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Haswell And Richland Memory Scaling: Picking A 16 GB DDR3 KitSep 15, 2013 - in Reviews
Graphics workloads love fast memory. But how much difference can a desktop-oriented kit have on gaming performance with Intel's HD Graphics 4600 or AMD's Radeon HD 8670D? We test six 16 GB kits, two all the way up to DDR3-2400 to find out.
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HP EliteDisplay E271i Review: Solid Performance From A 27" ScreenSep 10, 2013 - in Reviews
Can a business-class monitor work well for the entertainment-oriented? We discover the answer is yes if you’re using HP’s new EliteDisplay E271i 27-inch AH-IPS screen. Not only does it perform well, but it also offers some unique features and great value.
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Refined Just Right; Raw Where It CountsSep 9, 2013 - in Reviews
The iconic American brand blends luxury, technology and off-road capabilities into a single 5-passenger SUV. We spend a week putting it through its paces on and off road.
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Micron P420m SSD Review: 1.4 TB Of PCI Express-Attached StorageSep 8, 2013 - in Reviews
After the success of its P320h, Micron is following up with the P420m, an MLC-based PCI Express x8 add-in card aimed at more read-oriented enterprise customers. How does it compare to the company's SLC-based flagship? We benchmark ours thoroughly.
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SanDisk A110 PCIe SSD: Armed With The New M.2 Edge ConnectorSep 5, 2013 - in Reviews
We got our hands on an early sample of SanDisk's A110 SSD. So what? Big deal? Not a chance. This thing is PCI Express-attached and sports the new M.2 edge connector. Read on to learn more about the next generation of solid-state storage connectivity.
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Radeon HD 7990 Vs. GeForce GTX 690: The Crowd Picks A WinnerSep 4, 2013 - in Reviews
Tom's Hardware enlists the help of /r/Bakersfield, plus some of its Facebook community, to test AMD's Radeon HD 7990 with the latest Catalyst 13.8 beta driver against GeForce GTX 690. The all-day event turned up some interesting observations.
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Dual-GPU Battle: Does Frame Pacing In Catalyst 13.8 Turn The Tide?Sep 3, 2013 - in Reviews
We take AMD's Catalyst 13.8 beta driver for a spin to see if its frame pacing feature fixes CrossFire's dropped and runt frame issues. Follow along as we compare the Radeon HD 7990 to Nvidia's GeForce GTX 690 in seven popular titles, with video to match!
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Intel Core i7-4960X Review: Ivy Bridge-E, BenchmarkedSep 2, 2013 - in Reviews
Intel's Core i7-4960X is ready for prime time. Architecturally, it's a small step up from its predecessor, though. Is there any reason you should be thinking about Ivy Bridge-E as an upgrade to Sandy Bridge-E on your X79 motherboard?
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Part 2: Four Cheap 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supplies, ReviewedAug 28, 2013 - in Reviews
Ready for part two of our low-cost power supply round-up? Here are four more products, including Seasonic's SSR-360GP, which is 80 PLUS Gold-certified. Is this little 360 W PSU the bargain of the century, or is its Gold label simply pyrite?
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Part 1: Four Cheap 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supplies, ReviewedAug 27, 2013 - in Reviews
Power supply manufacturers condition us to think that efficiency is the one variable you need to pay the most attention to. But we have a suite of tests that more thoroughly taxes PSUs. Can these four inexpensive units under $70 make it through unscathed?
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AOC Q2963PM Monitor Review: 2560x1080 Is A New Way To PlayAug 25, 2013 - in Reviews
2560x1080 is an unusual resolution for a computer monitor. Does it change the way we work? We spent some time with AOC's new Q2963PM to find out. With some unique features on-board, we're more than curious to see what makes this radical new display tick.
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In Pictures: Puget Systems' 16-Core Genesis II Quiet EditionAug 22, 2013 - in Picture Story
While many of us construct our own PCs, we still get a kick out of hearing what boutique builders are doing in their own labs. Today, Puget Systems introduces Tom's Hardware to a 16-core Xeon workstation that the company says is almost too quiet to hear.
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Cooler Master's HAF XB: Give Your LAN Party Box Breathing RoomAug 20, 2013 - in Reviews
Cooler Master presented the newest member of its HAF family to us months ago in the Tom's Hardware office. Its HAF XB is a unique hybrid between a desktop case and a bench table, with two levels for different components. Today, we're reviewing it.
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AMD's Piledriver And K10 CPU Architectures Face OffAug 18, 2013 - in Reviews
Vishera, Deneb, Trinity, and Propus are code names for some of AMD's most value-oriented processor configurations from the past couple of generations. We get our hands on several models to compare in productivity, content creation, and gaming workloads.
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2014 Jaguar F-Type: Smartly-Integrated Tech And Almost 500 HpAug 15, 2013 - in Picture Story
Jaguar invited us to its North American F-Type launch event. Naturally, we accepted and spent a day cruising around in the company's first sports car in almost 40 years. The F-Type integrates technology where necessary, and horsepower quite liberally.
