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2 Sep 2010 at 1:00am
ASRock delivers a Wii-sized home theater PC (HTPC) with a powerful Core i3 CPU, Intel HD Graphics, and a Blu-ray drive. We put the Core 100HT-BD system through a number of tasks to see how its performance compares to a desktop-based home theater PC.
Home Theater - Blu-ray Disc - Intel Core - ASRock - HTPC
2 Sep 2010 at 1:00am
1 Sep 2010 at 1:00am
Nvidia sure didn't waste any time introducing its Fermi architecture to the workstation space. Its Quadro 5000 is one of the first models to use the company's GF100 graphics processor. How does this card stack up against ATI?s flagship FirePro V8800?
Nvidia - Nvidia Quadro - Graphics processing unit - ATI Technologies - Workstation
31 Aug 2010 at 7:20pm
After looking at whether or not it makes sense to replace a PC built back in 2007 with a more modern machine, we decided to examine three component upgrade options?graphics, storage, and the motherboard/CPU/RAM platform?separately.
Personal computer - Motherboard - Components - Hardware - FAQs Help and Tutorials
31 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
Which SSD should you buy today? Seventeen flash-based drives battle across a benchmark suite that include throughput, I/O performance, consistency, power consumption, efficiency, and the best overall bang for the buck. The time is right to upgrade.
Solid-state drive - Performance and Capacity - Operating system - Benchmarking - History
30 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
Happy with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 460, we invited a dozen of the industry's top graphics companies to show off their unique interpretations of the card. Nine responded with what they feel are exceptional products. Can they get any better than reference?
Nvidia - GeForce - Video card - GeForce GTX 460 - Hardware
27 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
We like Windows 7 a lot more than Vista, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. These 20 lightweight tools go a long way to improve upon Microsoft's latest operating system. Best of all, we've only picked apps that are available in some form for free.
Windows 7 - Windows Vista - Microsoft - Operating system - Microsoft Windows
26 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
Despite the fact that today's USB 3.0 products center on the same NEC controller, we compared a handful of different USB 3.0 drives and found performance to range from 113 to 173 MB/s, depending on the implementation used. Should you be worried?
Universal Serial Bus - NEC - Iomega - Hardware - USB
25 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
Enthusiasts typically turn to hardware upgrades when it comes to improving the performance of their PC. In the case of PDF creation tools, you should consider looking at software first. We take Adobe Acrobat and compare it to several other viable options.
Adobe Acrobat - Publishing - Document - Data Formats - PDF
24 Aug 2010 at 1:40am
Ahead of its most significant processor redesign since 2003, AMD is talking about its Bulldozer and Bobcat architectures, both of which are expected in 2011. Will AMD be able to catch up, or even surpass Intel's lead? The future looks interesting, indeed.
Bulldozer - Advanced Micro Devices - Intel Corporation - Bobcat - processor
24 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
Most of our graphics card reviews include power measurements at idle and load. But how do applications tax your GPU in between those two extremes? We line up a handful of different programs and monitor power use with a handful of AMD's latest cards.
Advanced Micro Devices - Radeon - Graphics processing unit - AMD - Video card
23 Aug 2010 at 2:00pm
Intel agressively promotes its Core i3/i5/i7 series, but we wonder: Does it make sense to replace a three-year old high-end PC? In the end, quad-core processors were already pretty powerful in 2007. We created a brand new system and a 2007 PC to compare.
Intel Corporation - Multi-core processor - Personal computer - Central processing unit - Hardware
23 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
Sometimes, overclocking is the key to getting budget hardware humming along at enthusiast-class performance levels. But getting there requires extra cooling. Today we're examining the performance of four low-cost gaming enclosures under $50 bucks.
overclock - Hardware - Components - Video card - Performance Tuning
20 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
You have to love the Russian sense of humor evident in these case mods. That, plus pride in craftsmanship and some imagination, leads to rather eccentric PC projects. The pictures in this article prove that you'll find swans among the country's ducklings.
Russia - Siberia - Kalinka - Moscow - Administrative Regions
19 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
An increasing number of flat panel displays are based on LED backlighting, and their manufacturers aren't shy about promoting the technology's benefits to power consumption. We checked the claims to see if the promised savings are worth emphasizing.
Flat panel display - Backlight - Light-emitting diode - Business - Cathode ray tube
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