http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ en 10 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:20:08 +0200 http://img.bestofmicro.com/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Power-Supply-Efficiency,review-31270.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Power-Supply-Efficiency,review-31270.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 CEST Home theater PCs should be as quiet as possible. Since most of the noise is caused by the fans on the CPU and power supply, we tested two passive power supplies that use no fans.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hardware-prices-global,review-29801.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hardware-prices-global,review-29801.html Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:34:00 CET Do you know which country has the best prices for PC gear? We looked at pricing in the United States, Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Australia to find out just how much prices vary from one market to another]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/pc-power-consumption,review-29696.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/pc-power-consumption,review-29696.html Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:12:00 CEST AMD and Intel stress idle and max power use by their processors and platforms. To tell the whole story, we look at how much power typical systems consume over time, under different workloads.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-solar-PC,review-29585.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-solar-PC,review-29585.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:10:00 CEST Tom’s drives a desktop PC including monitor with solar cells 24/7. In the first part of this project we focus on the technical foundations that underlie solar energy. After that, we dig into the necessary configuration of a solar-powered PC, including co]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/uninterruptible-power-supply,review-2392.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/uninterruptible-power-supply,review-2392.html Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:18:15 CEST Most of us spend a lot of time selecting system components. The processor, motherboard, memory, graphics card and the hard drive are scrutinized carefully. Coolers and power supplies have also become almost as important. Users want the best bang for the]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/psu-power-supply,review-2385.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/psu-power-supply,review-2385.html Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:59:27 CEST Computers keep increasing their capabilities and their performance. These characteristics not only contribute to increases in their purchase costs, but also their costs of operation, particularly when it comes to power. Although AMD and Intel have curbe]]>