http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Sun, 27 May 2012 08:53:40 +0200 http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/picturestory/43-imac-ssd-do-it-yourself.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/picturestory/43-imac-ssd-do-it-yourself.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Fri, 11 May 2012 16:46:00 CEST Love Apple or hate it, the company's iMac is a popular machine. Per the usual, though, Apple way overcharges for an SSD upgrade. Today, we're going to show you how to replace the iMac's hard drive with your own SSD and hopefully save a bundle of money.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/rampage-iv-extreme-x79-ftwFTW-overclocking,review-32422.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/rampage-iv-extreme-x79-ftwFTW-overclocking,review-32422.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:02:01 CEST Many companies claim to offer the best overclocking for your money, yet only two compete for the best overclocking at the very highest price point. Today we put those claims to the test, including a full set of benchmarks to analyze performance gains.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/newegg-pc-benchmark-review,review-32410.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/newegg-pc-benchmark-review,review-32410.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:10:00 CEST We've shown you our three System Builder Marathon picks. Now it's time for something new. Using Newegg's user ratings as a guide, we picked the site's most celebrated components, built a PC, and overclocked it. Can this "Customer Choice" setup compete?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/overclock-benchmark-build-a-pc,review-32409.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/overclock-benchmark-build-a-pc,review-32409.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:10:00 CEST Three different builders took two different approaches this quarter. Paul and Don struck out in search of more graphics performance, while Thomas gave up some GPU horsepower in favor of a stronger CPU. Whose strategy paid off? It's time to compare!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/core-i7-3930k-overclock-radeon-hd-7970,review-32408.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/core-i7-3930k-overclock-radeon-hd-7970,review-32408.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:10:00 CEST At four times the budget of our cheapest PC, today's build minimizes compromise in the name of delivering unparalleled quality, performance, and features. Thomas takes the opposite approach as Paul and Don, beefing up on his CPU. Was it the right call?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc-budget-overclock,review-32407.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc-budget-overclock,review-32407.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:10:00 CEST Using the same sort of approach as Paul did yesterday, Don picks the parts for his System Builder Marathon machine with a bias toward gaming. How much performance can you expect from a mid-range PC sporting a $550 Radeon HD 7970? It's time to find out!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-gaming-pc-overclock,review-32406.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-gaming-pc-overclock,review-32406.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:10:01 CEST This quarter, we're starting our System Builder Marathon with a little experiment. Paul wanted to build a gaming PC for $650 that'd target smooth performance at 1920x1080. He had to make a couple of sacrifices in the process, but the result is compelling!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/LGA-2011-i7-3960X-Air-Overclocking,review-32380.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/LGA-2011-i7-3960X-Air-Overclocking,review-32380.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:10:00 CET Do Intel’s Core i7-3000-series CPUs really need closed-loop liquid cooling? Today we're testing fourteen different LGA 2011-compatible air coolers on an overclocked Core i7-3960X in order to determine whose is the most effective.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/quad-channel-ddr3-memory-review,review-32347.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/quad-channel-ddr3-memory-review,review-32347.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:10:00 CET You just bought the fastest (and most expensive) desktop platform on the planet. Which company's memory will you use to populate Intel's quad-channel controller? We tested four purportedly high-end kits in order to find out which set is the best.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/core-i5-fx-6100-overclock-benchmark,review-32345.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/core-i5-fx-6100-overclock-benchmark,review-32345.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:10:00 CET A 20% budget boost for this quarter’s machines gave every builder room to fix former foibles, yet only the cheapest system showed big performance gains. What effect will those big and small changes have on price-per-performance proficiency?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/core-i5-overclock-performance-gaming,review-32343.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/core-i5-overclock-performance-gaming,review-32343.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:10:01 CET You've already seen our first two System Builder Marathon configurations, both of which are more expensive than last quarter's. Our entry-level build costs a bit more too, but we think it's a much more capable collection of parts.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fx-overclock-crossfire-ssd,review-32342.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fx-overclock-crossfire-ssd,review-32342.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:10:00 CET We mix things up with a $1200 budget, a brutally powerful Radeon HD 6950 CrossFire combo, and AMD's new FX processor in the final mid-range System Builder Marathon PC of 2011. The results are predictable in some ways, but surprising in others.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/overclock-core-i7-sli-liquid-cooling,review-32341.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/overclock-core-i7-sli-liquid-cooling,review-32341.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:10:00 CET Lessons learned over the past two quarters have helped us build one of our fastest PCs yet. But is it really worth the extra $400 over the previous high-end System Builder Marathon PC? The benchmarks will answer that question.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microatx-gaming-overclocked,review-32290.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/microatx-gaming-overclocked,review-32290.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:10:01 CEST You don't need a massive case to cram in tons of computing muscle. With a little help from a few manufacturers, our excessively-overclocked GeForce GTX 580 SLI build is small enough to sit atop most desks (and smoke our $2000 SBM machine).]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc-value-overclock,review-32282.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc-value-overclock,review-32282.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:10:00 CEST Big changes to a few components radically alter the performance profile of every machine in this quarter's competition. We’ve already seen how these changes affect the value of each machine, but how will they compare to each other?