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AMD's A10-6800K and A10-6700 'Richland' APUs reviewed by Scott Wasson — 10:07 PM on June 17, 2013 AMD has taken its Trinity quad-core chips and tuned them so hard, a new code name sprouted forth: Richland. We've taken a pair of... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics	118
Gigabyte's Z87X-UD3H motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 12:29 AM on June 11, 2013 For Haswell, Gigabyte has radically overhauled its motherboard firmware and software. We take a closer look at both in action on the Z87X-UD3H. Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	24
Asus' Z87-PRO motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 11:35 AM on June 5, 2013 Haswell is upon us, but you'll need a new motherboard to run Intel's latest CPUs. We take an in-depth look at the Z87-PRO to... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	44
Haswell overclocked: the Core i7-4770K at 4.7GHz by Geoff Gasior — 10:09 AM on June 3, 2013 After studying Haswell's architecture and taking the chip through our benchmark suite, we gave overclocking a shot. Our findings suggest that Haswell requires beefier... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	129
Intel's Core i7-4770K and 4950HQ 'Haswell' processors reviewed by Scott Wasson — 12:45 AM on June 3, 2013 Haswell is here, and we've somehow produced more words and graphs about it than the chip has transistors. We have frame latency-focused gaming tests... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs	318
Seagate's 600 SSD solid-state drive reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 2:18 PM on May 31, 2013 For years, hard drive makers have largely steered clear of consumer SSDs. Seagate is finally ready to get into the market, and we've taken... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	28
Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 4TB hard drive reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 8:31 PM on May 28, 2013 Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 serves up 4TB for only $190. We take a closer look at how it compares to the competition. Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	38
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 780 graphics card reviewed by Scott Wasson — 8:00 AM on May 23, 2013 The first member of the GeForce 700 series promises nearly all of the speed of the GeForce Titan at a much more palatable price. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	223
Gigabyte offers early peek at Z87 motherboards by Geoff Gasior — 3:38 PM on May 19, 2013 With Haswell approaching, motherboard makers are eager to show off their Z87 boards. We have the goods on what Gigabyte has in store for... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	37
Asus shows off Z87-based Haswell motherboards by Geoff Gasior — 1:01 AM on May 16, 2013 A few weeks ago, we got an early preview of Asus' upcoming Haswell motherboards. We can now tell you what's in store for the... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	58
AMD's Radeon HD 7990 graphics card reviewed by Scott Wasson — 10:57 PM on April 28, 2013 By all rights, the Radeon HD 7990 ought to be the fastest single graphics card in the world. How well does it deliver on that... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	178
A quick look at BitFenix's Prodigy enclosure by Geoff Gasior — 10:11 AM on April 26, 2013 With support for tall coolers, long graphics cards, and loads of hard drives, the BitFenix Prodigy isn't your average Mini-ITX chassis. We take a... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	35
Crucial's M500 SSD reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 10:29 AM on April 18, 2013 Crucial's long-awaited replacement for the m4 SSD breaks new ground by using 128Gb NAND chips. We take a closer look at how that... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	34
WD's Black 4TB hard drive reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 9:56 PM on April 7, 2013 Western Digital's Black 4TB the only desktop hard drive to combine that top-of-the-line capacity with a 7,200-RPM spindle speed and five years of warranty coverage.... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage	34
Seagate's Laptop Thin SSHD 500GB hybrid drive reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 11:11 PM on April 2, 2013 Seagate's latest hybrid drive combines a thin 7-mm form factor with high-density mechanical storage and dual-mode NAND. This so-called SSHD is Seagate's first to be... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Mobile computing	49
Gigabyte's Aivia Osmium mechanical keyboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 12:38 PM on March 21, 2013 Most high-end keyboards combine mechanical switches with LED backlighting and programmable macro keys. Gigabyte's Aivia Osmium adds a new twist: USB 3.0 connectivity. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	22
MSI's Z77IA-E53 Mini-ITX motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 8:20 PM on March 10, 2013 MSI's Z77-based Mini-ITX board has a unique mix of features, including VGA connectivity, an open Mini PCIe/mSATA slot, and smartphone-based tweaking software. We... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	22
A first look at Cherry's MX green key switches by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:43 PM on March 7, 2013 Cooler Master has released a keyboard based on a little-known mechanical key switch: the Cherry MX greens. We've compared this offering to an IBM... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	57

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Might as well call it the Xbox One-Eighty now.

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