ATI and NVIDIA have done a fine job of pushing the concept of multiple GPUs to the PC gaming enthusiast and have stepped up their efforts when it comes to providing higher quality drivers that allow for improved performance in such setups. Unfortunately the companies might not be quick enough on the uptake as the […]
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The days of a single graphics card composing a high end gaming machine (dual GPU cards don’t count OK?!) are over but those reference designs aren’t exactly cooling or noise friendly. The PowerColor Radeon 5870 PCS+ alleviates that with its own heatsink design that incorporates a much larger fan compared to the impeller designs found […]
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Pre-built PCs rarely hit the mark when it comes to balancing value and performance. Simply adding a few of the hardware essentials pushes pricing beyond what most people would call reasonable especially when dealing with top of the line processors. The Dell Studio XPS 7100 avoids all of that by sticking with AMD’s Athlon II […]
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You may have remembered Apple’s iMac line refresh well AMD’s graphics division has finally gotten around to exclaiming how happy they are to be in the company’s new machines. Apparently they’re overjoyed that their ATI Radeon HD 5000 series has made it into their computers I mean why wouldn’t they be since their chips are […]
Getting yourself up to speed on the video card overclocking front usually takes quite a bit more cash in the form of added third-party heatsinks and the warranty voiding that entails. HotHardware has rounded up a trio of ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics cards that are overclocked from the normal speeds straight out of the […]
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The bulk of the graphics cards that are released with a GPU launch tend to stick near the factory settings because most manufacturers are in a rush to get their products to market quicker, the more interesting stuff comes along later. The XFX Radeon HD 5870 XXX Edition serves up a bit of a clock […]
While the ATI Radeon HD 5770 triple CrossFireX testing that was recently attempted does make a good case for going with the value approach it would seem that taking on the same endeavor with ATI’s latest and greatest graphics cards is just as exciting and visually stunning. PC Perspective slapped together three ATI Radeon HD […]
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