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GeForce GTX 460M SLI: Mobile Gaming Value From AVADirect?Nov 30, 2010 - in Reviews
Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 480M may hold the mobile performance crown, but GF100 is certainly not the most practical solution when it comes to power and heat. Today we see how its newer, smaller sibling stands up to the same tasks, aided by SLI support.
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Dell Laptop Uses Intel's New Cooling DesignNov 30, 2010 - in News
Dell's new Vostro V130 features Intel's Hyperbaric Cooling.
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Sandy Bridge Laptops Start to Show Their FacesNov 29, 2010 - in News
Eye spy with my little Core-i...
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Acer's Nvidia, AMD-based Tablet Size ComparisonNov 29, 2010 - in News
Acer will be pushing lots of new tablets in 2011. But how do they look today against the Galaxy Tab and the iPad?
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Roundup: Four Radeon HD 6850 1 GB Cards ComparedNov 28, 2010 - in Reviews
Improvements to performance, acoustics, and bundles can add big value once a reference graphics card is modified by third-party vendors. We compare four modified Radeon HD 6850 1 GB boards to find out which company's additions best suit your gaming needs.
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Nvidia Points Finger at AMD's Image Quality CheatNov 24, 2010 - in News
Are there shenanigans under the hood?
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Acer Enters 3D Laptop ArenaNov 24, 2010 - in News
Acer has announced a 3D laptop using Nvidia's 3D VISION.
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Roundup: Six Sub-$40 Performance CPU Coolers ComparedNov 23, 2010 - in Reviews
Remember when overclocking was all about getting more performance for less money? It's hard to do that when you're spending top dollar on premium heatsinks and fans. Today we round up six true value-oriented coolers that could help unleash hidden speed.
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Digital Storm Rig Clocks 4.6 GHz at 0ºCNov 23, 2010 - in News
Digital Storm's new liquid-cooling system allowed Intel's i7-980X to clock up to 4.6 GHz.
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Memory Upgrade: Is It Time To Add More RAM?Nov 22, 2010 - in Reviews
The price of memory upgrades is at an all-time low. And more memory is always better, right? We decided to analyze whether or not now could be the time for a fat memory upgrade. As it turns out, there are arguments for and against backing up the truck.
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Thermaltake Chassis Has Top-Mounted HDD DockNov 22, 2010 - in News
This chassis allows the user to hot-swap 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives without the need to open the case.
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Corvette ZR1 PC Casemod Can Still Drive AroundNov 22, 2010 - in News
Sadly, it's just an RC replica.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: November 2010Nov 21, 2010 - in Reviews
There aren't any processor launches in this month's column. However, some of Intel's CPUs are becoming more affordable, changing their standing in the recommendations, as are AMD's hexa-core Phenom II X6 chips. Meanwhile, the X4s are going up in price.
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Qualcomm Details the Next-Gen SnapdragonsNov 19, 2010 - in News
It's going to be an exciting couple of years for Qualcomm.
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Nvidia Owning Top Supercomputers List With GPUsNov 19, 2010 - in News
They sure can, but they probably don't.
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AMD Releases ATI Catalyst 10.11 GraphicsNov 18, 2010 - in News
Gotta love the fresh feeling of another new hundredth point.
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Analysis: PhysX On Systems With AMD Graphics CardsNov 17, 2010 - in Reviews
Rarely does an issue divide the gaming community like PhysX has. We go deep into explaining CPU- and GPU-based PhysX processing, run PhysX with a Radeon card from AMD, and put some of today's most misleading headlines about PhysX under our microscope.
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Apple May Be Digging AMD's Fusion APUNov 17, 2010 - in News
Apple may or may not be eyeballing AMD's upcoming Fusion APUs.
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Intel Confirms Sandy Bridge for January '11Nov 17, 2010 - in News
Oh, it's been a long time coming.
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AMD FirePro V9800 4 GB: Eyefinity Meets Professional GraphicsNov 16, 2010 - in Reviews
What's red, black, sports 4 GB of GDDR5, and has DisplayPort outputs all over? AMD's FirePro V9800, the company's ultra-high-end workstation card. We run it through a battery of SPECapc and real-world performance tests, then compare it to Quadro 5000.
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Is AMD Resurrecting the ATI Brand?Nov 16, 2010 - in News
The ATI brand appeared on six new entries to the updated Catalyst PC Vendor ID list.
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AMD Fusion: Brazos Gets Previewed: Part 2, PerformanceNov 16, 2010 - in Reviews
AMD gave us an opportunity to go hands-on with its upcoming Brazos platform--the only preview you'll see before this technology surfaces in retail notebooks. Is it fast enough to compete with the Nehalem-based competition, and cool enough to trounce Atom?
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Enthusiast Power Protection: Four-Way 900 W UPS RoundupNov 14, 2010 - in Reviews
It's downright negligent to ignore the power needs of your high-end hardware. While many power users go to the trouble of tracking down solid PSUs, we recommend going a step further and investing in battery backup. We round up four enthusiast units.
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AMD Shows Radeon Roadmap for Early 2011Nov 12, 2010 - in News
There's a Radeon HD 6990 waiting for you in 2011.
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Who's Who In Power Supplies: Brands, Labels, And OEMsNov 12, 2010 - in Reviews
Did you think all power supplies were manufactured by the brand selling them? We show you what makes a good PSU and reveal who actually builds PSUs. You can actually find lots of quality, instead of just scrap metal, behind some of the budget labels.
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ARM Announces New Mali-T604 Embedded GPUNov 11, 2010 - in News
ARM has announced the successor to its Mali-400, the Mali-T604.
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Talking Heads: Motherboard Manager Edition, Q4'10, Part 2Nov 9, 2010 - in Reviews
Alright, enough about integrated graphics. We don't think they're taking over the world, either. This time, our industry insiders talk to us about the new AMD Operton offerings, SFFs, netbooks, future motherboard designs, and product diversification.