MSI X58M - Mighty Mouse
We provide a first look at MSI's impressive $169 X58 motherboard based on the uATX form factor. Does MSI have a winner here? We think so.
26 by Gary Key on 5/23/2009Real-world virtualization benchmarking: the best server CPUs compared
We proudly present our newest virtualization benchmarking effort: vApus Mark I. The results are quite surprising on the latest server CPUs as it paints a very different picture than...
66 by Johan De Gelas on 5/21/2009Intel Unveils Next-Generation Atom Details
The next netbook/nettop Atom platform is closer than you think. It's called Pine Trail and it brings both the memory controller and graphics core on-die. Expect lower...
27 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/19/2009Zotac's Ion: The Follow Up
At your request I dove deeper into wake on USB issues, overclocking, Flash video performance and power consumption with Zotac's Ion.
29 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/19/2009Digital Storm Core i7-965
Our first look at Digital Storm systems, with impressive, raw performance.
52 by Matt Campbell on 5/18/2009System Buyers Guide: PCs under $825
Entry, Budget, or HTPC - $825 can buy a lot more PC these days. It can even buy a decent gaming rig.
66 by Wesley Fink on 5/14/2009Zotac's Ion: The World's First mini-ITX Ion Board
NVIDIA finally delivered on its promise to release Ion products in 2009. It first started with Acer's Aspire Revo but now Zotac is taking care of the...
93 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/12/2009EVGA X58 Classified - Trophy Board
We tie up some loose ends as we examine the final retail version of the EVGA X58 Classified.
43 by Rajinder Gill on 5/8/2009VMmark Scores Investigated: should VMmark be part of your hardware decisions?
VMmark is supposedly the most important industry standard benchmark today. We investigate the confusing number of different Xeon 5570 VMmark scores and try to understand how relevant VMmark is...
23 by Johan De Gelas on 5/8/2009The Core 2 Quad Q8400: Intel's $183 Phenom II 940 Competitor
AMD and Intel have quietly been fighting a quad-core price war. AMD started by introducing a very competitive Phenom II X4 940 priced similarly to Intel's Core 2...
60 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/7/2009PhysX: What Readers Think
We spend a lot of time giving our readers our opinions about different features, but this time we're asking for your input as well.
55 by Derek Wilson on 5/6/2009Windows 7: Release Candidate 1 Preview
Following closely on the heels of Windows 7 Beta 1, Microsoft has released RC1 to the public. We find out what's new and how it stacks up to previous...
121 by Ryan Smith and Gary Key on 5/5/2009