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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	46
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
Gigabyte's GA-Z77N-WiFi Mini-ITX motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 4:38 PM on March 4, 2013 Gigabyte's GA-Z77N-WiFi is the most affordable Mini-ITX board based on Intel's Z77 Express platform. We take a closer look to see what this... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	31
ASRock's Z77E-ITX Mini-ITX motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 10:29 AM on February 12, 2013 In just a few years, ASRock has cemented its position as the third biggest player in the retail motherboard business. We take a... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	39
Zotac's Z77-ITX WiFi Mini-ITX motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 2:18 PM on February 6, 2013 Zotac set the template for the modern Mini-ITX motherboard, and we've taken a look at its flagship Ivy Bridge model. Read on to... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	31
Zotac's Zbox ID42 Plus nettop reviewed by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:13 PM on February 5, 2013 This $400 home-theater machine crams a Sandy Bridge processor and a desktop GeForce into a surprisingly small package. We've tinkered with it, both in... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	97
Asus' P8Z77-I Deluxe Mini-ITX motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 10:25 PM on February 3, 2013 The P8Z77-I Deluxe packs a lot of goodness into a tiny package. We take a closer look at the board's features, performance, and... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	29
How to build a PC: The Tech Report guide by Geoff Gasior — 8:21 PM on December 17, 2012 Building a PC from parts might seem daunting, but it's really not that difficult. We've published an in-depth guide that walks through every... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	78
Review: Intel's Next Unit of Computing by Scott Wasson — 10:50 PM on November 18, 2012 Intel has crammed a pretty capable PC into a box that will fit into the palm of your hand and dubbed it the "Next Unit... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Motherboards Systems	117
Hands on with Intel's open all-in-one platform by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:56 AM on August 7, 2012 Today, we're going to be spending some quality time with an all-in-one PC based on Intel's Thin Mini-ITX standard. The individual parts are all available... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	59
A quick look at Intel's DZ77GA-70K motherboard by Geoff Gasior — 11:23 AM on April 19, 2012 While preparing for a certain upcoming processor launch, we've been spending some quality time with Intel's DZ77GA-70K motherboard. Read on for a quick... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	23
Z77 motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 8:58 PM on April 8, 2012 Intel's Ivy Bridge processor may still be waiting in the wings, but the 7-series motherboards designed for it are already for sale. To provide... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	56
A sneak peek at Asus' next-gen Intel motherboards by Geoff Gasior — 2:00 AM on March 6, 2012 Curious about how motherboard makers are tackling Intel's Sandy Bridge successor? We take an early look at Asus' 7-series family to see what's... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	47
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
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
Llano Mini-ITX mobo face off: Asus F1A75-I Deluxe vs. Zotac A75-ITX WiFi by Geoff Gasior — 1:38 PM on October 5, 2011 The tight integration of AMD's Llano platform is perfectly suited to Mini-ITX motherboards. We test two of 'em from Asus and Zotac to see... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	26
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
Dueling Zacate motherboards from Asus by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:37 AM on August 11, 2011 We've taken both of Asus' finest Zacate motherboards and put them under the microscope. How do they stack up against each other, and just... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	50

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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

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"Quark, drunk on money, power, and an estimated 90% market share, started behavi... +24

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