Buyer's Guides
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How Much RAM Does Your Graphics Card Really Need?
September 30, 2009 – 11:00 PM
Anyone who’s ever shopped for graphics cards has considered the amount of on-board RAM and the slight price premium each bump brings. But what ... Read more
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Tom's Storage Charts 2009: A New Test Environment
May 6, 2009 – 2:00 AM
Our old 3.6 GHz Xeon is making way for a brand new X58-based Core i7 solution with PCI-X and PCIe, which we will use to test hard drives, SSDs, ... Read more
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: March '09
March 17, 2009 – 1:00 AM
In this month's recommendations, we consider Nvidia's GeForce GTS 250 refresh, falling prices for the Radeon HD 4870, and AMD's updates to the ... Read more
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13 SDHC Memory Cards Reviewed
February 17, 2009 – 2:00 AM
Most of the elite SDHC memory cards we've reviewed are “Class 6” rated, a label that promises high performance. However, we found significant ... Read more
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Tom's Intl. $750 Cheap Computing Challenge
January 23, 2009 – 1:50 AM
Given $750, we embarked on a mission to build the most efficient, best-performing PC we possibly could. Then, the French, German, and Italian ... Read more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tom's Holiday Buyer's Guide 2008, Part 1
November 5, 2008 – 1:20 AM
Welcome to the first installment in our six-part Tom's Holiday Buyer's Guide. In Part 1, two beautiful models help showcase some of our favorite ... Read more
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System Builder Marathon: Performance & Value
October 31, 2008 – 12:40 AM
Three dramatically different builds face off in a show of performance, defining the real value of each. Our mainstream system is designed to meet ... Read more
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System Builder Marathon: $500 Gaming PC
October 30, 2008 – 12:40 AM
For the second to last day of our System Builder Marathon series, we add a $500 gaming PC to the mix. It's not going to be as quick as our other ... Read more
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Tom's SBM: The $1,500 Mainstream PC
October 29, 2008 – 2:20 AM
We're following up yesterday's $4,500 behemoth with a more affordable $1,500 mid-range build. Let's see what sort of performance (and ... Read more
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System Builder Marathon: The $4,500 Super PC
October 28, 2008 – 1:40 AM
This month's System Builder Marathon spreads the system prices out even further to $4,500, $1,500, and $500. Is today’s $4,500 system really ... Read more
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14-Way SSD Hard Drive Roundup
August 18, 2008 – 12:30 AM
Having found a number of SSDs that don’t deliver on their efficiency promises, we decided to put 14 different drives to the test. Here is the ... Read more
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Tom's Back To School Guide: Gear for Work
July 21, 2008 – 2:30 AM
Its almost time to go back to school. Don't despair; we've selected the best gear to help you both study hard and stay busy. Next up: Gear for Play.Read more
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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
