Adobe Flash: A Look At Browsers, Codecs, And System Performance |
| After running hundreds of tests and watching hours of the same few videos over and over for the better part of a week, we've come to some interesting conclusions about version 10.1 of Adobe's Flash technology that you're going to want to read about. more |
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P67 Motherboard Roundup: Nine $150-200 Boards |
| Improved per-clock performance and higher achievable frequencies are sure to put Intel’s latest K-Series CPUs on top of many builders’ whish lists, but they’ll still need a new socket to put it in. We test nine enthusiast-oriented LGA-1155 motherboards. more |
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: January 2011 |
| A new year is upon us, complete with all of the price drops and availability shifts that accompany a holiday laced with frantic launches by AMD and Nvidia. With new high-end GPUs from both companies settling into place, the discrete market is exciting. more |
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Bringing Home The Bass: 2.1-Channel Speaker Roundup |
| Is it just us, or are 5.1- and 7.1-channel speaker systems impractical for PCs? In our 2.1 speaker roundup, we look at the Corsair SP2500 and Antec/Soundscience Rockus 3D|2.1, along with the Creative Gigaworks 3D, Klipsch Promedia 2.1, and Logitech Z623. more |
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ASRock P67 Transformer: P67 Gets LGA 1156 Compatibility |
| Upgrading to Intel’s P67 will certainly require a new motherboard, but the fact that you won’t need a new CPU appears to be Intel’s dirty-little-secret. ASRock found the secret and exploited it, bringing next-generation performance to today’s processors. more |
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