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AMD Dual Graphics Analysis: Better Benchmarks; Same Experience?Aug 14, 2013 - in Reviews
AMD's Dual Graphics technology gives APU owners the ability to add a discrete GPU to their platforms for better performance. We take a close look at the results, both in terms of frames-per-second and experiential smoothness, thanks to captured video.
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Fast And Cheap? Five Sub-$160 Z87 Motherboards For EnthusiastsAug 13, 2013 - in Reviews
Intel’s Haswell architecture has mainstream leanings. And yet some of the motherboards out there are really high-end. Today we're looking at five platforms under the $160 mark that hopefully put some value back into being an enthusiast.
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Intel's 12-Core Xeon With 30 MB Of L3: The New Mac Pro's CPU?Aug 12, 2013 - in Reviews
Apple's next-gen Mac Pro will be optioned with up to 12-core Xeon E5 processors. We got our hands on the upcoming Xeon E5-2697 V2 (the same one that recently appeared in Primate Lab's Geekbench Browser) and put it through our Windows-based test suite.
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IBM Creates Software Environment for Brain-like ChipsAug 12, 2013 - in News
Researchers making chips and software to think like you do.
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Hands-On With Silicon Motion's New SSD ControllerAug 11, 2013 - in Reviews
Silicon Motion already makes flash storage controllers in all shapes and sizes. Now, with a new SATA 6Gb/s processor ready for action, the Taiwanese firm is hoping to make a dent in the market share currently enjoyed by SandForce and Marvell.
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SSD Deathmatch: Crucial's M500 Vs. Samsung's 840 EVOAug 6, 2013 - in Reviews
Micron's consumer products division, Crucial, wasn't the first brand to introduce a 1 TB SSD. But it was the first to sell one for less than a fortune, and it sports some snazzy new features to boot. We got our hands on the entire line-up to test.
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Three Thermalright True Spirit Heat Sinks, ReviewedAug 5, 2013 - in Reviews
Thermalright sent over all three models in its True Spirit heat sink family, complete with 92, 120, and 140 mm fans. We dropped each one onto an FX-8350 processor to gauge its cooling performance and acoustic output. Which one takes the value win?
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AMD Radeon HD 7730 Review: A Harbinger Of The Kaveri APU?Aug 4, 2013 - in Reviews
We got our hands on two Radeon HD 7730 cards from Sapphire: one with 2 GB of DDR3 and the other sporting 1 GB of GDDR5. How do they compare to AMD's Radeon HD 6670s, and what might we glean from these boards about the upcoming Kaveri-based APUs?
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Ultrabook: Behind How Intel is Remaking Mobile ComputingAug 1, 2013 - in Reviews
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with some of Intel's high-level execs responsible for the Ultrabook initiative to talk about its inception, to track its progress over a few generations, and to get an idea of where Ultrabooks are going.
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Seagate Laptop Ultrathin HDD Review: 500 GB In 5 mm Of SpaceJul 31, 2013 - in Reviews
When you look at it from the side, Seagate's Laptop Ultrathin HDD is almost easy to miss. Measuring just 5 mm tall, it’s one of the thinnest hard drives in existence. We got our hands on the 500 GB model to see if it can keep up with larger disks.
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Nvidia Shield Review: Tegra 4-Powered Handheld GamingJul 30, 2013 - in Reviews
We've been playing with Nvidia's Shield handheld for more than a month, but only recently got access to its killer feature: streaming PC game content. Does Nvidia's foray into the hardware world deserve your $300, or is this expensive toy impractical?
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HGST Travelstar 7K1000 Review: A 1 TB Notebook Drive At 7200 RPMJul 29, 2013 - in Reviews
HGST's Travelstar 7K1000 is the first 1000 GB notebook drive we've tested with a 7200 RPM spindle speed. Is this hard disk a performance crown winner? We run our standard suite of benchmarks on it and compare the repository to 13 competitors.
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Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon 27 Review: Our First Table PCJul 28, 2013 - in Reviews
The latest all-in-ones look a lot like huge tablets, right? An internal battery adds portability to Lenovo's 27” IdeaCentre Horizon, but is this cool concept still functional as a desktop, or does the push toward mobility sacrifice too much performance?
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Samsung 840 EVO SSD: Tested At 120, 250, 500, And 1000 GBJul 25, 2013 - in Reviews
Last week, Samsung unveiled a successor to its wildly popular 840 at the company's Global SSD Summit in Seoul, South Korea. Stacked with a series of new features and 19 nm, three-bit-per-cell NAND, we benchmark four models and make a recommendation.
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31 USB 3.0 Thumb Drives, Tested And ReviewedJul 21, 2013 - in Reviews
It's hard to believe that the fastest USB 3.0-rated thumb drives can outperform the hard drive in your desktop PC. On the other hand, the slowest models shouldn't even be allowed USB 3.0 branding. We test 31 different drives to determine the quickest.
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