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Processors
[09.24.08] AMD vs. Intel - $50 Dual Core War
[09.11.08] Core 2 Duo E8500 Review
[12.01.07] Dual Core War 2007 - AMD Athlon64 X2 vs Intel Core 2 Duo
[11.01.06] Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield Review
[08.07.06] Intel Core 2 Duo Review & Core 2 Extreme
[03.15.06] Dual Core CPU Review: AMD X2 vs. Intel Pentium D
[07.20.05] Intel Pentium-D 820 Dual Core CPU Review
[02.20.05] Intel Pentium 4 600 Series with EM64T & SpeedStep
[10.31.04] Intel 1066 FSB - The 925XE Chipset and P4EE 3.46 CPU
[09.13.04] AMD Socket A 2500+ Shootout
[06.19.04] Intel 925x Platform - LGA 775 and Pentium 4 560
[03.21.04] Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz - Prescott and Northwood
[02.02.04] Intel Pentium 4 "Prescott" 3.20E
[01.05.04] AMD Athlon64 3400+
[06.23.03] Intel Pentium 4 3.20 GHz
[06.02.03] Intel @ 3 Ghz - Platform Overview
[10.01.02] AMD AthlonXP 2700+ w/ 333 MHz FSB
[08.26.02] Intel Pentium 4 2.80 GHz
[05.08.02] Intel Pentium 4 2.53 GHz and 533 MHz FSB
[04.04.02] AMD vs. Intel ROUND 2 - AthlonXP 2100 vs. P4 2.4 GHz
[03.27.02] AMD AthlonXP 2100+
[02.02.02] AMD AthlonXP vs. Intel Pentium 4 Northwood
[11.15.01] AMD Duron 1100 Mhz - Unlocking the Potential
Motherboards
[09.18.08] Abit A-N78HD GeForce 8200 Motherboard Review
[04.14.08] Abit AX78 - AMD 770 Chipset ATX Motherboard Review
[02.27.08] Abit IP35-Pro Review - Intel P35 chipset motherboard
[02.05.07] Abit NF-M2 nView GeForce 6150 mATX Motherboard Review
[09.16.06] Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H Core 2 Duo Motherboard Review
[08.30.06] ECS 945G-M3
[08.30.06] Gigabyte S Series Core 2 Duo Motherboard Review
[08.20.06] Foxconn C51XEM2AA-8EKRS2H NFORCE 590 SLI Review
[06.25.06] The Making of a Motherboard: ECS 2006
[10.24.05] DFI Infinity NFORCE4 Motherboard Review
[10.13.05] ECS PF88 Extreme Hybrid Intel/AMD Motherboard Review
[08.05.05] Abit AN8 SLI NFORCE4 SLI Motherboard Review - 99%*
[08.01.05] Tyan K8WE NFORCE4 Professional SLI Motherboard Review - 93%
[07.27.05] Next-Gen 9xx Intel Chipsets - Foxconn Motherboards
[07.18.05] ECS KN1 Extreme nForce4 Motherboard Review - 86%
[03.31.05] DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra D Review - 98%*
[03.14.05] Gigabyte K8VT890-9 Motherboard - 71%
[03.07.05] Soltek SL-K890 Pro 939 Motherboard - 79%
[01.31.05] VIA PT Series Pentium 4 Chipset Preview
[12.23.04] Abit AV8 K8T800 Pro Motherboard - 94%*
[12.21.04] DFI Lanparty 875-T LGA 775 Motherboard - 96%*
