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Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge-E Performance Review
Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge-E Performance Review
Today marks the launch date for Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E line of processors, a new family of high-end Core i7 products based on the LGA 2011 platform. This new socket is poised to replace the existing LGA 1366 specification used by the more powerful Nehalem and Westmere parts from the past couple years, specifically Bloomfield and Gulftown, the Core i7-9xx+ line of CPUs.

With 6 cores, 15MB of cache, and support for quad-channel DDR3-1600 memory, the Core i7-3960X sounds like quite a catch. Want to know more about it and how it performs? Read on!
Nov 14, 2011   [ View Similar Articles | View Comments ]

How to: Choose the Right Power Supply
How to: Choose the Right Power Supply
Power supplies are like the red-headed step-child of computer components. Nobody pays attention to them until they throw a hissy-fit or burn the house down while you're out at the movies. It doesn't have to be that way, you just have to know how to handle them. Treat them fairly and they'll be on their best behavior for as long as you both are under the same roof.

Are you building a new computer and need help picking out a power supply? Maybe your old one died and you're looking for a more appropriate replacement? This helpful guide reads like a crash course in all the basics and then walks you through the process of shopping for a PSU step-by-step. In no time at all, you will be fully prepared to make an educated purchasing decision, so read on!
Aug 15, 2011   [ View Similar Articles | View Comments ]

NZXT Avatar S Gaming Mouse Review
NZXT Avatar S Gaming Mouse Review
The Avatar S gaming mouse is NZXT's second foray into the input device arena, following the original Avatar they released back in 2008. Featuring five programmable buttons, on-the-fly DPI switching, and sleek, sexy aesthetics, it's the subject of today's peripheral review. Read on to find out more and decide whether or not it's the mouse for you!
Aug 6, 2011   [ View Similar Articles | View Comments ]
ThermalTake eSports Challenger Pro/Ultimate Keyboard Review
ThermalTake eSports Challenger Pro/Ultimate Keyboard Review
In the market for a new keyboard? ThermalTake may just have what you're looking for with their eSports Challenger series of gaming peripherals. There's a lot to like about them between the programmable macro buttons, adjustable backlight, detachable USB cable, and unique hand cooling fan... not to mention, they won't leave a big, smoking crater where your wallet used to be. Come take a closer look at the Pro and Ultimate versions in today's review!
Jun 7, 2011   [ View Similar Articles | View Comments ]
IOGEAR GWU627 Universal Wi-fi N Adapter Review
IOGEAR GWU627 Universal Wi-fi N Adapter Review
Have an HDTV, Blu-ray player, or other device that you want to connect to your wireless network, but can't because it doesn't have wi-fi built in? IOGEAR has a new universal adapter that might be able to help you. Before you go out and spend the money on that manufacturer-recommended wireless adapter or a big bundle of cables, learn more about the alternative in today's review!
May 17, 2011   [ View Similar Articles | View Comments ]
AMD HD 6990 Preview
AMD HD 6990 Preview
Equipped with two Cayman architecture processors, AMD has taken the single card performance crown again. And with a BIOS setting pushing the envelope to consume 450 watts, it is a monster! Check out the preview and we will be back with more information compiled with your suggestions of things to test.
Mar 7, 2011   [ View Similar Articles | View Comments ]
Intel Tools: Optimizing Civilization V
Intel Tools: Optimizing Civilization V
Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers take game development to the next level. Go inside Sid Meier’s Civilization V as engineers and developers worked together to deliver performance across platforms.
Jan 20, 2011   [ View Similar Articles | View Comments ]
AMD Radeon 6950/6970 Performance Preview
AMD Radeon 6950/6970 Performance Preview
AMD's high-end DX11 offerings for gamers are here just in time for Christmas. With a new VLIW4 architecture, 2GB of memory, and PowerTune, AMD's latest GPUs bring many new features to the table. See how they stack up against the competition in today's article!
Dec 17, 2010   [ View Similar Articles | View Comments ]
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Performance Preview
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Performance Preview
Armed with 480 CUDA Cores and vapor chamber cooling, the GeForce GTX 570 brings new levels of performance to the $350 price segment of the graphics market. See how this board fares against GTX 480/580 and Radeon 5870 in this review!
Dec 7, 2010   [ View Similar Articles | View Comments ]
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Performance Preview
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Performance Preview
Armed with its GF110 GPU and new vapor chamber cooler, the GeForce GTX 580 is supposed to address the key weakness of GTX 480 while delivering more performance for gamers. Does it accomplish its mission? Find out in today's review!
Nov 21, 2010   [ View Similar Articles | View Comments ]


