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Intel's Xeon X7560 and Dell's R810 server by Scott Wasson — 10:41 AM on April 25, 2011 Intel's eight-core Nehalem-EX processor and Dell's R810 chassis combine to form a new class of 2P server, with huge memory capacity at a lower... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Systems Servers	28
TR's Spring 2011 system guide by Geoff Gasior — 11:53 AM on April 7, 2011 For months, we've held back on a full update to our system guide while waiting for B3-revision Sandy Bridge motherboards. They've arrived, and so... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	73
Intel's 320 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 10:00 AM on March 28, 2011 Intel has another new solid-state drive, and this time it's an all in-house affair with 25-nano flash. Keep reading for the skinny on... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	67
A late adopter's guide to USB 3.0 by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:34 AM on March 25, 2011 SuperSpeed connectivity may be a nice additional perk as part of a future system, but is it worth the trouble as a standalone upgrade? Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	34
Crucial's m4 solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 3:57 PM on March 24, 2011 Crucial's long-awaited successor to the RealSSD C300 has arrived. Join us as we take a closer look at the performance of the RealSSD... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	36
An early look at OCZ's Vertex 3 solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 12:26 AM on March 23, 2011 OCZ's long-awaited Vertex 3 solid-state drive is due out in a couple of weeks. Join us for an in-depth look at the drive and... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	37
Intel's 510 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 4:14 PM on March 17, 2011 Intel's latest 510 Series SSD combines custom firmware with a 6Gbps Marvell controller. We take a closer look at the drive's performance to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	49
Hitachi's Deskstar 7K3000 3TB hard drive by Geoff Gasior — 11:59 PM on March 13, 2011 Hard drive makers have been slow to release new models with three-terabyte capacities. Hitachi was the first to reach 3TB with a 7,200-RPM desktop... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	25
TR's March 2011 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:48 PM on February 24, 2011 Just because Sandy Bridge isn't really available doesn't mean you can't build a solid PC. Join us for a look at four tantalizing configs... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	81
Thermaltake's BlacX 5G USB 3.0 docking station by Matt Trinca — 9:21 PM on February 7, 2011 External docking stations are a great way to quickly swap hard drives into a system. Gather round to see if I made a connection with... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	14
A quick look at Kingston's HyperX Max USB 3.0 SSD by Geoff Gasior — 11:48 PM on January 27, 2011 USB 3.0 is the most sorely needed peripheral interface upgrade in recent memory. Cheap notebook drives can make good use of the extra bandwidth, and... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	9
Western Digital's Scorpio Black 750GB notebook hard drive by Geoff Gasior — 3:16 PM on January 20, 2011 When we rounded up 7,200-RPM notebook drives last month, Western Digital's Scorpio Black 500GB was our clear favorite. Today, we explore whether a... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Mobile computing	25
TR's Christmas 2010 system guide by Geoff Gasior — 3:38 PM on December 21, 2010 Christmas is coming, and to celebrate, we've whipped up a special edition of our system guide with four entirely new custom builds. Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	113
Samsung's 470 Series solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 12:14 AM on December 13, 2010 Samsung's latest 470 Series SSD has a new controller, dual cache chips, and a fresh kind of flash dubbed Toggle DDR NAND. We take it... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	42
WD's TV Live Hub media box by Matt Trinca — 3:17 PM on December 9, 2010 WD's TV Live Hub media player has a terabyte of network-attached storage and works with just about any media file under the sun. We... Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia Storage Personal tech	38
Notebook hard drives square off at 7,200 RPM by Geoff Gasior — 5:22 PM on December 2, 2010 SSDs may be the new hotness, but 7,200-RPM notebook drives are a more realistic option for most laptop users. We round up four of... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Mobile computing	34
Zotac's Zbox HD-ID34BR-U nettop by Matt Trinca — 12:34 AM on November 5, 2010 This sleek, small-form-factor machine serves up Blu-ray playback, USB 3.0, Nvidia discrete graphics, and a dual-core Atom. Is it the ultimate home-theater nettop? Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	26
TR's Fall 2010 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior, and Scott Wasson — 4:31 PM on November 1, 2010 In our latest edition of the system guide, we've upgraded our Econobox and Utility Player builds while adding an uber-cheap, sub-$300 system to the... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	94

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Continuing a long history of innovation, AMD announced today that they were the first to reach a critical CPU power envelope threshold. AMD CEO, Rory...

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