Hardware
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Live From AMD's Financial Analyst Day
Thursday 2 February 2012 – 07:10
We've been waiting on AMD's Financial Analyst Day for more information on how the company plans to approach new and current businesses moving ... read more
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Upgrade Advice: Does Your Fast SSD Really Need SATA 6Gb/s?
Wednesday 1 February 2012 – 05:10
Are you mulling the potential benefit of an SSD upgrade on a system without 6 Gb/s SATA connectivity? We run the benchmarks on several different ... read more
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AMD Radeon HD 7950 Review: Up Against GeForce GTX 580
Tuesday 31 January 2012 – 05:10
Is the Radeon HD 7970's £450 asking price too high? AMD now has a less expensive derivative based on the same GCN architecture. At its default ... 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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Install A Hard Drive Or SSD In Your Notebook's Optical Bay
Thursday 26 January 2012 – 05:10
You want a performance-oriented SSD in your notebook, but you also need the capacity of a hard drive. Why not just remove your optical drive, ... read more
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Radeon HD 6990M And GeForce GTX 580M: A Beautiful Lie
Monday 23 January 2012 – 05:10
We’ve been more than outspoken about the naming AMD and Nvidia use for their mobile GPUs. Are they really trying to mislead buyers, though? We ... read more
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Mobile: Intel Will Overtake Qualcomm In Three Years
Wednesday 18 January 2012 – 07:50
We know Intel hasn't shipped any phones, while Qualcomm had over $4 billion in revenue last quarter. But when you're done reading, you'll agree ... read more
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Power Supply Reference: Consumption, Savings, And More
Wednesday 11 January 2012 – 05:10
In this final excerpt from Scott Mueller's Upgrading And Repairing PCs, 20th Edition, we examine a number of power supply usage factors including ... read more
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: January 2012
Wednesday 4 January 2012 – 05:10
The new year promises availability of AMD's new Radeon HD 7970 3 GB. Also, we see a spate of surprise price shifts that change some of our most ... read more
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Eurocom Racer: Radeon HD 6990M In A Truly Mobile Form Factor
Tuesday 3 January 2012 – 05:10
Sporting awesome gaming performance and low power draw, the only thing missing from our previous Radeon HD 6990M benchmarks was an efficient, ... read more
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Best SSDs For The Money: December 2011
Thursday 29 December 2011 – 05:10
Welcome to the last column of 2011. We updated our recommendations to reflect the recent price drops on second-gen SandForce hardware. There are ... read more
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AMD's Bulldozer Architecture: Overclocking Efficiency Explored
Monday 26 December 2011 – 05:10
AMD’s FX processor line-up was supposedly designed with efficiency in mind, according to AMD. We're putting this claim to the test, assessing the ... read more
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Tom's Hardware's 2011 Gift Guide: Part 1, For System Builders
Tuesday 13 December 2011 – 05:10
Welcome to Part 1 of Tom's Hardware's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide. This first installment is geared toward system builders planning to pool some ... read more
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Intel Core i7-3930K And Core i7-3820: Sandy Bridge-E, Cheaper
Friday 9 December 2011 – 05:10
Core i7-3960X is undeniably fast. But at more than £800, it’s hardly an option for most enthusiasts. We got our hands on the Core i7-3930K and ... read more
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Ultimate X79? Five £230+ LGA 2011 Motherboards, Reviewed
Wednesday 7 December 2011 – 05:10
Our flagship motherboard comparison announcement was answered with an interesting selection of models, along with a bunch of “not ready yet” ... read more
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Antec Kühler Vs. Corsair Hydro: Sealed Liquid CPU Coolers Compared
Monday 5 December 2011 – 05:10
Offering a taste of liquid-cooled performance without the maintenance hassle, sealed-liquid systems are the logical choice for many high-end ... read more
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: November 2011
Monday 28 November 2011 – 05:10
November was a busy month in the CPU world, with the introduction of Intel's LGA 2011 platform and the Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition CPU. The ... read more
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How To: Properly Plan And Pick Parts For An Air-Cooled PC, Part 2
Wednesday 16 November 2011 – 05:10
After discussing the theory of PC cooling, in Part One, we now move on to technology and implementation, discussing case fans, CPU coolers, and ... read more
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Intel Core i7-3960X Review: Sandy Bridge-E And X79 Express
Monday 14 November 2011 – 08:10
Intel's Sandy Bridge design impressed us nearly a year ago, but it was intended for mainstream customers. The company took its time readying the ... 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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How To: Properly Plan And Pick Parts For An Air-Cooled PC, Part 1
Tuesday 8 November 2011 – 05:10
What better way to wrap up a scorching summer than with a last word on cooling? We explain the most important rules for creating ideal airflow, ... read more
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Five £130 To £195 990FX-Based Socket AM3+ Motherboards
Monday 7 November 2011 – 05:10
Forty-two PCIe lanes give the 990FX a clear connectivity lead over competing Intel chipsets. We compare five class-leading products using AMD's ... read more
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24" LCD Round-Up: Acer S242HL, Dell U2412M, And Samsung T24A550
Friday 4 November 2011 – 05:10
Another batch of monitors just landed. This time, we're sampling 24" screens. If 27" is too big (and too expensive), and 23" is too small, this ... read more
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Six 2.5” High-Capacity Notebook Hard Drives
Thursday 3 November 2011 – 05:10
Advanced Format technology makes it possible to build 9.5 mm high 2.5” hard disks with 500 GB per platter. The result is a range of slim and ... read more
