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CrossFire on a stick goes to the next level in the Radeon HD 5970, the new fastest graphics card on the planet. This one is extreme in more ways than one, though. Read on to see what we mean. Read more...

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Corsair's Obsidian Series 800D enclosure
November 15, 2009
A number of premium cases are vying for the honor of housing your next high-powered machine, including Corsair's enclosure debut, the 800D. We've taken a close look at this monstrous tower's performance and its unique, innovative features to see whether the Obsidian measures up. Read more...

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Last by Valhalla926 at 8:07 AM on 11/20/09
Hands on with Lucid's Hydra GPU load balancer
November 11, 2009
We recently got the chance to test Lucid's Hydra GPU load balancer first hand. We came away with some of the first public performance numbers, along with our impressions of this magical toy that allows Radeons and GeForces to work together. Read more...

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Last by mattthemuppet at 2:16 PM on 11/16/09
The TR Podcast: 10th Anniversary Edition
November 8, 2009
Join us for our special 10th-anniversary episode as we look at the history of The Tech Report. Panelists include Scott, Cyril, Geoff, Adam, and in his first-ever podcast appearance, Andy Brown! Read more...

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Last by REv9k at 5:19 PM on 11/16/09
Phenom II X4 965 slips into more modest thermal envelope
November 3, 2009
Some folks scoffed when AMD introduce the Phenom II X4 965 processor back in August with a 140W thermal design power. Now, some months later, AMD has introduced a revised version with a 125W TDP. Read more...

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Last by Kaleid at 1:36 PM on 11/15/09
A quick look at Kanguru's e-Flash eSATA/USB thumb drive
October 29, 2009
A new hybrid eSATA/USB connector nicely marries the two standards to provide external storage devices with plenty of bandwidth and adequate power. We take a look at Kanguru's hybrid e-Flash drive to see if it's a worthwhile upgrade over standard USB thumb drives. Read more...

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Last by d0g_p00p at 12:04 PM on 11/05/09
Western Digital's Caviar Black 2TB hard drive
October 26, 2009
Western Digital's Caviar Black 2TB finally spins the company's 500GB platters up to 7,200 RPM. The drive has a fancy dual-stage actuator and a beefy 64MB cache, too. Let's see what she can do. Read more...

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Last by flip-mode at 8:11 AM on 11/07/09
The TR Podcast 53: Windows 7 arrives, tiny P55 boards, and Borderlands
October 25, 2009
In this technical potpourri of an episode, we cover the Windows 7 launch, the latest PC gaming tidbits, MicroATX Lynnfield motherboards, new DirectX 11 Radeons, and more. Read more...

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Last by Freon at 11:52 AM on 11/01/09
Gigabyte's GA-P55M-UD4 and MSI's P55M-GD45 motherboards compared
October 22, 2009
The first wave of P55-based Lynnfield motherboards has included not just the usual ATX fare, but also number of interesting MicroATX models. We've rounded up a pair of micro boards from Gigabyte and MSI to see how they stack up against full-size competition. Read more...

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