[12.06.04] Gigabyte K8NXP-9 nForce4 Ultra Motherboard - 95%*
[10.07.04] Intel IGP Chipset Overview ATI 9100 Pro IGP vs Intel GMA 900
[08.30.04] 925x Motherboard Shootout: Abit, DFI, Foxconn, Gigabyte
[08.23.04] Socket 754 Shootout - Motherboards for the Sempron
[05.21.04] Foxconn 755A01-6EKRS Athlon64 Motherboard (SiS 755) - 70%
[03.03.04] Gigabyte 8IPE1000 Pro2-W 865PE motherboard with WiFi - 92%
[02.13.04] Gigabyte K8VNXP K8T800 Motherboard - 95%*
[01.26.04] DFI Lanparty PRO875B - 98%*
[01.16.04] DFI 865PE Infinity Motherboard Review - 86%
[01.08.04] Abit AI7 865PE - 97%*
[11.12.03] Abit IS7 i865PE - 90%
[09.12.03] DFI Lanparty nForce2 - 90%
[08.19.03] Gigabyte GA-7VT600 - 78%
[07.17.03] Gigabyte GA-7NNXP - 88%
[07.01.03] DFI Lanparty KT400a - 80%
[05.14.03] Epox 8RDA+ nForce2 - 94%*
[03.12.03] Soltek SL-75FRN-L nForce2 - 90%
[10.08.02] Intel 845PE & 845GE Chipset Review
[04.11.02] Abit AT7 (KT333) Motherboard Review - 98%*
[02.20.02] Shuttle AK35 GTR Review
[02.06.02] Shuttle AV45GTR Review
[10.06.01] ECS K7S-5A DDR Motherboard Review - 85%
[07.23.01] GigaByte GA-7VTX KT266 Motherboard - 90%
[03.30.01] MSI K7T Pro2a KT133A Motherboard - 80%
[10.28.00] Abit KT7-RAID Motherboard - 98%*
[09.21.00] Asus A7V KT133 Motherboard - 98%
[08.28.00] MSI K7T Pro KT133 Motherboard - 86%
[08.14.00] Asus CUV4X Motherboard - 95%
[03.29.00] Abit VA6 Motherboard - 69%
[03.14.00] Tyan s1854 Trinity 400 - 91%
Video Cards
[01.31.07] Foxconn FV-N79GM3D2-HPOC GeForce 7950 GT 512MB Review
[11.04.06] Gigabyte NX76T256D-RH Silent 7600 GT Review
[10.04.05] Leadtek PX7800 GTX TDH MyVIVO Extreme
[05.24.05] Gigabyte X800 & X800 XL - Silent High End Video Cards
[03.22.05] Gigabyte GeForce 6200 with TurboCache 256MB - 88%
[02.15.05] Gigabyte 3D1 Dual Core 6600GT Video Card - 75%
[09.17.04] HIS X800 XT and X800 Pro Excalibur IceQ
[06.15.04] Albatron GeForceFX 5700P Turbo - 67%
[03.15.04] Gigabyte N595U GT - GeForce FX 5950 Ultra - 95%*
[02.09.04] Powercolor Radeon 9600XT Bravo 128MB - 81%
[01.21.04] ATI Radeon 9600XT 128MB - 80%
[12.15.03] Inno3D GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 128MB - 80%
[10.05.03] Inno3D GeForce FX 5900 - 79%
[10.02.03] PowerColor Radeon 9800 Pro 256 - 93%
[07.29.03] HIS Excalibur Radeon 9800 Pro - 95%*
[06.25.03] Inno3D Tornado FX5600 Ultra - 86%
[04.29.03] Inno3D Tornado GeForceFX 5200 - 80%
[03.09.03] Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro - 96%*
[02.24.03] Powercolor Xabre600 - 40%
