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The TR Podcast Episode 62: Fermi in the flesh, new VelociRaptors, and emptying the mail bag by Jordan Drake — 11:40 PM on April 8, 2010 Join us for a compilation of intriguing listener questions and discussion of our latest hardware reviews. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	34
The TR Podcast 61: Apple vs. Google, broken DRM, and AMD's gaming manifesto by Jordan Drake — 10:18 PM on March 28, 2010 Join us this week for a short and sweet episode of the TR Podcast, in which Cyril and Geoff discuss gaming, DRM, graphics, Google, and... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	17
The TR Podcast 60: OS X gaming, a six-core monster and the cake is a lie.... again by Jordan Drake — 11:57 PM on March 14, 2010 Join us for another episode of the TR Podcast as we roundup the latest graphics and gaming news, the fastest CPU on the market,... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	25
The TR Podcast 59.5: Eyefinity at Damage Labs by Jordan Drake — 12:22 PM on March 4, 2010 Join us for another special TR podcast episode in which we discuss the monster, six-display Eyefinity rig AMD has just installed deep in Damage... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	18
The TR Podcast 59: Optimus Prime, the iPad, and a podcast exclusive by Jordan Drake — 10:26 PM on February 28, 2010 Join us this week to hear our panel debate over the Apple iPad launch, discuss our latest system guide, and provide a sneak preview... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	8
The TR Podcast 58.5: Microprocessor madness by Jordan Drake — 5:54 PM on February 19, 2010 Join us for this special edition of the TR Podcast in which Jordan and Scott discuss our latest CPU roundup extravaganza. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	11
Neither rain nor sleet nor snow... by Jordan Drake — 11:57 AM on February 11, 2010 The universe is aligned against us this weekend. I'm currently in Washington, D.C. on a business trip and am completely buried in the record amounts... Type: Blog post Tags: Podcast	41
The TR Podcast 58: Tales from CES by Jordan Drake — 11:34 PM on February 1, 2010 This special episode of the TR Podcast includes interviews and conversations straight from Vegas hotel suite meetings—you won't want to miss it! Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	15
The TR Podcast 57: Viva Las CES by Jordan Drake — 1:28 AM on January 18, 2010 This week's podcast is all about CES. We cover everything from the newest and greatest Intel hardware to stereoscopic 3D gaming that actually works, not... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	18
No show this weekend by Jordan Drake — 1:17 PM on December 29, 2009 With CES just a week away, excitement is building here at TR. I've added some serious gear to my mobile audio recording rig (shotgun mics,... Type: Blog post Tags: Podcast	10
The TR Podcast 56: Intel's ups and downs, ultraportable madness, and Avatar by Jordan Drake — 3:59 AM on December 21, 2009 Join us this week as we review Avatar, enjoy GPU-accelerated Flash, cover a variety of Intel stories, and much more. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	23
The TR Podcast 55: Phantom Menace II, the Christmas '09 system guide, and a pair of pairs by Jordan Drake — 10:55 PM on December 6, 2009 Join us this week for big budget movie predictions, two head-to-head product comparisons, the ins and outs of our Christmas system guide, Microsoft vs.... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	49
The TR Podcast 54: Intel and AMD make up, the foot-long GPU, and Modern Warfare 2 by Jordan Drake — 12:38 AM on November 23, 2009 This week's podcast topics include hot new PC games, the AMD-Intel settlement, the new king-sized, dual-GPU Radeon, and much more. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	13
The TR Podcast: 10th Anniversary Edition by Jordan Drake — 11:38 PM on 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... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	28
The TR Podcast 53: Windows 7 arrives, tiny P55 boards, and Borderlands by Jordan Drake — 6:59 PM on 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... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	26
The TR Podcast 52: Killing Inferi, finding the 5850, and all about Fermi by Jordan Drake — 10:24 PM on October 11, 2009 Tune in this week as Jordan and Cyril debrief Scott about the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference, the new Fermi architecture, and more. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	14
The TR Podcast 51: New theme music, high-end graphics, and the Intel roadmap by Jordan Drake — 10:50 PM on September 27, 2009 What makes the Radeon HD 5870 the fastest GPU on the market? Why did Pat Gelsinger leave Intel? What does Intel's latest processor roadmap look... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	38
The TR Podcast 50: Lynnfield arrives, the future of storage, and next-gen gaming by Jordan Drake — 9:00 PM on September 13, 2009 Loyd Case joins us for this milestone episode of the TR Podcast in which we discuss Intel's new Lynnfield processors, Windows 7, hexa-monitor gaming from... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	33

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tipoo

It's not a benchmark suggestion, but a benchmark*ing* suggestion, I've always wanted to see more older CPUs thrown into what benchmarks they can to sh...

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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +26

chuckula

Good idea, and to expand on this point: A whole lot of people have already given... +24

Alexko

"Quark, drunk on money, power, and an estimated 90% market share, started behavi... +24

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