Intel vPro: Three Generations Of Remote Management |
| It's common to manage PCs remotely in today's business environment. Intel's vPro technology aims to simplify that task by giving IT professionals hardware-level tools to make remote management easier. Today we look at three generations of vPro. more |
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2011: System Value Compared |
| Big changes to a few components radically alter the performance profile of every machine in this quarter's competition. We’ve already seen how these changes affect the value of each machine, but how will they compare to each other? more |
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Samsung Goes 6 Gb/s: Is The 830-Series SSD King Of The Hill? |
| Samsung's 830 is a late entry to the 6 Gb/s SSD market, but the company claims impressive performance. Can it unseat the incumbent SandForce-based drives? Let's just say this new offering shakes up the SSD world in a major way. Other vendors, beware. more |
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2011: $500 Gaming PC |
| A few months ago, we built our $500 gaming PC using Intel's Sandy Bridge-based Core i3 processor, and it was a real screamer. This time around we're switching back to an overclockable Phenom II X4 and hoping threaded performance helps our case. more |
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System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2011: $1000 Enthusiast PC |
| This quarter's $1000 enthusiast-oriented PC gets a new lease on life with a 30 GB solid-state drive and a couple of GeForce GTX 460s. Does that make a difference over the last build and its conventional hard disk and Radeon HD 6850 CrossFire setup? more |
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