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by Rafael Hernandez on August 14, 2009 · 0 comments

Another month means another set of Catalyst drivers for your Radeon HD graphics card. This month brings version 9.8 and touts a number of performance increases and bug fixes. Of note are substantial performance improvements for CrossFire setups running on…

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 10, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Windows 7 is shaping up to be the operating system Windows users actually feel compelled to upgrade to. Gone are the early driver headaches and hassles that Vista users encountered but does it equal better performance in graphics intensive…

Read more Windows 7 vs Vista, Graphics Performance Compared

by Rafael Hernandez on August 10, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 295 setup was the fastest "single card" graphics product on the market for some time. The issue was that the design is in fact two graphics cards attached together into a nightmare cooling scenario. This changes things.Gainward’s…

Read more Gainward Single PCB GTX 295, Incredibly Fast and now Much Longer

by Rafael Hernandez on August 3, 2009 · 0 comments

techPowerUp GPU-Z Developer: techPowerUp Usage: System Information techPowerUp GPU-Z Website We’re fans of the single use utility. Something built around the premise of handling a simple task and presenting you with exactly what you need when you need it. Knowing…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 30, 2009 · 0 comments

The trouble with many video card reviews is they’re generally tested once they’re launched and rarely, if ever, reevaluated with newer drivers or, for that matter, games outside of the insanely demanding first person shooter, RTS, or flight sim environment.Legit…

Read more Nvidia's GeForce GTX 275 vs ATI Radeon HD 4890, Mid-Range Gaming at its Finest

by Rafael Hernandez on July 27, 2009 · 0 comments

There was a time when mid-range graphics cards weren’t much faster than their low-end counter parts, that and they still cost you a decent chunk of change despite their less than stellar performance. Nowadays innovation and cut-throat competition means that…

Read more XFX Radeon HD 4770, Mid-Range Gaming on the Cheap

by Rafael Hernandez on July 23, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD has released the latest monthly driver roll out for their ATI Radeon HD lineup of video cards. The Catalyst 9.7 graphics driver suite for Microsoft’s Windows XP offers up the usual performance enhancements and bug fixes we’ve all come…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 23, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD’s monthly driver rollout for their ATI Radeon HD lineup of video cards are upon us once again. The company has released their Catalyst 9.7 graphics driver suite for Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Vista operating systems. Here’s a peek at…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 19, 2009 · 0 comments

It’s tough to match the flexibility that Nvidia’s ION platform offers. It takes the lowly Intel Atom processor, pairs it with a power friendly system chipset which sports a moderately competent graphics core built-in, the perfect combination for media playback.Zotac’s…

Read more Zotac's ION A-Series ITX Board, WiFi'ed Atom Goodness

by Rafael Hernandez on July 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia has released a Beta set of drivers for their GeForce graphics card lineup and ION system platform bringing them up to version 190.38.The drivers present the users with bug fixes and a new power management setup users can customize…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 17, 2009 · 0 comments

Lets face it, if you’re an Apple workstation user your upgrade options are limited at best. That’s not to say that the same graphics power found in Windows PCs can’t be found on a Mac Pro it’s just that you’re…

Read more EVGA GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition, Mac Pros Get Some GPU Power