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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Gaming

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Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices

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Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Multimedia

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Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Mobile computing

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Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Mobile computing

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Motherboards

We've deployed some innovative testing methods to go inside the second with Intel's latest desktop processor, the Ivy Bridge-based Core i7-3770K.

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs

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Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices

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Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems Personal tech

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Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems

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Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices

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

Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics

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