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Charts

  • 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.

News

  • Microsoft updates Vista in latest piracy crackdown
    December 15, 2006 – 12:05 PM in Business
    Microsoft released an update to Windows Vista that will shut down unauthorized versions of the OS that allow users to skip the product's activation system.
  • Non-Vista-supporting motherboards and VGA card inventories now a headache
    December 13, 2006 – 11:31 AM
    With Windows Vista up and coming, makers of motherboards and VGA cards are now worried they will incur losses from their inventory of low-end products that do support Microsoft's new operating system (OS), according to industry sources.
  • Ben announces 19" LCD monitors with Windows Vista certification
    November 3, 2006 – 11:03 AM
    BenQ recently announced two of its 19" LCD monitors, DP93GX+ and DP93GS, have received Windows Vista Basic certification.
  • Microsoft announces Beta 2 of Vista, Office 2007 and Server
    May 23, 2006 – 2:26 PM
    Speaking at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced the availability of the Beta 2 versions of Windows Vista, Office 2007 (formerly code-named Office 12) and Windows Server, code-named "Longhorn."
  • EU commissioner suspicious of bundled utilities in Windows Vista
    March 29, 2006 – 2:09 PM
    Hearings are scheduled for this week regarding whether Microsoft has complied with a European Committee directive to turn over information explaining how Windows can be made interoperable. In the meantime, however, Commissioner Neelie Kroes is raising fresh concerns over whether Microsoft has plans to unfairly promote and extend Windows Live Search. The key, quite literally, could be in front of our faces.

Articles

  • Windows XP vs. Vista: The Benchmark Rundown
    January 29, 2007 – 9:29 AM
    Windows XP vs. Vista: The Benchmark Rundown We already know that Windows Vista offers tremendous improvements in usability, but isn't that good a choice for gaming - at least not yet. How is its application performance compared to Windows XP?
  • CES 2007: Hands on with Vista: An OS X clone or the best Windows yet?
    January 10, 2007 – 3:30 PM
    CES 2007: Hands on with Vista: An OS X clone or the best Windows yet? Let's get this out of the way first: Microsoft's newest operating system bears more than a passing resemblance to Apple's OS X. And that's a good thing. At first glance, anyone familiar with OS X's Dashboard and desktop widgets will experience a feeling of déjà vu when they see the Windows Sidebar and Desktop Gadgets.
  • CES 2007: Microsoft says Crysis will be Vista's Halo
    January 11, 2007 – 11:47 AM
    CES 2007: Microsoft says Crysis will be Vista's Halo The original Xbox had Halo. The Xbox 360 has Gears of War. And soon, according to Microsoft, Windows Vista will have Crysis.
  • Microsoft to "encourage" use of ECC memory for Vista
    February 6, 2006 – 2:15 PM
    Microsoft to Microsoft confirmed that it will "encourage" its partners to use Error Checking and Correction (ECC) memory modules for Vista computers - rather than the standard DDR devices common in desktop and notebook computers today. Currently, ECC is mainly used in servers and workstations and will not be a Vista requirement, but the technology will increase the stability of the OS, the firm said.
  • 500 Hour Test of Tomorrow's Windows "Vista"
    May 31, 2006 – 7:27 AM
    500 Hour Test of Tomorrow's Windows Windows Vista offers more than just a pretty user interface with transparent window effects. You want to know all about Vista, and so did we. Here's what we found.

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Videos
  • Vista At Ground Level
    March 2, 2007 – 10:46 AM
    Vista At Ground Level http://images.merchanthound.com/videos/vista_launch.flv
  • Tweaking Vista
    July 20, 2007 – 8:10 AM
    Tweaking Vista Looking to tweak, clean up or optimize your Vista rig? Ben Meyer goes online and finds three free options to help you do the job.
  • My Vista Upgrade: A Short Comedy
    March 2, 2007 – 11:50 AM
    My Vista Upgrade: A Short Comedy Thinking about upgrading to Vista on your old XP system? Watch what happens when Ben Meyer installs Microsoft's new OS on his two-year-old laptop.