Radeon HD 5550 And 5570: Pumped Up With GDDR5 |
| AMD quietly introduced its new Radeon HD 5550 and prepped the Radeon HD 5570 GDDR5 to follow. We examine the performance of these two stealth-launched models to see if they have what it takes to replace a couple of power contenders in the sub-$100 market. more |
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Hacking The iPhone, iPod, And iPad With A Web Page |
| Regular Tom's Hardware readers know Charlie Miller as the first person to hack Apple's iPhone and a repeat winner of CanSecWest's Pwn2Own contest. This time around, we talk to Charlie about jailbreaking and what it means to smartphone security in general. more |
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On The Bench: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 Super Overclock |
| Gigabyte recently sent us an altered GeForce GTX 470 with the highest factory overclock that we’ve seen. Is the custom-cooled card worth an extra $70 bucks? We test the GV-N470SO-13I, comparing it to Nvidia’s reference GTX 470, in order to find out. more |
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: August 2010 |
| We look at three recently-released Intel processors, including the dual-core Core i3-550, the quad-core Core i5-760, and the Gulftown-based six-core Core i7-970, capable of processing 12 simultaneous threads. Is Intel putting pressure on the Phenom II X6? more |
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In Pictures: 20 Of Our Favorite PC Game Mods |
| PC games just aren't complete without a little end-user modification. We take a look at 20 mods that have hit our favorites list over the last 14 years, spanning Zoid's Capture the Flag to GTA's Gostown Paradise. Did your favorite mod make our list? more |
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