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Deals of the week: IPS displays, graphics cards, storage, and games
— 5:14 PM on May 17, 2013

We've gathered a pretty nice selection of deals this week. We've got a heavily discounted 23" IPS monitor, a Radeon that's on sale and bundled...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Storage Displays

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Which game is the new champ of PC visuals?
— 2:12 PM on May 17, 2013

If you've seen the latest round of games, you'll know what I mean when I say that we've clearly entered a new era in PC...

Poll Question: • What's the best-looking PC game?

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

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Report: Windows 8.1 expected in late October
— 11:35 AM on May 16, 2013

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that Windows 8.1 would be a free upgrade for Windows 8 users. We also learned that a public preview...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

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AMD expands Crysis 3, Tomb Raider availability in Never Settle bundle
— 11:08 AM on May 15, 2013

AMD's game bundling deals keep getting more and more tantalizing. Last month, the company added Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon to the mix. Now,...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

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AMD claims fastest mobile GPU crown with Radeon HD 8970M
— 10:31 AM on May 15, 2013

Late last year, when the Radeon HD 8000M series was announced, AMD alluded to upcoming, higher-end offerings that would be out later in 2013....

Type: News story Tags: Graphics

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Seasonic lists Haswell-ready PSUs
— 6:00 AM on May 15, 2013

Add Seasonic to the list of PSU makers that have clarified their support for Intel's upcoming Haswell processor. The next-gen CPU's low-power sleep states...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Power

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Windows 8.1 will be a free upgrade for Win8 users
— 10:58 AM on May 14, 2013

Well, it's official. Windows Blue will be a free upgrade for folks...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems

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Leaked slides expose Haswell's integrated voltage regulator
— 11:18 AM on May 13, 2013

Intel is slowly but surely moving more platform components onto the processor. Over the years, the graphics, PCI Express, and memory controllers traditionally found...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Motherboards Power

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Nvidia's cool human head demo now available to download
— 9:19 AM on May 13, 2013

At Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference in March, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled the "Digital Ira" demo: an impressively realistic real-time simulation of a human head,...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

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Deal of the week: 4TB for $184, and other goodies
— 5:49 PM on May 10, 2013

We'll keep this week's deal post short and sweet, starting with a few hardware bargains: Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 4TB hard drive...

Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Displays Gaming

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Corsair sheds light on Haswell PSU support, lists compatible units
— 2:16 PM on May 10, 2013

If you were reading TR last week, you probably know about Haswell's new low-power state, which causes compatibility problems with some PSUs. When the...

Type: News story Tags: Power

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Release roundup: Power supplies and speedy DDR3
— 12:58 PM on May 10, 2013

Each week, our release roundups gather some of the announcements and press releases that hit our inbox but didn't make it into our daily coverage....

Type: News story Tags: Power Memory

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Nvidia beats Street forecast with modest revenue, margin growth
— 4:44 PM on May 9, 2013

Ah. Nothing to occupy one's Thursday afternoon like a new round of financial results. This time, it's Nvidia who's reported earnings for the first quarter...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Mobile computing

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Passive cooling silences PowerColor's SCS3 Radeon HD 7850
— 9:42 AM on May 9, 2013

PowerColor has developed a new spin on AMD's Radeon HD 7850 graphics card. The simply named SCS3 HD7850 has stock clock speeds and 1GB...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Cooling

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It's official: Windows Blue public preview coming in June
— 9:11 AM on May 8, 2013

Microsoft is getting awfully chatty about Windows Blue this week. Yesterday, company CFO and marketing chief Tami Reller teased the upcoming OS update. Now,...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

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Seagate enters consumer SSD market, adds new enterprise drives
— 10:54 AM on May 7, 2013

Traditional hard drive makers have been slow to get into the SSD business,...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Servers Workstations

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Linux versions of Portal, Left 4 Dead 2 hit Steam
— 10:41 AM on May 6, 2013

Valve's collection of Linux-friendly games has grown. On Friday, the developer announced a Left 4 Dead 2 beta for the alternative OS. ...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Operating systems

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Rumor: Existing GPUs may power GeForce GTX 760 Ti, 770, 780
— 9:10 AM on May 6, 2013

Expecting a new generation of GPUs from Nvidia soon? Well, don't hold your breath. Fuad Abazovic over at Fudzilla says he's gleaned some details about...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics

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