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by Rafael Hernandez on November 13, 2009 · 0 comments

Normally when you go for the low-end of the market you know what you’re in for. You’re looking for some cost savings or power savings by going with chips that aren’t as powerful as the more expensive options but still offer plenty of power for the mundane usage scenarios. There’s still room for tweaking though. […]

Read more EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 the low-end tweaker’s approach

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 October 15, 2009 · 0 comments

While the ATI Radeon HD 5770 presents a solid mid-range performance gaming experience there is that often overlooked benefit that a multiple GPU environment brings in. Thankfully there are those dedicated enough to test such technology. Guru3D has tested the Radeon HD 5770 in a three card CrossFireX setup which may seem a bit excessive […]

Read more Radeon HD 5770 3-Way CrossFireX provides interesting performance possibilities

by Rafael Hernandez on October 14, 2009 · 0 comments

The mid-range isn’t the mid-range you remember, it’s now what used to be last generation’s high-end, performance-wise at least. It’s all a little confusing but given the price/performance ratios offered by these new products it’s not hard to figure out why an upgrade is so tempting. Rage3D has a look at the Sapphire Radeon HD […]

Read more Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 flaunts inspired gaming prowess

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 5, 2009 · 0 comments

As is customary with most technology the best revisions and refinements usually come around at the end of a product’s life, this time around is no different. The XFX Radeon HD 4890 Extreme sports a mild factory stock overclock and, with a bit of prodding, may just hit those high speeds you desire…

Read more XFX Radeon HD 4890 Extreme, the last hurrah

by Rafael Hernandez on September 23, 2009 · 0 comments

The graphics battle kicks into high gear again with today’s launch of AMD’s ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card. Of course you can expect the usual performance improvements but the chip also sports new power saving features that should tame…

Read more ATI Radeon HD 5870, sensible high end performance

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 13, 2009 · 0 comments

CableCARD is the cable industry’s standard for getting digital content to supported devices such as TVs, and in a few rare cases PCs, instead of having to rely on a large and clunky cable box. Unfortunately the PC option saw…

Read more Windows 7 Users Get CableCARD Support