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by Rafael Hernandez on October 25, 2009 · 0 comments

If you were wondering when the latest, monthly, ATI Catalyst drivers would be released well you had a bit of a wait this month as AMD chose to push them out on Microsoft’s Windows 7 launch date. In the latest 9.10 driver set you can expect quite a few performance improvements and bug fixes as […]

Read more ATI Catalyst 9.10 Video Drivers for Windows XP, Windows 7, Vista

by Rafael Hernandez on September 16, 2009 · 0 comments

In cooling silence is a completely relative term. What may seem whisper quiet to someone is annoyingly loud to someone else. There is of course a way to get complete silence but it used to mean setting your performance sights…

Read more Gigabyte Radeon HD 4850 SilentCell 1GB, quiet as a mouse

by Rafael Hernandez on September 14, 2009 · 0 comments

Gaming laptops have typically come in one form: large and obnoxious looking. As well as they perform sometimes you just don’t want to proclaim your tendency to game to the general public, not that you could as they’re more like…

Read more Dell Studio XPS 16, shapelier and less edgy

by Rafael Hernandez on September 13, 2009 · 0 comments

High end graphics cards usually come with a stock cooler design that is capable of handling the sort of heat the monsters put out, unfortunately they only do enough to maintain GPUs at a safe operating temperature.Hardware Canucks has a…

Read more Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 2GB Vapor-X, overkill cooling

by Rafael Hernandez on September 11, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD’s monthly driver cycle is upon us once again which brings about a new ATI Catalyst drivers set bringing them up to version 9.9. The usual bug fixes are in as well as CrossFireX support for Resident Evil 5.The drivers…

Read more ATI Catalyst 9.9 Video Drivers for Windows XP, Windows 7, Vista

by Rafael Hernandez on September 10, 2009 · 0 comments

Multi-monitor solutions over the years have ranged from astounding driver nightmares to expensive third party solutions and, in the end, never really came into form when supporting gaming across multiple displays.AMD seeks to change all of that with their upcoming…

Read more ATI Radeon Eyefinity, flight simmers get their prayers answered

by Rafael Hernandez on September 4, 2009 · 0 comments

ATI/AMD moved a large number of their older graphics cards (anything earlier than the Radeon HD moniker) to legacy support status which means that they’ll still see driver updates just not as often as their newer card lineups.The company has…

Read more ATI Catalyst 9.8 Legacy Video Drivers for Windows XP, Windows 7, Vista

by Rafael Hernandez on September 3, 2009 · 0 comments

The benefit, for consumers, of having a few technology companies battling it out means we reap the rewards in the form of faster components and the constant price undercutting between the manufacturers.It’s good times indeed.Tweak News has a look at…

Read more XFX Radeon HD 4770, mid-range gaming done right

by Rafael Hernandez on August 27, 2009 · 0 comments

The high end of the market is jam packed with insanely powerful hardware destined to make your gaming experience a richer, and quicker, one at a rather large expense. Thankfully today’s mid-range offers more bang for the buck than ever…

Read more Gigabyte Radeon HD 4770, Mid-Range Gaming on the cheap

by Rafael Hernandez on August 26, 2009 · 0 comments

In the forward march of progress there’s very little that can withstand the pressure of genuine innovation and improvement.That said there are still those that cling to their old hardware because, well, it still works pretty damn well so it…

Read more Sapphire Radeon HD 4650 AGP, yes you read correctly

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