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OCZ's Octane 128GB solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 10:19 AM on February 16, 2012 We were impressed by OCZ's Indilinx-powered Octane SSD when we reviewed the 512GB version last year. Now, we have the 128GB model in-house to... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	42
A closer look at the new AMD by Scott Wasson — 4:08 PM on February 9, 2012 AMD has a new management team and a new direction. They recently shared their vision for the company's future, and we were there, listening... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Servers	78
Intel's 520 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 10:00 AM on February 6, 2012 Intel's newest solid-state drive pairs a SandForce controller with custom firmware and 25-nm NAND. We've tested the 60 and 240GB models to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	83
Samsung's 830 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 5:40 PM on February 2, 2012 Samsung's new 830 Series SSD has a triple-core controller, a vast array of Toggle DDR NAND, and a download code for Batman: Arkham City. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	61
SSD performance scaling across the spectrum by Geoff Gasior — 8:09 PM on February 1, 2012 An SSD's capacity can have a big impact on its overall performance. We've tested a collection of different drive models in a range of... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	89
PC gaming in 3D stereo: 3D Vision 2 vs. HD3D by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:47 AM on January 25, 2012 We've pitted 3D Vision 2 and HD3D gaming rigs against each other in order to get a feel for the current state of stereo... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays	61
CES 2012: the shape of things to come? by Scott Wasson — 11:08 AM on January 17, 2012 One of the funny things about going to CES is that you're expected to be plugged into the overall vibe of the show, so you... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays Personal tech	15
OCZ's Octane 512GB solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 4:18 PM on November 30, 2011 OCZ bought SSD controller maker Indilinx earlier this year, and the first product of that acquisition is now out. Join us for a look... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	41
Seagate's Momentus XT 750GB hybrid hard drive by Geoff Gasior — 12:26 AM on November 29, 2011 Seagate has upgraded its Momentus XT hybrid drive with more storage capacity and a bigger, faster flash cache. We dig deeper to see how... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Mobile computing	69
Execution by Fred Silver — 10:09 AM on November 15, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics	89
Intel's Core i7-3960X processor by Scott Wasson — 2:01 AM on November 14, 2011 The new Extreme version of Sandy Bridge doubles up on nearly all of the resources included in the original quad-core variants. The result? ... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	182
A quick look at OCZ's 2.15 SSD firmware by Geoff Gasior — 2:44 PM on November 2, 2011 SandForce SSDs have been dogged by reports of BSODs and other issues, but new firmware promises relief. We take a quick look at... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	69
A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling by Scott Wasson — 5:32 PM on October 27, 2011 Is an awareness of the shared nature of AMD's Bulldozer architecture the key to unlocking its performance? We investigate. Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	106
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
Ready, set, go! by Fred Silver — 4:02 PM on October 24, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs	93
SSD scaling outside the sweet spot by Geoff Gasior — 10:32 PM on October 19, 2011 Fresh from rounding up a collection of the latest 120-128GB solid-state drives, we've turned our attention to a pack of 240-300GB models to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	44
AMD's FX-8150 further overclocked by Scott Wasson — 9:07 AM on October 19, 2011 AMD plans to bundle a water cooler with some models of its FX processors. We strapped one of 'em to our FX-8150 to see... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	147
AMD's FX-8150 'Bulldozer' processor by Scott Wasson — 12:21 AM on October 12, 2011 AMD's "Bulldozer" processors are here, and we have a full and extensive review. Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	585

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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... +24

Alexko

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

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