![]() Atom-based nettops easily get bogged down, but Zotac's latest Zbox pairs a capable CULV Celeron with an Ion chipset. Let's see what this budget... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Cases Systems |
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A tribute to my under-appreciated home file servers I spend an almost embarrassing amount of time in front of my desktop PC. It's my workhorse, and the system that I endeavor to... |
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![]() Zotac's Zbox HD-ID11 brings a dual-core Atom, Ion GPU, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and XBMC support to a barebones nettop. Is it the ultimate bargain HTPC? Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Cases Systems |
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Ye Olde HTPC gets a long-overdue upgrade I built my first proper home-theater PC so long ago that I don't remember exactly when. Five years ago sounds about right, but it... |
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Portege R700 sampled briefly Though he might not publicly admit it, I think I could detect some jealousy in Scott's voice when I called to say I was hanging... Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Miscellaneous Mobile computing |
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![]() Taking advantage of a short lull in component launches, we've refreshed our system guide with the very latest processors, graphics cards, and solid-state drives... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems |
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HP's ZR24w: oh sRGB, let's never fight again A couple of years ago, I set out to find a 24" display with a non-TN panel, great image quality, and a reasonable price tag.... |
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![]() The newest Radeon HD 5870 unifies six monitors as one giant display wall. We've played loads of games on such a rig, purely for... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays |
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![]() In this edition of the guide, we've fine-tuned our four main builds, added a hexa-core processor to our fastest config, and whipped up an... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems |
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![]() In the wake of our big processor roundup, we've updated TR's system guide with more finely tuned CPU recommendations, new graphics cards, and motherboards... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems |
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![]() After this year's launches, we're now on the final stretch to December 25. We've thus given our system guide a touch-up to account for... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems |
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![]() Windows 7 is upon us, as is a whole line of DirectX 11 graphics processors from AMD. Come see how we've updated our system... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems |
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An upgrade tale 2: upgrade harder So, almost three years had passed since my last major system upgrade—downright shameful negligence for someone in this line of work, clearly. I won't... |
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![]() Corsair has developed a new Hydro Series H50 CPU water cooler, and we've put the factory-sealed, all-in-one unit through the wringer against some of its... Type: Feature article Tags: Cooling |
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![]() In this edition of the system guide, we update our Utility Player and Sweeter Spot builds with Intel's new Lynnfield processors, juice up the... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems |
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Chance to win a Core i7 gaming PC Intel and a couple of its system-building partners are going out of their way to make this week's launch extra special. CyberPower and... Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Miscellaneous The Tech Report |
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A tale of avarice, betrayal, and upgrading It's story time with Uncle Dusty, kids, so scoot in and I'll spin you a tale of terror sure to make spiders crawl up your... |
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On PC upgrades and diminishing returns Like many of you, I'm giddily waiting on the release of Intel's Lynnfield processors to upgrade my main desktop PC. This system is still trucking... |
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Windows 10 update has Spectre fixes for Haswell, Broadwell and Skylake | 10 |