Buyer's Guides
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Best Gaming Graphics Cards for the Money: April 08
April 7, 2008 – 9:10 AM
Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great - that is, if you have the time to do the research. But at the end of the day, what a ... Read more
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Sleek Designs, Little Innovation: 4 Barebone Cases Compared
March 7, 2008 – 8:45 PM
You might think that it is hard to go wrong when selecting a case for your PC. Think again, as our tests of four new designs prove that not all ... Read more
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Intel Skulltrail Part 1: The Power of 8 Cores
February 6, 2008 – 7:12 AM
Intel's Skulltrail platform sports 8 cores running at 4 GHz each and uses a quad-core memory interface. Developed out of fear of AMD's Phenom, ... Read more
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Analysis: Nvidia's Ageia Purchase - A Brilliant Move?
February 5, 2008 – 11:46 AM
Analysis - In December, we caught AMD representatives with various surprising statements dismissing a possible imminent buyout of Ageia. Common ... Read more
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DDR3-1333 Speed and Latency Shootout
January 4, 2008 – 10:40 AM
DDR3-1333 represents the new "mainstream" for the latest desktop memory standard. We put 10 dual-channel kits to the test to see how their ... Read more
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Holiday Buyer's Guide 2007 Part 4
December 4, 2007 – 1:14 PM
Feast your eyes on Part 4 of 6 parts in this latest Tom's Holiday Buyer's Guide, where our focus turns to interesting peripherals from Bluetooth ... Read more
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Holiday Buyer's Guide 2007, Part 3 - Games
November 23, 2007 – 7:50 AM
Dive right into Part 3 of 6 for the latest Tom's Holiday Buyer's Guide. This time our focus is on games and gaming gear, including gaming ... Read more
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770: Paper Tiger?
November 19, 2007 – 12:04 AM
Intel introduced it's 45 nm Penryn technology 3 weeks ago. Today, on the same day AMD launched it's Phenom 9700 quad-core processor series, Intel ... Read more
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Holiday Buyer's Guide 2007, Part 2
November 12, 2007 – 9:43 AM
In Part 2 of our 6 part holiday gift guide our focus is on home and portable audio and video equipment, networking gear and prosumer monitors.Read more
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Overclocking: Dual- vs. Quad-Core CPUs
November 8, 2007 – 7:06 AM
When overclocking, are there significant advantages to using quad-core instead of dual-core CPUs? We do extensive testing using Intel's E6750 and ... Read more
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SBM 2: Mid Cost System
September 18, 2007 – 3:47 PM
With prices of just about everything except computer components increasing, we stretched our budgets out a little...Read more
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ABS Ultimate X9 Firefox Extreme - Gaming Performance for Less
August 20, 2007 – 10:59 AM
ABS shipped us its latest CrossFire system and it came to play! It clearly provided all of the performance of the big guns but at less than half ... Read more
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12 Monochrome Laser Printers
August 14, 2007 – 7:23 AM
We look at a dozen of the most popular black-and-white laser printers, discussing a wide range of options, as well as printer and toner cartridge ... Read more
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16 Multi-Function Inkjet Printers
July 5, 2007 – 8:08 AM
We offer a buyer's guide for some of the most-popular MFC inkjet printers from the biggest manufacturers.Read more
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Buyer's Guide: 11 Color Inkjet Printers
June 25, 2007 – 8:00 AM
Detailed information on some of the most-popular color inkjet printers from the largest firms in the market.Read more
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Pipe Dreams: Six P35-DDR3 Motherboards Compared
June 5, 2007 – 7:30 AM
Intel's P35 Express chipset represents next-generation processor and memory compatibility. While other media outlets consider the "DDR2 v DDR3" ... Read more
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Seven 650i SLI Motherboards Compared
May 24, 2007 – 3:25 PM
The 650i SLI chipset is Nvidia's solution for buyers who want SLI on the cheap. We benchmark a bunch of 650i boards against the high-priced 680i ... Read more
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System Builder Marathon: Day 4
May 11, 2007 – 8:32 AM
We've built and tested them, now let's compare the results from the low-, mid- and high-cost PCs. How closely are price and performance related? ... Read more
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System Builder Marathon: Day Two
May 9, 2007 – 7:17 AM
Yesterday we built and tested a low cost PC system for $525. Today we focus on a mid-range system that costs around $1,255.Read more
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The Web Is My Castle: Secure Backup Over the Internet
December 15, 2006 – 9:08 AM
Hamachi is a free tool for establishing secure VPN connections between two PCs by mediating p2p connections (like Skype does). Its potential for ... Read more
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Holiday Buyer's Guide 2006, Part 7: More Mobile Stuff
December 14, 2006 – 9:31 AM
Your friends at Tom's Guide bring you another round of the hottest, coolest and most unique gifts for friends and family on the go. Click in and ... Read more
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How To Build A PC, Part 3: Putting It All Together
December 14, 2006 – 7:20 AM
With parts in hand, you're now ready to "build the dream". This final segment in our "How To Build" series will show you how to put everything ... Read more
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TG Daily Top-10: Technology disappointments of 2006
December 11, 2006 – 1:12 AM
It is less than two weeks to Christmas and less than three weeks until we will be ringing in the new year. Time to wrap things up for 2006 and ... Read more
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Holiday Buyer's Guide 2006, Part 6: Gifts For Geeks and Gamers
December 7, 2006 – 7:51 AM
In this article we recommend components and joysticks for gamers, and show you nifty gadgets, like the world's smallest dual-core PC, a ... Read more
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Holiday Buyer's Guide 2006, Part 4: Gifts for Non-Geeks
November 23, 2006 – 7:34 AM
It's the holiday season, and we know how hard it can be for geeks to shop for friends and family. Here are a few select choices that even the ... Read more
