Gaming
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Eight 5.1- And 7.1-Channel Gaming Headsets, Reviewed
Friday 10 February 2012 – 05:10
Surround sound headsets are often more practical than a home theater system attached to your PC. We compare eight premium models from Arctic, ... read more
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Picking A Sub-£160 Gaming CPU: FX, An APU, Or A Pentium?
Monday 30 January 2012 – 06:50
We really like to hunt down great values in the processor space. Since our last round-up of affordable CPUs, AMD released its Llano-based APUs ... read more
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Star Wars: The Old Republic: PC Performance, Benchmarked
Tuesday 6 December 2011 – 05:10
Rarely are MMOs anticipated as hotly as Star Wars: The Old Republic. We take a close look at the offspring of legendary developer Bioware and the ... read more
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Exploring SSD Performance In Battlefield 3, F1 2011, And Rift
Friday 25 November 2011 – 05:10
We use a ton of terms to quantify storage performance. If you're a gamer, you have to be wonder how such dry terminology can apply to having fun. ... read more
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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: PC Performance, Benchmarked
Friday 11 November 2011 – 07:10
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion redefined our expectations for open world fantasy RPGs, and it was brutally hard on the hardware of it's day. Is ... read more
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: November 2011
Wednesday 9 November 2011 – 05:10
In this month's update, we discuss several price adjustments that impact our recommendations. We also look into the crystal ball and suggest that ... read more
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Battlefield 3 Performance: 30+ Graphics Cards, Benchmarked
Friday 28 October 2011 – 05:10
Are you wondering how your PC will handle Battlefield 3 before buying the game? We pulled a series of all-nighters to get almost every graphics ... read more
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Rage: Performance Analysis On The PC
Friday 21 October 2011 – 05:10
Equipped with new Tech 5 graphics engine, id's Rage is an ambitious game that tackles first-person and vehicle combat. We take a close look at ... read more
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Nvidia 3D Vision Vs. AMD HD3D: 18 Games, Evaluated
Thursday 29 September 2011 – 05:10
It’s about time that someone performed a meaningful comparison of 3D-enabled games using Nvidia’s 3D Vision and AMD’s HD3D. We put 18 different ... read more
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Performance Analysis
Thursday 25 August 2011 – 05:10
The highly anticipated prequel to the game that started it all, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is now available. We take a close look at this ... read more
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: August 2011
Tuesday 23 August 2011 – 05:10
August gives us a number of price cuts, especially across AMD's Phenom II X4 and X6 families. We consider the impact of lower prices, in addition ... read more
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: August 2011
Friday 12 August 2011 – 05:10
This month we discuss Nvidia's new GeForce GT 545, add a lot of new GPUs to the graphics card hierarchy chart at our readers' request, and ... read more
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Three 27" IPS LCDs: UltraSharp U2711, DS-277W, And MultiSync PA271W
Thursday 11 August 2011 – 05:10
Many of you asked for a round-up of 27" IPS-based displays, and here it is. Although these screens feature similar specifications, you might be ... read more
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: July 2011
Wednesday 27 July 2011 – 05:10
July sees Intel's ratio-locked Core i7-980 emerge, while AMD's A6-3650 and A8-3850 APUs show up at retail. In addition, the new Sandy ... read more
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Duke Nukem Forever: Performance Analysis
Tuesday 19 July 2011 – 05:10
It took more than a decade to complete, but the long-awaited sequel to Duke Nukem 3D has finally arrived. We take a look at the performance of ... read more
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Crysis 2 Goes Direct X 11: The Ultra Upgrade, Benchmarked
Tuesday 12 July 2011 – 05:10
It’s here, it’s free, and it’s gorgeous. Crytek provides the DirectX 11 patch for which we've all waited, and we put it to the test to see just ... read more
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: June 2011
Wednesday 29 June 2011 – 05:10
June saw an army of new processors pushed to retail: Intel's new Pentium G6xx and G8xx lines, fresh Core i3 and i5 models, and AMD's Athlon II X3 ... read more
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Curbing Your GPU's Power Use: Is It Worthwhile?
Wednesday 15 June 2011 – 05:10
In many cases, the graphics card is the most power-hungry component in a PC. The enthusiast community is no stranger to CPU tweaking, so why ... read more
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Build Or Buy? Five Budget Store-Bought Systems Compared
Friday 3 June 2011 – 05:10
Have you ever claimed you could build a faster machine than top-tier vendors, but needed proof? We dig into five off-the-shelf sub-$500 ... read more
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Gory Gaming: Bulletstorm Performance Analyzed
Thursday 2 June 2011 – 05:10
Although the game had significant performance issues when it was released, Bulletstorm now benefits from the latest graphics drivers and a patch ... read more
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: May 2011
Friday 27 May 2011 – 05:10
The month of May saw AMD make significant price cuts to its aging Athlon and Phenom families. Additionally, we have more news about the upcoming ... read more
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Q&A With Magicka Developer, Arrowhead Game Studios
Wednesday 4 May 2011 – 05:10
Tom's Hardware talks with Arrowhead Game Studios' Patrik Lasota and Anton Stenmark about its new PC game Magicka and the recently-released ... read more
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Low-Power Gaming: AMD's E-350 Vs. Intel Atom D525 And Ion 2
Thursday 14 April 2011 – 06:40
Low-power PC platforms are obviously not built for gaming, but we punish two AMD and Intel systems with popular 3D titles anyway. The results ... read more
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: March 2011
Thursday 31 March 2011 – 05:10
It's March, and at long last, Intel's P67 and H67 chipset woes seem to be solved. Of course, now we have Z68 knocking at our door. Still, the ... read more
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Crysis 2 Performance Previewed And Analyzed
Friday 18 March 2011 – 05:10
Crysis 2 is released on March 22nd, and sets a new bar for visual fidelity in PC gaming. Is your rig up to the task, or will you need a graphics ... read more
