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Poll: What component is standing in the way of your next PC build? There are no two ways about it right now: it is a dismal time to be a PC builder. Between cryptomining-related shortages of graphics cards... Poll Question: • What component is standing in the way of your next PC build? Type: News story Tags: Systems Miscellaneous |
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Poll: What product category are you most excited about for 2018? The almost-past year of 2017 was a big one for CPU technology announcements. We got AMD's Ryzen and Threadripper units plus Intel's... Poll Question: • What product category are you most excited about for 2018? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Miscellaneous |
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Poll: What's the resolution and refresh rate of your gaming monitor? One of the hottest topics in the wake of AMD's Ryzen CPU launch has been the appropriate monitor resolution at which to test CPU... Poll Question: • What's the resolution and refresh rate of your gaming monitor? Type: News story Tags: Displays |
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Poll: Did you buy into the world of VR this year? 2016 is the year that VR took off, at least if you listen to the companies making VR headsets. The Oculus Rift rolled in on... Poll Question: • Did you buy into the world of VR this year? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: How do you feel about your PC's noise levels? In our component testing, we put a lot of emphasis not only on how fast a given graphics card can run, for example, but also... Poll Question: • How do you feel about the noise level of your PC? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: What form factor did you choose for your last PC? We were having a lively discussion about the popularity of various PC form factors in TR's staff chat today, and it occurred to me that... Poll Question: • What form factor did you choose for your last PC? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: Where are you on the VR adopter curve? VR may be the most-hyped tech trend of 2016, and there are already a range of ways to jack into the Matrix with head-mounted devices.... Poll Question: • Where are you on the VR adopter curve? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: What's your favorite computer these days? In our last poll, we asked gerbils what they thought of upgrading to systems with Intel's Skylake CPUs inside. Today, we have something... Poll Question: • If you were forced to choose, what would your favorite computer be these days? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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The TR Hardware Survey 2014: What's inside your main desktop PC? If you've been on TR for long enough, you probably remember our hardware surveys. Our first one went up way back in 2008, and... Poll Questions: • Processor series • If you have an Intel Core processor, is it a • Number of processor cores • Graphics card(s) • Number of graphics cards • Price of each (or only) graphics card at time of purchase • What's overclocked? • Motherboard manufacturer • System memory capacity • Solid-state drive capacity • Mechanical storage capacity (total) • Do you have an optical drive? • Do you have a sound card? • Do you have any expansion cards beside a graphics card and sound card? • PSU wattage • System form factor • Type of CPU cooler • Number of displays • Resolution of largest display • Panel type of largest display • Mouse type • Type of keyboard • Primary operating system • Home network Wi-Fi speed • Internet connection speed (down) • Internet connection speed (up) Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous The Tech Report |
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Poll: Where do you most want a high-DPI display? High-DPI screens are all the rage these days. Apple deserves credit for starting the trend with the Retina display on the iPhone 4, and... Poll Question: • I most want a high-DPI display on my: Type: News story Tags: Graphics Displays |
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Poll: What's the best premium upgrade? When upgrading their PCs, most enthusiasts seem to focus on swapping in faster CPUs and graphics cards. The CPU has the biggest impact on... Poll Question: • Best premium upgrade: Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Cooling Displays Input devices |
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Poll: What kind of panel lives inside your LCD monitor? Thanks to the rise of TN panels, LCD monitors have become incredibly cheap. However, some of us are still willing to pay a premium... Poll Question: • My primary LCD's panel type is: Type: News story Tags: Displays |
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Poll: What's tops on your Christmas list? Every holiday season brings a fresh batch of new hardware, and this one will be no exception. Sandy Bridge is due early in the... Poll Question: • All I want for Christmas is... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: How many displays are hooked up to your main PC? In the wake of our detailed look at AMD's Eyefinity multi-display technology, we're wondering just how many of our readers use more than one... Poll Question: • How many displays are hooked up to your main PC? Type: News story Tags: Displays |
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Poll: Enterprise IT hardware and you We tend to focus a bit more on the consumer side of the PC hardware business, but there's a whole other world out there—that of... Poll Questions: • How would you describe your level of involvement with the IT hardware in your workplace, including engineering/design, procurement, upgrades, repairs, maintenance and the like? • Have you been directly involved with the purchase or installation of a new server at your workplace in the last year? • How many PCs, workstations, or servers do you have responsibility for or control over at work? • How large is the annual IT budget at your company or organization (best guess, if not sure)? • Do you use a virtualization application in your workplace? • Which brand of server has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Which brand of workstation has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Which brand of laptop has your business or organization purchased the most in the past two years? • Do you use enterprise-class hardware to build or upgrade PCs or servers in your home? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: What sort of pants do you wear to work or school? As we brave the lull leading up to Apple's tablet announcement, we thought we'd update our front page with a fresh poll. This time, our... Poll Question: • What sort of pants do you wear to work or school? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Poll: Do aesthetics ever influence your component selection? If one thing demarks enthusiast components from other computer hardware, it has to be their aesthetics. Whether you're looking at elegant copper heatsinks, motherboards... Poll Question: • Do aesthetics ever influence your component selection? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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Friday night topic: Who's worse, Costner or Cruise? Ok, this one is blatantly ripped from Joe Posnanski, but it had to be done. The question of the evening is: Who's the worse... Poll Question: • Worse actor? Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous |
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