http://www.tomshardware.com en 10 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 19:48:32 +0200 http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_us.jpg http://www.tomshardware.com http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crucial-m500-1tb-ssd,3551.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crucial-m500-1tb-ssd,3551.html#xtor=RSS-182 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 06:30:00 CEST Micron's consumer products division, Crucial, wasn't the first brand to introduce a 1 TB SSD. But it was the first to sell one for less than a fortune, and it sports some snazzy new features to boot. We got our hands on the entire line-up to test.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalright-true-spirit-heat-sink,3560.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalright-true-spirit-heat-sink,3560.html#xtor=RSS-182 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 06:00:00 CEST Thermalright sent over all three models in its True Spirit heat sink family, complete with 92, 120, and 140 mm fans. We dropped each one onto an FX-8350 processor to gauge its cooling performance and acoustic output. Which one takes the value win?]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7730-cape-verde-review,3575.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7730-cape-verde-review,3575.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 06:00:01 CEST We got our hands on two Radeon HD 7730 cards from Sapphire: one with 2 GB of DDR3 and the other sporting 1 GB of GDDR5. How do they compare to AMD's Radeon HD 6670s, and what might we glean from these boards about the upcoming Kaveri-based APUs?]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-ama-ssd,3578.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-ama-ssd,3578.html#xtor=RSS-182 Sat, 03 Aug 2013 06:00:01 CEST Earlier this week, a representative from Samsung spent a day answering questions from the Tom's Hardware community. In the pages that follow, we aggregate the discussion on next-gen technology, hard drives, NAND endurance, and SSDs your reference. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ultrabook-story-history,3577.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ultrabook-story-history,3577.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 06:00:00 CEST We recently had the opportunity to sit down with some of Intel's high-level execs responsible for the Ultrabook initiative to talk about its inception, to track its progress over a few generations, and to get an idea of where Ultrabooks are going.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/laptop-ultrathin-hdd-500gb-review,3526.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/laptop-ultrathin-hdd-500gb-review,3526.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 06:00:00 CEST When you look at it from the side, Seagate's Laptop Ultrathin HDD is almost easy to miss. Measuring just 5 mm tall, it’s one of the thinnest hard drives in existence. We got our hands on the 500 GB model to see if it can keep up with larger disks.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-shield-tegra-4-android-geforce-review,3576.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-shield-tegra-4-android-geforce-review,3576.html#xtor=RSS-182 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST We've been playing with Nvidia's Shield handheld for more than a month, but only recently got access to its killer feature: streaming PC game content. Does Nvidia's foray into the hardware world deserve your $300, or is this expensive toy impractical?]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/travelstar-7k1000-hdd-review,3479.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/travelstar-7k1000-hdd-review,3479.html#xtor=RSS-182 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST HGST's Travelstar 7K1000 is the first 1000 GB notebook drive we've tested with a 7200 RPM spindle speed. Is this hard disk a performance crown winner? We run our standard suite of benchmarks on it and compare the repository to 13 competitors.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ideacentre-horizon-27-review-all-in-one,3564.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ideacentre-horizon-27-review-all-in-one,3564.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST The latest all-in-ones look a lot like huge tablets, right? An internal battery adds portability to Lenovo's 27” IdeaCentre Horizon, but is this cool concept still functional as a desktop, or does the push toward mobility sacrifice too much performance?]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-ama-toms-hardware,3571.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-ama-toms-hardware,3571.html#xtor=RSS-182 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST Earlier this week, three representatives from Gigabyte spent a day answering questions from the Tom's Hardware community (despite the time difference in Taipei, Taiwan!). In the pages that follow, we aggregate the discussion for your reference.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/macbook-pro-ssd-trim,3538.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/macbook-pro-ssd-trim,3538.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST The ATA interface standard's TRIM command helps SSDs write faster and live longer. But if you own a Mac, you can only enable it with an OEM drive installed. A freeware tool turns TRIM on for aftermarket SSDs, and we take a look at how well it works.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-840-evo-review-1tb-ssd,3567.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-840-evo-review-1tb-ssd,3567.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:00:00 CEST Last week, Samsung unveiled a successor to its wildly popular 840 at the company's Global SSD Summit in Seoul, South Korea. Stacked with a series of new features and 19 nm, three-bit-per-cell NAND, we benchmark four models and make a recommendation.]]> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=758ba87859b7484b605b3165be502eb8 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269.html#xtor=RSS-182 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST NAND production cuts earlier in the year have resulted in pricing chaos. Some SSDs are up, while others are down. Fortunately, most still fall under $1 per gigabyte. We're updating our recommendations for March in light of the recent movements

]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/K/S/287164/2/287164.png 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 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:00:00 CEST In this month's graphics card update, we talk about Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 760 and the impact this impressive product is already making on the market. We also discuss a lot of the pricing moves that affect our recommendations this time around.

