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  • Desktop VGA Charts

    Once again, we've updated the VGA charts with all of the latest cards on the market. The updated version includes a wealth of new information, as we've added a large number of new graphics cards from both Nvidia and ATI. From the Nvidia camp we've benchmarked the new DirectX 10 Geforce 8800 GT in both single card and SLI configuration, as well as the midrange Geforce 8600 GTS and low-end Geforce 8400 GS turbocache edition. On the ATI side, we've added the new DirectX 10.1 Radeons 3870 and 3850, and augmented the Radeon 2900 XT results with a crossfire configuration. We've also included the Radeon 2600 PRO and 2600 XT, both in single and Crossfire configurations as well. Finally, as the counterpoint for the 8400 GS turbocache, we've added the Radeon 2400 Pro hypermemory edition. While this might seem to be a large amount of information to soak in, our simple interface has proven invaluable to those of us who need to compare various graphics card performance in specific titles.

  • CPU Charts 2007

    Tom's Interactive CPU Charts offer the most comprehensive x86 processor comparison on the Internet. The 2007 edition includes as many as 91 AMD and Intel desktop processors, which we tested across 35 individual benchmarks under Windows Vista. The benchmarks include industry standard software as well as popular workloads across multiple application categories, allowing you to find the CPU that meets your requirements (see benchmark details below the charts). The Charts are also a valuable tool if you want to check how your computer stacks up against current hardware. The 2007 charts include three different processor generations, starting with AMD's Socket 939 Athlons and Semprons, and including all Pentium 4 and Pentium D processors that were released for Socket 775.

  • Enterprise Hard Drive Charts

    Tom's Interactive Enterprise Hard Drive Charts compare high-end server/workstation hard drives used in enterprise-class systems. The 15 benchmarks we used as a testing platform are the same as the ones featured in the other HDD Charts, but the interpretation of the data is different in the enterprise segment: Servers often depend on maximum I/O performance rather than on raw throughput. Of course, you can also check various other criteria: read and write throughput, sorted by average, minimum and maximum, access time, interface performance and four I/O benchmark patterns. You will find most of the popular enterprise hard drives made by Fujitsu, Hitachi and Seagate; all using either Ultra320 SCSI or SAS interfaces. Then there is the price/performance index which helps you select a particular drive, as it relates performance and capacity to cost of drive. If your company requires a large number of hard drives, this feature will enable you to make an informed and budget friendly decision.

  • 2.5" Hard Drive Charts

    Tom's Interactive 2.5" Hard Drive Charts compare notebook hard drives. Here you will find 2.5" UltraATA and Serial ATA hard drives manufactured by Fujitsu, Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba and Western Digital. The charts include all popular capacities starting at 40 GB as well as listing hard drives running at 4,200, 5,400 or 7,200 RPM. 15 benchmarks help to determine application perforrmance and low-level performance, giving you all the throughput, access time, interface and I/O performance results. The 2.5" HDD Charts also include the Cost per Gigabyte calculation and our Price/Performance Index, which helps you to find the best bang for the buck. In addition, we measured power consumption of most the notebook hard drives, so you can see which models are energy efficient and which ones aren't.

News

  • Research group says 'quadruple play' the wave of the future
    April 13, 2006 – 11:48 AM
    ABI Research believes that a bundling of wireless broadband with traditional telephone, television and Internet services are about to arrive in the US. Dubbed in the telecommunications industry as the "quadruple play" or "grand-slam," companies are trying to reduce costs by unifying their networks and handing their customers a single bill for their Internet, voice and mobile services.
  • RIM Announces The Latest Addition To The BlackBerry Family: The BlackBerry Bold
    May 12, 2008 – 2:00 PM
    lackberry manufacturer RIM has announced that the latest addition to the company’s smartphone family will be available ‘around the world’ this summer.
  • Fuel-cells and Hybrids steal the spotlight at the Los Angeles Auto Show
    December 13, 2006 – 3:21 PM
    Cars shows are usually about who has the meanest, fastest and in recent years the biggest cars. But at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show the greenest cars are taking the spotlight. Companies are showing off fuel cell concept cars along with their old hybrid vehicles. General Motors even announced the first ever plug-in hybrid vehicle.
  • Defcon 2006: The man behind the Defcon badge
    August 11, 2006 – 12:20 PM
    This year's Defcon computer security convention had a high-tech badge for an equally high-tech crowd. The circular badge was a colored circuit board complete with a small computer chip, battery and two blinking LED lights. Defcon staff wanted the badge to be difficult to counterfeit, but easy enough to add some interesting hacks.
  • Cyberlink first out the gate to support Xbox 360 HD DVD drive on the PC
    December 27, 2006 – 3:21 PM
    Cyberlink announced a new version of its PowerDVD video playback software. The big news about the "Ultra" version is that it can play movies on HD DVDs as well as Blu-ray discs; but the fine print also reveals that Cyberlink has developed a driver for Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD drive.

Articles

  • The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: 17" LCDs Reviewed
    November 23, 2004 – 12:02 PM in Buyer's Guides
    Since our last review, LCDs have gotten cheaper, but not necessarily better. We put the screws to eight 17" LCD monitors to see which ones came out on top with wares from both new and veteran vendors. Some pleasantly surprised. Others didn't.
  • At The Last Second: AMD's Trump Card - The Athlon XP 2600+
    August 21, 2002 – 1:08 PM in AMD/ATI
    Unexpectedly, the Athlon XP 2600+ has been overhauled, and it manages to catch up with the P4/2533. It's all new, and it's a harsh fight between AMD and Intel. Also, we bring you some extreme tuning with the Athlon XP 3400+ at 2666 MHz.
  • Only the Best: 9 Athlon Motherboards With The AMD 760 Chipset
    August 6, 2001 – 1:05 PM in AMD/ATI
    More boards found their way into our lab, including the current reference board, MSI's K7 Master. All candidates run stable, so we focussed more on fine-tuning performance. Read on to find out which DDR motherboards are currently the best for Athlon.
  • 17" LCD Part II: The Heavyweights Enter The Ring
    July 9, 2002 – 1:08 PM
    Hercules, Iiyama, NEC, LG, Samsung and ViewSonic have entered the lists for the best 17" LCD. Hercules has focused on the design of its PV920, NEC on price, Samsung on the tuner option...
  • Separating The Wheat from the Chaff: The Latest DDR2 Modules Tested
    January 24, 2005 – 12:03 PM in INTEL
    Separating The Wheat from the Chaff: The Latest DDR2 Modules Tested Thanks to Enhanced SpeedStep, an ever-increasing number of versions of Socket 775 Pentium 4 systems are becoming attractive. Plus, due out soon is the 600 series with 2 MB L2 cache. We took a look to see which memory modules are worth the nod for these super-fast P4 systems.

Videos
  • Toilet 2.0: The Toilet Gadget
    March 2, 2007 – 10:34 AM
    Toilet 2.0: The Toilet Gadget http://images.merchanthound.com/videos/ces3veg.flv
  • The Solar Wii
    March 19, 2007 – 10:10 AM
    The Solar Wii The guys from the lab build a solar-powered Nintendo Wii gaming station and test it out on the Venice Boardwalk.
  • The Homemade Taser
    June 13, 2007 – 6:50 AM
    The Homemade Taser The guys from the lab build a taser from a disposable camera and test it out on one unfortunate team member.
  • The iRobot Create
    May 15, 2007 – 8:23 AM
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  • State Of The Wii
    April 27, 2007 – 2:53 PM
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