Normally when you go for the low-end of the market you know what you’re in for. You’re looking for some cost savings or power savings by going with chips that aren’t as powerful as the more expensive options but still offer plenty of power for the mundane usage scenarios. There’s still room for tweaking though. [...]
Read more EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 the low-end tweaker’s approach
by Rafael Hernandez on November 13, 2009
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The mid-range isn’t the mid-range you remember, it’s now what used to be last generation’s high-end, performance-wise at least. It’s all a little confusing but given the price/performance ratios offered by these new products it’s not hard to figure out why an upgrade is so tempting. Rage3D has a look at the Sapphire Radeon HD [...]
Read more Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 flaunts inspired gaming prowess
by Rafael Hernandez on October 14, 2009
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Nvidia may be having a tough time coming up with a high end alternative to the competitions products but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other areas to attack them on. techPowerUp has a look at the Zotac GeForce GT 220 graphics card which sports a purpose built design to keep power usage down: What it [...]
Read more Zotac GeForce GT 220, redefining the low-end…sort of
by Rafael Hernandez on October 12, 2009
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As is customary with most technology the best revisions and refinements usually come around at the end of a product’s life, this time around is no different. The XFX Radeon HD 4890 Extreme sports a mild factory stock overclock and, with a bit of prodding, may just hit those high speeds you desire…
Read more XFX Radeon HD 4890 Extreme, the last hurrah
by Rafael Hernandez on October 5, 2009
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CableCARD is the cable industry’s standard for getting digital content to supported devices such as TVs, and in a few rare cases PCs, instead of having to rely on a large and clunky cable box. Unfortunately the PC option saw…
Read more Windows 7 Users Get CableCARD Support
by Rafael Hernandez on September 13, 2009
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