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/phenom-ii-overclock-graphics-card,review-32280.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/phenom-ii-overclock-graphics-card,review-32280.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:10:01 CEST A few months ago, we built our $500 gaming PC using Intel's Sandy Bridge-based Core i3 processor, and it was a real screamer. This time around we're switching back to an overclockable Phenom II X4 and hoping threaded performance helps our case.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/overclock-cpu-ssd,review-32279.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/overclock-cpu-ssd,review-32279.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:10:00 CEST This quarter's $1000 enthusiast-oriented PC gets a new lease on life with a 30 GB solid-state drive and a couple of GeForce GTX 460s. Does that make a difference over the last build and its conventional hard disk and Radeon HD 6850 CrossFire setup?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/overclock-cpu-sli-ssd,review-32278.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/overclock-cpu-sli-ssd,review-32278.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:10:01 CEST Falling memory prices make it easier to spend our $2000 budget on the fastest available components. How much faster is a pair of GeForce GTX 580s than two Radeon HD 6970 cards? Noticeably. But is the value any more compelling? You're about to find out.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/toms-hardware-supercombo,review-32218.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/toms-hardware-supercombo,review-32218.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:10:00 CEST You spoke up in the first story from this quarter's System Builder Marathon, and we listened. Today we compare that first $2000 build to an alternative system based upon a flood of your recommendations. Call it the people's choice, if you will.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/system-builder-value,review-32217.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/system-builder-value,review-32217.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:10:00 CEST With so little happening in the hardware world since the beginning of this year, our second-quarter System Builder Marathon sees only minor hardware changes. But each builder unquestionably comes closer to dialing in ideal setups at each price point.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/diy-gaming-pc,review-32216.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/diy-gaming-pc,review-32216.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:10:00 CEST This quarter's $500 PC is sure to be a little controversial. We've built plenty of AMD-powered budget boxes in the past, but now we're testing the mettle of Intel's (multiplier-locked) Core i3-2100 in a gaming system priced right around $500.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc,review-32215.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc,review-32215.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:10:00 CEST This quarter, we're keeping the Core i5-2500K processor from our previous build, but we're adding a pair of Radeon HD 6850s in CrossFire. How will those two boards stand up against the modified Radeon HD 6950 we used last time? The answer is within!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/system-builder-gaming-pc,review-32214.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/system-builder-gaming-pc,review-32214.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:10:00 CEST The launch of Intel's Z68 Express platform affects our build in a way we aren't benchmarking. But can we still put together a better configuration than last quarter's stunner? Will we achieve even better high-end value? The answer is a resounding yes.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-performance-tweak,review-32203.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ssd-performance-tweak,review-32203.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:40:00 CEST With the market for solid-state drives continually expanding, we wanted to explore some of the most popular tweaks enthusiasts use to purportedly improve performance and free up capacity. We break out the benchmarks and put them to the test.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/p67-gaming-3-way-sli-three-card-crossfire,review-32165.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/p67-gaming-3-way-sli-three-card-crossfire,review-32165.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:10:00 CEST Intel’s flagship X58 chipset supports three-way SLI and triple-channel RAM, while its fastest gaming processor is stuck with a far less-capable P67 platform. With multiple GPU installations hanging in the balance, which solution should you choose?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/pci-express-scaling-p67-chipset-gaming-performance,review-32164.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/pci-express-scaling-p67-chipset-gaming-performance,review-32164.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:10:00 CEST Intel’s Sandy Bridge-based processors dramatically advance gaming value by increasing performance at lower prices than LGA 1366-based configurations. But is the platform it sits on worthy of that CPU? We test three slot configurations to find out.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/aftermarket-vga-cooling-shaman,review-32086.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/aftermarket-vga-cooling-shaman,review-32086.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:10:00 CET Thermalright's Shaman is the largest VGA cooler we've ever seen. Having recently reviewed three competing aftermarket graphics cooling solutions, we're eager to find out if size really matters when it comes to overclocking the ultra-hot GeForce GTX 480.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/newegg-combo-toms-hardware-do-it-yourself,review-32085.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/newegg-combo-toms-hardware-do-it-yourself,review-32085.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:10:00 CET The first $2000 build in this quarter's SBM series provided astonishing performance overall, but a few disappointments forced us to consider alternative parts. Today, we see how much improvement we can make when we hand-pick the configuration, TH-style]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc-overclock-ssd,review-32077.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc-overclock-ssd,review-32077.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:10:00 CET New benchmarks, new test methods, and new hardware mark exciting updates to this month’s System Builder Marathon. Today, we cover the most exciting part of all: the value competition. Remember, we're giving all three systems away, so enter to win them!]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc-overclock-athlon-ii-x3,review-32075.html#xtor=RSS-142417 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/build-a-pc-overclock-athlon-ii-x3,review-32075.html#xtor=RSS-142417 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:10:00 CET We've already seen results from Thomas' $2000 PC and Don's $1000 build. Now it's time for Paul's $500 machine to take the stage, showing what an Athlon II X3 can do when it's matched up to a GeForce GTX 460. Can it deliver better value than the others?]]>