Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: January '10 |
| December was a somewhat slow month in the CPU world, but January promises to inject a great deal of excitement into the sector with some major announcements. We discuss some of the potential changes and make our recommendations in this month's article. more |
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Nvidia’s GF100: Graphics Architecture Previewed, Still No Benchmarks |
| Late, but hotly anticipated, Nvidia's next-generation GF100 graphics processor is slowly coming into focus. The company is maintaining a Q1 2010 release date on upcoming cards based on the new chip. However, we have a look at its underlying architecture. more |
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Hi-Rely RAIDFrame: External Disk-To-Disk Backup Via eSATA |
| Are we ready for high-capacity RAID solutions for our backup needs? Today we're looking at an external device from Highly Reliable Systems that connects to your machine through a single eSATA interface and supports up to 15 drives in a 3U enclosure. more |
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Experiment: Comparing Four Quad-Core Architectures At 2.8 GHz |
| AMD has the Athlon II X4 and the Phenom II X4. Intel offers Core 2 Quad, Core i5, and Core i7. They all have different characteristics and performance, but what’s the performance and efficiency ranking if all are operated at identical clock speeds? more |
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ATI Radeon HD 5670: DirectX 11 For $99 |
| We were impressed with ATI's Radeon HD 5800- and 5700-series launches. But it's a new day, and the 400-shader Radeon HD 5670 doesn't get a free pass because of its predecessors. Today we test the card's ability to hang with an old guard of solid buys. more |
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