[10.01.02] ATI Radeon 9700 PRO 128MB - 96%
[09.05.02] MSI VTP128 GeForce 4 Ti4200 - 90%
[04.22.02] Chaintech GeForce 3 Ti200: SE 128MB - 90%
[01.10.02] Hercules 3D Prophet 4000XT - 80%
[11.12.01] Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 Kyro II - 95%
[10.16.01] ATI Radeon 7500 - 80%
[02.12.01] Leadtek Winfast 64MB GeForce2 GTS - 78%
[10.13.00] Leadtek Winfast GeForce2 MX - 95%
[09.22.00] MSI StarForce 816 GF2 MX - 95%
[06.23.00] Elsa Gladiac GeForce 2 GTS - 92%
[05.07.00] Diamond Viper II Savage 2000 - 77%
[04.29.00] ATI Rage Fury MAXX - 32%
[02.29.00] Creative Labs Annihilator Pro GF DDR - 85%
Memory
[09.04.08] OCZ ReaperX HPC Enhanced Bandwidth PC2-6400 Memory
[02.11.07] Kingston HyperX KHX6400D2LL DDR2 Memory Review
[08.27.06] OCZ PC2 6400 SOE Urban Elite Memory Review
[06.27.06] OCZ EL DDR PC3200 2GB Dual Channel Platinum XTC RAM
[02.17.06] OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Gold GX XTC Review
[10.27.04] OCZ DDR Booster - 65%
[09.20.04] OCZ EL DDR PC3200 Platinum Revision 2 - 97%*
[07.26.04] OCZ PC3500 Platinum EB DDR433 Kit - 96%*
[03.24.04] PC4400 Memory - Corsair, Kingston, and OCZ
[01.15.04] OCZ EL PC4000 vs. Kingston HyperX PC4000
[08.12.03] Corsair XMS3500 DDR Memory - 95%
[05.29.03] Kingston HyperX PC3500 Kit - 94%
Cooling
[03.10.06] CoolIT Systems Freezone CPU Cooler
[01.16.06] Zalman FS-V7 Fatal1ty Video Card Cooler
[04.25.05] Coolermaster Aquagate Mini R120 Water Cooling Combo - 93%*
[04.18.05] Coolermaster Vortex TX Review - 80%
[03.29.05] Zalman VF700-AlCu Silent Video Card Cooler - 98%*
[12.09.04] Zalman CNPS7700-Cu Quiet CPU Cooler - 93%*
[08.25.04] Gigabyte 3D Rocket Pro Cooler - 96%*
[08.11.04] Zalman Reserator 1 Fanless Silent Water Cooler Review - 92%*
[07.14.04] Spire Coolwave SP441B0-F P4 Heatsink - 75%
[05.31.04] Gigabyte 3D Cooler Ultra GT Edition - 90%
[04.19.04] Coolermaster Jet 7+ Socket A Cooler - 91%
[04.13.04] Cooler Master Coolpad Notebook Cooler
[04.09.04] Vantec Aeroflow 2 Socket A Cooler - 90%
[03.01.04] Vantec Aeroflow 2 Socket 478 Cooler - 45%
[02.19.04] Vantec Vortex Hard Drive Cooler
[02.17.04] Cooler Master Cooldrive 4 HDD Cooler/Fan Controller - 91%
[01.29.04] Thermaltake Extreme Giant III Video Card Heatsink - 65%
[01.20.04] Vantec Spectrum Fan Card - 85%
[01.13.04] Thermaltake Venus 12 K8 Heatsink - 90%
[01.02.04] Thermaltake HardCano 12 - 90%
[07.14.03] Ahanix Iceberg II CPU Water Cooler - 90%
[04.05.03] CpuMate DIA-21500 P4 Heatpipe Cooler - 86%
[03.12.03] Thermalright SLK-900U - 86%