Latest Hardware
  Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge-E Performance Review   Comments Nov 14, 11  -
  How to: Choose the Right Power Supply   Comments Aug 15, 11  -
  NZXT Avatar S Gaming Mouse Review   Comments Aug 06, 11  -
  ThermalTake eSports Challenger Pro/Ultimate Keyboard Review   Comments Jun 07, 11  -
  IOGEAR GWU627 Universal Wi-fi N Adapter Review   Comments May 17, 11  -
  AMD HD 6990 Preview   Comments Mar 07, 11  -
  Intel Tools: Optimizing Civilization V   Comments Jan 20, 11  -
  AMD Radeon 6950/6970 Performance Preview   Comments Dec 17, 10  -
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Performance Preview   Comments Dec 07, 10  -
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Performance Preview   Comments Nov 21, 10  -
  AMD Radeon 6870/6850 Performance Preview   Comments Nov 05, 10  -
  GeForce GTS 450 Roundup Bull's Eye Award   Comments Sep 24, 10  -
  NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Review   Comments Sep 12, 10  -
  Gigabyte Radeon 5830 Review   Comments Aug 07, 10  88%
  EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB Superclocked Review   Comments Jul 15, 10  92%

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Articles
  Building A High-End Workstation   Feb 03, 03  -
Components
  How to: Choose the Right Power Supply   Comments Aug 15, 11  -
  ThermalTake eSports Challenger Pro/Ultimate Keyboard Review   Comments Jun 07, 11  -
  Building a Core i7-920 Gaming Rig   Comments Jan 11, 10  -
  Winter 2009 PC Buyer's Guide   Comments Dec 09, 09  -
  AMD's 785G with Radeon HD 4200 Graphics: Performance and Features Explored   Comments Aug 03, 09  -
  Summer 2009 PC Buyer's Guide   Comments Jul 15, 09  -
  Silverstone Raven RV01 Review   Comments Mar 24, 09  92%
  Thermaltake Element S Review   Comments Mar 04, 09  91%
  Spring 2009 Buyer's Guide   Comments Feb 17, 09  -
  Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80R Review   Comments Dec 29, 08  90%
» View more Components
Console
  Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Review   Comments Jan 12, 07  78%
  Nintendo Wii Review   Comments Dec 27, 06  -
  Sony PlayStation 3 Review   Comments Dec 08, 06  -
  Nintendo Wii First Impressions   Comments Nov 22, 06  -
  Nintendo Wii Multiplayer?   Comments Sep 29, 06  -
  XBOX 360: Back to the Future   Comments Nov 21, 05  -
  Friendtech DreamX-1480 Review   Comments Feb 09, 04  -
  Eyetoy for Playstation 2 Review   Comments Jan 28, 04  85%
  D-Link DWL-810+: Wireless Gaming Bull's Eye Award   Comments Dec 12, 03  85%
  Nintendo Game Boy Player Review   Comments Jul 04, 03  83%
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Controllers
  NZXT Avatar S Gaming Mouse Review   Comments Aug 06, 11  -
  Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard Review   Comments Jun 01, 09  87%
  NZXT Avatar Gaming Mouse Review   Comments Dec 10, 08  90%
  Sandio 6DOF 3D Mouse Review   Comments Feb 05, 07  75%
  SteelPad 5L vs fUnc Archetype Showdown   Comments Nov 27, 06  92%
  Reaper Gaming Mouse Review   Comments Nov 19, 06  85%
  Razer Tarantula Review   Comments Nov 03, 06  80%
  Zboard Fang Review   Comments Aug 09, 06  85%
  CH FighterStick/Pro Throttle and Saitek X52 Review   Comments Mar 29, 05  90%
  Saitek Cyborg EVO Review   Comments Nov 02, 04  89%
» View more Controllers
Cool Stuff
  Intel Tools: Optimizing Civilization V   Comments Jan 20, 11  -
  Crank That S#!T Up! Contest   Comments Jul 10, 10  -
  NVIDIA's 3D Vision: 9 Months Later   Comments Dec 04, 09  -
  Building a micro-ATX Core i7 Gaming PC   Comments Sep 03, 09  -
  Gaming Performance Compared: Windows 7 vs Vista vs Windows XP   Comments Aug 18, 09  -
  ASUS W90Vp Review Editors Choice   Comments May 20, 09  98%
  Tritton AX Pro 5.1 Gaming Headset Review   Comments Apr 08, 09  87%
  MSI GX630 Review Bull's Eye Award   Comments Mar 03, 09  90%
  NVIDIA's 3D Vision   Comments Feb 18, 09  -
  Windows 7 Beta Gaming Performance: XP vs Vista vs 7   Comments Jan 23, 09  -
» View more Cool Stuff
CPUs
  Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge-E Performance Review   Comments Nov 14, 11  -
  AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Performance   Comments Apr 27, 10  -
  Intel Core i7-980X Performance Preview: 6-Core Processing Arrives   Comments Mar 11, 10  -
  AMD's New Year CPUs: Athlon II X4 635, Athlon II X3 440, Athlon II X2 255, & Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Tested   Comments Jan 25, 10  -
