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Intel introduces 910 Series PCIe SSD by Geoff Gasior — 2:01 AM on April 12, 2012 Intel is no stranger to the world of enterprise-grade SSDs. Its first offering for that market, the X25-E, was released way back in the... Type: News story Tags: Storage Servers Workstations	51
Developers receive Windows 8 tablets; Windows 8 DP build coming by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:39 PM on September 13, 2011 As the Intel Developer Forum chugs along in San Francisco, Microsoft is hosting the Build developer conference in Anaheim, a few hundred miles south. The... Type: News story Tags: Software Operating systems Windows	22
Noctua builds a better 120-mm fan by Geoff Gasior — 10:56 AM on June 4, 2011 Computex — Unlike some cooler makers, Noctua isn't dabbling in PSUs, gaming headsets, or iPad accessories. That says a lot about the company's focus,... Type: News story Tags: Cooling	36
New Thermaltake coolers offer more extremeness by Geoff Gasior — 3:36 AM on June 3, 2011 Computex — While touring Thermaltake's booth on the Computex show floor, we stumbled upon one of the largest CPU coolers I've ever seen. Behold... Type: News story Tags: Power Cooling	22
Corsair intros a pair of tower-style air coolers by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:43 PM on March 2, 2010 Tower-style processor heatsinks are all the rage these days, and Corsair, already known for its liquid-cooling kits, has succumbed to that trend. At CeBIT... Type: News story Tags: Cooling	17
Thermaltake trots out new cases, PSUs, and a USB 3.0 docking station at CES by Geoff Gasior — 5:58 PM on January 11, 2010 We stopped by Thermaltake's suite at CES last week to check out the company's wares, including a collection of new cases both big and small.... Type: News story Tags: Cases Power Cooling Storage	10
New NZXT case has dual 200-mm intake fans by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:15 PM on December 21, 2009 Say what you will about Hades, it's surprisingly well ventilated—the new NZXT enclosure, that is, not the Greek underworld. NZXT's freshly announced Hades case... Type: News story Tags: Cases Cooling	37
New Noctua cooler has 140-mm fan, still lets you close your case by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:42 PM on December 10, 2009 Ever feel like 120-mm fans must be about the biggest you could ever strap onto a processor cooler? Apparently, Noctua doesn't share that sentiment. The... Type: News story Tags: Cooling	25
Google pulls the curtain off Chrome OS, releases source by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:55 PM on November 19, 2009 As planned, Google showed Chrome OS to the world for the first time earlier today. The unveiling came hand-in-hand with the release of the... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Linux-Unix	113
NZXT launches touch-screen fan controller by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:05 PM on August 10, 2009 Who needs dials and switches when you can have a cool touch-screen instead? That's probably what the folks at NZXT were thinking when they came... Type: News story Tags: Cooling	4
New triple-channel Corsair DDR3 kits run at up to 2GHz by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:02 PM on February 5, 2009 Corsair isn't joking around with its latest batch of DDR3 kits for Core i7 systems. The memory firm has launched three kits as part... Type: News story Tags: Memory	26
OCZ cooks up new SSDs and a beefier Silencer by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on January 12, 2009 CES — OCZ will be expanding its SSD lineup in 2009 with a focus on multi-level cell flash. Rather than rebranding units from other... Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Memory	14
New Asetek LCLC liquid cooler supports the Core i7 by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:15 PM on November 18, 2008 What's better than blowing your savings on a top-of-the-line PC? Blowing your savings on a top-of-the-line PC that has fancy liquid cooling, of course. Asetek... Type: News story Tags: Cooling Systems	10
NZXT intros gaming case with six fans, E-ATX support by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:03 PM on March 26, 2008 PC gamers often stick with bigger brands like Antec and Cooler Master for their enclosure needs, but some folks may be enticed by a new... Type: News story Tags: Cases Cooling	19
OCZ touts bigger, meaner Vendetta processor cooler by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:41 AM on March 12, 2008 Aside from memory products, power supplies, and brain-control thingies, OCZ also dabbles in cooling hardware. The company has made another stride in that... Type: News story Tags: Cooling	22

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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... +26

Alexko

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

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