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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
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
Western Digital's VelociRaptor 1TB hard drive by Geoff Gasior — 7:00 AM on April 16, 2012 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	161
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
OCZ's RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB solid-state drive by Geoff Gasior — 4:48 PM on March 26, 2012 Using virtualization voodoo, the RevoDrive 3 X2 combines four SandForce-based SSDs on a single PCIe card purportedly capable of transfer rates up to 1500MB/s. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Servers Workstations	61
Asus' Transformer tablets share an Ice Cream Sandwich by Geoff Gasior — 1:14 AM on March 14, 2012 Asus has been quick to roll out Ice Cream Sandwich updates for its Eee Pad Transformers. We take a closer look at the... Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems Personal tech	28
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
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
A tour of Zotac's Dongguan factory by Geoff Gasior — 10:09 PM on June 14, 2011 Unlike some graphics card and motherboard makers, Zotac has its own production capacity. We tour the Zotac factory in Dongguan, China to see where... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Motherboards Systems	22
The making of Damagebox 2011 by Scott Wasson — 10:46 PM on June 5, 2011 I'll admit to being like the proverbial plumber with a leaky sink. When it comes to my own primary personal computer, I've been borderline neglectful... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases Cooling Systems	92
Bulldozer mobos from Asus and MSI: Sabertooth 990FX & 990FXA-GD80 by Geoff Gasior — 10:57 PM on May 30, 2011 Bulldozer-based Zambezi CPUs are coming, but motherboard makers can't be bothered to wait. We take a detailed look at a pair of Bulldozer... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	53
Z68 Express motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 2:01 AM on May 11, 2011 Intel's Z68 Express has finally arrived. Join us as we explore the chipset's QuickSync transcoding support, accompanying GPU virtualization, new Smart Response SSD... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	58
Intel's Xeon X7560 and Dell's R810 server by Scott Wasson — 10:41 AM on April 25, 2011 Intel's eight-core Nehalem-EX processor and Dell's R810 chassis combine to form a new class of 2P server, with huge memory capacity at a lower... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Systems Servers	28
Zotac's H67-ITX motherboard by Geoff Gasior — 5:04 PM on January 26, 2011 Zotac's H67-ITX is the first Mini-ITX motherboard capable of hosting Intel's new Sandy Bridge CPUs. We pit it against a stack of desktop... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	31

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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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