Gaming Shoot-Out: 18 CPUs And APUs Under $200, Benchmarked |
| Now that Piledriver-based CPUs and APUs are widely available (and the FX-8350 is selling for less than $200), it's a great time to compare value-oriented chips in our favorite titles. We're also breaking out a test that conveys the latency between frames. more |
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Tahiti LE, Tested: PowerColor's HD7870 PCS+ Myst Edition |
| Today, we look at a card between two worlds. Despite a model number that suggests Pitcairn lineage, this board is based on AMD's Tahiti GPU. Does it behave more like its namesake, or the powerful engine actually under its hood? Read on for more! more |
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Build It Yourself: A Mini-ITX Gaming System For Just Over $500 |
| Low-cost, low-power, small form factor PCs are popular right now. With Intel’s Ivy Bridge architecture available in the low-end Pentium family, you can now build a living room gaming PC with discrete graphics to beat any modern console for just over $500. more |
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Five 550 And 600 W 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supplies, Tested |
| A good power supply doesn't just provide you with ample output. Increasingly, vendors have put a bigger emphasis on delivering power more efficiently, too. We're testing five 80 PLUS Platinum-rated power supplies in the 550- to 600-watt range. more |
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Google Nexus 10 Review: Is 2560x1600 High-Def Enough? |
| Google's Nexus 10 enables a 2560x1600 resolution on a 10" display, and features a powerful Samsung SoC. Can the affordable tablet take down Apple's iPad through superior hardware and better value? We apply our benchmark suite to answer those questions. more |
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