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System Builder Marathon Q4 2013: System Value Compared
System Builder Marathon Q4 2013: System Value Compared

This quarter's System Builder Marathon was downright chaotic. We reallocated our budgets to boost gaming performance, and watched as the prices on AMD's highest-end cards shot through the roof. When the dust settles, whose system offers the most value? more

 
System Builder Marathon, Q4 2013: A $2400 PC That Costs $2700
System Builder Marathon, Q4 2013: A $2400 PC That Costs $2700

Thomas also suffers the impact of a run on AMD's graphics cards. His performance-oriented build purchased for $2400 now costs $2700 to replicate. Is it worth the extra cash, or are you better off stepping back to the parts he picked last quarter? more

 
System Builder Marathon, Q4 2013: $1600 Enthusiast PC
System Builder Marathon, Q4 2013: $1600 Enthusiast PC

Don gets a slightly expanded budget and the command to target gaming performance. Based on his choices, he's the only one who doesn't get bit in the rear by AMD's pricing issues. Can he use this advantage to outmaneuver Paul's entry-level powerhouse? more

 
System Builder Marathon, Q4 2013: $800 Gaming PC
System Builder Marathon, Q4 2013: $800 Gaming PC

This quarter, Paul Henningsen asks for (and gets) a higher budget for better gaming performance. What he didn't expect was that AMD's graphics cards would shoot up in price, shattering the upper limit of his $800 ceiling. Can his system still compete? more

 
Oppo Find 5 Review: A Phone Of Firsts From A Brand To Watch
Oppo Find 5 Review: A Phone Of Firsts From A Brand To Watch

Has a relatively unknown Chinese manufacturer of high-end home theater equipment actually created a flagship Android smartphone capable of going head to head with the industry's established heavyweights? We take Oppo's S4 Pro-powered Find 5 for a spin. more

 
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