  Intel Core i5-661 'Clarkdale' Performance Preview   Comments Jan 03, 10  -
  Phenom II Gets A New Revision: 125W AMD Phenom II X4 965 Performance Preview   Comments Nov 03, 09  -
  AMD Athlon II X3 435/Athlon II X2 240e Performance Preview   Comments Oct 19, 09  -
  AMD Athlon II X4 630 and 620 'Propus' Performance Preview   Comments Sep 15, 09  -
  Intel's Core i7/Core i5 'Lynnfield' Processors   Comments Sep 07, 09  -
  AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Performance Preview   Comments Aug 12, 09  -
» View more CPUs
Mass Storage
  Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 Quick Shot   Comments Jul 25, 07  -
  Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB Review   Comments Feb 24, 06  87%
  Plextor 40X UW CD-ROM Review Editors Choice   Feb 19, 00  -
  Plextor PlexWriter 8/2/20 Review Editors Choice   Oct 25, 99  90%
  Quantum Fireball Plus KA Review   Aug 13, 99  70%
  Kenwood 52X TrueX CD-ROM Review Editors Choice   Apr 19, 99  90%
Motherboards
  Gigabyte P55/X58 Budget USB 3.0 Motherboard Roundup Bull's Eye Award   Comments Apr 08, 10  -
  ASUS P55 Motherboard Roundup   Comments Mar 23, 10  -
  Gigabyte's GA-890GPA-UD3H: AMD-890GX Arrives   Comments Mar 02, 10  -
  Gigabyte USB 3.0 Boards Compared: P55A-UD6 and X58A-UD7   Comments Jan 22, 10  -
  Gigabyte P55 Lynnfield-ready Motherboard Roundup   Comments Nov 25, 09  -
  EVGA P55 FTW Review   Comments Oct 16, 09  90%
  ASUS Crosshair III Formula Review   Comments Jun 25, 09  92%
  Gigabyte AM3 Motherboard Roundup   Comments Jun 15, 09  -
  ASUS Rampage II Gene Review   Comments Apr 16, 09  94%
  Sapphire PURE CrossFireX 790GX Review   Comments Mar 31, 09  89%
» View more Motherboards
Multimedia
  Astro Gaming A40 Audio System   Comments Feb 06, 09  92%
  ASUS Xonar Essence STX Review   Comments Jan 12, 09  91%
  ASUS Blu-Ray BC-1205PT QuickShot   Comments Jan 04, 08  -
  The End of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD War   Comments Aug 26, 07  -
  ATI/AMD TV Wonder 650 Review   Comments Mar 14, 07  -
  DRM in the BitTorrent and Broadband Age   Comments Jan 31, 07  -
  SteelSound 5H V2 Review   Comments Jan 23, 07  -
  Insignia NS-B2111 6.5'' Bookshelf Speaker Review Bull's Eye Award   Comments Aug 09, 06  91%
  Build Your Own HTPC   Comments Jun 02, 06  -
  Epiphan DVI2USB Review   Comments Jun 02, 06  90%
» View more Multimedia
Networking
  IOGEAR GWU627 Universal Wi-fi N Adapter Review   Comments May 17, 11  -
  D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless Router Review Editors Choice   Comments Apr 06, 05  92%
  ASUS 802.11G Wireless Networking Quick Take   Comments May 18, 04  86%
  Intel AnyPoint 10Mbps PCI Review   Jul 29, 00  85%
  Inari PassPort Review   Feb 06, 00  75%
  Intel Anypoint Review   Jun 23, 99  80%
  Diamond Homefree Phoneline Review   Jun 12, 99  80%
  D-Link DFE-905 Network Kit Review Editors Choice   Mar 27, 99  90%
  Diamond HomeFree Wireless Review   Mar 18, 99  -
Sound Cards
  Auzentech X-Fi Forte Review   Comments Mar 23, 09  85%
  Improving your PC's stereo playback on a budget   Comments Feb 23, 06  -
  M-Audio Revolution 7.1 Review Editors Choice   Comments May 29, 03  93%
  Battle of the Gaming Audio Titans: Creative Labs vs. NVIDIA Editors Choice   Jan 14, 03  93%
  Hercules Audio Roundup   Jan 08, 03  -
  Sound Blaster Audigy Review   Sep 20, 01  94%
  Hercules Game Theater XP Review   Jan 29, 01  92%
  Philips Acoustic Edge Preview   Dec 08, 00  -
  Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Review   Nov 08, 00  92%
  Guillemot Maxi Sound Fortissimo   Dec 03, 99  80%
» View more Sound Cards
Video Cards
  AMD HD 6990 Preview   Comments Mar 07, 11  -
  AMD Radeon 6950/6970 Performance Preview   Comments Dec 17, 10  -
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Performance Preview   Comments Dec 07, 10  -
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Performance Preview   Comments Nov 21, 10  -
  AMD Radeon 6870/6850 Performance Preview   Comments Nov 05, 10  -
  GeForce GTS 450 Roundup Bull's Eye Award   Comments Sep 24, 10  -
  NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Review   Comments Sep 12, 10  -
  Gigabyte Radeon 5830 Review   Comments Aug 07, 10  88%
  EVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB Superclocked Review   Comments Jul 15, 10  92%
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Performance Preview   Comments Jul 11, 10  -
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