graphics Cards for the Money Series OverviewSep 3, 2007 - in Reviews
Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great - that is, if you have the time to do the research. But at the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within a certain budget.
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Booth Models, IFA in BerlinAug 31, 2007 - in Picture Story
The opening day of IFA, Thursday August 30th, featured a concert by Pink.
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The New Arms Race: DDR3-1800 RAMAug 30, 2007 - in Reviews
Corsair and OCZ are the first to offer DDR3-1800 DIMMs, with both doing battle for your performance-minded dollars. Which is the better product for the uber enthusiast?
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Is Zettabits Next Generation Storage?Aug 28, 2007 - in Reviews
Zettabyte offers for rent storage units bundled with online backup services. zBox is your local storage device and it's synchronize with Zettabyte servers via secured connections. Is it the best of both worlds?
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Thermalright's New Graphics Card CoolersAug 27, 2007 - in Reviews
Thermalright has a track record of delivering some of the best coolers money can buy. Has the firm hit another home run with its HR-03 Plus and V2?
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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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500 GB External Drives TestedAug 17, 2007 - in Reviews
Forget about boosting storage capacity with old-fashioned hard drives. External devices are the way to go. We look at four 500 GB products from LaCie, Western Digital and Wiebetech.
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BioShockAug 16, 2007 - in Picture Story
BioShock is developed by Irrational Games (recently renamed 2K Boston) and published by 2K Games. It will be available August 21st on PC and Xbox 360.
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BioShockAug 16, 2007 - in Picture Story
BioShock is developed by Irrational Games (recently renamed 2K Boston) and published by 2K Games. It will be available August 21st on PC and Xbox 360.
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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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Is On-The-Go Storage Ready for Primetime?Aug 15, 2007 - in Reviews
On-the-go hard disks allow users to back up USB flash drive or memory card data without a PC - or at least in theory. But two devices from Startech and Thecus were not without their faults.
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