[03.07.03] Thermaltake Volcano 11 - 74%
[02.25.03] Coolermaster X-Dream HAC-V81 - 93%*
[02.20.03] Cooler Master IHC-L71 - 85%
[02.19.03] Zalman ZM-F1 "Silent" 80mm Case Fan - 75%
[02.06.03] Thermaltake Hardcano 8VR - 72%
[02.01.03] Vantec Aeroflow (Socket A) - 97%*
[01.28.03] Thermaltake Spark7 - 95%*
[12.23.02] Globalwin CAK4-86 Cooler
[12.09.02] Vantec CCK-6040H Cooler
[12.03.02] Zalman Heatpipe Cooler
[10.28.02] Aluminum Notebook Cooler
[09.10.02] Cooler Master Neon LED Case Fan
[08.22.02] Thermaltake Volcano 9 w/ COOLmod - 91%
[04.03.02] Thermaltake Hardcano 2 HDD Cooler - 86%
[11.26.01] Thermaltake Crystal Orb Graphics Chipset Cooler - 90%
[11.09.01] OCZ Gladiator Socket CPU Cooler - 88%
[11.05.01] Thermaltake Volcano 7 Socket CPU Cooler - 97%*
[06.20.01] Thermaltake Dragon Orb III Socket CPU Cooler - 90%
[04.21.01] Tennmax Lasagna II Graphics Chipset Cooler - 88%
[04.10.01] Thermaltake Mini Copper Orb Socket A CPU Cooler - 78%
[03.27.01] Vantec Socket A CPU Cooler - 89%
[03.12.01] CPUfx 'CORE' Socket CPU Cooler - 90%
[02.20.01] Kanie Copper Hedgehog Socket CPU Cooler - 86%
[02.19.01] Thermaltake Mini Super Orb Socket A CPU Cooler - 86%
[02.16.01] Thermaltake Volcano II Socket A CPU Cooler - 96%
[11.08.00] Tennmax Lasagna II Graphics Chipset Cooler - PREVIEW
[11.04.00] Thermaltake Super Orb Socket A CPU Cooler - 93%
[10.25.00] Thermaltake Blue Orb Graphics Chipset Cooler - 90%*
[10.20.00] Thermaltake Chrome Orb Socket A CPU Cooler - 86%
[08.21.00] CardCooler XT - 85%
[06.07.00] Thermaltake Golden Orb PGA - 95%
[04.19.00] Alpha FC-PAL35T Coppermine HSF - 84%
[04.12.00] Alpha CO-PEP66T Coppermine HSF - 85%
Cases
[10.04.07] GTR Tech GT3 Small Form Factor Case Review
[03.07.07] Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Case Review
[02.12.07] Silverstone Sugo SG01 mATX Small Form Factor Case
[01.11.07] Thermaltake Armor LCS VE2000 Full Tower Case Review
[10.30.06] Thermaltake Mozart Sx Slim Full ATX HTPC Case
[05.01.06] Thermaltake Eureka Extended ATX Tower Case
[03.07.06] nMediaPC HTPC-200 Full ATX HTPC Case
[02.09.06] NZXT Lexa Full ATX Case Review
[10.12.05] Thermaltake Tai Chi Full ATX Water Cooling Case Review
[10.03.05] Gigabtye 3D Aurora Full ATX Case Review
[09.29.05] Antec TX1088AMG SOHO ATX Tower Case
[08.17.05] Ahanix D-Vine MCE601 HTPC Case - 90%
[07.28.05] Silverstone TJ-06 Case Review - 97%*
[07.12.05] ULTRA Dragon Glossy Series ATX Case Review - 70%
[06.14.05] Silverstone LC14M HTPC Case - 93%
