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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

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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

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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

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

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Build your own

Time To Upgrade, Part 2: Picking The Parts To Replace

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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

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Business Computing

Web Browser Grand Prix 2: Running The Linux Circuit

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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

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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

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Memory articles

How Much Power Does Low-Voltage DDR3 Memory Really Save?

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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?

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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...

  • 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...

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