<![CDATA[Reviews Tom's Hardware US]]> http://www.tomshardware.com en 10 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:45:44 +0100 <![CDATA[Reviews Tom's Hardware US]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_us.jpg http://www.tomshardware.com <![CDATA[Eight 5.1- And 7.1-Channel Gaming Headsets, Reviewed]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=20286a74e07cadf5bde52bdd434ca5ad http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/surround-sound-headset-benchmark,3125.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/surround-sound-headset-benchmark,3125.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:00 CET Surround sound headsets are often more practical than a home theater system attached to your PC. We compare eight premium models from Arctic, Psyko, Cooler Master, Logitech, Creative, Thermaltake, Corsair, and Razer to figure out who sells the top option.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/X/H/325205/2/325205.jpg <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=20286a74e07cadf5bde52bdd434ca5ad&p=4 20286a74e07cadf5bde52bdd434ca5ad ]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:00 CET <![CDATA[Momentus XT 750 GB Review: A Second-Gen Hybrid Hard Drive]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=e8c26b6cde7594833edfc0ea896628fd http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/hybrid-hard-drive-flash-ssd,3116.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/hybrid-hard-drive-flash-ssd,3116.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:00:00 CET When a little bit of flash memory is good, more must be better, right? Seagate's second-generation Momentus XT hybrid hard drive is out to compete with SSDs, even as it delivers capacities typical of laptop-oriented 2.5" mobile disks.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/4/G/325456/2/325456.jpg <![CDATA[Best Graphics Cards For The Money: February 2012]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=712b5cc12b1eedaa1b260e95c1208176 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html#xtor=RSS-182 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:00 CET This month's big news is AMD's Radeon HD 7950, a $450 model that matches pace with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 580. We'll give you the skinny on this latest 7900-series introduction, models that are becoming harder to find, and a couple of upcoming models, too.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/V/G/179980/2/179980.jpg <![CDATA[In Pictures: 14 LGA 2011 Coolers For Your Core i7-3000 CPU]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=661d0e2b716c3535c31dcbe8d5730989 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/585-lga-2011-heatsink-core-i7-3000.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/585-lga-2011-heatsink-core-i7-3000.html#xtor=RSS-182 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:00 CET Do LGA 2011-based processors really need to be matched up to closed-loop liquid coolers? Not at all. We collected 14 different high-end heat sink kits able to do the job with air. Keep an eye out for our upcoming performance write-up, too!

