Build-A-Rig
Our Build-A-Rig project is a place where PC hardware manufacturers (memory companies, case companies, GPU, CPU, power supply, storage et al.) are given an imaginary budget and a rough guideline on what system they should build fo that budget. Then we at AnandTech, with our partners Newegg, get the components in, build the system, interview the person that provided the spec list, give a run down of the components, test the system and then offer it as a giveaway to our readers. This iteration was our second round, featuring Tony Ou from SilverStone Technology and Jeremy Mortenson from Cruicial Memory. The goal for this round was a Back-to-School build for $800. Both systems focused on different areas of CPU power, GPU grunt, storage and form...
Build-A-Rig Round 2, SilverStone vs. Crucial: The $800 PC Showdown
We’re back again for the final phase of our second Build-a-Rig competition. For this round we are doing a theme relevant to many a younger enthusiast: back to school...
43 by Daniel Williams on 11/12/2015
Build-A-Rig Round 2, SilverStone vs Crucial: The $800 PC Build Logs
After starting our second Build-A-Rig project a couple of weeks ago the build logs are in and we can see what it is like to work hands on with...
33 by Daniel Williams on 11/4/2015
Build-A-Rig Round 2: SilverStone and Crucial Interviews and $800 Back-To-School PCs
Last quarter we introduced our new Build-A-Rig project. At a high level, we ask two or three companies in the PC industry each round to configure a system to...
93 by Ian Cutress on 10/13/2015
Build-A-Rig Round 1: The Winners
As our final update to what has been a very successful first round for our Build-A-Rig project, last week we held the drawing to determine the winners. Each of...
19 by Ryan Smith on 8/12/2015
Build-A-Rig Round 1, Zotac vs. Corsair: The $1500 PC Showdown
We’re back again for the final phase of our inaugural Build-A-Rig Challenge, the performance showdown. For the showdown we have run the assembled Zotac and Corsair systems through our...
21 by Ryan Smith on 8/5/2015
Build-A-Rig Round 1, Zotac vs. Corsair: The $1500 PC Build Logs
In early July we introduced our new Build-A-Rig project. The aim of the project, with help from our partners Newegg, is to approach the companies that make up the...
53 by Ryan Smith & Ganesh T S on 7/30/2015
Build-A-Rig Round 1: The $1500 PCs and Interviews from Corsair and Zotac
Last week we introduced our new Build-A-Rig project. At a high level, we ask two or three companies in the PC industry each round to configure a system to...
117 by Ian Cutress on 7/8/2015
Introducing the Build-A-Rig Project: Company Configured PC Contest, Readers Win PCs
A while back Newegg approached us with an interesting offer. They wanted to regularly give away complete PCs to our readers, and they wanted our help in doing so. While...
68 by Ian Cutress & Ryan Smith on 6/30/2015
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