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: Where do you use ECC RAM? One of the more contentious divides between Intel's X299 platform and AMD's X399 platform is AMD's baked-in support for ECC RAM, a... Poll Question: • Where do you use ECC RAM? Type: News story Tags: Memory |
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Poll: Which high-end desktop platform has you most interested? Howdy, gerbils. The Summer of Hardware is in full swing, and the pace of product announcements in the CPU and graphics card world has barely... Poll Question: • Which high-end desktop platform has you most interested? Type: News story Tags: CPUs |
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Poll: How much did you spend on your last CPU? In the wake of AMD's Ryzen 7 launch, PC enthusiasts have been hotly debating the value proposition of CPUs that sell for $300 and... Poll Question: • How much did you spend on your last CPU? Type: News story Tags: CPUs |
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Poll: How are Kaby Lake and Ryzen shaping your PC-building plans? Intel's Kaby Lake CPUs are out now, and AMD's Ryzen CPUs are slated for a first-quarter release. With those winds of change blowing, we figure... Poll Question: • How are Kaby Lake and Ryzen shaping your PC-building plans? Type: News story Tags: CPUs |
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Poll: What generation of Intel CPU powers your main PC? The tea leaves suggest next year will bring significant new products from Intel and AMD in the desktop CPU space. As we start... Poll Question: • What generation of Intel CPU is in your main PC? Type: News story Tags: CPUs |
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Poll: Are Skylake CPUs tempting you to upgrade? It's been almost two weeks since Intel's Skylake enthusiast CPUs hit the market. We know how they perform, and we have a good idea... Poll Question: • Are Skylake CPUs and Z170 motherboards tempting you to upgrade? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Motherboards Systems |
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What are your Windows 10 upgrade plans? Windows 10 arrives about a month from now, and many of you have no doubt seen the little "reserve your copy of Windows 10"... Poll Question: • What are your Windows 10 upgrade plans? Type: News story Tags: Software Windows |
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What's your biggest PC bottleneck? Modern PCs are incredibly powerful. They have multi-core CPUs, massively parallel graphics processors, gobs of memory, and... Poll Question: • What's your biggest PC bottleneck? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Storage Memory |
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Which upcoming Intel desktop CPU revs your motor? Ok, folks, we know Intel is planning to release four new types of CPUs that are directly targeted at PC enthusiasts. The tough question... Poll Question: • Which upcoming Intel desktop CPU revs your motor the most? Type: News story Tags: CPUs |
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Poll: To which release are you most looking forward? Between all our reviews and news, not to mention reader meetups, we've kinda been neglecting our front-page poll. Today, we're freshening things up... Poll Question: • To which release are you most looking forward? Type: News story Tags: Graphics Mobile computing Game consoles Operating systems |
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Poll: What will be the fate of Windows RT? Windows RT is a curious beast. It features the tablet-friendly Modern UI Style and is compatible with the ARM-based processors found in most modern... Poll Question: • What will happen to WinRT? Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems |
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Poll: What do you use to apply thermal paste? Back in the day, applying thermal compound was a fine art. I used to spend entirely too much time making sure the surface of... Poll Question: • What do you use to apply thermal paste? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Cooling |
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Jury finds Samsung violated Apple patents The jury in Apple's patent infringement case against Samsung has found that Samsung violated a great many of the patents Apple sought to enforce, and... Poll Question: • Your reaction to the Apple-Samsung verdict? Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Personal tech |
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Poll: What will happen first? It's time to peer into our crystal balls and predict the future. There are a number of things in the tech industry that should—or at... Poll Question: • What will happen first? Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Storage Operating systems |
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Poll: To which new chip are you most looking forward? One of the best—and worst—things about the PC industry is the steady trickle of new technology. There's always something better coming just around the corner,... Poll Question: • I'm most looking forward to: Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics |
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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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PSA: Satellite Reign is free today at the Humble Store | 4 |
I wonder if NVidia is using the GPP to strong-arm NVidia into only selling NVidia models. | +35 |