MALIBAL's Lotus P150HM: GeForce GTX 485M Gets Its Game On |
| Using the latest advances from Intel and Nvidia, MALIBAL attempts to prove that portability and performance are no longer mutually exclusive. Can a fully-loaded Lotus P150HM meet the needs of performance enthusiasts and gamers at a more reasonable price? more |
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Intel SSD 310 80 GB: Little Notebooks Get Big Storage Flexibility |
| We've seen mini SSDs before. But none of them conformed to a standard. Now, Intel is introducing its SSD 310-series drives and the mSATA interface, which employs the mini-PCI Express edge connector, but is not compatible. How do these drives stack up? more |
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Three 1000 W 80 PLUS Gold-Certified Power Supplies Tested |
| We received a trio of 1000 W power supplies priced between $200 and $300, so we ran them through our usual suite of tests to see if they really live up to their 80 PLUS Gold certifications. Surprisingly, all three hiccuped during efficiency testing. more |
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: February 2011 |
| This month's graphics card update features Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560 Ti and AMD's response, the Radeon HD 6950 1 GB. We also cover the software-based modification that potentially turns your Radeon HD 6950 2 GB into a fully-equipped Radeon HD 6970 2 GB. more |
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Mobile Gaming: Can Core i7-2920XM Beat Desktop Core i7-980X? |
| We've already seen Intel's Sandy Bridge architecture offer compelling performance gains on the desktop. But can the fastest second-gen Core i7 beat Intel's 130 W desktop-oriented six-core Core i7-980X in games? We set up a couple systems to find out. more |
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