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If you ever plan to build your own PC, Tom's Hardware’s System Builder Marathon is a must-read. Our editorial team builds, tests, and evaluates PC systems at varying costs, using the components that we think maximize value. These components include motherboards, cooling devices, CPU platforms, chipsets, memory, cases, hard drives, networking and graphics cards and power supplies. For each build, we include performance benchmarks that include 3D games, audio and video compression, graphic design, image manipulation, and video editing. Our testing includes each configuration in its stock form and overclocked. Feel free to build along with us or watch patiently from the sidelines, because, remember—each of these systems are given away at the end of the marathon (don’t forget to enter!).

reviews - SEPTEMBER 27 98

Last quarter's bonus build was a $400 mini-ITX-based gaming rig, designed to be about the same size as a new console. This time around, we're slashing the budget even more to see if we can build a viable...

reviews - SEPTEMBER 26 41

Can a PC that costs twice as much offer two times the performance? We compare our $650, $1300, and $2600 machines across the Tom's Hardware benchmark suite in order to find out. There's even a new test...

reviews - SEPTEMBER 25 88

Last quarter, we managed to squeeze amazing performance from a $2500 box based on mini-ITX. How much more performance can we get for similar money if we get back to the world of ATX enclosures? How about a...

reviews - SEPTEMBER 24 61

With access to new components like the Haswell-based Core i5-4670K and Nvidia's GeForce GTX 770, we're confident that we can build a $1300 enthusiast-class system that beats last quarter's. How does the...

reviews - SEPTEMBER 23 142

This quarter, Paul Henningsen gives AMD's FX-6300 its chance to shine in our least-expensive configuration. He manages to fit in a GeForce GTX 760 graphics card and 8 GB of memory. The result is quite capable,...

news - AUGUST 21 7

On Wednesday, August 21st, we’ll be hosting the next in a series of Tom’s Hardware Ask Me Anythings, and our guests will be official representatives from Thermaltake!

news - AUGUST 7 0

Build your own PC and submit it to see if it'll be a Tom's Hardware community BestConfigs.

reviews - JUNE 27 130

Not satisfied with the size of the mini-ITX-based boxes our team just built, Paul returns with a purpose: construct the smallest possible PC still capable of gaming at 1920x1080. With $400 in-hand, he set off...

reviews - JUNE 26 38

Our top three builders struggled to fit big performance into three tiny ITX-based platforms at three budget levels. Will the more expensive machines once again justify their higher prices through...

reviews - JUNE 24 79

Can a bigger budget help this quarter's tiny PC beat my previous performance monster? Is it any more attractive than some of the mini-ITX-based platforms from the boutique builders? I'll answer that first...

reviews - JUNE 19 101

Our mid-range System Builder Marathon configuration gets a larger budget so that we can fit it into a mini-ITX enclosure. How does it compare with last quarter's less-expensive machine? We run our complete...

reviews - JUNE 17 150

This quarter, we're upping our budgets a bit in a quest to bring you a mini-ITX-themed System Builder Marathon. Paul Henningsen takes the first crack at a compact gaming box with $650 in his pocket and the...

news - JUNE 8 2

Akasa is demonstrating a new CPU cooler at Computex 2013.

news - JUNE 7 9

Antec has revealed two new innovative water coolers at Computex.

news - JUNE 6 6

Cooler Master has introduced a new style water cooler -- one that switches tradition around a bit.

news - JUNE 6 21

The Super Flower Leadex Platinum is a 1000 W fully modular PSU that is the first consumer grade PSU to achieve an 80 Plus Platinum certification.

news - JUNE 6 10

Asus' new GTX 780 DirectCU II OC features a custom PCB, a revised DirectCU II cooler, and an overclocked base and boost clock.

news - JUNE 6 18

The folks over at Expreview have managed to take a snapshot of what appears to be the GTX 760, as well as noting a small number of its specifications.

news - JUNE 6 11

A report from ComputerBase.de indicates that the Trinity and Richland APUs will work in the upcoming FM2+ socket.

news - JUNE 6 17

EVGA's new Z87 motherboards for Intel's 4th Generation Core processors are available in E-ATX, ATX and mini-ITX form factors.

news - JUNE 6 7

The awkwardly named Point of View Trooper Ammo and Mag Editions feature factory overclocks while keeping Nvidia’s reference cooling design.

news - JUNE 6 2

Akasa has revealed its Newton NUC enclosures at Computex 2013.

news - JUNE 6 15

The Atomic HD 7990 features two Tahiti XT GPUs, 6 GB of GDDR5, a liquid cooler, and will require three 8-pin PCIe power connectors.

news - JUNE 6 4

The Corsair Vengeance Pro Series of high-performance DDR3 memory is designed for PC overclockers and enthusiasts, and it is offered with a choice of four color accents.

news - JUNE 5 4

Check out our sit down interview with MSI!

news - JUNE 5 13

Asus has unveiled its Z87-based Maximus VI Formula motherboard.

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