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System Builder Marathon: Performance & Value Friday 28 November 2008 – 09:20 – Build Your Own
We tightened the budget on this month’s enthusiast-level system while loosening our belt for the low-cost gamer box by a similar percentage. ... read more
System Builder Marathon: $1,250 Enthusiast PC Thursday 27 November 2008 – 07:40 – Build Your Own
On this, the second day of our System Builder Marathon, Don turns down the price tag of his mid-range build looking for a sweet spot just above ... read more
System Builder Marathon: $625 Gaming PC Wednesday 26 November 2008 – 10:50 – Build Your Own
This month's System Builder Marathon is all about your feedback to us. We've revamped our entry-level and mid-range PCs with new price points. ... read more
System Builder Marathon: Performance and Value Friday 31 October 2008 – 05:30 – Build Your Own
Three dramatically different builds face off in show of performance, defining the real value of each. Our mainstream system is designed to meet ... read more
System Builder Marathon: $500 Gaming PC Thursday 30 October 2008 – 05:40 – Build Your Own
On this, the second to last day of our System Builder Marathon series, we add a $500 gaming PC to the mix. It's not going to be as quick as our ... read more
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Tom's SBM: The $1,500 Mainstream PC Wednesday 29 October 2008 – 07:20 – Build Your Own
We're following up yesterday's $4,500 behemoth with a more affordable $1,500 mid-range build. Let's see what sort of performance (and ... read more
System Builder Marathon: The $4,500 Super PC Tuesday 28 October 2008 – 06:40 – Build Your Own
This month's System Builder Marathon spreads the system prices out even further to $4,500, $1,500, and $500. Is today’s $4,500 system really ... read more
Interview: Bigfoot's Killer NIC, Exposed Thursday 2 October 2008 – 10:50 – Miscellaneous
Since its release, the Killer NIC has garnered a reputation for being an extravagant and largely unnecessary add-on for the do-it-yourselfer. ... read more
Who Says You Need Four Cores? Tuesday 19 August 2008 – 08:00 – Build Your Own
AMD and Intel are both pushing their quad-core offerings as the key to better system performance, but do you really need to spend the money on ... read more
The Apple Mac Cost Misconception Monday 4 August 2008 – 04:20 – Buyers Guides
Let's settle the myth about Macs being more expensive. read more
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Why I Went Mac But Still Keep My PC Monday 28 July 2008 – 11:50 – Notebooks
Macs have come a very long way and can pretty much do everything a Windows PC can Apple says. So why do I still have a PC right beside me? read more
Build Your Own Mini-PC for $80 Friday 25 July 2008 – 08:40 – Build Your Own
Dip below the conventional mainstream market and you'll find highly integrated platforms priced at about $80 dollars. We take a look at a ... read more
System Builder Marathon: Price Vs. Perf. Tuesday 8 July 2008 – 08:00 – Build Your Own
Wrapping up our system builder marathon, let’s analyze the price vs. performance of our sub-$1,000, sub-$2,000, and sub-$4,000 PCs. read more
System Builder Marathon: Overclocking Wednesday 2 July 2008 – 01:10 – Tweaking & Tuning
Our three systems have been built and tested, now its time to put them to the real test: Will overclocking provide the anticipated performance ... read more
System Builder Marathon: Sub-$1000 PC Tuesday 1 July 2008 – 05:10 – Build Your Own
Day Three of our SBM brings the least expensive of our current builds. Can a $1000 system compete with the “big boys”? read more

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