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AMD ramps up its Gaming Evolved program by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:26 PM on October 23, 2012 The number of games bearing the AMD Gaming Evolved logo seems to be growing exponentially. Why is that? We've traveled to AMD's offices and... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming	65
Inside the second: Gaming performance with today's CPUs by Scott Wasson — 4:16 PM on August 23, 2012 We bring our signature latency-focused game testing methods to bear on the latest crop of desktop CPUs. In the process, we learn a some... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Gaming	357
A quick look at Corsair's Professional Series AX1200i digital power supply by Geoff Gasior — 11:50 AM on August 6, 2012 Corsair's new Professional Series AX1200i uses digital circuitry to convert AC to DC power. We take a quick look at the PSU and the... Type: Feature article Tags: Power Software	44
Triple-screen gaming on today's graphics cards by Geoff Gasior — 3:43 PM on July 10, 2012 Thanks to falling LCD prices, multi-monitor gaming is more attainable than ever before. We take a closer look at AMD Eyefinity and Nvidia... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays Gaming	110
Today's mid-range GPUs in Skyrim by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:07 PM on November 22, 2011 We've followed up our look at Battlefield 3 performance with a similar comparison of mid-range graphics cards in The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming	119
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
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
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
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
OCZ's Neural Impulse Actuator by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:05 AM on June 27, 2008 Like flying cars, thought-based control schemes have been a staple of sci-fi movies for decades. OCZ has embraced the concept with its Neural Impulse Actuator,... Type: Feature article Tags: Miscellaneous Input devices Gaming Personal tech	69
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
Valve's Source engine goes multi-core by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on November 13, 2006 IF THE LAUNCH OF Intel's new quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor has made... Type: Feature article Tags: Gaming Software	90
John Carmack's QuakeCon 2005 keynote by Scott Wasson — 12:58 PM on August 15, 2005 JOHN CARMACK'S QUAKECON address has become something of an annual benchmark for the... Type: Feature article Tags: Gaming	34
Eight power supplies compared by Geoff Gasior — 2:06 AM on October 6, 2004 I'VE EXTOLLED the virtues of quality power supplies so many times that saying... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	79
EverLAN Summer 2004 by Scott Wasson — 12:00 AM on July 20, 2004 IF YOU'RE LIKE me, your idea of a LAN party probably involves five... Type: Feature article Tags: Gaming	16

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

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Good idea, and to expand on this point: A whole lot of people have already given... +26

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