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Holiday gifts for the discerning geek by Geoff Gasior — 10:51 AM on December 16, 2011 I lost count of how many times my girlfriend asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year. After replying with "oh, you know... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	37
A quick look at Gunnar's glasses for computer junkies by David Morgan — 11:46 AM on November 18, 2011 Quick poll: everyone who regularly squints at a computer monitor or television at least eight hours a day, raise your hand. Do I... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	52
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
Getting acquainted with Arduino by David Morgan — 10:54 AM on October 21, 2011 I tend to think of myself as a well-rounded geek. Excluding the keyboard-cowboy day job, my attention is divided between hardware tinkering and... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	28
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
Goodbye, Mr. Jobs by Jason Fox — 9:44 PM on October 5, 2011 About an hour ago, as of this writing, Apple posted this simple statement on their website: Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Mobile computing Mac Personal tech	36
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
With friends like these... by Fred Silver — 1:42 PM on October 3, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	27
A case for better keyboards by Geoff Gasior — 11:14 AM on September 23, 2011 PC enthusiasts have a tendency to focus their attention on what's inside the box. Indeed, we're guilty of that here at TR. Most... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices	75
Cloudy with a chance of backups by Bruno Ferreira — 10:44 AM on September 13, 2011 You've probably been there before. You just realized that you've overwritten an important file and have no way of getting it back. Last month's backup... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	30
Life after Moore's Law by David Morgan — 9:20 AM on September 9, 2011 Recently, I've been turning the pages of Michio Kaku's new book, Physics of the Future. While much of its content echoes what was said... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	100
72-point mystery by Fred Silver — 10:33 AM on September 6, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	31
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
Un-bustin' (monitor) caps with a soldering gat by David Morgan — 11:19 PM on July 28, 2011 There comes a point in every computer guy's day when the phone rings, and a distraught acquaintance begins reciting error messages or describing some symptom... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	58
Razer's BlackWidow and BlackWidow Ultimate keyboards by David Morgan — 3:10 AM on July 26, 2011 We've tested both of Razer's clicky mechanical gaming keyboards to figure out whether they're worth the money—and hearing loss. Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	57
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
The science of fanboyism by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:35 PM on July 14, 2011 We've all encountered them. They lurk in Internet message boards, comment threads, and chatrooms. Addressing anyone and everyone, they type up lengthy tirades with Cheeto-stained... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	75
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

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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... +26

Alexko

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

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