TR's Summer 2008 system guide
AMD and Nvidia spat out new GPU generations within days of each other in the past two weeks, and the landscape has changed on the storage and motherboard fronts, as well. Come see what builds we've concocted for our latest system guide. Read more...
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Last post by indeego at 2:45 PM on July 12, 2008
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HP's 2133 Mini-Note subnotebook
HP addresses many of the Eee PC's shortcomings with the Mini-Note, which features a comfortable keyboard, 8.9" WXGA display, 2.5" hard drive, and ExpressCard expansion. But do these perks and a sleek aluminum chassis make up for the system's C7 processor? Keep reading to find out. Read more...
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Last post by indeego at 10:39 PM on June 8, 2008 -
TR's April 2008 system guide
The time has come again for a new system guide. Thanks to falling prices and major hardware makers engaged in furious competition, we've managed to make our four sample builds even better than before. We've also included a fifth system for those seeking to build a sweet home theater... Read more...
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Last post by buildcurious at 1:57 PM on June 29, 2008 -
Asus' Eee PC 4G XP sub-notebook
Asus has rolled out a new version of its genre-defining Eee PC budget sub-notebook pre-loaded with Windows XP—and at no extra charge. Read on to see if Windows bogs down the Eee PC's modest hardware or if this is the best budget sub-notebook yet. Read more...
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Last post by axeman at 3:59 PM on June 10, 2008 -
TR's February 2008 system guide
PC hardware has gotten crazy cheap in recent months. You can take advantage by using our latest system guide to select components for a new build. A sub-$600 killer gaming rig? We can do that. Read on to see how. Read more...
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Last post by mcnels1 at 3:57 PM on April 7, 2008 -
Shuttle's XPC SP35P2 Pro SFF barebones system
Intel's P35 Express has reigned as the enthusiast chipset of choice since its introduction. Now you can get it in a pint-sized form factor with Shuttle's XPC SP35P2 Pro. Read on to see how Shuttle's latest shoebox compares to the fastest Core 2 platforms on the market. Read more...
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Last post by azium at 7:13 AM on February 4, 2008 -
The Enthusiast System Architecture in action
Nvidia announced its Enthusiast System Architecture back in November, promising to consolidate system and hardware monitoring under a single communication protocol. ESA-certified hardware is now available, and we've been playing with a system loaded with it. Keep reading to see ESA in action. Read more...
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Last post by JonasL72 at 3:16 PM on April 9, 2008 -
Asus' Eee PC 4G sub-notebook
With a Celeron processor running at 630MHz, 512MB of memory, 4GB of internal storage capacity, and a 7" 800x480 display, Asus' Eee PC hardly packs enthusiast-class hardware. But this $400 sub-notebook is far greater than the sum of its parts. Keep reading to see why. Read more...
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Last post by BeowulfSchaeffer at 10:51 AM on January 24, 2008 -
How to build a PC
Being able to build your own PC is one of the perks of being an enthusiast, but it's a daunting task if you've never tackled system assembly before. Read on as we provide step-by-step instructions for your first system build. Read more...
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Last post by NutMan at 4:55 PM on May 29, 2008 -
TR's Christmas 2007 system guide
Recent weeks have brought a deluge of new components that offer solid value for the average enthusiast PC—affordable hardware with next-generation performance. The time is right to build a new box. TR's latest system guide has recs for building the best PC for your budget. Read more...
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Last post by alphaGulp at 4:28 PM on January 20, 2008 -
Nvidia announces ESA specification
Nvidia has announced an Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) specification that it hopes will standardize a hardware monitoring protocol for PC components. Read on to see what ESA is all about and who Nvidia has signed on to support it. Read more...
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Last post by provoko at 5:34 AM on November 13, 2007 -
TR's September 2007 system guide
With so many pricing changes having hit the processor market over the past couple of months, a new system guide is overdue. As we were busy updating TR's look and feel, Intel and AMD both lowered prices across their respective processor lineups and, in doing so, created two new... Read more...
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Last post by kkloster at 10:35 PM on November 27, 2007 -
Shuttle's XPC SG33G5 SFF barebones system
OVER THE YEARS, Shuttle's XPC lineup has been whittled down from a vast array of small form factor barebones systems based on wildly different form factors to a handful of models built on only a couple of chassis. Power-hungry... Read more...
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Last post by azenz at 1:18 AM on August 27, 2007 -
TR's July 2007 system guide
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW mid-range and high-end DirectX 10 graphics cards from both AMD and Nvidia behind us, it's high time for a new system guide. We've neglected the guide a little lately, but we've been swamped with... Read more...
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