Five Z87 Motherboards Under $220, Reviewed |
| Intel’s Haswell architecture displaces Ivy Bridge in its desktop line-up, bringing with it yet another new CPU interface. We tested six motherboards that claimed to be ready for your overclocking efforts, and included the five survivors in today’s review. more |
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The Core i7-4770K Review: Haswell Is Faster; Desktop Enthusiasts Yawn |
| Intel's Haswell architecture is finally available in the flagship Core i7-4770K processor. Designed to drop into an LGA 1150 interface, does this new quad-core CPU warrant a complete platform replacement, or is your older Sandy Bridge-E system better? more |
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The GeForce GTX 770 Review: Calling In A Hit On Radeon HD 7970? |
| Wait, the new GeForce GTX 770 is powered by Nvidia's old GK104? That's right. And guess what? The card is faster, quieter, more feature-complete, and less expensive than the GeForce GTX 680 that came before it. Can it usurp the compelling Radeon HD 7970? more |
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Four More Sub-$100 Cases For Your Gaming Build, Reviewed |
| Our second group of value-oriented cases looked good in the photo preview, but we really wanted to see how they’d perform with a load of hot gaming hardware. Will these beat their predecessors in terms of quality, feature, hardware support, or value? more |
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OCZ Vertex 450 256 GB SSD Review: Can We Call It Vector Jr.? |
| OCZ is shaking up its current product stack by replacing the year-old Vertex 4 SSD. The Vertex 450 matches Barefoot 3 controller silicon with 20 nm synchronous NAND for something slightly more economical than the company's current flagship, the Vector. more |
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