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/D/W/268772/2/268772.gif <![CDATA[Intel SSD 520 Review: Taking Back The High-End With SandForce]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=2957c600143ba4f259e4894bb5ff0561 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-520-sandforce-review-benchmark,3124.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-520-sandforce-review-benchmark,3124.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 CET If you thought that Intel had conceded the high-end SSD market to its competition, you were wrong. The company's new SSD 520 centers on SandForce's SF-2281 controller, incorporates top-bin IMFT NAND, and is protected by a five-year warranty.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/H/X/324645/2/324645.png <![CDATA[In Pictures: 16 Of The PC Industry's Most Epic Failures]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=e08caae1b6877d9c1bcb358e95eca3d9 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/583-pc-fail-fx-itanium.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/583-pc-fail-fx-itanium.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 CET We've endured a great many annoyances in the 16 years since Tom's Hardware first appeared online. What follows is a list of 16 of them. Although it's by no means all-inclusive, it represents one seasoned reviewer's worst experiences in technology.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/5/X/321621/2/321621.jpg <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e08caae1b6877d9c1bcb358e95eca3d9&p=4 e08caae1b6877d9c1bcb358e95eca3d9 ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 CET <![CDATA[Live From AMD's Financial Analyst Day]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=20dddeeb53fd272d4957e9dd076d416d http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-financial-analyst-day-trinity-kaveri-kabini,3126.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-financial-analyst-day-trinity-kaveri-kabini,3126.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:00 CET We've been waiting on AMD's Financial Analyst Day for more information on how the company plans to approach new and current businesses moving forward. Ahead of the big event, AMD pre-briefed us on the news.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/S/N/325031/2/325031.jpg <![CDATA[OpenCL In Action: Post-Processing Apps, Accelerated]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=2d5f55560cfa5555e62ab58e7e906c53 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/opencl-simhd-vreveal,3122.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/opencl-simhd-vreveal,3122.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:00 CET We've been bugging AMD for years now, literally: show us what GPU-accelerated software can do. Finally, the company is ready to put us in touch with ISVs in nine different segments to demonstrate how its hardware can benefit optimized applications.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/L/B/324767/2/324767.jpg <![CDATA[Upgrade Advice: Does Your Fast SSD Really Need SATA 6Gb/s?]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=d892097ce4837486fc26ec7e63f94fd7 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sata-6gbps-performance-sata-3gbps,3110.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sata-6gbps-performance-sata-3gbps,3110.html#xtor=RSS-182 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 CET Are you mulling the potential benefit of an SSD upgrade on a system without 6 Gb/s SATA connectivity? We run the benchmarks on several different solid-state storage architectures in order to determine how much performance you give up on an older machine.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/6/R/321651/2/321651.png <![CDATA[AMD Radeon HD 7950 Review: Up Against GeForce GTX 580]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=9eba2156ebb69b43acf15aac5e17fa59 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7950-overclock-crossfire-benchmark,3123.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7950-overclock-crossfire-benchmark,3123.html#xtor=RSS-182 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:01 CET Is the Radeon HD 7970's $550 asking price too high? AMD now has a less expensive derivative based on the same GCN architecture. At its default clock rates, it's fast enough to outrun Nvidia's GeForce GTX 580 in many benchmarks. And it overclocks like mad.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/D/R/324495/2/324495.jpg <![CDATA[Presented By: The Increasing Cost of Data Breaches]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=c&i=9eba2156ebb69b43acf15aac5e17fa59&p=4 9eba2156ebb69b43acf15aac5e17fa59   The average cost of a data breach is $7.2 million per event, or roughly $214 per compromised record. A breach puts a strain on every department in an organization. Learn how these costs can be easily avoided by maintaining valid SSL Certificates. www.symantec.com ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:01 CET <![CDATA[Picking A Sub-$200 Gaming CPU: FX, An APU, Or A Pentium?]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=cb347afcd3cfb5361153fcf7b6da56d1 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET We really like to hunt down great values in the processor space. Since our last round-up of affordable CPUs, AMD released its Llano-based APUs and Bulldozer-based FX family. Also, Intel introduced a handful of Sandy Bridge-based Pentium chips.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/2/Y/280042/2/280042.jpg <![CDATA[What Does One Petabyte Of Storage (And $500K) Look Like? ]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=9c5eeb0b9801f5622808a1223ee72a30 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/582-petarack-petabyte-sas.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/582-petarack-petabyte-sas.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET We're big fans of big technology, and with more than 1 PB of capacity, Aberdeen's Petarack is sure something to marvel at. We take a look inside and figure out what it takes to deploy 1 000 terabytes of space in an enterprise environment, reliably.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/5/3/321591/2/321591.jpg <![CDATA[Amazon Kindle Touch Review And Fourth-Gen Screen Quality Update]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=497aff4e00b88e90545e53945966b6d6 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kindle-touch-review-display-quality,3078.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kindle-touch-review-display-quality,3078.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:10:00 CET Amazon Kindle Fire tablet received all of the glory. But the company also has a new e-book reader that features a touchscreen. How does the Kindle Touch stack up, and what's the real story on the display quality of Amazon's fourth-gen Kindles?

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/F/B/323255/2/323255.png <![CDATA[Install A Hard Drive Or SSD In Your Notebook's Optical Bay]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=0857da8f2d9b5b019ab1f0774d86a9eb http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-laptop-upgrade-optical-bay,3102.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-laptop-upgrade-optical-bay,3102.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET You want a performance-oriented SSD in your notebook, but you also need the capacity of a hard drive. Why not just remove your optical drive, drop your hard drive into its bay, and load up a brand new SSD with Windows and your apps?

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/D/N/318011/2/318011.jpg <![CDATA[Presented By: Cisco Cius. Built for Business.]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=c&i=0857da8f2d9b5b019ab1f0774d86a9eb&p=4 0857da8f2d9b5b019ab1f0774d86a9eb   Cisco Cius is designed for business, with enterprise-grade mobility and security, a virtual desktop for cloud computing, Android business apps and Cisco’s Collaboration suite built-in. Learn More at cisco.com/cius ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET <![CDATA[AMD's FX-8150 After Two Windows 7 Hotfixes And UEFI Updates]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a7d3405ca7f23baf6c945af9ceafef6f http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-7-hotfix-bulldozer-performance,3119.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-7-hotfix-bulldozer-performance,3119.html#xtor=RSS-182 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET Introducing a new processor architecture takes a colossal effort. AMD's modular Bulldozer design ran into its share of resistance at launch. Can a handful of software updates turn the company's flagship FX-8150 into the powerhouse AMD promised?

