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  • System Builder Marathon, Sept. '09: $1,250 Enthusiast Build September 25, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    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

    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

  • How To: Building Your Own Render Farm July 17, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    You already know that it can take thousands of processing cores hours to render a single frame of film animation, but did you know it's possible ... Read more

  • The HTPC / Windows 7 Chronicles: You Asked, We Answer! July 6, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    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

    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

    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

  • System Builder Marathon, May '09: $1,300 Enthusiast PC May 26, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    As you know, we’ve changed things up for this System Builder Marathon, squeezing the best components we can into portable Micro-ATX cases. Sure, ... Read more

  • System Builder Marathon, May '09: $2,500 Performance PC May 25, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    This month we take the challenge you put to us last time around: to fit top-performance parts into a portable enclosure. Then we had the audacity ... Read more

  • The $750 Computing Challenge: Germany Versus USA February 25, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Perhaps you remember our $750 Computing Challenge system from last month. Germany sent over the configuration and benchmark results for its ... Read more

  • How To: Build An HTPC (With Windows 7) February 18, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    After years of trying (unsuccessfully) to build a HTPC that a family would actually use, Chris Angelini thinks that AMD and Microsoft may have ... Read more

  • System Builder Marathon: Performance & Value February 13, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    Using your feedback from months past, we’ve built, overclocked, and tested three systems with vastly different budgets. Now it's time to compare ... Read more

  • System Builder Marathon: The $5,000 Extreme PC February 12, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    We increased our high-end budget this month to see how much performance $5,000 could deliver. This move is certain to destroy comparative value, ... Read more

  • System Builder Marathon: $1,250 Mid-Range PC February 11, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    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 ... Read more

  • System Builder Marathon: $625 Gaming PC February 10, 2009 – 2:00 AM

    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 ... Read more

  • Toaster RAID Returns, Better Than Ever February 4, 2009 – 1:40 AM

    Back in 2001, Dave Goeke shared his first Linux-based NAS with us, which was literally packaged inside a toaster. His design has undergone ... Read more

  • System Builder Marathon: Performance & Value January 1, 2009 – 9:30 PM

    We’ve built, overclocked, and tested our $625, $1,250, and $2,500 performance machines. How will these three systems compare in overall ... Read more

  • System Builder Marathon: $2,500 Enthusiast PC December 31, 2008 – 5:10 AM

    We’ve seen how far a moderately priced Core i7 system can take us and now we’re ready to assess the performance advantages of better cooling and ... Read more

  • System Builder Marathon: $1,250 Mid-Range PC December 30, 2008 – 4:10 AM

    We see how far $1,250 gets us when building a new Core i7-based system, and how it compares to last month’s similarly priced Core 2 Duo machine.Read more

  • System Builder Marathon: $625 Gaming PC December 29, 2008 – 3:00 AM

    Unsurprisingly, hardware prices have dropped since our System Builder Marathon last month, which means we have access to more processing power at ... Read more

  • Four Full Tower Cases From $150 To $600 December 15, 2008 – 5:00 AM

    With Intel's Core i7 920 looking like a solid overclocking play, we wanted to find the right full-tower case for our test benches. ABS, Antec, ... Read more

  • Tom's Holiday Buyer's Guide 2008, Part 4 December 2, 2008 – 7:00 AM

    Welcome to part four of our Holiday Gift Guide coverage. This time around, the Tom's Hardware staff picks its favorite components for your wish ... Read more

  • System Builder Marathon: Performance & Value November 28, 2008 – 4:10 AM

    We tightened the budget on this month’s enthusiast-level system while loosening our belt for the low-cost gamer box by a similar percentage. ... Read more