[04.26.05] Thermaltake Armor Review VA8000 Full Tower Case Review - 88%
[04.05.05] NZXT Trinity Full Tower Case review - 84%
[03.20.05] Thermaltake VA7000 Shark Full Tower Case - 94%*
[11.18.04] Antec Sonata Tower Case - 94%*
[11.16.04] NZXT Nemesis Elite ATX Case - 95%*
[10.11.04] SilverStone Temjin TJ05 ATX Tower Case - 79%
[08.06.04] Raidmax Scorpio 668 Aluminum ATX Tower Case - 89%
[07.29.04] Silverstone Lascala SST-LC03 Full ATX HTPC Case
[07.21.04] APEX Super Case TU-150 ATX Mid Tower - 70%
[07.19.04] Cooler Master Cavalier 3 CAV-T03 ATX Tower - 87%
[07.05.04] SilverStone Lascala SST-LC02 ATX Slim HTPC Case
[07.01.04] Yeong Yang Cetus YY-5601 - 85%
[03.12.04] NZXT Guardian ATX Tower Case - 91%
[02.24.04] Thermaltake Xaser 5 V6000A "Damier" case - 50%
[01.19.04] Diabolic Series Minotaur Mid Tower Case - 91%
[01.12.04] Thermaltake Xaser III VM3000A "SKULL" Mid Tower Case - 90%
[08.31.03] Aspire X-Superalien Full Tower - 85%
[05.17.03] Cooler Master ATC-210 - 92%
[05.12.03] Cooler Master ATC-111c - 92%
[02.03.03] Thermaltake Xaser III - 94%*
[07.27.02] Thermaltake Xaser II A6000A Plus - 98%*
[04.08.02] SkyHawk MSR-4610 ATX Aluminum Tower Case - 96%*
[10.22.01] Lian Li PC-60 Aluminum - 90%
Case Mods
[03.10.04] Cooler Master Musketeer 2 Sound Controller/HDD Monitor - 89%
[06.16.03] Ode to hardCOREware
[06.08.03] The "iMike"
[03.19.03] Enermax Multi-Function Panel - 85%
[03.19.03] Enermax Thermally Controlled HDD Swap Bay - 80%
[02.12.03] VLSystem LIS LED Indicator - 86%
[06.03.02] PC Geiger - PCI Bandwidth Monitor - 85%
[04.26.02] Crazy PC's Laser Etched Window Kit
Power Supplies
[02.21.07] XBOX 360 vs PS3 (and Wii) - Power Consumption Report
[10.23.06] ATX12V 2.0 Power Supply Roundup - 8 PSUs Reviewed
[04.06.05] 500 Watt+ Power Supply Comparison Q105
[08.11.04] SilverStone SST-30NF 300W Fanless Power Supply - 95%
[08.09.04] Ultra X-Connect Modular 500W PSU - 93%*
[03.19.04] CleverPower SPS-500 500W Powerbar PSU - 90%
[09.15.03] SilverStoneTek SST-ST360 Power Supply - 85%
[08.08.03] HCW Power Supply Guide 2003
Small Form Factor
[09.28.05] Shuttle SD31P vs Silverstone Sugo SG01
[04.07.05] Shuttle SN25P Review - NFORCE4 Socket 939 - 97%*
[12.31.04] Shuttle XPC SN95G5 Barebones nForce3 Ultra Socket 939 - 84%
[04.25.04] Soltek Qbic EQ3401 P4 SFF System - 88%
[10.07.03] Monarch "Hornet" SFF PC
Multimedia
[03.13.08] Logitech G51 Review 5.1 Surround Speakers for Gamers
[03.12.07] OPPO DV-981HD 1080p Up-Converting DVD Player with HDMI
[08.26.06] Audigy 2 to Audigy 4 Softmod... Worthwhile?
