System Builder Marathon, Q1 2013: $600 Gaming PC |
| After one quarter after another of Pentium-based budget-oriented gaming builds, Paul Henningsen is ready to put together something a little more potent. We gave him an extra $100 and asked him to show us how to spend that money. He obliged, gladly. more |
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Intel Clover Trail+: A New Smartphone Platform With Atom Z2580 |
| We're still waiting for an Atom-powered smartphone to show up in the United States. Meanwhile, Intel has 10 designs in more than 20 countries. The company hopes a platform refresh called Clover Trail+ renews interest with better hardware and new features. more |
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Nvidia's Tegra 4 GPU: Doubling Down On Efficiency |
| After fending off barbs from its competition about Tegra 3's power consumption under load, Nvidia wanted to show off the architectural efficiency of Tegra 4. We sat down with the company for a deep-dive on the SoC family's unique GPU implementations. more |
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: February 2013 |
| In the last month, we've seen a couple of Tahiti-based Radeon HD 7870 LE cards that now pique our interest and earn a recommendation at $240. Additionally, we have information about the recently-announced GeForce GTX Titan card and its performance. more |
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Benchmarking GeForce GTX Titan 6 GB: Fast, Quiet, Consistent |
| We've already covered the features of Nvidia's GeForce GTX Titan, the $1,000 GK110-powered beast set to exist alongside GeForce GTX 690. Now it's time to benchmark the board in one-, two-, and three-way SLI. Is it better than four GK104s working together? more |
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