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System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2010: $2000 Performance PC

By Thomas Soderstrom published 6 September 10

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

By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 1 September 10

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.

Time To Upgrade: Should You Dump Your 2007 PC?

By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 23 August 10

Intel agressively promotes its Core i3/i5/i7 series, but we wonder: Does it make sense to replace a three-year old high-end PC? In the end, quad-core processors were already pretty powerful in 2007. We created a brand new system and a 2007 PC to compare.

Part 4: Building A Balanced Gaming PC

By Paul Henningsen published 11 August 10

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 fourth of many parts.

Wall-Sized 3D Gaming With Nvidia 3D Vision

By Don Woligroski published 2 August 10

A couple of months ago, we built a 3D dual-projector system, just like in movie theaters. Now, we're comparing it to Nvidia's 3D Vision projector-based setup to see which option offers the best consumer-level 3D experience for your living room.

System Builder Marathon, June 2010: System Value Compared

By Thomas Soderstrom published 18 June 10

System Builder Marathon, June 2010: $550 Gaming PC

By Paul Henningsen published 17 June 10

System Builder Marathon, June 2010: $1,000 Enthusiast PC

By Don Woligroski published 16 June 10

System Builder Marathon, June 2010: $2,000 Performance PC

By Thomas Soderstrom published 15 June 10

Part 3: Building A Balanced Gaming PC

By Paul Henningsen published 12 May 10

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 third of many parts.