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System Builder Marathon, Dec. 2009: System Value Compared December 25, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
Our mid-priced and high-end systems are ready to challenge the notion of value supremacy for low-cost parts. Will Intel’s latest architecture ... Read more
System Builder Marathon, Dec. 2009: $700 Gaming PC December 24, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
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, ... Read more
System Builder Marathon, Dec. 2009: $1,300 Enthusiast PC December 23, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
Last quarter, we presented you with four Radeon HD 4850s under $1,250. This time around, we put together a very respectable Core i5 system with a ... Read more
System Builder Marathon, Dec. 2009: $2,500 Performance PC December 22, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
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 ... Read more
Tom's Hardware's 2009 Gift Guide: Part 2, System Add-Ons December 14, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Buyers Guides
Welcome to Part Two of Tom's Hardware's Holiday Gift Guide. This second edition is loaded with extras that complement the machine we built in ... Read more
Part 2: Building A Balanced Gaming PC December 1, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
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 ... Read more
Tom's Hardware's 2009 Gift Guide: Part 1, For System Builders November 25, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Buyers Guides
Welcome to Part One of Tom's Hardware's Holiday Gift Guide. This first episode is geared toward those system builders planning to pool some ... Read more
Part 1: Building A Balanced Gaming PC November 10, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
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 ... Read more
System Builder Marathon, Sept. '09: AMD System Value Compared September 29, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
Our response to reader-demand for AMD systems focuses on the company’s penchant for gaming value across three budget classes. How do these ... Read more
System Builder Marathon, Sept. '09: $2,500 Performance PC September 28, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
Reader suggestions and previous test results defined most of this month’s highest-priced build. Will the extra planning and testing pay off in ... Read more
System Builder Marathon, Sept. '09: $1,250 Enthusiast Build September 25, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Desktops
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 ... Read more
System Builder Marathon, Sept. '09: $650 Gaming PC September 24, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Desktops
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 ... Read more
The HTPC / Windows 7 Chronicles: You Asked, We Answer! July 6, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
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 ... Read more
System Builder Marathon: Performance And Value Compared May 28, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
Our builders have assembled, tested, and overclocked three reduced-size performance systems, and now we’re ready to compare their efforts. Which ... Read more
System Builder Marathon, May '09: $600 Gaming PC May 27, 2009 – 2:00 AM – Build Your Own
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 ... Read more

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