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Diamond's VStream wireless HDMI adapter by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:28 AM on July 13, 2011 This $120 adapter promises to output 1080p video wirelessly via nothing more than a USB dongle. Does it fulfill its promise, and is it... Type: Feature article Tags: Displays	40
XFX's Triple Display Monitor Stand by David Morgan — 2:01 AM on May 25, 2011 Join us as we strap three monitors to XFX's triple-head stand and take the whole contraption for a spin. Type: Feature article Tags: Displays	37
Exploring the impact of memory speed on Sandy Bridge performance by Geoff Gasior — 10:09 AM on February 9, 2011 K-Series Sandy Bridge CPUs have unlocked memory multipliers that make it easy to take advantage of faster memory modules. We explore performance with... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Memory	124
A short tour of Kingston's Hsinchu factory by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:59 AM on June 22, 2010 During our stay in Taiwan earlier this month, we hopped on a bus to Kingston's Hsinchu factory, where memory modules and SD flash cards Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Memory	19
Eyefinity to the sixth degree by Scott Wasson — 11:39 PM on May 16, 2010 The newest Radeon HD 5870 unifies six monitors as one giant display wall. We've played loads of games on such a rig, purely for... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays	82
Four killer PSUs go head to head by Geoff Gasior — 9:22 PM on January 14, 2010 Although not a particularly titillating PC component, the PSU is arguably one of the most important. We've pitted four fresh enthusiast-focused units from Corsair, Enermax,... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	74
Seven affordable PSUs take on The Beast by Geoff Gasior — 1:52 PM on December 18, 2008 In its latest outing, our beastly power supply tester takes on seven PSUs between 350 and 500W, including a lowly generic unit. Read on... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	97
Exploring the impact of memory speed on Core i7 performance by Geoff Gasior — 11:24 PM on December 1, 2008 The Core i7's triple-channel DDR3 memory controller offers mind-boggling peak theoretical bandwidth, but does the CPU need fancy DIMMs to excel? Join us as... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Memory	46
Thermaltake's A2413 7-inch LCD by Geoff Gasior — 11:05 PM on September 29, 2008 Thermaltake's A2413 7" LCD display packs a touch-sensitive screen into a motorized drive bay that looks perfect for car PCs and enterprising modders. We Type: Feature article Tags: Miscellaneous Displays	18
The Beast chews through seven new PSUs by Geoff Gasior — 10:52 PM on August 4, 2008 PC Power & Cooling's Silencer has reigned as our enthusiast PSU of choice for ten months now, but how does it stack up against the... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	82
DisplayLink's USB-to-DVI adapter by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:34 PM on February 11, 2008 Last year, Samsung released a 19" LCD monitor capable of being hooked up via a simple USB connection. That's neat, but is there a cheaper... Type: Feature article Tags: Displays	28
Eight power supply units encounter The Beast by Geoff Gasior — 11:30 PM on February 6, 2008 Enthusiasts know there's much more to a PSU than wattage; we're looking for consistent DC voltages, minimal AC ripple, high efficiency, low noise, and effective... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	38
Eleven enthusiast power supplies compared by Geoff Gasior — 12:22 PM on October 1, 2007 Enthusiasts know the value of a quality power supply, but picking the best one isn't easy. We've pushed 11 PSUs between 500 and 750W... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	134
Belkin's Flip-DVI-D: too good to be true? by Scott Wasson — 6:43 PM on July 11, 2007 This cute little device seemed to be tailor-made for our needs: it's a dual-port switch that handles four kinds of inputs: USB keyboard, USB mouse,... Type: Feature article Tags: Displays Input devices	53
Corsair's Dominator memory modules by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on November 17, 2006 WE DON'T COVER MEMORY much here at TR—it's largely a commodity product; performance... Type: Feature article Tags: Memory	33
Exploring the performance impact of memory latency by Geoff Gasior — 12:03 AM on November 1, 2005 THESE DAYS, SEEMINGLY every major memory module manufacturer is producing fancy low-latency DIMMs.... Type: Feature article Tags: Memory	111
OCZ's DDR Booster by Andy Brown — 12:01 AM on February 24, 2005 EVERY SO OFTEN, WE COME ACROSS a product that is truly... unique. Something... Type: Feature article Tags: Memory	42
Corsair's XMS Xpert memory modules by Scott Wasson — 1:09 AM on February 11, 2005 I FIRST LEARNED THE power of glowing LEDs on memory modules back when... Type: Feature article Tags: Memory	40

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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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danny e.

Based on the content of the presentation, it almost feels like gaming is taking... +42

Xenolith

No Start menu, so the Xbox One is dead to me. +39

superjawes

I am thinking PC. +29

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