| P55 On Boost: Five LGA 1156 Boards Between $200 And $250 |
 | Intel’s P55 Express remains a mainstream chipset, so by breaking through the $200 barrier, we have high expectations of superb overclocking, unsurpassed stability, and uncompromising features. Can all of today’s boards meet those enthusiast demands? more |
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| Tom's Hardware's 2009 Gift Guide: Part 2, System Add-Ons |
 | Welcome to Part Two of Tom's Hardware's Holiday Gift Guide. This second edition is loaded with extras that complement the machine we built in Part One, from networking gear to I/O, and a beautiful display. We're even including an Ion-based netbook! more |
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| Windows 7 And Windows Vista: Performance Compared |
 | Microsoft is hyping Windows 7 as the operating system that everyone should adopt. We'd already done a bit of benchmarking in the new OS, but we revisit a longer list of tests today, including more real-world tasks, like boot-up, hibernate, and shutdown. more |
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| USB 3.0 Performance: Two Solutions From Asus And Gigabyte |
 | Intel might have postponed USB 3.0 support for chipsets, but that hasn’t stopped motherboard manufacturers from offering it. We look at solutions from Asus and Gigabyte at two distinct budget levels. more |
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| PowerColor Radeon HD 5870 LCS: The GHz Limit, Broken |
 | ATI's new Radeon HD 5870 is a powerful card at stock speeds. However, its 40nm manufacturing process just begs to be overclocked. PowerColor's liquid-cooled model gives us a great opportunity to see just how far we can push the Cypress graphics processor. more |
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