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July 3rd, 2008
 Radeon HD 4870: Better Than GTX 260!
The performance of AMD's Radeon HD 4850 surprised everyone – including Nvidia. The 4870 continues the tradition, delivering excellent price/performance.
July 2nd, 2008
Nikon Announces the D700: Second Full-Frame Nikon
Nikon announces a cheaper, smaller Full-Frame DSLR to fill in the gap between the $1799 D300 and the $5000 D3. Where does the new Nikon fit in the overall DSLR market?...
Christmas in July: the best console games to beat the heat
Summer is a time to head outdoors and enjoy the good weather, but that's not to say you should forgo gaming altogether. We've got some great picks for your summer gaming time.
July 1st, 2008
AMD's Phenom X4 9950, 9350e and 9150e: Lower Prices, Voltage Tricks and Strange Behavior
AMD is introducing three new quad-core Phenom processors today: a 2.6GHz 9950 Black Edition, a 2.0GHz 9350e and a 1.8GHz 9150e. AMD has also dropped its prices, making the Phenom competitive with mainstream Intel CPUs while also obsoleting two of the CPUs it just introduced today. We also finally discovered the source of some strange behavior with our...
System Builder Marathon: Sub-$1000 PC
Day Three of our SBM brings the least expensive of our current builds. Can a $1000 system compete with the “big boys”?
AMD bumps up Phenom's frequency, launches low-power variants
It's a busy day for AMD, with three new processors launching in a single day. Phenom's high-end frequency gets a tap, moving up to 2.6GHz, while new energy efficient 1.8GHz and 2GHz processors slot into the company's current line up. We've tested the new 9350e's power consumption?details inside.
Hands on: New AMD Phenoms up power efficiency, performance
It's a busy day for AMD, with three new processors launching in a single day. Phenom's high-end frequency gets a tap, moving up to 2.6GHz, while new energy efficient 1.8GHz and 2GHz processors slot into the company's current line up. We've tested the new 9350e's power consumption?details inside.
June 30th, 2008
ASUS P5N-D Mainboard Review
Today we are going to talk about an LGA 775 mainboard from ASUS based on Nvidia nForce 750i SLI chipset. We will not only checkout the board and its features but will also discuss the EPU technology and perform extensive power consumption tests.
System Builder Marathon: Sub-$2000 PC
It's day two of our SBM, and our mid-range system is ready to show what a reasonable amount of money buys a PC enthusiast in today's market.
Bacteria evolve; Conservapedia demands recount
The folks behind Conservapedia have taken issue with the work behind a publication by a prominent evolutionary biologist and demanded he produce the data it's based on. Accidentally, they've created an enlightening demonstration of the challenges of providing the public with access to the scientific work their tax dollars have paid for.
June 27th, 2008
Zalman ZM850-HP and ZM1000-HP
Zalman targets high performance users with large cases that are looking for less noise with their latest PSUs. How you plan to make a quiet system and still require such a large PSU remains a mystery, but if high Watts and low noise are your goal Zalman may be worth a look....
The SSD Power Consumption Hoax
Manufacturers tout the power savings of flash-based solid state drives compared to conventional hard drives. True? Check out our notebook battery tests.
June 26th, 2008
Games Missing In Action
We know there are tons of titles coming out, but there are always a few that crop up, make waves, and then disappear without ever seeing the light of day. Join us as we look at sixteen titles that are currently missing in action....
Any lawful device: 40 years after the Carterfone decision
Forty years ago today the Federal Communications Commission started a revolution by standing up to AT"/>
June 25th, 2008
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Graphics Architecture: Long Anticipated Revenge?
We have been waiting for new graphics architecture from ATI for a long time, especially since the previous ATI Radeon HD generation couldn't compete successfully against high-performance Nvidia solutions. Will ATI Radeon HD 4800 prove up to everyone's expectations? Let's try answering this question from the theoretical prospective and also check out the first graphics accelerator based on the new ATI RV770 chip - Power Color Radeon HD 4850 512MB.
ATI Radeon HD 4850: Smarter by Design?
Nvidia's GeForce GTX200 focuses on brute force performance, while AMD's ATI division concentrates on features, efficiency and on performance per mm² of die. Is this enough to beat Nvidia?
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ATI's 4800 Series: HD 4850, 4870 reviewed
Hot on the heels of NVIDIA's $650 GTX 280, ATI has launched its HD 4800 series of video cards at $199 (4850) and $299 (4870) price points. Together, these two cards represent ATI's best chance to retake the enthusiast market?if they can perform. (Oh, and check out our brand new review format!)
June 24th, 2008
Tom's Overclocking Contest Date Set!
We now have a firm date for our overclocking contest. Read about it here.
Roundup: Seven Power Supply Units from Antec
In this article we are going to discuss seven power supply units from Antec that can be purchased separately and also come bundled with the system cases we have tested earlier. Besides that we will also measure how much power a contemporary computer actually needs…
NVIDIA's First 55nm GPU: GeForce 9800 GTX+ Preview
NVIDIA quietly die-shrunk its G92 GPU last week, just 12 hours before AMD's launch of the Radeon HD 4870 we've got a preview of the GeForce 9800 GTX+. Despite NVIDIA's efforts, the best card at $199 continues to be the Radeon HD 4850....
The Radeon HD 4850 & 4870: AMD Wins at $199 and $299
Last week we showed that AMD offered the best $199 GPU on the market. Today we're able to show you that AMD has the best $299 GPU as well. And we're able to reveal the architecture that enabled AMD to do that....
June 23rd, 2008
More Details on Elemental's GPU Accelerated H.264 Encoder
After our GT200 review went live we got up with Elemental's CEO and asked a few questions about their GPU accelerated H.264 video encoder. Due out for release in Q3, BadaBOOM promises to revolutionize the way we encode video....
Noctua NH-C12P Processor Cooler Review
Looks like the Austrian company managed to design a very well-balanced and interesting cooling solution for CPUs. Today we are going to introduce it to you. Read our review for details!
Newegg Contest Winners Announced
At the end of May we published our second Inside Newegg article, and in the spirit of the first piece we held a contest with Newegg to give away five Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650s.
Newegg just let us know that the five winners from over 20,000 entries have been selected:
Gregory Roberts from MD
Shawn Webster from NV
James Malone from KY
Eric Clay from...
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