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A quick look at Corsair's Professional Series AX1200i digital power supply by Geoff Gasior — 11:50 AM on August 6, 2012 Corsair's new Professional Series AX1200i uses digital circuitry to convert AC to DC power. We take a quick look at the PSU and the... Type: Feature article Tags: Power Software	44
Four killer PSUs go head to head by Geoff Gasior — 9:22 PM on January 14, 2010 Although not a particularly titillating PC component, the PSU is arguably one of the most important. We've pitted four fresh enthusiast-focused units from Corsair, Enermax,... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	74
Windows 7: A desktop user's take by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:07 PM on August 26, 2009 Does Windows 7 really live up to the hype? Is it a worthwhile upgrade over Vista and XP for desktop users and enthusiasts? We took... Type: Feature article Tags: Operating systems Windows	168
Toward a more rational backup strategy by Scott Wasson — 10:43 PM on July 7, 2009 Like many of us, my history of backup management is shameful, littered with poorly labeled DVD-Rs, manual file copies, and a minimum of forethought. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Windows	65
Seven affordable PSUs take on The Beast by Geoff Gasior — 1:52 PM on December 18, 2008 In its latest outing, our beastly power supply tester takes on seven PSUs between 350 and 500W, including a lowly generic unit. Read on... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	97
The Beast chews through seven new PSUs by Geoff Gasior — 10:52 PM on August 4, 2008 PC Power & Cooling's Silencer has reigned as our enthusiast PSU of choice for ten months now, but how does it stack up against the... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	82
Windows Vista Service Pack 1: A performance check by Cyril Kowaliski — 8:58 PM on April 3, 2008 How does Service Pack 1 affect Windows Vista's day-to-day performance in common desktop applications and games? We've run a host of benchmarks in order to... Type: Feature article Tags: Operating systems Windows	139
Eight power supply units encounter The Beast by Geoff Gasior — 11:30 PM on February 6, 2008 Enthusiasts know there's much more to a PSU than wattage; we're looking for consistent DC voltages, minimal AC ripple, high efficiency, low noise, and effective... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	38
Eleven enthusiast power supplies compared by Geoff Gasior — 12:22 PM on October 1, 2007 Enthusiasts know the value of a quality power supply, but picking the best one isn't easy. We've pushed 11 PSUs between 500 and 750W... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	134
Windows Vista's new spin on licensing by Scott Wasson — 12:21 AM on January 30, 2007 WE'VE HEARD ALL MANNER of tinfoil hattery about Windows Vista's schemes for copy protection,... Type: Feature article Tags: Windows	130
Microsoft WinHEC 2005 by Tuan Huynh — 12:00 AM on April 29, 2005 Type: Feature article Tags: Windows	39
Eight power supplies compared by Geoff Gasior — 2:06 AM on October 6, 2004 I'VE EXTOLLED the virtues of quality power supplies so many times that saying... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	79
Five power supplies compared by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on August 5, 2003 I'VE SAID IT before, and I'll say it again: power supplies are continually... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	90
TR's power supply comparo by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on September 26, 2002 THE MAJORITY OF attention in PC enthusiast media is dedicated to graphics cards,... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	45
TR's Windows performance comparison by Andy Brown — 1:33 AM on November 8, 2001 Let's face it, Windows XP, Microsoft's latest operating system, comes with a lot of... Type: Feature article Tags: Windows	180

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NeelyCam

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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Well, the 200W barrier has been broken. Now onto 500W! +35

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I dont get the tone of this article, was Nvidia never guilty of this? I thought... +29

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