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/T/I/323766/2/323766.jpg <![CDATA[Best SSDs For The Money: January 2012]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=752060841a92eb1b2c0e9931e87d2abd http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-review-benchmark,3115.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-review-benchmark,3115.html#xtor=RSS-182 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET Welcome to the year's first SSD recommendations. We updated our list to reflect recent price drops on second-gen SandForce-based hardware. There are several good deals in the $150-200 range. Prices are falling, so we're letting you know!

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/K/S/287164/2/287164.png <![CDATA[Radeon HD 6990M And GeForce GTX 580M: A Beautiful Lie]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=520e74b0fc285bd6f2d80d41325c93f5 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6990m-geforce-gtx-580m-deception,3118.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6990m-geforce-gtx-580m-deception,3118.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET We’ve been more than outspoken about the naming AMD and Nvidia use for their mobile GPUs. Are they really trying to mislead buyers, though? We briefly examine their methodology and frame that against the limitations of high-end mobile computing.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/C/U/323166/2/323166.jpg <![CDATA[In Pictures: The Girls Of CES 2012]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=ff0de92df15d6d1e177ed312581593c0 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/584-ces-2012-booth-babe-model.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/584-ces-2012-booth-babe-model.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET CES 2012 was filled to the brim with new tablets and 3D display technology, but somehow exhibitors found a way to include booth models as part of their showcase. Take a peek through our picture story to see some of what we saw this year in Las Vegas.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/D/L/323193/2/323193.jpg <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ff0de92df15d6d1e177ed312581593c0&p=4 ff0de92df15d6d1e177ed312581593c0 ]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET <![CDATA[Five Overclocked GeForce GTX 560 Cards, Rounded-Up]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=7473ce53a2e3cb39e9662e2cf832e233 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-560-benchmark-review,3112.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-560-benchmark-review,3112.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET We were foiled in our quest to find the best vendor-provided GPU cooler for Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560. But out of the ashes sprung a round-up of cards armed with those very same solutions. Which of these five GF114-based boards is right for you?

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/3/1/322813/2/322813.jpg <![CDATA[Mobile: Intel Will Overtake Qualcomm In Three Years]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=067ab361aad37203085d10a145840919 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/medfield-krait-smartphone-mobile-soc,3117.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/medfield-krait-smartphone-mobile-soc,3117.html#xtor=RSS-182 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET We know Intel hasn't shipped any phones, while Qualcomm had over $4 billion in revenue last quarter. But when you're done reading, you'll agree with us. To do this, we'll perform a magic trick with all three acts, The Pledge, The Turn, and The Prestige.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/9/H/323045/2/323045.jpg <![CDATA[In Pictures: Dear Developers, 15 Games Worthy Of A Sequel]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=8dccb213bd8196f5a707e8536642c47f http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/581-pc-computer-video-game-sequel.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/581-pc-computer-video-game-sequel.html#xtor=RSS-182 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET Most of the time good games get sequels. However, there's always a select few that seem to fall through the cracks. Developers close shop or trademarks get held in limbo. Here are fifteen games that we feel deserve sequels.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/S/S/321148/2/321148.png <![CDATA[Chris Angelini On Tom's Hardware In 2012]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a137df4c68c7c6c0e112d472bdf5e2e8 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/toms-hardware-community-contest-ces,3113.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/toms-hardware-community-contest-ces,3113.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:10:01 CET I just got back from CES 2012. And although I’ve attended a great many Consumer Electronics Shows, Computexes, and Comdexes (never a CeBIT), this year’s show was by far the most intense. It wasn’t that there were tons of really awesome products. In fact,

