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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fractal Design's Core 3000 enclosure by David Morgan — 10:37 PM on November 17, 2011 Fractal Design has a new budget enclosure that costs just $65. We take a closer at the Core 3000 to see if it warrants... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	34
Getting acquainted with Arduino by David Morgan — 10:54 AM on October 21, 2011 I tend to think of myself as a well-rounded geek. Excluding the keyboard-cowboy day job, my attention is divided between hardware tinkering and... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	28
Corsair's Carbide 400R mid-tower chassis by David Morgan — 10:07 AM on October 13, 2011 Corsair set its sights on the budget case market with the Carbide 400R. We go hands on to see if it brings the... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	23
Goodbye, Mr. Jobs by Jason Fox — 9:44 PM on October 5, 2011 About an hour ago, as of this writing, Apple posted this simple statement on their website: Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Mobile computing Mac Personal tech	36
With friends like these... by Fred Silver — 1:42 PM on October 3, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	27
Windows 8 and the marginalization of geeks by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:23 AM on September 16, 2011 On Tuesday, Microsoft made the Windows 8 Developer Preview available publicly without demanding so much as a Windows Live login name and password in return.... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows	108
Cloudy with a chance of backups by Bruno Ferreira — 10:44 AM on September 13, 2011 You've probably been there before. You just realized that you've overwritten an important file and have no way of getting it back. Last month's backup... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	30
Life after Moore's Law by David Morgan — 9:20 AM on September 9, 2011 Recently, I've been turning the pages of Michio Kaku's new book, Physics of the Future. While much of its content echoes what was said... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	100
72-point mystery by Fred Silver — 10:33 AM on September 6, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	31
Thermaltake's Element Q Mini-ITX enclosure by Geoff Gasior — 4:13 PM on August 25, 2011 For just $65, Thermaltake's Element Q Mini-ITX chassis offers a 200W PSU, support for 5.25" optical drives, and subtle styling reminiscent of the Golf GTI.... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	40

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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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