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Hands-on with Synaptics' next-generation mobile input devices by Geoff Gasior — 8:00 AM on August 20, 2012 Synaptics' next-gen mobile input devices include a pressure-sensitive touchpad, a lower-latency touchscreen, and an ultra-thin keyboard with secret switch technology. We go hands-on to... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	24
TR's back-to-school 2012 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior, and Scott Wasson — 6:23 PM on August 16, 2012 We've updated our famous system guide to account for some of the latest hardware releases, including Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 660 Ti. In the... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	88
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics card reviewed by Scott Wasson — 8:00 AM on August 16, 2012 Nvidia has taken the GeForce GTX 680, shaved off a couple of Xbox 360s worth of performance, and slashed the price to $299. Don't worry,... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	144
Rosewill's RK-9000-series mechanical keyboards reviewed by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:45 PM on August 13, 2012 Rosewill, Newegg's innocuous house brand, caters to mechanical keyboard enthusiasts with four nearly identical specimens priced in the $100-110 range. Each one has a different... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	142
Hands on with Intel's open all-in-one platform by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:56 AM on August 7, 2012 Today, we're going to be spending some quality time with an all-in-one PC based on Intel's Thin Mini-ITX standard. The individual parts are all available... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	59
A look at hardware video transcoding on the PC by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:50 PM on July 30, 2012 The market is rife with hardware video transcoders and software that can take advantage of them. However, making sense of that jungle of disparate offerings... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Multimedia	46
A couple of months with Corsair's Vengeance M60 mouse by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:09 PM on July 19, 2012 It all started with a failing microswitch. It was the spring of 2011, and I was a perfectly contented MX1100 user. Logitech's latest high-end mouse had... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices	66
Triple-screen gaming on today's graphics cards by Geoff Gasior — 3:43 PM on July 10, 2012 Thanks to falling LCD prices, multi-monitor gaming is more attainable than ever before. We take a closer look at AMD Eyefinity and Nvidia... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays Gaming	110
TR's Summer 2012 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior, and Scott Wasson — 5:26 PM on July 2, 2012 We've freshened up our four usual configs for the summer, and we've added a whole new build, as well: the Next-Gen Console, a Mini-ITX rig... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	154
Review: Nvidia's GeForce GT 640 graphics card by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:20 PM on June 27, 2012 With the GeForce GT 640, Nvidia has slimmed down its Kepler architecture into a budget graphics card with a $100 price tag. Join us... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	92
AMD's Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition by Scott Wasson — 1:41 AM on June 22, 2012 AMD has added higher clock speeds and a PowerTune "boost" feature to the Radeon HD 7970 in a bid to reclaim the single-GPU performance crown.... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	246
Silverstone's Temjin TJ08-E Evolution enclosure by David Morgan — 12:26 PM on May 29, 2012 With an 180-mm intake fan and room for high-end video cards, Silverstone's Temjin TJ08-E Evolution looks well-equipped to take on mid-tower cases. Except it's... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	45
A brief look at Nvidia's GK110 graphics chip by Scott Wasson — 2:02 PM on May 24, 2012 At its 2012 GPU Technology Conference, Nvidia revealed plenty of details about the biggest GPU of its Kepler generation. Here's what you need... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	82
TR's Memorial Day 2012 system guide by Cyril Kowaliski, Geoff Gasior, and Scott Wasson — 6:24 PM on May 22, 2012 We've freshened up our system guide with new-and-improved builds featuring Ivy Bridge CPUs, 28-nm graphics processors, and cheaper-than-ever solid-state drives. Come and see what... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems	189
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 670 graphics card by Scott Wasson — 8:00 AM on May 10, 2012 This is the more affordable GK104 variant you've been waiting for, folks. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	198
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 690 graphics card by Scott Wasson — 11:32 PM on May 8, 2012 Nvidia has crammed two GK104s together on a single card, which caused us to write a tremendous number of words. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	125
Daddy's got a brand new ride by Geoff Gasior — 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	40
Corsair's Vengeance K60 and K90 mechanical keyboards by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:49 PM on April 4, 2012 Join us as we rattle away on the lovely mechanical keyswitches of Corsair's aluminum-clad K60 and K90 keyboards. Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	40

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