Tom's Hard News - 2D, Acceleration, And Windows: Aren't All Graphics Cards Equal?

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January 27, 2010 Advertisement   LATEST NEWS Apple Selling More Macs, iPhones; Fewer iPods   Overclocker Pushes Intel's Celeron D to 8.20 GHz   Kingston Introduces New SSD With TRIM Support   StarCraft II Beta Coming Soon >> All News Advertisement   CHARTS 2009 Flash SSD Charts 2009 Desktop CPU Charts (Update 1) Gaming Graphics Cards Charts 2009 (High Quality, Update 3) 2009 3.5” Desktop Hard Drive Charts   OTHER Forum RSS Feeds   NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION Profile Change your email address Unsubscribe ARTICLES AND REVIEWS 2D, Acceleration, And Windows: Aren't All Graphics Cards Equal? 2D is something we take for granted when we're shopping for a new GPU. But if you do a lot of work on your desktop (and don't we all?), it bears a little more attention. We spent some time testing 2D performance and came up with some surprising results. more   Phenom II X2 555 Vs. Pentium G6950: New Budget Dual-Core Titans AMD is launching a broad spectrum of new CPUs today. And while most are simple speed bumps, today we're pitting its fastest dual-core model, the Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition, against Intel's LGA 1156-based Pentium G6950 to see who rules for under $100. more   USB 2.0, FireWire, Or eSATA: Which Interface Should You Use? Adding external storage to your PC can be a mess if you aren't familiar with the various interfaces in play. Should you go for compatibility with USB 2.0 or is FireWire a better choice? What about eSATA, which matches native hard drive performance? more   In Pictures: Meet The World's Fastest Netbook One of our readers turned an "antique" Sony UX490 into a netbook fit for Tom’s Hardware: it sports a Core 2 Duo, a 128GB SSD, 802.11n wireless, a 3.5G/GSM modem, loaded with all Windows versions (plus Mac OS X), and all in a 524-gram (18.5 oz.) package! more   Extreme P55: Four LGA 1156 Motherboards Over $250 With better efficiency and more aggressive Intel Turbo Boost binning, LGA 1156-based processors could be the right choice for some high-end machines. We look at a few premium motherboards that make these builds possible. Do they best Intel's X58 platform? more   >> All Articles and Reviews SHOPPING >> Cases >> Computer Systems >> Coolers >> CPU >> Graphics Cards >> Input Devices >> Laptops and Accessories >> Memory >> Monitors >> Motherboards >> Multimedia >> Power Supplies >> Printers >> Storage Devices   Eee PC 1005HA Seashell Netbook $279.99 HX750W 750W Power Supply $149.99 TV Live HD Media Player $119.95 Radeon HD 4670 Video Card $72.99 Tomshardware.com is a part of Bestofmedia Networks. - Copyright ©2010 Bestofmedia. All rights reserved.

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Tom's Hard News - Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: January '10

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January 19, 2010 Advertisement   LATEST NEWS Report: Google China Hack Might Be Inside Job   Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.6RC2; Final Next Week   Sony Vaio Z Laptop Packs Quad-SSDs in RAID 0   Microsoft Bing to Forget Your IP After 6 Months >> All News Advertisement   CHARTS Gaming Graphics Cards Charts 2009 (High Quality) Gaming Graphics Cards Charts Q3/2009 (Mainstream Quality) Gaming Graphics Cards Charts 2009 (High Quality) 2009 3.5” Desktop Hard Drive Charts   OTHER Forum RSS Feeds   NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION Profile Change your email address Unsubscribe ARTICLES AND REVIEWS Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: January '10 December was a somewhat slow month in the CPU world, but January promises to inject a great deal of excitement into the sector with some major announcements. We discuss some of the potential changes and make our recommendations in this month's article. more   Nvidia’s GF100: Graphics Architecture Previewed, Still No Benchmarks Late, but hotly anticipated, Nvidia's next-generation GF100 graphics processor is slowly coming into focus. The company is maintaining a Q1 2010 release date on upcoming cards based on the new chip. However, we have a look at its underlying architecture. more   Hi-Rely RAIDFrame: External Disk-To-Disk Backup Via eSATA Are we ready for high-capacity RAID solutions for our backup needs? Today we're looking at an external device from Highly Reliable Systems that connects to your machine through a single eSATA interface and supports up to 15 drives in a 3U enclosure. more   Experiment: Comparing Four Quad-Core Architectures At 2.8 GHz AMD has the Athlon II X4 and the Phenom II X4. Intel offers Core 2 Quad, Core i5, and Core i7. They all have different characteristics and performance, but what’s the performance and efficiency ranking if all are operated at identical clock speeds? more   ATI Radeon HD 5670: DirectX 11 For $99 We were impressed with ATI's Radeon HD 5800- and 5700-series launches. But it's a new day, and the 400-shader Radeon HD 5670 doesn't get a free pass because of its predecessors. Today we test the card's ability to hang with an old guard of solid buys. more   >> All Articles and Reviews SHOPPING >> Cases >> Computer Systems >> Coolers >> CPU >> Graphics Cards >> Input Devices >> Laptops and Accessories >> Memory >> Monitors >> Motherboards >> Multimedia >> Power Supplies >> Printers >> Storage Devices   M4A78T-E Motherboard $124.99 HAF 932 Black Full Tower $149.98 eGo Desktop External 1TB... $109.99 TV Live HD Media Player $119.95 Tomshardware.com is a part of Bestofmedia Networks. - Copyright ©2010 Bestofmedia. All rights reserved.