AMD's Socket AM3 Phenom II processors
The latest processors from AMD add support for DDR3 memory and come in more affordable triple- and quad-core flavors. We like one of them quite well. Which one? And how does DDR3 memory affect performance? Keep reading for the answers. Read more...
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The TR Podcast 35: Breaking the glass, surfing the music, and suing Apple
Join us this week as we discuss Intel's Westmere CPUs, PhysX in Mirror's Edge, Western Digital's new 2TB hard drive, the possibility of a $99 iPhone, and other exciting topics. Read more...
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MSI's GX630 gaming notebook
The gaming notebook market is filled with flashy, expensive systems that tend to offer poor value. However, MSI's GX630 rings up at just $799 with a dual-core Athlon X2 and a GeForce 9600M GT. Could this be the ideal system for the mobile gamer on a budget? Read more...
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A look at PhysX in Mirror's Edge
Nvidia's PhysX push has been a bit slow out of the gate, but with Mirror's Edge, we finally have a fresh blockbuster with support for the technology. Keep reading to learn about the visual improvements and performance drawbacks PhysX brings to this title. Read more...
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Western Digital's Caviar Green 2TB hard drive
Western Digital's latest Caviar Green is the world's first 2TB hard drive. But does it live up to the GreenPower standard of silent operation, low power consumption, and solid performance? We've run one through its paces to find out. Read more...
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The TR Podcast 34: Headaches, our anniversary, and meeting an Intel engineer
Our longest episode ever brings the thunder with great editor discussion and an interview with Intel engineer Matthew Hiltner. Listen in as we go over everything from Nvidia's GeForce 3D Vision to silicon testing at Intel. Read more...
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Nvidia goes stereoscopic with GeForce 3D Vision
Would you put on funny glasses in order to play games if they added depth to the display? This question may be the litmus test of a true geek. Read more...
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Nvidia's Ion platform
Intel has often been criticized for pairing its Atom CPU with anemic 945G-series chipsets, but now there's an alternative in Nvidia's Ion platform. Read on to see how the Atom fares with all the trappings of a modern core logic chipset and a GeForce 9400 GPU. Read more...
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The TR Podcast 33: Facebooking, SSDs on steroids, and the bacon explosion
Don't miss this week's TR Podcast! We cover everything from our new Facebook page to super-fast (and expensive) storage setups, divine bacon, and more! Read more...
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