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by Rafael Hernandez on September 29, 2011 · 0 comments

PowerColor PCS+ HD6770 1GB GDDR5 Vortex II AMD Radeon HD 6770 image

It’s rare to see a video card like the PowerColor Radeon HD 6770 PCS+ Vortex II especially when the price range it’s competing in is filled with plenty of inexpensive models that rely on a reference cooling system. Impressively the company has gone with a massive heatpipe and fan combination which is virtually unheard of in […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 6, 2010 · 0 comments

PowerColor Radeon 5870 PCS+ graphics card image

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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by Rafael Hernandez on May 25, 2010 · 0 comments

Normally you’d want as much graphics processing power as you can get your hands on but in some instances you need just enough for that low-power home theater computer you’ve had your eyes on. PowerColor’s Radeon 5550 Video Card is capable of handling high definition content with ease while sipping on the power meter. PureOverclock […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 13, 2010 · 1 comment

The search for silence and power efficiency lends itself nicely to the HTPC market where you want a silent computer which means fewer fans and a fine selection of just-powerful-enough hardware for the task at hand. Benchmark Reviews has a look at the PowerColor Go! Green Radeon HD5670 Graphics Card which uses a passive cooler […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 21, 2010 · 0 comments

Finding the perfect balance of price and performance can be an exciting process but the practice has been somewhat limited in this day and age of price segments chopping up the performance pie. The PowerColor HD 5570 Graphics Card may seem like a great choice for your low-power home theater PC, and it is, but […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 20, 2010 · 0 comments

We’re a good number of months removed from the official launch of AMD’s 5000 series of graphics cards and video card manufacturers have had enough time to fine tune their graphics cards designs in order to make leaner and meaner gaming solutions. PowerColor PCS+ AX5870 Video Card does away with the generic reference design on […]

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