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The TR Podcast 107: Chasing Ivy and mechanical keyboards by Jordan Drake — 11:02 PM on March 4, 2012 In this episode, we answer a heaping helping of listener mail and discuss everything from Windows 8 to mechanical keyboards. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	20
AMD's Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:01 PM on March 4, 2012 At long last, AMD has filled the gaping hole in its next-generation Radeon lineup. A new pair of graphics cards bas come to slot... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	157
Thermaltake's Meka G1 and G-Unit keyboards by Geoff Gasior — 10:21 PM on February 28, 2012 Cherry MX switches and extra perks dominate Thermaltake's mechanical keyboards. We take a closer look at the Meka G1 and G-Unit to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	24
TR's March 2012 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior, and Scott Wasson — 4:16 PM on February 22, 2012 Not much new hardware has come out since we published our last guide in December, but this edition is still choc-full of small, incremental... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems Workstations	217
The TR Podcast 106: New Radeons and a new AMD by Jordan Drake — 12:15 AM on February 20, 2012 As Jordan braces for a visit from unwelcome reality stars, we discuss gaming news, the latest from AMD, and some SSDs fresh out of... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	12
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
AMD's Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:01 PM on February 14, 2012 At long last, the venerable Radeon HD 5770 has a successor. Is it a worthy one? Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	205
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
The TR Podcast 105: Eye candy and SSD scaling by Jordan Drake — 7:38 PM on February 5, 2012 This week's episode of the podcast is short and sweet, with a look at AMD's Radeon HD 7950, stereoscopic 3D, and SSD scaling. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	10
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
AMD's Radeon HD 7950 graphics processor by Scott Wasson — 1:37 AM on January 31, 2012 AMD has slightly hobbled the Radeon HD 7950 compared to its elder brother, but the price of entry is 100 bucks lower. Sound like... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	147
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
The TR Podcast 104: The rundown on CES 2012 by Jordan Drake — 2:30 AM on January 23, 2012 In this episode, we go through the highlights of this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Jordan also gives us his review of several sets of... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	14
Cooler Master's Cosmos II enclosure by David Morgan — 2:39 PM on January 18, 2012 Cooler Master's latest creation is a follow-up to the revered Cosmos line of enthusiast enclosures. We put this super-sized newbie through its paces... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	38
The TR Podcast 103: Down and dirty with the 7970 by Jordan Drake — 12:18 AM on January 9, 2012 In this episode of the podcast, Scott and special guest David Kanter from Real World Technologies dissect the Radeon HD 7970. Our panel also... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	42
Antec's P280 enclosure by David Morgan — 11:51 PM on January 8, 2012 The P280 is Antec's latest flagship enclosure, and it's got a big reputation to live up to. We dig in to see if... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	48

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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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