http://www.hubdog.com/c/47150 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:33:18 GMT http://img.bestofmicro.com/design/groupe/logo_toms_us.jpghttp://www.hubdog.com/c/47150 Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great—that is, if you have the time to do the research. But at the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within a certain budget, and that’s what we’re going to show you.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=42194d9fb2d5b6b51b31e8b30e16dab7 Best Graphics Cards For The Money: Jan. '09 While two other 500 GB mobile hard drives have been available for a while, WD is the first to release this capacity in a model using the standard 9.5 mm height with two platters.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=2b18cf0a3715931b2b67be059e93fdcd Scorpio Blue: Big Notebook HDDs Go Mainstream We recently built a $2,500 gaming system with three GTX 260 Core 216 graphics cards, noting that these were less expensive than two GTX 280s. In the performance-value game, is 3-way SLI in the cards?


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=efa718b19975516502715fb3e0b69400 Value In SLI? GTX 260 Core 216 Vs. GTX 280 We’ve built, overclocked, and tested our $625, $1,250, and $2,500 performance machines. How will these three systems compare in overall performance and value?


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=bad876fd882f5e2d45410c428b8d0950 System Builder Marathon: Performance & Value ]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bad876fd882f5e2d45410c428b8d0950&p=4 We’ve seen how far a moderately priced Core i7 system can take us and now we’re ready to assess the performance advantages of better cooling and a stronger graphics configuration. Will our upgrades be worth the money?


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=27f848d61e1d0b52bd97a9a4b71b6a8f System Builder Marathon: $2,500 Enthusiast PC We see how far $1,250 gets us when building a new Core i7-based system, and how it compares to last month’s similarly priced Core 2 Duo machine.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=6d06a5cb8b3571964ee1fe8b2675302d System Builder Marathon: $1,250 Mid-Range PC Some say 2010 and even 2009 will be the year of SSDs. We think not.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=d582d6389a729a2c60fff0f2ade636db SSDs Replacing HDDs Soon? Not A Chance ]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d582d6389a729a2c60fff0f2ade636db&p=4 Unsurprisingly, hardware prices have dropped since our System Builder Marathon last month, which means we have access to more processing power at our same $625 entry-level price point for gamers. Come check out the configuration Paul put together!


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=4160fa587fbb9a2d7f0df693c1b178ee System Builder Marathon: $625 Gaming PC With the Overdrive overclocking competition two weeks behind us and Team USA victorious, we wanted to check in with a quick recap of our final contest held in Paris, France.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=ae96a82f4661e2576edacc9ee0a09ef5 Tom's Overdrive Competition: Finals Recap As Intel’s Core i7 architecture starts moving down from the high-end, value seekers can build high-performance LGA775 systems cheaply. Low-cost motherboards compete for the value crown with added features, performance, and overclocking capabilities.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=ca8fe49eac5d82b1de380c33a094b5b4 Roundup: Six Core 2 Motherboards Under $100 Once you’ve found the GPU that best fits your needs, does it really matter which vendor sells you the card? We take a look at AMD's reference 4870, Sapphire's, and Palit's to get a better sense for what differentiates graphics cards.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=e98856b24648d6c8438c3b69fc507517 Radeon 4870: Does It Matter Who Made Yours? Are you short on cash and time, but still after something special for the holidays? Let Frank Voelkel lead you to some hidden treasures sure to please your favorite gadget heads.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=ba1a3ea7652c043e2d5b8d40146b2e01 24 Last Minute Gift Ideas Under $150 Professional hardware can be expensive, but are cost effective business products really an alternative? We compared Highpoint’s new RocketRAID 2640X4 SAS RAID controller with Adaptec’s 5405 entry level card.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=abf79082d69477a2ce76c6911ad75695 Highpoint Takes On Adaptec's SAS Controller After a frustrating second half of 2008, Nvidia is looking to start the new year off by reclaiming its single-card performance crown. We got our hands on an engineering sample GeForce GTX 295 to give you a taste of what you can expect in two weeks.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=da952563a3954cb0e9c17ce5da2151d8 GeForce GTX 295 Performance: Previewed Just a couple of weeks before the introduction of its 45 nm Phenom II, AMD introduces a new dual-core chip. The Athlon X2 7000-series is basically a 65 nm Phenom with two active cores, but with the full L2 and L3 cache memory.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=806fa966de1874cb261c4643b30fd9e6 Phenom Recycled: Athlon X2 7000-Series Modern processors are capable of switching into power-efficient modes to save power when they’re idle, and an increasing number of motherboards offer dynamic features for the same purpose. Yet, the benefits come at a price.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=a28d9771d3e1307031a7e06567c1454c Does Saving Power Mean Hurting Performance? With Intel's Core i7 920 looking like a solid overclocking play, we wanted to find the right full-tower case for our test benches. ABS, Antec, Cooler Master, and Thermaltake battle it out for chassis supremacy.


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=595969144836b52a0638702f3e6c40cf Four Full Tower Cases From $150 To $600 The Overdrive championship is happening between Saturday and Sunday. Yesterday we brought you the first set of photos from the event. Here are more impressions and emotions from Day 1!


]]> 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=a58d4438c6ee27b9af975d25bc7a47d6 Overdrive Finals: More Day 1 Impressions