http://www.tomshardware.com en 10 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:19:01 +0100 http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_us.jpg http://www.tomshardware.com http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/system-Builder-Gaming-PC,2509.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/system-Builder-Gaming-PC,2509.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:00:00 CET Higher prices and out-of-stock parts caused us to rethink how we could pack more gaming power in our budget build. With cheaper DDR2-800 memory, we bet on the overclocking-friendly Intel Pentium E5x00 with two Radeon HD 4870s in CrossFire.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-own-pc,2503.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-own-pc,2503.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:00:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-new-pc,2497.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-new-pc,2497.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 CET Can a truly high-end system still be assembled for $2,500? We set out to find the answer and learned some important things along the way. And here's a bit of a teaser: we're going to compare the performance of two Radeon HD 5870s to last quarter's 4890s.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/buy-zune-hd,2502.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/buy-zune-hd,2502.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/balanced-gaming-pc,2477.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/balanced-gaming-pc,2477.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:00:00 CET 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 second of many parts.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/buy-gift-radeon-5850-i5,2487.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/buy-gift-radeon-5850-i5,2487.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-balanced-platform,2469.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-balanced-platform,2469.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 CET 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 first of several parts.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/518-directx-11-vista.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/518-directx-11-vista.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CEST http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-phenom-radeon,2427.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-phenom-radeon,2427.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:00:00 CEST http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/performance-gaming-amd,2415.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/performance-gaming-amd,2415.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:00:00 CEST Reader suggestions and previous test results defined most of this month’s highest-priced build. Will the extra planning and testing pay off in clear overclocking and performance superiority? We use Radeon HD 4890s, SSDs, and 8GB of RAM to find out!]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-enthusiast-crossfire,2421.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-enthusiast-crossfire,2421.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:00:00 CEST With a limited budget and high-resolution gaming in our sights, we spice up this quarter's $1,250 build with as many graphics cards as we can fit into a mid-range chassis. By popular request, this one's an all-AMD build with plenty of horsepower.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-gaming-pc,2424.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-gaming-pc,2424.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:00:00 CEST We kick off our third-quarter System Builder Marathon series with Paul's $650 gaming PC. Last time you asked for an all-AMD set of builds, and that's what we're giving you. As before, all three systems are going to be given away at the end of the series!]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/undervolt-cpu-phenom,2348.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/undervolt-cpu-phenom,2348.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:00:00 CEST Did you know that PC power consumption can be reduced by as much as 35 W just by cutting back on CPU voltage? We looked for the best stable undervolt settings for Core 2 Quad and Phenom II X4 processors without giving up performance.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-7-htpc,2349.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-7-htpc,2349.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:00:00 CEST It's a good time to be building your own HTPC. AMD has it's innovative Maui platform and Asus is offering the first (and currently only) sound card able to bitstream the Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD formats. You asked us HTPC questions and now we're answering.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/system-builder-marathon,2315.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/system-builder-marathon,2315.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Thu, 28 May 2009 08:00:00 CEST http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-2-overclock,2310.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-2-overclock,2310.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Wed, 27 May 2009 08:00:00 CEST You've already seen our $2,500 and $1,300 Core i7-based builds. Now we're going to try to put together a miniaturized gaming system on a $600 budget (which is no easy feat). Remember that this system, like the other two, will be given away.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-sff,2312.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-sff,2312.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Tue, 26 May 2009 08:00:00 CEST http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/micro-atx-sff,2311.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/micro-atx-sff,2311.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Mon, 25 May 2009 08:00:00 CEST http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ubuntu-linux-guide,2293.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ubuntu-linux-guide,2293.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Thu, 21 May 2009 08:00:00 CEST Are you a die-hard Windows user, sworn to shun all things Apple, yet (secretly) intimidated by the pocket-protector stereotype of Linux? Fear not! We got our hands on Ubuntu 9.04 and walk you through getting it running in this step-by-step guide.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/500-liquid-heatsink-cooling.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/500-liquid-heatsink-cooling.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:00:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-power-efficiency,2155.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-power-efficiency,2155.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:00:00 CET Perhaps you remember our $750 Computing Challenge system from last month. Germany sent over the configuration and benchmark results for its submission and we compare it against Team USA. The systems (and results) are definitely interesting.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-7-htpc,2159.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-7-htpc,2159.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:00:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-radeon-gefore,2147.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-radeon-gefore,2147.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:00:00 CET Using your feedback from months past, we’ve built, overclocked, and tested three systems with vastly different budgets. Now it's time to compare our efforts using cost, performance, and power as our benchmarks.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-overclock-i7,2145.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-overclock-i7,2145.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:00:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-2-overclock,2146.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-2-overclock,2146.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:00:00 CET This month, we build an Intel Core 2 Quad-based system to compare to the previous months' similarly priced Core i7 and Core 2 Duo PCs. Which of the three offers the best bang for the buck?]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-e5200-radeon,2144.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-e5200-radeon,2144.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:00:00 CET Last month's $625 build incorporated a more powerful CPU, and we didn't quite see the results we were hoping to see. This month, Paul puts the emphasis on graphics performance, using a Radeon HD 4870 with 512 MB. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/toaster-raid-hdd,2136.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/toaster-raid-hdd,2136.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:40:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-undervolt-efficiency,2134.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-undervolt-efficiency,2134.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:50:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-overclock,2117.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-overclock,2117.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:30:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-overclock,2116.html#xtor=RSS-1824 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-overclock,2116.html#xtor=RSS-1824 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:10:00 CET