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X58 On A Budget: Seven Sub-$200 Core i7 Boards
With our $300+ and $200-300 Core i7 motherboard comparisons distant memories, it’s time for a sub-$200 roundup. Recent price fluctuations have pushed two contenders over the mark after we tested them, but readers get to see those as well. More
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Toyota Announces Prices on Five 2010 Models... New 4-Runner Starts at $27,500
Toyota has announced the pricing for the 2010 4-Runner, Land Cruiser, Venza, Tacoma and Prius. -The all-new 4-Runner was unveiled yesterday and starts at $27,500 for the SR5 4x2. -The Venza starts at $26,275 for the four-cylinder front wheel-drive...
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BMW to Release 3 Series GT in 2011
The BMW 5 Series GT has yet to reach showrooms, but BMW is already planning a GT version of the 3 Series. The 335i Gran Turismo will be released sometime in 2011 and will have a similar two-stage tailgate...
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Are Premium Gaming Peripherals Worth Your Money?
Will the right gaming peripherals make you a better gamer? There are a number of high-end mouse, keyboard, and headset vendors out there who'd like you to think that the right $100 add-on will make all of the difference. We put those claims to the test. More
Tom's Hardware's 2009 Gift Guide: Part 1, For System Builders
Welcome to Part One of Tom's Hardware's Holiday Gift Guide. This first episode is geared toward those system builders planning to pool some Christmas cash to construct a powerful (yet value-oriented) system. This year, Sarah is back to show off our picks. More
Radeon HD 5770, Radeon HD 4890, And GeForce GTX 275 Overclocked
Can you hit the performance level of the next-fastest GPU by overclocking your graphics card? What is the impact on power consumption? Can your cooler take the extra heat? We overclock three modern graphics cards to their limits for some answers. More
News
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- Windows 7 Usage Passes All Versions of Mac OS X
- New Final Fantasy XIII Trailer is 5 Minutes Long
- Firefox Getting GPU Acceleration, Maybe Before IE9
- TV Market to Launch Cross-Platform App Store
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- Rival Publishers Collaborate on iTunes-type Store
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- Google, Tivo Team Up to Track Ad Viewing Habits
- OS Xbox Pro Mod: Four HDDs, Windows 7, OS X
- Verizon Takes on Sprint's 3G Network (And Wins)
- Contest: Win a Core i7-based Ballistic Gaming PC!
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- Tuesday Deals: Pre-Black Friday Edition Part Deux
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- Skill Trees Removed From Diablo III
- Core i9 Engineering Sample Shows 6-Core Power
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Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB: The World's Fastest Graphics Card
Despite the successful launches of its Radeon HD 5870, 5850, 5770, and 5750 DirectX 11-class graphics cards, there was one title ATI still couldn't claim: the world's fastest discrete board. ATI circles back to take that title with a dual-GPU stunner. More
Stories on Tom's Guide
30+ Top "Black Friday" Tech Deals
We've done the hard work: sorting through every in-store and online listing we could find to pick the best ones in each product category. More
CPU
Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: November '09
Welcome to another edition of our Best Gaming CPUs for the Money. This month we have a handful of AMD-based processor introductions to factor into our recommendations. Moreover, Intel's Core i5-750 finds itself back on the list for new system builders. More
Motherboard articles
Enthusiast P55: Eight LGA 1156 Boards Between $150 And $200
Upper-range P55 motherboards cost around $100 less than similarly-equipped X58 products, but are these still good enough for enthusiasts? We take a closer look at eight different models, dissect their features, benchmark them, and come away with a winner. More
Build your own
Part 1: Building A Balanced Gaming PC
What does it mean to build a truly-balanced PC? How great would it be to piece together a machine bottlenecked by neither CPU or GPU? We set forth to measure the perfect balance in seven different games and four resolutions in this first of several parts. More
Business Computing
Tom's Definitive Linux Software Roundup: Communications Apps
This is the second part of our Linux Software Roundup. Part one covered Internet Apps. Today we'll be looking at Communications Apps. This includes personal information managers, email clients, instant messengers, VoIP software, and IRC clients. More
Storage
Perfect Consumer Backup With Seagate And Rebit
Seagate’s Replica is a portable hard drive with automatic backup, versioning, and disaster recovery features to make backup a no-brainer. The product works so well that it deserves our rare Best of Tom’s Award. More
Cases & cooler articles
Five Gaming Enclosures, Rounded Up
We've had a number of cases through the lab as of late. Today's excursion takes us away from HTPC or small form factor enclosures and straight into the realm of gaming chassis. Entries from ABS, Antec, Lian-Li, Thermaltake, and NZXT vie for a win. More
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Memory articles
Value DDR3 For Intel's P55: Six 4GB Kits Rounded Up
The exceptional value of LGA 1156-based platforms demands memory modules equal in value. Testing Newegg’s six cheapest 4GB dual-channel kits revealed some surprisingly good parts. We're comparing them today, with a definitive winner you'll want to see. More