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- Dell XPS 710
- Dell XPS 710Love this machine!!Got this about three months ago and I absolutely love it. Great speed and yet silent. Got a high end graphics card with it too. Very upgradable and plenty of space for xtra hard drives.The only con I have with this is the size, could fit...
- Tags: Dell XPS 710, Dell XPS, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
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- HP Blackbird 002
- HP's Blackbird 002 is the first product from the collaborative design and production minds of HP and its year-old boutique acquisition, Voodoo PC. The result is a system that makes an unexpectedly large dent in what we expect from high-end gaming PCs. In addition to its unique appearance and a...
- Tags: Video cards, Games, Blackbird 002, Voodoo, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Blackbird 002, HP Blackbird, video card, graphics
- Product reviews 2007-09-05
- Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800)
- We've stayed away from the $6,000-plus gaming PCs for awhile, largely because the shift to Windows Vista has thrown the high-end PC market into a state of uncertainty. Still, we agreed to review this Mach V from Falcon Northwest because the company sent us a configuration with two long-rumored but...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, Consumer electronics, DVD, Falcon Northwest, Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Corp., PC, Intel Core 2 Duo
- Product reviews 2007-07-26
- Bubblemark RIA Benchmark Now Does JavaFX, AIR, Silverlight, and Flex
- Bubblemark RIA Benchmark Now Does JavaFX, AIR, Silverlight, and FlexJavascript/QiuckTime coming to a web site near youThese benchmarks will need to revised again in the not to distant future with new entries added.Startup Time?They should add startup time (time from link-click to run) to their metrics. Man... JavaFX took...
- Tags: .NET, Middleware, Microsoft Silverlight, Bubblemark RIA Benchmark, Silverlight 1.1, JavaFX, CLR
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
- HP Pavilion Media Center TV m8120n
- The HP Pavilion Media Center TV m8120n is proof positive that quad-core processing is ready for mass consumption. This $1,150 entertainment-minded desktop serves up Intel's Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU, a quad-core chip that up to this point we've seen only in much higher-end systems meant for gaming. While HP's...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Desktops, Processors, TV & Home Theater, PCI, Hewlett-Packard Co., quad-core, m8120n, HP Pavilion, Media Center PC, PC, TV
- Product reviews 2007-07-11
- Maingear F131 SLI (Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600)
- Maingear's new F131 SLI gaming PC comes at our recent Velocity Micro Editors' Choice winner strong and hard. Both are equally well-designed, and while the Maingear is a bit more expensive at $4,200, it also includes a few features the Velocity Micro lacks, at least in the PC it sent...
- Tags: Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Consumer electronics, Processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Maingear, Velocity, Velocity Micro
- Product reviews 2007-06-29
- Build the biggest bang per dollar PCs: June 2007 Edition
- Build the biggest bang per dollar PCs: June 2007 EditionAlways a plusHad I had more money, I would have probably sprung for the Core 2 Duo, but right now I am still on Single Core AMD.Still thinking about that Mac Book Pro though :/None of the aboveWhy would anyone need...
- Tags: Desktops, PC, Apple Macintosh, bay, AMD Processor
- Discussion threads 2007-06-13
- Gateway FX530XT (Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX)
- With this newest reiteration of its high-end FX530XT, Gateway finally brings it flagship desktop in line with the other enthusiast PCs in its class. And all it took was a graphics card. Our $4,449 build comes with an overclocked GeForce 8800 GTX. Combine that with the system's familiar overclocked Intel...
- Tags: Video cards, Games, Processors, NVidia Corp., Gateway Inc., Gateway FX530XT, Maingear, Nvidia GeForce
- Product reviews 2007-05-31
- Velocity Micro Raptor DCX (ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT)
- We've given Velocity Micro plenty of good reviews in the past, but this might be the best PC we've ever seen from the midsize vendor. True to its specialty of building powerful, smartly configured gaming desktops, this Raptor DCX comes in at $3,995, but it feels like you're getting a...
- Tags: Games, ATI Radeon, Velocity, Velocity Micro, Raptor, DCX, card, PC, game, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-05-14
- Maingear X-Cube (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800)
- Maingear may not have changed its X-Cube's case since we last looked at one about a year ago, but the hardware and software on the 2007 model are entirely brand new. With the latest in everything, this high-end, semiportable gaming system has a comparable price tag, coming in around $4,570...
