Features
ASRock Core 100HT-BD Home Theater PC
ASRock delivers a Wii-sized home theater PC (HTPC) with a powerful Core i3 CPU, Intel HD Graphics, and a Blu-ray drive. We put the Core 100HT-BD system through a number of tasks to see how its performance compares to a desktop-based home theater PC. More
Workstation Shootout: Nvidia Quadro 5000 Vs. ATI FirePro V8800
Nvidia sure didn't waste any time introducing its Fermi architecture to the workstation space. Its Quadro 5000 is one of the first models to use the company's GF100 graphics processor. How does this card stack up against ATI’s flagship FirePro V8800? More
Tom's Hardware's Mailbox: Angelini Goes Postal
It's easy to get caught up in the daily grind: benchmarking, writing, editing, and answering what sometimes seems like hundreds of emails. But at the end of the day, all of the work is for you. It's about time we started answering a little more feedback. More
News
- Why Apple Is Wrestling With Relevance
- Report: Asus Has ''Off the Charts'' Reliability Score
- HP's Envy 17 With Blu-ray 3D, Envy 14 With Beats
- Toshiba Making 24nm Flash -- 8GB on Single Chip
- HP Labs Teams With Hynix to Make Memristors
- AMD CPUs and GPUs Used to Make 'Machete'
- Commodore Launching Amiga-brand Desktops
- Pictured: First Look at the T-Mobile G2 Android
- An Android Tablet? Archos Just Announced FIVE
- Prepaid DROID, BlackBerrys, Palms to Hit Verizon
- Sony, Amazon Said to Be Prepping Media Services
- Apple Announces Apple TV, Three New iPods Designs, Social Network in iTunes
- Buffalo To Sell Portable 3D Blu-ray Optical Drive
- Final Fantasy XIV Open Beta Begins Thursday
- Report: Windows XP Still Dominates U.S. PCs
- LIVE BLOG: Apple's San Francisco Music Event
- Blizzard Unveils Dev Update for Diablo III
- Three Big Announcements Coming from Valve
- Guess Who Are the Most Loved/Hated Tech CEOs
- Mercedes Luxury Machine Applefied by Brabus
- The Amazing (Real) Pocketbike PC Case Mod
- Canon Develops 120 Megapixel CMOS Sensor
- Check Out the New Improved Xbox 360 Controller
- Tom's Hardware's Mailbox: Angelini Goes Postal
Graphics
Roundup: Nine GeForce GTX 460 1 GB Boards Benchmarked
Happy with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 460, we invited a dozen of the industry's top graphics companies to show off their unique interpretations of the card. Nine responded with what they feel are exceptional products. Can they get any better than reference? More
Stories on Tom's Guide
Will iTunes 10 Bring 10 Companies Down?
With the launch of iTunes 10, Apple seems to have put many companies in its cross-hairs. Which ones will withstand Apple's competition? More
CPU
AMD’s Bulldozer And Bobcat Architectures Pave The Way
Ahead of its most significant processor redesign since 2003, AMD is talking about its Bulldozer and Bobcat architectures, both of which are expected in 2011. Will AMD be able to catch up, or even surpass Intel's lead? The future looks interesting, indeed. More
Motherboard articles
Experiment: Can You Mine Gold From Old Motherboards?
Gold is one of the many metals that goes into manufacturing a motherboard. Since we had a large supply of defective boards in the Tom's Hardware lab, we decided to see if it would be worth extracting as much pure gold as possible from them. Drinks on us! More
Build your own
Time To Upgrade, Part 2: Picking The Parts To Replace
After looking at whether or not it makes sense to replace a PC built back in 2007 with a more modern machine, we decided to examine three component upgrade options—graphics, storage, and the motherboard/CPU/RAM platform—separately. More
Business Computing
Web Browser Grand Prix 2: Running The Linux Circuit
Last week we showed Opera 10.60 to be the world's fastest Web browser. That was in the Windows world. But where do Chrome, Firefox, and Opera stand in Linux? Today we find out. Adding the Win 7 results, we'll also learn which OS has the speediest browser. More
Storage
Tom's Hardware's Summer Guide: 17 SSDs Rounded Up
Which SSD should you buy today? Seventeen flash-based drives battle across a benchmark suite that include throughput, I/O performance, consistency, power consumption, efficiency, and the best overall bang for the buck. The time is right to upgrade. More
Cases & cooler articles
Part 1: Four Gaming Enclosures Under $50
Sometimes, overclocking is the key to getting budget hardware humming along at enthusiast-class performance levels. But getting there requires extra cooling. Today we're examining the performance of four low-cost gaming enclosures under $50 bucks. More
All Cooling articles
Memory articles
How Much Power Does Low-Voltage DDR3 Memory Really Save?
Kingston’s HyperX LoVo-series DDR3 memory allows users to reduce voltage to 1.35 V or 1.25 V in order to save power and allegedly decrease system temperature. We test the eco-friendly modules to find out if it really makes sense to run undervolted memory. More
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Amazing SLI Scaling: Do Two GeForce GTX 460s Beat One GTX 480?
The GeForce GTX 460 has already proven itself an excellent value as a single card, but can two of them offer superior performance at similar cost to Nvidia’s flagship GTX 480? Let's just say that there's a good reason to buy an SLI-compatible motherboard. More
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Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility Unveiled
Following the introduction of the Taurus Police Interceptor Sedan, Ford has now unveiled the Police Interceptor Utility, which is based off the 2011 Explorer. The Police Interceptor Sedan and Utility are going to replace the aged Crown Victoria Police...
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GM's Next-Gen Midsize Sedans to Only Feature 4-Cyl Engines
According to GMInsideNews, GM's mid-size sedans are eventually only going to be offered with four-cylinder engines. GM is making an effort to downsize its engine lineup in preparation for the 2015 CAFE standards. This means that the next generation...