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As you may have noticed, we're big proponents of comparative performance testing here at TR. There's perhaps no better way to evaluate a product's...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Cooling

We've heard it before, and now, the Wall Street Journal has echoed...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Game consoles

That nifty Project Shield handheld console is on the way—and with Nvidia's next-generation Tegra 4 processor in tow. Both the chip and the handheld...

Type: News story Tags: Systems Game consoles Personal tech

On the first day of the DICE Summit, Gabe Newell and J.J. Abrams took to the stage to discuss storytelling in games and movies—and...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles

Remember that Kickstarted Ouya game console? The $100 device features Nvidia's Tegra 3 processor, Google's Android OS, a custom controller with dual analog...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles

Nvidia's Project Shield handheld was one of the biggest surprises at CES this year. As it turns out, the device went from idea to live...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles

Well, would you look at that. All of the miscellaneous announcements in our inbox this week were cooling-related. We bring tidings of liquid coolers from...

Type: News story Tags: Cooling

Closed-loop liquid coolers are big business these days. Everyone seems to be selling the things, and Corsair has a particularly diverse range of offerings....

Type: News story Tags: Cooling

Some people laughed when enclosure makers first started offering stark white cases. The trend toward arctic-themed PCs hasn't shown any signs of slowing, though....

Type: News story Tags: Cooling

Enermax subsidiary Lepa is showing PSUs and fans at CES this year. New on the PSU front is the P1375, which boasts modular cables,...

Type: News story Tags: Power Cooling

While touring Enermax's suite at the Consumer Electronics Show, Scott came upon an interesting twist on adjustable-speed fans. Most adjustable fans use in-line resistance...

Type: News story Tags: Cooling

One of the biggest problems with using an aftermarket CPU cooler is finding one that won't hang over your motherboard's DIMM slots. Larger coolers...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Cooling

DRM schemes were introduced to curb piracy, and they're increasingly being deployed as weapons against used-game sales. While most have been cracked or otherwise bypassed,...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles

Passive cooling is the holy grail for folks looking to build quiet PCs. It's particularly important for home-theater rigs, and MSI has a new motherboard...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Motherboards Cooling

For those obsessed with silencing their PCs, passive cooling is the holy grail. A cooler can't make any noise if it has no fans...

Type: News story Tags: Cooling

In spite of this morning's e-mail hijinks, we collected a handful of release announcements in our inbox this week. Biostar, MSI, Spire, and Zotac...

Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Cooling Mobile computing

Looks like Corsair wasn't finished updating its self-enclosed Hydro Series liquid coolers. After announcing replacements for the H50 and H60 a couple of weeks...

Type: News story Tags: Cooling

Considering the sheer number of releases that made it into our regular coverage this past week, there isn't much left for the roundup. All we...

Type: News story Tags: Cooling Systems Displays