[05.05.06] Creative Labs X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Sound Card Review
[12.16.05] Powercolor Theater 550 Pro PCI-E TV Tuner
[10.18.05] Logitech Z-5450 Wireless Surround Speaker Review
[08.10.05] Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Channel Digital Speakers Review - 93%*
[07.21.05] Sorell SF2000 256MB MP3 Player - 88%
[02.28.05] ULTRA All in One MP3 Player Review - 44%
[07.15.04] Philips PSC724 Ultimate Edge 24 bit Soundcard - 85%
[09.25.03] Philips PSC805 Aurilium USB Sound Card Review - 84%
[03.30.03] Telex SonicXS 2.1 - 89%
[03.16.03] Altech Lansing 5100 5.1 Speakers - 91%
[06.11.02] iMation RipGO! Portable MP3 Player - 80%
[06.07.02] Altec Lansing XA3021 Video Game Speakers - 84%
Storage
[05.21.06] Vantec NexStar 3 3.5" SATA to USB eSATA Drive Enclosure Revi
[03.03.06] Hitachi vs. Seagate 500 GB SATA Hard Drive Review
[11.21.05] Next Gen 7200 RPM Notebook Drives - by Hitachi & Seagate
[11.17.05] OCZ Rally Dual Channel USB Flash Drive
[08.29.05] Portable Storage Guide Q3 2005
[05.11.05] SATA-II 3 GB/s RAID Performance Guide - SATA 300
[04.19.05] Next Generation SATA Hard Drive Comparison - April 2005
[11.19.04] Portable Storage Guide Q404
[11.10.04] HighPoint RocketRAID 1640 PCI 4 Channel SATA RAID Controller - 79%
[07.10.03] Parallel ATA Hard Drive Roundup 2003
[04.11.03] Serial ATA Overview
Monitors
[02.19.02] Microtek C783-GM LCD Monitor - 89%
Controllers
[11.02.05] Logitech MX 5000 Wireless Keyboard Mouse Combo Review
[07.13.05] Wacom Intuos3 6x8 Graphic Tablet Review
[06.21.05] Optorite ML100 1600 dpi Laser Mouse - 85%
[03.15.05] Logitech diNovo Cordless Desktop Review
[02.03.05] Logitech MX 3100 Cordless Desktop - 91%
[12.07.04] Wireless Bluetooth Mouse Comparison: Microsoft vs. Logitech
[11.25.04] A4Tech Battery Free Wireless Optical Mouse - 79%
[03.11.04] Everglide Ray Giganta Mousepad
[08.04.03] auravision eluminX Keyboard - 80%
[04.18.03] Bytecc "Zippy" Keyboard - 80%
[02.22.03] Wireless Mice: Head-to-Head
Networking
[09.28.06] Vantec NexStar LX Network Attached Storage Enclosure
[05.17.06] Hawking Technology HBB1 Broadband Booster
[07.07.05] Gigabyte AirCruiser G Desktop Router Review - 85%
[03.23.05] Silex Pricom SX3700WB Wireless USB Device Server - 90%
[02.18.03] D-Link Dual-Mode Wireless
Mobile Accessories
[06.27.07] Logitech Alto Notebook Stand & Keyboard
[08.26.04] Bluetooth Headset Shootout
[01.28.03] Bluetooth Overview
HCW Game Reviews
[03.18.03] Preview: X2 - The Threat
[09.18.02] BattleCruiser Millenium
[03.26.02] Parkan: The Iron Strategy - 73%
[03.24.02] Uplink - 90%*
Others
[03.05.08] Windows Vista SP1 Performance Test
[03.02.07] Sumo Omni Bean Bag Chair Review
[10.21.06] The Top 5 Silent PC Upgrades
[06.19.06] HCW Does Computex 2006
[02.11.06] An Interview with Johnny H. from NZXT
[01.10.06] CES 2006 - Bits and Bytes
[11.25.05] Not a Black Friday Shopping Guide 2005
[10.14.05] Product Shots #1
[10.06.05] The New HCW
[09.20.05] LANsomnia 2K5
[07.08.05] Silex Combo-Mini Finger Print Reader - 84%
[06.06.05] hardCOREware Does Computex 2005
[04.13.05] Pantone ColorVision SpectroPRO2 Suite Review - 89%
[03.08.05] HardcoreWAR East 2005
[02.28.05] hardCOREware.net Presents: LANsomnia 2005
[01.25.05] HCW does CES 2005
[09.07.04] Windows XP SP2 Performance Review
[06.03.04] The Making of a Motherboard - Gigabyte Factory Tour
[11.27.03] hardCOREware at COMDEX 2003
[05.21.03] HCW Rocks E3
[05.19.03] Chaintech Reloaded
[02.20.03] WinBackup - 65%
[10.10.02] How to Build a DEAD SILENT PC
hardCOREware Editorials
[11.20.06] Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - A Game Developer's Perspective
[06.06.03] Benchmarking: Thoughts From a Frustrated Reviewer
Monthly Upgrade Guide!
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