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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

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs

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Type: Feature article Tags: Systems

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Type: Feature article Tags: Systems

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

The next revision of AMD's top-of-the-line desktop CPU has arrived. Can it carve out a place for itself in a very difficult competitive environment?...

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs

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Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs

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Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia

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Type: Feature article Tags: Systems

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Type: Feature article Tags: Power Software

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Type: Feature article Tags: Displays

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Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays Gaming

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Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Displays Mobile computing

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Type: Blog post Tags: Internet Personal tech

Man, I cannot wait to get started on my next build. Nearly all the necessary components are already laid out on my workbench. Some were...

Type: Blog post Tags: Systems

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

Is there any hope for high-performance mechanical drives? We test WD's latest 10k-RPM VelociRaptor 1TB against a diverse array of competitors to find out.

Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Servers Workstations