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Corsair's Dominator Platinum Special Edition Torque memory reviewed
by Jeff Kampman — 10:27 AM on May 12, 2017

Corsair's Dominator Platinum Special Edition Torque RAM boasts swift 3200 MT/s speeds and hot-rod-inspired looks to match. We ran it down the drag strip at...

Type: Feature article Tags: Memory

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Revisiting the Killer NIC, eight years on
by Mark Nelson — 10:36 AM on October 20, 2015

Killer-powered Gigabit Ethernet ports can be found on many gaming-focused motherboards and laptops these days. We talked to Killer Networking about the details of its...

Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Networking

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Corsair's desktop DDR4 memory is primed for Haswell-E
by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on August 15, 2014

We knew it was coming, and here it is. Corsair has announced two families of high-performance DDR4 memory for desktops: the Vengeance LPX and...

Type: News story Tags: Memory

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Release roundup: Bits, pieces, and whole PCs
by Scott Wasson — 2:09 PM on April 18, 2014

Almost no week passes without some new PC hardware products being announced. This week, we have a handful of newcomers that may be worthy of...

Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Cases Systems Memory Mobile computing Networking

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Exploring the impact of memory speed on Sandy Bridge performance
by Geoff Gasior — 10:09 AM on February 9, 2011

K-Series Sandy Bridge CPUs have unlocked memory multipliers that make it easy to take advantage of faster memory modules. We explore performance with...

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Memory

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Intel announces silicon photonics breakthrough
by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:54 PM on July 27, 2010

The future of I/O connectivity is bright—literally. Intel has developed what it says is the "world's first silicon-based optical data connection with integrated lasers using...

Type: News story Tags: Networking

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Bigfoot intros Killer 2100 network card
by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:11 AM on May 11, 2010

A year on from the release of its Killer Xeno Pro, Bigfoot Networks has struck again, unleashing a whole new Killer card aimed at...

Type: News story Tags: Networking

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Bigfoot Dashboard utility helps gamers identify bottlenecks
by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:01 PM on December 8, 2009

For a while now, Bigfoot Networks has offered gamers a way to curb lag and maximize frame rates in online games through its Killer...

Type: News story Tags: Networking

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The pool wants you!
by Mike Uchima — 9:52 AM on November 25, 2009

As Chicago said back in 1970, does anybody really know what time it is?...

Type: Blog post Tags: Internet Linux-Unix Networking

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Google pulls the curtain off Chrome OS, releases source
by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:55 PM on November 19, 2009

As planned, Google showed Chrome OS to the world for the first time earlier today. The unveiling came hand-in-hand with the release of the...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Linux-Unix

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New triple-channel Corsair DDR3 kits run at up to 2GHz
by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:02 PM on February 5, 2009

Corsair isn't joking around with its latest batch of DDR3 kits for Core i7 systems. The memory firm has launched three kits as part...

Type: News story Tags: Memory

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OCZ cooks up new SSDs and a beefier Silencer
by Geoff Gasior — 12:00 AM on January 12, 2009

CES — OCZ will be expanding its SSD lineup in 2009 with a focus on multi-level cell flash. Rather than rebranding units from other...

Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Memory

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