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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's the best premium upgrade? by Geoff Gasior — 12:29 PM on November 3, 2011 When upgrading their PCs, most enthusiasts seem to focus on swapping in faster CPUs and graphics cards. The CPU has the biggest impact on... Poll Question: • Best premium upgrade: Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Cooling Displays Input devices	158
Poll: What's the best new web browser? by Geoff Gasior — 12:25 PM on March 23, 2011 In the last few weeks, we've been treated to a bevvy of major browser releases: Chrome 10, Internet Explorer 9, and Firefox 4. If... Poll Question: • What's the best web browser? Type: News story Tags: Internet Software	107
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: Do you have a home-theater PC? by Geoff Gasior — 12:03 PM on July 14, 2010 With the exception of my desktop, the next most often-used PC in my home sits in the living room. I've had one in there for... Poll Question: • Do you have a home-theater PC? Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Systems	103
Poll: How often do you browse the Web on your phone? by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:02 PM on March 26, 2008 Only a few years ago, browsing the Web on a cell phone might have seemed like an entirely futile endeavor. Displays were too small and... Poll Question: • How often do you browse the Web on your phone? Type: News story Tags: Internet Personal tech	65
Poll: Your primary e-mail retrieval method? by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:34 PM on February 28, 2008 Most of us probably use e-mail one way or another at work. However, with cell phones, text messaging, and instant messaging having grown in popularity... Poll Question: • I usually fetch my personal e-mail using: Type: News story Tags: Internet	63

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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

Alexko

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

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