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System Builder Marathon Q1 2016: $662 Budget PC
By Eric Vander Linden published
It’s been a while since we’ve made a true low-budget machine. So how much performance can you get for under $600 of hardware now?
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System Builder Marathon Q1 2016: $1232 Prosumer PC
By Thomas Soderstrom published
This quarter’s “Prancing Workhorse” keeps the same “Play” components but adds a little to the “Work” budget. Will added performance offset increased cost for a value win?
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System Builder Marathon Q1 2016: $1275 Professional Workstation
By Chris Miconi published
This month I break the SBM mold by using a true workstation processor and graphics.
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Tom’s Hardware Q4 2015 System Builder Marathon: The Winners
By Rexly Peñaflorida published
The winners of our Q4 2015 System Builder Marathon are picked! This quarter we gave away four builds ranging from $895 to $1184.
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System Builder Marathon Q4 2015: $912 AMD LAN Box PC
By Eric Vander Linden published
My Intel Revision Munchkin blew the original Q3 build out of the water. Can a properly cooled and overclocked Athlon 860K really match a Core i3?
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System Builder Marathon Q4 2015: System Value Compared
By Thomas Soderstrom published
Three builders with practically unlimited budgets compete for best performance-per-dollar across our multi-faceted benchmark suite. Which build will win?
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System Builder Marathon Q4 2015: $895 LAN Box PC
By Eric Vander Linden published
Last quarter, I chose to forgo traditional CPU/GPU balance ideas, and was rewarded with superb triple-screen gaming for only $800. This quarter, I have no budget limits.
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System Builder Marathon Q4 2015: $1055 Prosumer PC
By Thomas Soderstrom published
Unhappy with last quarters builds, we completely uncapped our budgets with the goal of fixing performance shortcomings.
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