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by Rafael Hernandez on February 8, 2011 · 0 comments

The “problem” with mid-range graphics cards is that they don’t seem to stay in that class for long before companies pump out models with improved cooling and clock rates which can make for a very confusing market. Zotac’s GTX 560 Ti AMP! yellow and black motif is indeed striking and it does hint to the […]

Read more Zotac GTX 560 Ti AMP! summons the power of a wasp

by Rafael Hernandez on November 7, 2010 · 0 comments

The smaller a PC goes the more performance they give up for the convenience of less space being taken up but they manage to reinvent themselves into interesting designs from time to time. Zotac’s Zbox HD-ID34BR-U can fit right into your home theater setup since that’s probably why they designed it the way they did […]

Read more Zotac Zbox HD-ID34BR-U hides a PC in there…somewhere

by Rafael Hernandez on July 13, 2010 · 0 comments

Most barebones computers out there leave the bulk of the setup choices up to you which..is the point as it saves you a bit of cash in the end but for the purpose built PCs out there something a little more turnkey would be nice in order to get things going quickly. The Zotac Zbox […]

Read more Zotac Zbox HD-ID11 reviewed, muscles high def content with ease

by Rafael Hernandez on July 12, 2010 · 0 comments

The problem with purchasing top of the line cards, besides the price aspect, is the fact that they require a huge system overhaul in order to make them run optimally and you’ll need a new power supply to get them running. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 sports a bit less bandwidth and isn’t as power […]

Read more NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 brings raw power to the mid-range gamer

by Rafael Hernandez on June 10, 2010 · 0 comments

While keeping up with the latest gaming titles is usually the biggest reason people pick up a new graphics card there’s also an increasing number of applications making use of the processing power on modern graphics chips. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 480 features CUDA, OpenCL, and Microsoft DirectCompute support for your GPGPU tasks as well […]

Read more ZOTAC GeForce GTX 480 blitzes through more than just games

by Rafael Hernandez on May 12, 2010 · 0 comments

Nvidia’s GF100 chip line has had a bit of a rough go with delays and hot running initial samples sent to reviewers but it seems that retail boards are slightly less toasty as once believed. Benchmark Reviews has a look at the Zotac GeForce GTX 480 Graphics Card and compares it to an early release […]

Read more Zotac GeForce GTX 480 Graphics Card pumps out those high res frames

by Rafael Hernandez on April 5, 2010 · 0 comments

Intel’s H55 chipset is designed to compliment their GPU enabled Core i3 series of processors and is a lower priced solution to base a motherboard around which is a nice bonus if you’re thinking of going with a smaller board. The Tech Report has taken a look at three H55 powered MicroATX motherboards and a […]

Read more Intel H55 Chipset Motherboards Rounded Up and pushed to their limits

by Rafael Hernandez on March 1, 2010 · 0 comments

The ever-shrinking motherboard poses a bit of a problem. Sure the improved performance and small dimensions are a huge benefit but you’ll be hard pressed to find a suitable case to contain all of the power…but that’s a problem for another time. The Zotac H55-ITX Motherboard can accept any Intel LGA 1156 CPU and sports […]

Read more Zotac H55-ITX Motherboard shrinks the mid-range even more

by Rafael Hernandez on November 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Granted you don’t need to sort of power today’s high-end and mid-range graphics cards offer but you don’t exactly want bottom rung performance for your PC either. You enjoy a bit of gaming on the side which integrated graphics chips can’t exactly handle and extremely low-end add-on cards aren’t designed to even run on. The […]

Read more Zotac GeForce GT 240 AMP! Edition sports peppy low-end performance

by Rafael Hernandez on October 12, 2009 · 0 comments

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 7, 2009 · 0 comments

Computer manufacturers have, for years, attempted all sorts of trickery in order to create smaller designs that their customers can fit just about anywhere. Zotac’s MAG ION nettop PC does dip into that old bag of tricks but you can’t fault them for it. I mean who really needs an optical drive in this day […]

Read more Zotac MAG ION Nettop Computer, in a word: miniscule