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Silverstone's Raven RV03 case by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:58 AM on July 7, 2011 This oddball enclosure from Silverstone turns age-old concepts on their head: the motherboard tray is rotated 90 degrees, several drive bays sit directly behind... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	31
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
BitFenix's Shinobi Window mid-tower enclosure by David Morgan — 10:48 PM on June 26, 2011 We're taking an in-depth look at the Shinobi Window, a mainstream mid-tower enclosure from the folks at Bit Fenix. We've run the case through... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	14
TR's Summer 2011 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:15 PM on June 21, 2011 AMD's next wave of processors may be on the horizon, but some of us need to upgrade sooner rather than later. So, here's a Type: Feature article Tags: Systems Workstations	118
NZXT's H2 mid-tower enclosure by David Morgan — 11:19 PM on June 6, 2011 The NZXT H2 mid-tower case combines good looks, spacious internals, and attention to acoustic detail. Does it represent a solid value for computer enthusiasts? ... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	56
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
Corsair's Obsidian Series 650D enclosure by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:52 AM on May 16, 2011 This $200 enclosure marries the sober, rectangular lines of Corsair's Obsidian Series 800D with the internals of our old favorite, the Graphite Series 600T. Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	29
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
Thermaltake's Level 10 GT enclosure by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:35 PM on April 26, 2011 Is the little brother of Thermaltake's Level 10 enclosure any less eccentric, and just as important, is it a solid enthusiast case? Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	26
BitFenix's Survivor enclosure, take two by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:50 AM on February 8, 2011 We've taken a second look at BitFenix's Survivor enclosure, this time with a production sample that should mirror what pops into U.S. e-tail stocks... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	13
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
A quick look at chipset PCI Express performance by Geoff Gasior — 10:23 AM on January 14, 2011 Finally, Intel has a mid-range chipset with proper PCIe 2.0 lanes. We test the P67's PCIe implementation to see how it stacks up. Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	57
Sandy Bridge motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, Intel, and MSI by Geoff Gasior — 6:05 PM on January 4, 2011 You'll need a new motherboard to run a Sandy Bridge CPU. We look at four from Asus, Gigabyte, Intel, and MSI in search... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	61
BitFenix's Survivor enclosure by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:31 PM on November 19, 2010 Join us as we pick apart BitFenix's second foray into the world of PC enclosures. Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	22
Asus details Sandy Bridge motherboard lineup by Geoff Gasior — 11:49 PM on November 14, 2010 Early last week I had a look at Asus' 6-series motherboards. Keep reading to see what the world's biggest mobo maker has in store... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets	41
A closer look at AMD's Brazos platform by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:01 PM on November 8, 2010 Last week, I flew down to AMD's Austin campus for enchiladas and some hands-on time with the Brazos platform, which will hit ultraportables, netbooks,... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Chipsets	61
AMD's SB800-series fan speed controller exposed by Geoff Gasior — 11:00 AM on October 26, 2010 We've long bemoaned the sorry state of BIOS-level fan speed controls, but AMD's SB800-series south bridge chips have a lot to offer on that... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Chipsets Cooling	66

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NeelyCam

Continuing a long history of innovation, AMD announced today that they were the first to reach a critical CPU power envelope threshold. AMD CEO, Rory...

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moose17145

Yea i would say sony has likely already won for this round of consoles. More pow... +40

mcnabney

I'm getting less and less thrilled by Haswell every day now. And AMD would likel... +38

willmore

You're right, dell paid the SEC $100 Million in fines (but admitted no wrong doi... +36

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