- Tags: Performance management, Processors, Intel Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, Maingear X-Cube, Maingear, performance
- Product reviews 2007-05-09
- And people say that Dell is cheap ...
- And people say that Dell is cheap ...Building cheaper than an OEMRegister:Yes, you can usually build a machine for less money than it costs to purchase an equvalent machine from an OEM. George Ou showed how back on December 25, 2006 with this blog article:http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=396(Thanks again, George!)Following his price...
- Tags: Desktops, Games, Branding, OEM, Dell Computer Corp., MacPro
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
- ABS Ultimate X Striker Elite
- We generally like ABS systems. Of the lesser-known vendors (we call them "third tiers"), we usually find ABS PCs built well, with strong bang for the buck. The ABS Ultimate X Striker Elite is no different, but you should be extra careful if you place an order. If you look...
- Tags: asset based security
- Product reviews 2007-04-10
- ABS Ultimate X8 Stealth Extreme
- We've seen seven or eight PCs with an overclocked Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quad core chip. All of them together might make less noise than the ironically named ABS Ultimate X8 Stealth Extreme. Its bulky, boxy case also looks less like a PC and more like a modern design...
- Tags: Desktops, asset based security, PC
- Product reviews 2007-03-19
- More information for quad-core shoppers
- Quad-core processor shopping? Theres a saying among automotive enthusiasts that goes something like, “How fast do you want to go? Well, how much do you want to spend?” I dont think anyone would argue that it applies to high-end computers as well. When it comes to configuring a multi-thousand-dollar, high-end...
- Tags: Processors, quad-core, processor
- Blog posts 2007-03-05
- Gateway FX530XT (Windows Vista)
- Only the operating system and the amount of system memory set this Gateway FX530XT apart from the FX530XT that we reviewed in November 2006. That $3,650 model had Windows XP and 2GB of memory; this newer one goes for $3,660 and comes with Windows Vista Home Premium, and 4GB of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Gateway Inc., card, Gateway FX530XT, 3D, Nvidia GeForce, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Product reviews 2007-02-15
- Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700)
- Of the next-generation game systems we've seen recently, none has performed as well on our game tests as Falcon Northwest's Mach V. Similar PCs are by no means slow, but if your goal is showing off frame rates, Falcon Northwest turned in the fastest scores. Like its competition, the Mach...
- Tags: Games, Processors, Intel Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, Falcon Northwest, Mach V, game
- Product reviews 2007-01-26
- Dell XPS 710 H2C
- Thanks to dual-graphics-card technologies and the expensive, high-wattage power supplies required to run them, the average price tag of a best-of-the-best PC has ballooned to well over the $7,000 mark. That's why, despite running a still-ridiculous $5,759, the Dell XPS 710 H2C looks like a downright bargain. Dell remains tied...
- Tags: Chipsets, Performance management, Processors, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-01-18
- My 42 minutes with Michael Dell
- My 42 minutes with Michael DellYes, Dell makes money on crapware.But when GeekSquad charges $229 to turn on a new computer, I'd say that the revenue source has turned into an imposition.http://geeksquad.com/servicesandpricing/homeinofficeservices.phpCustomer satisfaction sometimes conflicts with revenue maximization. Sometimes the buyer should win.Not just the crapware...But also the unavoidable...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Memory, Desktops, Monitors & displays, Dell Computer Corp., computer
- Discussion threads 2007-01-10
- Photos: Dell H2C PC runs hot and cold
- The new XPS 710 H2C is built to be overclocked--which means it runs hot. That's why Dell tinkered with the cooling system.
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, cold calling
- Image galleries 2007-01-10
- Alienware Area-51 7500 (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700)
- Buying a high-end gaming rig isn't supposed to be cheap. We've come to expect that the best of the best in PC hardware will run you around $5,000 or more. The problem is that once one vendor throws a wrench in the works, the whole game changes. The Alienware Area-51...
- Tags: Area-51 7500, Alienware, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Polywell
- Product reviews 2007-01-03
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