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Enterprise Storage: Two 2.5" 600 GB Hard Drives Tested
The latest 2.5” hard drive generation ships with SAS 6Gb/s and delivers up to 600 GB of storage space, narrowing the gap with much larger 3.5" disks. Today we're comparing the latest 2.5" drives from Seagate and Toshiba to see if they're faster, too. More
Five USB 3.0 Flash Drives For Your Pocket
Do you carry around large amounts of data? Do you need to transfer it between devices in a hurry? We're examining five new USB 3.0-based portable storage solutions that might fit your needs. This time around, the focus is on maximizing portability. More
CORE Or Boost? AMD's And Intel's Turbo Features Dissected
Intel arms its Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs with Turbo Boost. AMD's hexa-core Phenom II X6 chips sport Turbo CORE. Both technologies dynamically increase performance based on perceived workloads and available thermal headroom. Which one does the better job? More
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Graphics
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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Home Theater: Sound Bar Round Up
Compact, loud, affordable and exciting: that's what you want from a sound bar so that it amp's up your HDTV's audio. Will one of these do the job? More
CPU
Intel Xeon 5600-Series: Can Your PC Use 24 Processors?
The professional space is peppered with products derived from the desktop. Today we're looking at Intel's Xeon X5680 CPUs, which look a lot like Core i7-980X, only they're optimized for dual-socket platforms. We're also introducing new Adobe CS5 tests. More
Motherboard articles
X58 To The Max: Three New Flagship LGA 1366 Motherboards
Supporting Intel’s highest-performance processors with twice the bandwidth of its mainstream counterpart, the X58 chipset proves the staying power of good ideas. We take a closer look at what makes the latest generation of premium motherboards special. More
Build your own
System Builder Marathon, June 2010: System Value Compared
Smaller budgets were the rule for this quarter’s System Builder Marathon, but better performance was the exception. How will this affect our multi-budget value comparison? Check out the performance results, and don't forget to register to win these boxes! 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
Three External (And Fast) USB 3.0 Drives Compared
The first USB 3.0-based external hard drives aim at eliminating the USB 2.0 bottleneck (that hovered around 30 MB/s) with enough bandwidth to outperform the fastest mechanical disks. A-Data, Buffalo, and WD do battle for maximum performance. More
Cases & cooler articles
Three Gaming Cases, With Power, Under $100
Case and power supply combos always look like a bargain, but bargain-basement parts have always seemed to chase experienced builders away. Today, we consider three budget-enthusiast models to determine if any of them can meet our basic gaming needs. More
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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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Tom's Hardware Awards
Momentus XT Review: Seagate's Marriage Of The HDD And Flash Memory
Update: with more real-world testing under our belts, Seagate's Momentus XT is receiving our rare Best of Tom's award for excellent performance. This new hybrid hard drive combines up to 500GB of storage and 4GB of flash memory to maximize performance. More
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Porsche 918 Spyder Gets the Green Light
Porsche proved that it could design a hot hybrid sports car with the 918 Spyder Concept at this year's Geneva Motor Show. Shortly after it was officially unveiled rumors started to circulate that Porsche would eventually produce it. Well...
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2011 Chevy Volt to Require Premium Fuel
GM officially announced the pricing for the 2011 Chevy Volt this week, with a starting price of $41,000. GM has boasted about the fact that the Volt can travel up to 40 miles without using any gasoline, but now...