Think your Athlon or Phenom processor is already tuned to deliver the best balance between performance and power consumption? Think again. We ... read more

Seagate’s Replica is a portable hard drive with automatic backup, versioning, and disaster recovery features to make backup a no-brainer. The ... read more

The exceptional value of LGA 1156-based platforms demands memory modules equal in value. Testing Newegg’s six cheapest 4GB dual-channel kits ... read more

Upper-range P55 motherboards cost around $100 less than similarly-equipped X58 products, but are these still good enough for enthusiasts? We take ... read more

What does it mean to build a truly-balanced PC? How great would it be to piece together a machine bottlenecked by neither CPU or GPU? We set ... read more

We're looking at two new notebook hard drives today: Fujitsu’s 500GB 2.5" disk and WD’s brand new 640GB 2.5" model (the largest notebook drive ... read more

DVD burners are extremely cheap. Obviously, it makes good sense to buy a $30 drive if you don't have one yet, but is it worth replacing an ... read more

Fast, 3.5” hard drives have now reached the 2TB mark, combining capacity and performance. The new storage density provides benefits for budget ... read more

The new firmware provides very impressive numbers and takes SSDs to a higher level of performance well beyond HDDs as system drives in desktop ... read more

As I run out the door for a trip to Europe, a couple of interesting, mysterious products appeared at the same time from different sources. We ... read more

After recently running out of room on my Thecus N5200, I again turned to the company for something larger. What I found won't work for most folks ... read more

Intel’s newest desktop processor series is all about value, and the P55 platform already powers some very affordable motherboards. We put five ... read more

Increasingly, movie and television buffs are considering a home theater PC solution to replace old video devices or TV receivers. In fact, HTPCs ... read more

With a limited budget and high-resolution gaming in our sights, we spice up this quarter's $1,250 build with as many graphics cards as we can fit ... read more

We kick off our third-quarter System Builder Marathon series with Paul's $650 gaming PC. Last time you asked for an all-AMD set of builds, and ... read more

While lab technicians and competitive overclockers often use no case at all, a few companies produce test racks that look good enough to win over ... read more

Everyone talks about SSDs, but conventional hard drives continue to make lot of progress, especially in the enterprise space, where established ... read more

If you've shied away from the home theater PC idea for fear of introducing an ugly box to your svelte component rack, then it's time to take ... read more

AMD introduces the Propus core, an entry-level Athlon II X4 with a $100 price point. We looked at the first model, the 2.6 GHz 620, and put its ... read more

Parts one and two of our air and self-contained water cooler reviews compared components on an open bench with each model's included fan. ... read more

Performance issues, excessive power consumption, and high cost previously kept many folks from buying SSDs. These 12 new drives finally give us a ... read more

Promise has revamped its NS4300N network storage device. Among the changes, its new NS4600 comes with a new engine--namely, Intel’s new x86-based ... read more

Retail processors usually come with a bundled cooler, which will serve you well—at least until you try to overclock. We replaced the heat sink ... read more

VIA’s latest Nano processors make big efficiency claims, but are these low-power processors powerful enough for daily use? We put Shuttle’s ... read more

In this, our second installment of the Best Gaming CPUs For The Money, we roll out another batch of recommendations, plus add a couple of other ... read more