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OCZ's RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 4:48 PM on March 26, 2012 Using virtualization voodoo, the RevoDrive 3 X2 combines four SandForce-based SSDs on a single PCIe card purportedly capable of transfer rates up to 1500MB/s. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Servers Workstations	61
Six screens, one desk by Geoff Gasior — 6:32 PM on March 8, 2012 When I sit down at my desk in the Benchmarking Sweatshop, it feels like maybe I could tap into the Matrix. I've slowly added... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays	47
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
PCs in decline? Not for enthusiasts by Geoff Gasior — 5:19 PM on January 26, 2012 Have you read the tea leaves? The PC is an endangered species, doomed to obscurity at the hands of tablets, smartphones, or whatever new... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	65
Of CES 2012 and missed expectations by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:10 AM on January 20, 2012 Ah, Las Vegas. I had hoped never to return. Yet there I was last week, in the ticket line at the Vancouver airport, cursing myself... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	18
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
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
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
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
Execution by Fred Silver — 10:09 AM on November 15, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics	89
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
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

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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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