The Best Budget Laptops For Your Money
This update brings new recommendations for the best budget gaming laptop and the best budget netbook.
I also added recommendations for RAM, hard drives/SSDs (Solid State Drives) and sound card upgrades.
The Best Laptops For Your Money
The Best Budget Laptops For Your Money
This update brings new recommendations for the best budget gaming laptop and the best budget netbook.
I also added recommendations for RAM, hard drives/SSDs (Solid State Drives) and sound card upgrades.
The Best High-End Laptops For Your Money
If you have the time, reading detailed laptop reviews and specs are a lot of fun. However, most of us don’t have the time to do the research and just want the answers. In other words, what you want to know is what is the best laptop within your budget and requirements.
So if you don’t have the time to do the research, or just don’t care to do it, don’t worry. I’ll come to your help with this series of the best laptops for your money.
The Best Mainstream Laptops For Your Money
If you have the time, reading detailed laptop reviews and specs are a lot of fun. However, most of us don’t have the time to do the research and just want the answers. In other words, what you want to know is what is the best laptop within your budget and requirements.
So if you don’t have the time to do the research, or just don’t care to do it, don’t worry. I’ll come to your help with this series of the best laptops for your money.
The Best PC Parts For Your Money
The Best Video Cards For Your Money: January 2012
This update brings a few changes to my recommendations.
Of course, I talk about and recommend the newly launched Radeon HD 7970.
Also worth noting: The Radeon HD 6950/6970 got nice price cuts and the Geforce GTX 460 1GB is available for only $130.
Also featuring news about AMD and Nvidia upcoming video cards!
The Best SSDs and HDDs For Your Money: January 2012
Now featuring a SSD comparative table, allowing you to quickly figure out which SSDs is the best for your needs.
Good news: SSD prices are dropping. Two good examples: A 120GB SSD for $130 and a 256GB SSD for $305.
Finally, also get the latest news on future hard drives, future SSDs and more.
The Best CPUs For Your Money: December 2011
Looking for a CPU, but don’t have time to read reviews or just can’t bother?
No problem, let me come to your help with this guide on The Best CPUs For Your Money!
Gaming and Web PCs
Mainstream Gaming PCs v3.2: Price Cuts and Performance Boost!
Version 3.2 brings price cuts to Tier 3/4/5, more performance to Tier 6/7 and quite a few improvements to all Tiers.
Tier 4 and 5 are now equipped with a 120GB SSD.
Tier 6′s video card gets upgraded to a Radeon HD 6970 2GB, while Tier 7 gets upgraded to a Radeon HD 7970 3GB.
Budget Gaming PCs v3.2: New Tier and Price Cuts!
Version 3.2 of the Budget Gaming PCs brings to you a new Tier: Tier 0.625, a $376 Gaming PC.
You also get price cuts all over the place. Tier 0.75 price is $43 lower than in December, Tier 1 got a $15 price cut and Tier 2 costs $32 less.
High-End Gaming PCs v3.1
In version 3.1 of the High-End Gaming PCs, Tier 8 gets a new case, Tier 9 gets a new SSD and a new case.
Tier 10, 11 and 12 are upgraded to the new Intel Core i7-3930K CPU as well as new SSDs.
Workstations
Entry-Level Workstations v2.0: Low-Noise, Reliability and Performance at a Low Cost
After a long wait, here’s the update to the Entry-Level Workstations.
Featuring the Intel Core i5-2500, 8GB RAM and Intel HD 2000 for Tier 1 and the Intel Core i7-2600, 16GB RAM, Geforce GT 520 for Tier 2.
These Workstations are optimized for Low-Noise, Reliability and Performance at a Low Cost.
Workstations: Which one is the best one for your needs?
Which one is the best for you?
Which one do you want for your work?
Read this article to figure that out!
$2500 Workstation: Dual CPU, SSD, Nvidia Quadro, etc.
This is it: Our ultra-powerful dual-CPU Workstation Build.
If you need pure raw CPU power to handle the most demanding applications, this is what you want.
Home-Theater PCs & Small Form Factor Gaming PCs
High-End HTPCs/SFF Gaming PCs v3.0
A relatively silent, reliable and powerful HTPC/Gaming PC, that can be overclocked to your heart’s content, in a compact and attractive case.
Mainstream HTPCs/SFF Gaming PCs v3.0
Imagine a relatively silent, reliable and powerful HTPC/Gaming PC in a compact and attractive case. This is what you’re getting here.
With three Tiers:
Tier 3: Mainstream HTPC
Tier 4: Mainstream HTPC/SFF Gaming PC
Tier 5: As powerful as a Mini-ITX HTPC/SFF Gaming PC gets.
Budget HTPCs v3.0: Featuring AMD’s Bobcat APU!
After a long absence, the HTPCs are making a comeback to Hardware Revolution! This Budget HTPC article comes with two Tiers and plenty of alternatives. Enjoy!
Questions & Answers
Warning: All you need to know about Intel SandyBridge Chipset/Motherboard Recall
A must read for current H67/P67 motherboard owners and those of you who are considering a Sandybridge PC.
Hardware Revolution: Questions and Answers #7
Every two weeks or so, Mathieu from Hardware Revolution goes through his email inbox, previous comments and answers five of the best questions left by you, the readers, on Computer Builds, the Best PC Parts and more.
Got a question? Post it in the comments below this post.
Help me: Why won’t my newly assembled PC start or boot?
This is the last of three posts written specially for people who have built their computer but need help because it won’t power on or won’t boot.
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Follow @HardwareRevo , Hardware Revolution’s dedicated Twitter account!
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Future Gaming Builds: What To Expect and Thank YOU
Recently, I asked you to Throw in your requests, suggestions and feedback for the next Gaming Builds. I took a look at your comments today and I’m happy to announce the ideas that will be integrated Gaming PCs.