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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
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
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
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
Life in the lab with Noctua's CPU coolers by Geoff Gasior — 10:51 PM on October 26, 2011 We rarely review CPU coolers here at TR, but we've spent a few months working with a trio of Noctua designs that are really quite... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Cooling	64
SSD scaling outside the sweet spot by Geoff Gasior — 10:32 PM on October 19, 2011 Fresh from rounding up a collection of the latest 120-128GB solid-state drives, we've turned our attention to a pack of 240-300GB models to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	44
AMD's FX-8150 further overclocked by Scott Wasson — 9:07 AM on October 19, 2011 AMD plans to bundle a water cooler with some models of its FX processors. We strapped one of 'em to our FX-8150 to see... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	147
AMD's FX-8150 'Bulldozer' processor by Scott Wasson — 12:21 AM on October 12, 2011 AMD's "Bulldozer" processors are here, and we have a full and extensive review. Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	585
AMD's A8-3800 Fusion APU by Scott Wasson — 10:28 PM on October 2, 2011 We weren't terribly impressed with AMD's A8-3850 APU, in part because its 100W power envelope seemed rather large for a chip whose integrated graphics are... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	57
SSDs in the sweet spot: Modern contenders at 120-128GB by Geoff Gasior — 11:01 PM on September 25, 2011 The latest generation of SSDs is out in full force. We've rounded up nine of 'em to see which offers the best performance... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	169
Zotac's Zbox Nano AD10 Plus nettop by Geoff Gasior — 7:59 AM on August 31, 2011 Zotac's Zbox Nano AD10 puts AMD's Brazos platform quite literally in the palm of your hand. Join us for a closer look at... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	82
Llano motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 11:54 PM on June 29, 2011 AMD's Llano APU arrives on the desktop with an FM1 socket that requires a new motherboard. We've assembled three candidates from Asus, Gigabyte,... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	20
AMD's A8-3850 Fusion APU by Scott Wasson — 11:17 PM on June 29, 2011 AMD's "Llano" APU makes a compelling proposition as a laptop chip, but its position on the desktop is more precarious. Read on to find... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	174
AMD's A8-3500M Fusion APU by Scott Wasson — 7:53 PM on June 22, 2011 Can AMD's 'Llano' APU really take on Intel's excellent Sandy Bridge processors and hold its own? We've taken a deep look at its... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Mobile computing	181

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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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