The Tech Report - PC Hardware Explored

Thanks to our latest wave of graphics card reviews, we've ended up with enough performance data to paint a fairly complete picture of today's mid- to high-end GPU market. Come see what happens when we mash up those results with the cards' prices and attempt to rank their value. Read more...

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Gigabyte's P45 motherboard plug-fest
May 14, 2008
Last week, Gigabyte invited a gaggle of journalists to Taipei for a sneak peek at its P45 motherboard lineup. We were there, and have a full report on the new features and models you can expect to see this summer. Read more...

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Last post by Usacomp2k3 at 11:49 PM on May 15, 2008
Nvidia's nForce 780a SLI chipset
May 6, 2008
The nForce 780a SLI is the first Nvidia chipset to take full advantage of Phenom processors, and it comes with a novel motherboard GPU that enables Hybrid SLI. Keep reading for the goods on Hybrid SLI and how the 780a stacks up against AMD's 790FX chipset. Read more...

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Last post by Dissonance at 1:28 PM on May 12, 2008
The TR Podcast 6: Optimized and home-brewed
May 3, 2008
In our latest podcast, we speak with Nvidia's Drew Henry about optimized PCs and Hybrid SLI. We also chat with Mike "just brew it!" Uchima, and we answer reader e-mails about everything from the general state of the PC gaming industry to our favorite TV shows. Read more...

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Last post by Aphasia at 5:52 AM on May 6, 2008
Diamond's Radeon HD 3870 1GB video card
May 1, 2008
What happens when you slap a gig of memory on a Radeon HD 3870? That's the question of the hour, since our subject is Diamond's card with just such a configuration. Could doubling up on memory allow the 3870 to distinguish itself from the GeForce 8800 GT? Read more...

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Last post by z-man at 12:28 PM on May 5, 2008
X48 heavyweights go head to head
April 28, 2008
Intel doesn't get a chance to be the underdog often, but its motherboards are largely ignored by enthusiasts. Read on to see if the company's X48-based Bonetrail 2 board can run with Asus' new Rampage Formula. Read more...

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Last post by Deli at 10:51 AM on May 6, 2008
TR's April 2008 system guide
April 24, 2008
The time has come again for a new system guide. Thanks to falling prices and major hardware makers engaged in furious competition, we've managed to make our four sample builds even better than before. We've also included a fifth system for those seeking to build a sweet home theater... Read more...

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Last post by muyuubyou at 6:16 AM on May 5, 2008
AMD's Phenom X3 processors
April 23, 2008
Good things often come in powers of two, especially in computers. Two, four, eight, or sixteen copies of a common resource—rendering pipelines, megabytes of memory, processors—are instantly recognizable quantities that will most assuredly lead to additional goodness. But three? Not so much. That's about to change, though. Read more...

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Last post by davidedney123 at 6:20 AM on April 28, 2008
Western Digital's VelociRaptor VR150 hard drive
April 21, 2008
Few hard drives are iconic as Western Digital's Raptor, and now there's a new one: the VelociRaptor VR150. Read on to see if a radical new design that puts a 2.5" drive inside a 3.5" heatsink can recapture the performance crown. Read more...

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