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• Microsoft reveals next-generation Xbox One console [299]
• Samsung's latest 13.3'' notebook screen has a 3200x1800 resolution [72]
• Intel dominates microprocessor revenue, AMD falls behind SoC makers [65]
• Nvidia's GeForce GTX 780 graphics card reviewed [45]
• Gigabyte offers early peek at Z87 motherboards [35]

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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
Life in the lab with Noctua's CPU coolers by Geoff Gasior — 10:51 PM on October 26, 2011 We rarely review CPU coolers here at TR, but we've spent a few months working with a trio of Noctua designs that are really quite... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Cooling	64
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
A roadmap for next-generation mobo firmware by Geoff Gasior — 10:43 AM on October 13, 2011 Later this week, I embark on a super-secret mission to Silicon Valley to get a sneak peek at Asus' upcoming X79 motherboards. At a... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards	37
Llano Mini-ITX mobo face off: Asus F1A75-I Deluxe vs. Zotac A75-ITX WiFi by Geoff Gasior — 1:38 PM on October 5, 2011 The tight integration of AMD's Llano platform is perfectly suited to Mini-ITX motherboards. We test two of 'em from Asus and Zotac to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	26
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
Dueling Zacate motherboards from Asus by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:37 AM on August 11, 2011 We've taken both of Asus' finest Zacate motherboards and put them under the microscope. How do they stack up against each other, and just... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	50
Zotac's Z68-ITX WiFi Mini-ITX motherboard by Geoff Gasior — 12:03 AM on July 19, 2011 What has a Z68 chipset, a full-sized PCI Express x16 slot, integrated Wi-Fi, eight-phase CPU power, four USB 3.0 ports, and a footprint small enough... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	43
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
Asus' P8H67-I Deluxe Mini-ITX motherboard by Geoff Gasior — 12:55 AM on June 29, 2011 Mini-ITX motherboards don't get more loaded than Asus' P8H67-I Deluxe, which has a Sandy Bridge CPU socket, a PCIe x16 slot, four USB 3.0 ports,... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	35

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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. +38

danny e.

Based on the content of the presentation, it almost feels like gaming is taking... +34

superjawes

I am thinking PC. +28

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