best sites for reviews ?

[Snake007uk]

ok some peeps are saying that THG are biased etc.... blah blah blah............


just wondering aprtfrom Anand

what other sites (which are in english) are worth paying a visit to ?

Snake

[TdB]

www.beyond3d.com usually gives good unbiased indepth reviews.

[Jazzz]

http://www.aceshardware.com

http://www.xbitlabs.com/

and like TDB said beyond3d is very good as well

[az]

Ace's.

AZ

[maharajah]

http://www.aceshardware.com definitely is the least biased site listed so far.
http://www.xbitlabs.com is very opinionated, and thus a good read, however they are not always "right" in their opinions.
http://www.tech-report.com also has some nice reviews. Always good for some Mac bashing

[az]

Isn't tech-report just an english lay-off of xbit?

AZ

[Dr Mordrid]

Extremetech seemed to handle the preview and Dan Wood's interview in an even-handed manner.

http://www.extremetech.com/

Dr. Mordrid

[maharajah]

Originally posted by Dr Mordrid
Extremetech seemed to handle the preview and Dan Wood's interview in an even-handed manner.

http://www.extremetech.com/

Dr. Mordrid

My nod to extremetech also, they had one of the better previews. But since they are a ZiffDavis site, just pretend you're reading PCMag when you're reading articles on their site. All the same caveats apply.

[string]

https://www.lostcircuits.com

[az]

Maharajah, can you elaborate for those of us who don't read ZD mags? (I stopped long ago when I discovered c't, which is easily THE best PC mag in germany)

Also, I did like the Extremetech Interview, but has anyone read their "how to make a PC quiet" article? It was baaad (IMHO)

AZ

[lecter]

www.dansdata.com is a personal favorite, i like the guy's style.

[maharajah]

az - most articles and "reviews" on ZD mags are influenced by the major advertisers of those magazine. While this may be true of any magazine, ZDmags have a strong history of "playing nice" with advertisers.
Yea, I am also building a quiet PC, so I myself also recognized the lameness of that article. HTPCs are becoming all the rage; a strong enthusiast market is developing for quiet PCs. I guess Extremetech's just wanted to get on the bandwagon.

[az]

HT? High Temperature?

AZ

[xortam]

Home Theater az. My HTPC is in the adjoining room. Has many drawbacks but I don't hear a thing in the TV room.

[Daven]

A great source for excellent hardware reviews and other interesting articles is Thresh's Firing squad at:

http://firingsquad.gamers.com/

Regards,
Daven