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Execution by Fred Silver — 10:09 AM on November 15, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics	89
Sandy Bridge-E motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, Intel, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 2:02 AM on November 14, 2011 If you want to get in on Intel's new Sandy Bridge-E CPU, you'll need an LGA2011 motherboard. We've gathered four examples from Asus, Gigabyte,... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	31
Today's mid-range GPUs in Battlefield 3 by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:52 PM on November 10, 2011 Join us as we test three pairs of competing mid-range cards and see how well they handle EA DICE's latest blockbuster, Battlefield 3. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming	70
Some thoughts on Rage by Scott Wasson — 10:54 AM on October 27, 2011 Well, I finished Rage last night. I have to say that I enjoyed it quite a bit, mostly because, at heart, it's a very... Type: Blog post Tags: Graphics Gaming	30
Battle of the Radeon HD 6950s by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:25 AM on October 20, 2011 We've gathered three souped-up Radeon HD 6950 graphics cards from Gigabyte, MSI, and XFX. Which one delivers the most bang for your buck? Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	42
Lucid's 'smarter vsync' could revolutionize game performance by Scott Wasson — 2:50 PM on September 21, 2011 Lucid's new 'HyperFormance' tech may have an unfortunate name, but it still has the potential to change the way we think about GPU performance by... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Software	71
Inside the second: A new look at game benchmarking by Scott Wasson — 6:08 PM on September 8, 2011 We set out to introduce some new game benchmarking methods, and those new tools promptly helped us uncover an intriguing problem: multi-GPU micro-stuttering. Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Gaming	162
Crysis 2 tessellation: too much of a good thing? by Scott Wasson — 2:07 PM on August 16, 2011 We discover the world's greatest virtual concrete slab. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming	187
The many seasons of better benchmarks by Fred Silver — 10:04 AM on August 15, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics	60
Llano in overtime: 1866MHz RAM & IGP-only power by Scott Wasson — 11:51 PM on July 17, 2011 Will 1866MHz memory make a big difference to the performance of the AMD A8-3850 APU? How does power consumption look without a discrete GPU... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics	69
Priorities by Fred Silver — 11:30 PM on July 10, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Graphics	67
Llano motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 11:54 PM on June 29, 2011 AMD's Llano APU arrives on the desktop with an FM1 socket that requires a new motherboard. We've assembled three candidates from Asus, Gigabyte,... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	20
AMD's A8-3500M Fusion APU by Scott Wasson — 7:53 PM on June 22, 2011 Can AMD's 'Llano' APU really take on Intel's excellent Sandy Bridge processors and hold its own? We've taken a deep look at its... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Mobile computing	181
A tour of Zotac's Dongguan factory by Geoff Gasior — 10:09 PM on June 14, 2011 Unlike some graphics card and motherboard makers, Zotac has its own production capacity. We tour the Zotac factory in Dongguan, China to see where... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Motherboards Systems	22
Bulldozer mobos from Asus and MSI: Sabertooth 990FX & 990FXA-GD80 by Geoff Gasior — 10:57 PM on May 30, 2011 Bulldozer-based Zambezi CPUs are coming, but motherboard makers can't be bothered to wait. We take a detailed look at a pair of Bulldozer... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	53
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560 graphics processor by Cyril Kowaliski — 8:00 AM on May 17, 2011 Say hello to Nvidia's latest $199 graphics card. Is this a worthwhile step up from the GeForce GTX 460 1GB, and is it a... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	42
Z68 Express motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 2:01 AM on May 11, 2011 Intel's Z68 Express has finally arrived. Join us as we explore the chipset's QuickSync transcoding support, accompanying GPU virtualization, new Smart Response SSD... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	58
Zotac's GeForce GTX 580 AMP²! graphics card by Scott Wasson — 11:00 PM on May 8, 2011 Zotac's GTX 580 AMP²! may not be the value shopper's most rational choice, but any enthusiast will appreciate its obvious virtues. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	54

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CampinCarl

I'm sorry but if there's enough market demand for 13.3" 3200x1800 screens, there's MORE than enough demand for 24" 2560x1600 screens.

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Xenolith

No Start menu, so the Xbox One is dead to me. +33

danny e.

Based on the content of the presentation, it almost feels like gaming is taking... +29

lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +28

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