Budget Buyer's Guide - October 2006
Sometimes it's difficult to put together a decent budget PC, especially when the costs of certain components are on the rise. We've got recommendations and advice for those...
71 by Jarred Walton on 10/25/2006Intel P965: Mid-Range Performance Sector Roundup
first in a series of three P965 performance guides features the mid-range performance motherboards from Abit, Asus, Biostar, and Gigabyte.
62 by Gary Key on 10/20/2006Server Guide part 2: Affordable and Manageable Storage
Our server guides' goal is to give a you a comprehensive overview of server technology. In this second part we introduce you to server storage technology and what you...
22 by Johan De Gelas on 10/18/2006ATI Radeon X1950 Pro: CrossFire Done Right
By integrating the compositing engine onto RV570, ATI has vastly improved the CrossFire user experience for it's X1900 GT replacement.
45 by Derek Wilson on 10/17/2006Fall '06 NVIDIA GPU Refresh - Part III: GeForce Go 7950 GTX
NVIDIA's fall refresh concludes with an updated mobile part, offering the expected CPU and memory speed upgrades.
11 by Ryan Smith on 10/16/2006MSI Megabook S271: a Look at AMD's Turion X2
AMD's Turion processors have been available for a while now, and we take a look at how the X2 version compares to the competition.
32 by Jarred Walton on 10/16/2006Intel Core 2 Chipset Power Consumption Shootout
You've got a new low power Core 2 processor but what chipset do you use? Does chipset choice impact power consumption? We find out today
44 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/12/2006Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3: BIOS Mania
We take a quick look at the overclocking improvements in the soon to be released F7 BIOS.
29 by Gary Key on 10/11/2006Super Talent & TEAM Join the Fast DDR2 Club
Super Talent and TEAM launch DDR2-1000 memory. How do these fast DDR2 memories compare to the best in the market?
17 by Wesley Fink on 10/10/2006High-End Buyer's Guide - October 2006
Looking for a top-quality computer where price is not the primary concern? Our high-end buyers guide has the information you need, along with a quick look at what's...
45 by Jarred Walton on 10/9/2006ASUS P5B-E: P965 stepping C1 versus C2, Round One
Our journey into finding the claimed C2 performance improvements yields some surprising results.
27 by Gary Key on 10/4/2006Windows Vista Update: RC1/5728 Preview
Windows Vista has reached Release Candidate stage, which means the long period of development is finally drawing to a close. Find out how things are shaping up with...
60 by Ryan Smith on 10/3/2006The GPU Advances: ATI's Stream Processing & Folding@Home
Another step has been taken in the evolution of the GPU, with ATI's R500 series now providing a significant performance boost for distributed computing.
43 by Ryan Smith on 9/30/2006Motherboards that work with Kentsfield
Will Intel's upcoming quad core processor work with your existing motherboard? If you are planning for Kentsfield we have a list of boards that will support the new CPU.
18 by Wesley Fink on 9/29/2006Quad Cores: Intel Kentsfield Preview
Intel gave members of the press an opportunity to run some preliminary benchmarks on their quad-core Kentsfield processor at the Fall 2006 Intel Developer's Forum. Here's a chance...
34 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/28/2006Following in Dell's Footsteps: HP to Acquire Voodoo Computers
Dell's Alienware acquisition was the first, but definitely not the last in the PC gaming/enthusiast space. Next up is HP and Voodoo...
17 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/28/2006IDF Fall 2006 - Day 2: Geneseo, Santa Rosa, Memory Roadmap and More
We talked to Parallels, learned more about Geneseo, dove into the details of Santa Rosa and took a look at Intel's Memory Roadmap at this year's Fall IDF.
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/28/2006Logitech MX Revolution: New Technology means a Smarter Mouse
We take a look at the latest mouse from Logitech and wonder if technology has gone too far.
38 by Gary Key on 9/28/2006IDF Fall 2006 - Day 2: Opteron vs. Xeon, SSE4 & Intel's Torrenza competitor Announced
Pat Gelsinger announced Intel's new SSE4 instructions and a competitor to AMD's Torrenza platform.
18 by Anand Shimpi & Virginia Lee on 9/27/2006Fall IDF 2006 - Day 1: Laser FSBs, more Alan Wake, Flash in Vista & DDR3
We're rounding out our first day's coverage with an update from the Intel labs on Silicon Photonics, more information on multi-threaded gaming in Remedy's upcoming thriller: Alan Wake, Intel's...
16 by Anand Shimpi & Cara Hamm on 9/27/2006