Benchmarking & Our Reviews

We have our benchmarking philosophy pretty well laid out on the main page, but sometimes people still ask about our benchmarking selections and test set up. I'm of the firm opinion that benchmarking is really a small overall part of any review. Before you flame me completely, stop and think about it......Take a system and run a benchmark ten times......and you'll usually get 8-10 different results with that same system....with the same settings.

We use several different benchmarks in our articles....First and foremost, I only look at benchmarking for stability......by using stability applications like Orthos, CCCT, Super Pi, and our RST Pro II Memory tester we can guarantee that the results we achieve are 100% stable. Second, by offering so many different benchmarks, we allow the reader to choose what they feel is important.

As important as benchmarks are to choosing a piece of hardware, the reviewers subjective opinion, and our scoring system is the base of all of our reviews. We've never made a stink of it.....but all of our reviews are based as much on the reviewers personal experience as the benchmarks.

Equally important, to me at least, is that we link several reviews of the showcased product from around the web......We don't think our opinion is the only one you need to read.....we stand behind our reviews 100%, but as we say at the end of every review......we may see something that another site doesn't, and vice versa. Last in the equation is reader feedback.....we want to know if our readers have any experience with the product, we want to hear questions and comments.....stuff like this can only make our reviews better, which is our goal....to have great, unbiased, fair reviews that help you make the best choices, and the most of your money.