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by Rafael Hernandez on January 25, 2010 · 0 comments

Intel’s GMA integrated graphics lineup has never really mustered much on the performance front making it better suited to business-class computers or for users that don’t need much in the way of pixel-crunching power. bit-tech has decided to test out how the latest Intel GMA HD, integrated on the new Core i3 and Core i5 […]

Read more Intel’s GMA HD Graphics investigated

by Rafael Hernandez on October 5, 2009 · 0 comments

As much as we like the high end products floating around out there with all of their fancy bells and whistles the low end of the market has some very impressive offerings for those tempted to upgrade but lacking the massive budget to even attempt one…

Read more Budget AMD Motherboards, pushing those AM2s on the cheap

by Rafael Hernandez on August 28, 2009 · 10 comments

The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M and 4500MHD make up a large portion of the integrated graphics chipsets found on many notebook computers. The company’s latest drivers support a large range of Windows operating systems.The drivers support:GL40 Express, GS40…

Read more Intel GMA 4500M / 4500MHD Windows Graphics Drivers

by Rafael Hernandez on August 18, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD has a habit of putting reasonably powerful graphics cores into a number of their chipsets. Their upcoming 785G is another example sporting a custom built Radeon HD 4200 core that might enable your low-power build to do something other…

Read more AMD's 785G Chipset Graphics Performance AKA Your HTPC can Game

by Rafael Hernandez on May 12, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia’s Ion platform has been touted as a great compromise between good performance and low power usage. Hard to wonder why considering its powerful, yet integrated, GPU and Intel Atom CPU combined make it an intriguing choice for HTPC…

Read more Zotac's MiniITX Nvidia Ion Motherboard

by Rafael Hernandez on May 5, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD’s Phenom II has the right price/performance ratio which is getting it quite a bit of attention now, of course finding the right motherboard to drop one into without spending a mint is a difficult task given the options.Jetway’s Hummer…

Read more Jetway Hummer HA08 LF, 790GX At A Budget Price

by Rafael Hernandez on May 4, 2009 · 0 comments

You could always count on ASRock to combine the latest CPU support with some oddball features and somehow make it all work together, lately that doesn’t seem to be the case. Oh their products do work splendidly but you’re likely…

Read more ASRock M3A790GXH-128M, A Normal AM3 Supporting Motherboard

by Rafael Hernandez on April 6, 2009 · 0 comments

Integrated Graphics Processors are a great stop-gap measure, perhaps even a competent multimedia handling GPU, but it is by no means a gaming platform. Intel wants to change that and is launching a set of tools and asking developers to…

Read more Intel Pushes Its IGPs For Gaming, Pigs Learn To Aviate

by Rafael Hernandez on March 12, 2009 · 0 comments

VIA’s portfolio of products doesn’t get all that much attention now-a-days but the company’s latest product may change things. The VIA VX855 Media System Processor combines an integrated graphics chip, audio capabilities, and a memory controller for the company’s Nano…

Read more VIA VX855 Media System Processor, Energy Efficient HD Playback

by Rafael Hernandez on March 12, 2009 · 0 comments

ASRock began life as a company that created some rather odd hardware combinations that somehow worked well and allowed users to make use of some older hardware. The company’s new motherboard, the ASRock AOD790GX/128M, keeps things ordinary with support for…

Read more ASRock AOD790GX/128M, The Weird Go Normal

by Rafael Hernandez on March 6, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD’s Phenom II has gotten the enthusiast crowd excited about the company’s platform again so SilentPCReview thought it’d be a good idea to take a look at the 790GX chipset that are conveniently affixed on a pair of motherboards from…

Read more Gigabyte/MSI 790GX Showdown