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Poll: What do you use to apply thermal paste? by Geoff Gasior — 12:24 PM on October 16, 2012 Back in the day, applying thermal compound was a fine art. I used to spend entirely too much time making sure the surface of... Poll Question: • What do you use to apply thermal paste? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Cooling	157
Poll: What will happen first? by Geoff Gasior — 12:39 PM on May 30, 2012 It's time to peer into our crystal balls and predict the future. There are a number of things in the tech industry that should—or at... Poll Question: • What will happen first? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Storage Operating systems	183
Poll: To which new chip are you most looking forward? by Geoff Gasior — 3:34 PM on November 17, 2011 One of the best—and worst—things about the PC industry is the steady trickle of new technology. There's always something better coming just around the corner,... Poll Question: • I'm most looking forward to: Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics	152
Poll: What do you think of Bulldozer? by Geoff Gasior — 11:22 AM on October 12, 2011 In case you haven't noticed, Bulldozer is out. Our review of the first desktop implementations of AMD's all-new microarchitecture isn't terribly positive. ... Poll Question: • Bulldozer is: Type: News story Tags: CPUs	235
Poll: Gauging Bulldozer's performance prospects by Geoff Gasior — 12:39 PM on September 21, 2011 If you believe the latest rumors, AMD's Bulldozer-based Zambezi processors will debut in just a few weeks. It's about time. More than... Poll Question: • The fastest Bulldozer CPU will be competitive with the: Type: News story Tags: CPUs	141
Poll: What's the best CPU/GPU hybrid? by Geoff Gasior — 11:59 AM on July 6, 2011 After years of talk about how CPUs and GPUs are on a collision course, we finally have numerous examples of the two components sharing silicon... Poll Question: • Best CPU/GPU hybrid: Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics	66
Poll: Where does Llano have the best chance against Sandy Bridge? by Geoff Gasior — 1:18 PM on April 6, 2011 Earlier this week, AMD revealed that it has begun production shipments of 32-nm Llano APUs. This second wave of Fusion APUs combines integrated... Poll Question: • Where does Llano have the best chance against Sandy Bridge? Type: News story Tags: CPUs	134
The TR Hardware Survey 2: Survey harder by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:59 PM on March 9, 2011 Just over two years have passed since we carried out our very first hardware survey, in which we asked our readers to answer 15... Poll Questions: • Processor • Number of CPU cores • Stock CPU clock speed • CPU socket type • Graphics processor • How much did your graphics card cost at the time of purchase? • Chipset • Motherboard brand • Memory size • Primary internal hard drive type: • Total internal hard drive storage capacity • Primary optical drive type • Sound card • Speaker config • Number of displays • Main display type • Main display size • Main display aspect ratio • Main display resolution • Do you have a stereoscopic 3D display and glasses? • Primary operating system • What mobile computers do you have? Type: News story Tags: The Tech Report	211
Poll: What's the worst PC hardware bug? by Geoff Gasior — 11:49 AM on February 3, 2011 Intel's 6-series chipset bug has dominated the headlines this week, and for good reason. The flaw has been traced back to a single transistor... Poll Question: • Worst PC hardware bug? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets Storage	167
Poll: How do you get most of your video content? by Geoff Gasior — 12:05 PM on January 27, 2011 Video content is available from a wide variety of sources these days. A lot of it is still broadcast over the airwaves or via... Poll Question: • How do you get most of your video content? Type: News story Tags: CPUs	89
Poll: Are you upgrading to Sandy Bridge? by Geoff Gasior — 12:46 PM on January 19, 2011 Sandy Bridge is here, and it's very fast indeed. Better yet, you don't have to pay an arm and a leg for Intel's... Poll Question: • Upgrading to Sandy Bridge? Type: News story Tags: CPUs	184
Poll: How big is your CPU fan? by Geoff Gasior — 1:14 PM on December 2, 2010 As CPUs have become more power efficient, the fans used to cool them have grown in size. That might seem counter-intuitive, but it speaks... Poll Question: • How big is your CPU fan? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Cooling	79
Poll: How do you buy your music? by Geoff Gasior — 12:01 PM on October 6, 2010 The music industry has changed a lot over the last decade. Online services have become huge, and MP3s have slowly clawed back ground previously... Poll Question: • How do you buy most of your music? Type: News story Tags: The Tech Report	150
Poll: Will Bulldozer deliver? by Geoff Gasior — 2:06 PM on August 25, 2010 In case you missed it yesterday, AMD revealed a great many details about the new Bulldozer architecture that will underpin the company's next generation... Poll Question: • Will Bulldozer deliver? Type: News story Tags: CPUs	82
Poll: Processor voltage madness by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:43 PM on April 9, 2010 Today's processors, especially Intel chips with Turbo Boost, do a reasonably nice job of keeping power consumption down when they're idle and maximizing performance when... Poll Question: • The processor in my primary system is: Type: News story Tags: CPUs	103
Poll: What are you most looking forward to? by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:38 PM on July 29, 2009 Looking at the latest roadmaps, both official and not, it's hard to be indifferent about the wave of shiny new products coming this year. We... Poll Question: • What are you most looking forward to? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Mobile computing Windows	99
Poll: Does Intel's Atom provide a good user experience? by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:53 PM on April 21, 2009 Intel's Atom processor took the world of low-cost PCs by storm last year, and it's accelerated the decline of traditional systems with more expensive,... Poll Question: • What do you think of the user experience on Atom-based systems? Type: News story Tags: CPUs	79
Poll: If you were building a PC now, what socket would you choose? by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:10 PM on March 27, 2009 In both our latest system guide and our processor value comparo, we pointed out that AMD's Socket AM2+ and AM3 platforms actually have... Poll Question: • If you were building yourself a PC now, what socket would you choose? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Motherboards	99

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CampinCarl

I'm sorry but if there's enough market demand for 13.3" 3200x1800 screens, there's MORE than enough demand for 24" 2560x1600 screens.

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danny e.

Based on the content of the presentation, it almost feels like gaming is taking... +38

Xenolith

No Start menu, so the Xbox One is dead to me. +38

superjawes

I am thinking PC. +28

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