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/Q/H/236825/2/236825.png <![CDATA[Presented By: Cisco Cius. The Mobile Device for Business.]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=c&i=a137df4c68c7c6c0e112d472bdf5e2e8&p=4 a137df4c68c7c6c0e112d472bdf5e2e8   Offering highly secure remote connections, enterprise ready apps and TelePresence integration. Because it’s built for business from the ground up. Learn More at cisco.com/cius ]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:10:01 CET <![CDATA[Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: January 2012]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a7837bc05efecd046ccb62229c8d375f http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET This month, we talk about new Llano-based APUs with unlocked core and graphics clock multipliers, Intel's upcoming Atom CPU refresh, and a few notable price adjustments. Then, we bid farewell to a few favorite processors that are quickly disappearing.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/4/3/217875/2/217875.jpg <![CDATA[Storage Performance In Entertainment And Content Creation]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=b6d2b94c7dfaa147fe7571bc004716cb http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/video-editing-performance-ssd-hdd,3089.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/video-editing-performance-ssd-hdd,3089.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET A number of metrics are used to quantify storage performance. If you're a content creator, you have to be wondering how such dry terminology can apply to your video projects. Rather than telling you, we're going to dissect several media-oriented tasks.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/G/7/318103/2/318103.png <![CDATA[Seven $260-$320 X79 Express Motherboards, Reviewed]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=e3cee769bdd4fa07201192e24cc42a59 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/x79-ud3-p9x79-pro-dx79si-benchmark,3111.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/x79-ud3-p9x79-pro-dx79si-benchmark,3111.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET With 40 lanes of PCIe 3.0 connectivity to host all of our high-bandwidth devices, LGA 2011 certainly qualifies as a premium processor interface. Today we examine seven X79-based motherboards that offer high-end features at a more palatable price.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/A/F/321783/2/321783.jpg <![CDATA[Power Supply Reference: Consumption, Savings, And More]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a08a90dc966f16a370d2ace1f7b2c5f3 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-protection-calculate-consumption,3066.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-protection-calculate-consumption,3066.html#xtor=RSS-182 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET In this final excerpt from Scott Mueller's Upgrading And Repairing PCs, 20th Edition, we examine a number of power supply usage factors including power consumption calculations, power savings, power protection systems, and troubleshooting.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/2/L/303357/2/303357.jpg <![CDATA[Presented By:]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a08a90dc966f16a370d2ace1f7b2c5f3&p=4 a08a90dc966f16a370d2ace1f7b2c5f3 ]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET <![CDATA[In Pictures: The Best Graphics Card Values In History]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=e67093823631cf7f6eb755adac5f09b3 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/578-Radeon-GeForce-video-card-graphics-budget.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/578-Radeon-GeForce-video-card-graphics-budget.html#xtor=RSS-182 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET A few months ago, we published a list of the fastest, most powerful graphics cards from their respective generations. This time around we honor the sub-$200 boards that brought great gaming performance to the folks on limited budgets.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/K/D/316957/2/316957.jpg <![CDATA[Nokia Lumia 710 Review: Windows Phone 7 On A Budget]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=4c3e39de71b9dfdfa5ff166f33dbc9a6 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nokia-lumia-710-phone-t-mobile,3109.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nokia-lumia-710-phone-t-mobile,3109.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:00:01 CET Nokia's Lumia 710 is designed to make Windows Phone 7 accessible to the masses. How does it fare under our test suite? You might be surprised. We're starting down the path of smartphone testing with a different take and a few exclusive benchmarks as well.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/5/P/321613/2/321613.png <![CDATA[Web Browser Grand Prix VIII: Chrome 16, Firefox 9, And Mac OS X]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=7d6e07e2337ccb019da1da51d2d51902 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/macbook-air-chrome-16-firefox-9-benchmark,3108.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/macbook-air-chrome-16-firefox-9-benchmark,3108.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:00:00 CET Back in August, Mozilla took the WBGP crown with Firefox 7. Can Firefox 9 retain that title? And how are the top Web browsers doing in Mac OS X? We used a Hackintosh last time. This time, we're testing on the world's first Ultrabook, the MacBook Air.

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]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/1/J/321463/2/321463.png <![CDATA[60/64 GB SSD Shootout: Crucial, Samsung, And SandForce]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=d2c6fcdd0a758db3e6e3bd9b83f5f79d http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/tests-ssd-review-solid-state,3103.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/tests-ssd-review-solid-state,3103.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:00:01 CET It's easy to forget that lower-capacity SSDs are also usually slower. Today we're testing the most prolific 60/64 GB configurations to gauge where they fall in the big picture. We emerge at the other end with a recommendation based on our testing, too.

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