]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/V/G/179980/2/179980.jpg http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/x265-hevc-encoder,3565.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/x265-hevc-encoder,3565.html#xtor=RSS-182 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:00:01 CEST Last month, the HEVC/H.265 standard was officially published. We recently got our hands on a pre-alpha build of x265, an HEVC encoder project from a company called MulticoreWare that's going to be licensed in much the same way as the famed x264 library.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/usb-3.0-thumb-drive-review,3477.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/usb-3.0-thumb-drive-review,3477.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 06:00:01 CEST It's hard to believe that the fastest USB 3.0-rated thumb drives can outperform the hard drive in your desktop PC. On the other hand, the slowest models shouldn't even be allowed USB 3.0 branding. We test 31 different drives to determine the quickest.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/qualcomm-ama-toms-hardware,3563.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/qualcomm-ama-toms-hardware,3563.html#xtor=RSS-182 Sat, 20 Jul 2013 06:00:01 CEST Earlier this week, three representatives from Qualcomm spent a day answering questions from the Tom's Hardware community. In the pages that follow, we aggregate the discussion for your reference. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/636-best-overclocking-cpu.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/636-best-overclocking-cpu.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST This summer we're beating the heat by waxing nostalgic about some of history's favorite overclocking-friendly CPUs. Grab your beverage of choice and follow along as we start back in 1989. Then, pass along your fond memories in the comments section.]]> 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 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST We recently saw AMD introduce the flagship FX-9000 series and the Athlon X2 370K. Moreover, the company's three-module FX-6300 dropped $20. Read along as we document a handful of price cuts on other AMD CPUs and Intel's Haswell-based processors.

]]> http://media.bestofmicro.com/4/3/217875/2/217875.jpg http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-4960x-ivy-bridge-e-benchmark,3557.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-4960x-ivy-bridge-e-benchmark,3557.html#xtor=RSS-182 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:00:01 CEST We're still a few months away from the launch of Intel's Ivy Bridge-E-based processors, but an early sample landed in our lab and we couldn't wait to test it. Is the Core i7-4960X looking like a viable upgrade to Sandy Bridge-E on your X79 motherboard?]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gt70-dragon-edition-2-core-i7-4930mx-laptop,3545.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gt70-dragon-edition-2-core-i7-4930mx-laptop,3545.html#xtor=RSS-182 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 06:00:01 CEST MSI's GT70 Dragon Edition 2 is in the lab, tuned up by Xotic PC. Sporting a Haswell-based mobile Core i7-4930MX CPU, Nvidia's GeForce GTX 780M, and a luxurious 17.3" FHD screen, this is one heavy-duty gaming notebook. At more than $3000, it should be.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-heat-sink-haswell,3554.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-heat-sink-haswell,3554.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:00:01 CEST Intel's Haswell-based CPUs have a unique cooling problem that leaves many overclockers in a quandary. Today, we're rounding up nine different sink and fan combinations to see if any can contend with the fourth-gen Core processor's copious heat.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/633-booth-babes-computex-2013.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/633-booth-babes-computex-2013.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:00:01 CEST We wrapped up our Computex 2013 coverage last week, summarizing our meeting with 19 of the 33 companies we sat down with at the show. But booth babes never get old. So, here are some more fond memories to remember Taipei's most popular trade show by.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/dashdrive-air-ae400-charger-review,3476.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/dashdrive-air-ae400-charger-review,3476.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:10:00 CEST Adata's DashDrive Air AE400 offers a lot of functionality in a small package. It’s a USB port, an SD memory card reader, a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 10 devices, and a 5000 mAh power bank able to charge your smartphone and tablet. How well does it work?]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-ram-endurance,3475.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-ram-endurance,3475.html#xtor=RSS-182 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST A minor hardware upgrade can have a major impact. Adding RAM to your PC may help cut back on writes to your SSD, potentially increasing its lifespan. In fact, our benchmarks reveal up to a 63% reduction with 16 GB of DDR3 memory compared to 4 GB. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/parrot-asteroid-smart-android-review,3520.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/parrot-asteroid-smart-android-review,3520.html#xtor=RSS-182 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST Parrot combines Android 2.3 with a double-DIN head unit to create an advanced infotainment system for automotive enthusiasts. We hook it up in two difference vehicles, side-load apps, root it, and let you know whether it's worth the $600 Parrot is asking.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/desktop-hdd.15-st4000dm000-4tb,3494.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/desktop-hdd.15-st4000dm000-4tb,3494.html#xtor=RSS-182 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 06:00:00 CEST First, Seagate renamed its Barracuda hard drive family to Desktop HDD.15. Then, it introduced the first model in the new line-up—the Desktop HDD.15 ST4000DM000. Does Seagate's first massive 4 TB desktop disk deliver the performance we want or disappoint? ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-workstation-graphics-card,3493.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-workstation-graphics-card,3493.html#xtor=RSS-182 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 06:00:01 CEST We put 14 professional and seven gaming graphics cards from two generations through a number of workstation, general-purpose computing, and synthetic applications. By the end of our nearly 70 charts, you should know which board is right for your workload.]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cooler-master-ama-toms-hardware,3550.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cooler-master-ama-toms-hardware,3550.html#xtor=RSS-182 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 06:00:01 CEST Earlier this week, four representatives from Cooler Master spent a day answering questions from the Tom's Hardware community. In the pages that follow, we aggregate the discussion for your reference. ]]> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/storage-controller-performance-ssd,3540.html#xtor=RSS-182 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/storage-controller-performance-ssd,3540.html#xtor=RSS-182 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 06:00:01 CEST ]]>