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The PC is booming—just not the PC we know
— 11:05 PM on April 18, 2013

So, you heard the news: PC sales are tanking. Apparently, nobody wants to buy Dells or HPs anymore; nobody cares about clunky laptops and bulky...

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Those next-gen games? Yeah, one just arrived
— 2:49 PM on March 1, 2013

We've been swept away by a wave of talk about next-gen consoles since Sony unveiled the specs for the PlayStation 4, and we're due for...

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As the second turns: Frame captures, CrossFire, and more
— 3:09 PM on February 26, 2013

I've been buried in my own work while preparing our Titan review, but lots has happened in the past few weeks, as many in...

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As the second turns: further developments
— 4:33 PM on January 22, 2013

I told myself I'd try to keep pace with any developments across the web related to our frame-latency-based game benchmarking methods, but I've once...

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As the second turns: the web digests our game testing methods
— 12:15 PM on January 2, 2013

A funny thing happened over the holidays. We went into the break right after our Radeon vs. GeForce rematch and follow-up articles...

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Improving the PC as a gaming platform: the hardware
— 12:03 PM on December 28, 2012

So, we meet again. Last time, we were, ahem, discussing religion: the

Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Gaming

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AMD attempts to shape review content with staged release of info
— 11:01 PM on September 26, 2012

Review sites like TR are a tricky business, let me say up front. We work constantly with the largest makers of PC hardware in order...

Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics The Tech Report

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Sennheiser's HD 558 headphones are cans of whoop-ass
— 8:59 PM on July 5, 2012

It's rumored that if you give a mouse a cookie, he'll probably ask you for a glass of milk. They also say that if...

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Daddy's got a brand new ride
— 10:23 AM on April 27, 2012

Man, I cannot wait to get started on my next build. Nearly all the necessary components are already laid out on my workbench. Some were...

Type: Blog post Tags: Systems

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The death of the Apple tax
— 11:05 PM on March 29, 2012

The old adage says there are only two certainties in this world: death and taxes. Steve Jobs proved that not even the Reality Distortion...

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A look at TR's new GPU test rigs
— 12:22 PM on February 24, 2012

As I mentioned on the podcast this week, I have been working to re-fit Damage Labs with new hardware all around....

Type: Blog post Tags: Graphics Systems The Tech Report

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The misadventures of Blu-ray in HTPC land
— 2:56 PM on January 13, 2012

If you'll humor me, I'd like to take a brief break from all the CES coverage to complain about the sad state of Blu-ray on...

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What's next for PC gaming?
— 2:12 PM on December 30, 2011

If you're reading this, you're probably a PC gamer. You've probably invested a decent amount of money in a fast graphics card, a decent-sized monitor,...

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Where's my 21st-century television?
— 10:10 AM on December 9, 2011

Gabe Newell said something that caught my eye the other day. As part of a broader interview with The Cambridge Student, Newell shared some...

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Execution
— 10:09 AM on November 15, 2011

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Some thoughts on Rage
— 10:54 AM on October 27, 2011

Well, I finished Rage last night. I have to say that I enjoyed it quite a bit, mostly because, at heart, it's a very...

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Are sound cards still relevant?
— 10:58 PM on September 29, 2011

Recently, I supplemented my desktop's arsenal of hardware with a stand-alone Asus Xonar DX sound card. This upgrade was something of a shot in...

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Have you heard?
— 12:21 PM on September 19, 2011

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