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by Rafael Hernandez on April 2, 2009 · 0 comments

There was a time when you could count the number of GPU releases from companies on one hand, but nowadays you need a roadmap to make sense of it all. If you don’t feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of…

Read more Nvidia GeForce GTX 275, Another Mid-Range Gaming Option

by Rafael Hernandez on March 31, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD/ATI’s CrossFire technology allows you to pair up two identical graphics cards for, theoretically, a sizable performance boost. It all works pretty well for the gamers out there that strive for the highest frame rates at insane resolutions using today’s…

Read more AMD Radeon HD 4670 CrossFire Viability

by Rafael Hernandez on March 30, 2009 · 0 comments

The Mini-ITX form factor was created in order to place some computing power into a seriously small space. Up until recently any motherboard using the specification was seriously underpowered, an expensive boutique item, or a combination of the two. The…

Read more Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi, Computing On A Smaller Scale

by Rafael Hernandez on March 28, 2009 · 0 comments

When it comes to the high-end graphics segment and today’s latest games you’re left to going for Microsoft’s Vista operating system due to its DirectX 10 support and fine tuned 64-bit support. Windows 7 is looking to one up Vista’s…

Read more High-end Gaming, Windows 7 Versus Vista

by Rafael Hernandez on March 27, 2009 · 0 comments

The usual laptop purchasing process is straightforward for the majority of people, see something you like you buy it. The mobile gaming crowd on the other hand holds on to their hard-earned cash and pours over spec sheets with a…

Read more ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000 Series, Gaming On The Go Gets Faster

by Rafael Hernandez on March 25, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia’s GeForce GTS 250 has caught a bit of flak as it is a simple rebadged graphics chip from a generation (if you want to get technical, two generations) ago but that doesn’t mean board makers can’t go all out…

Read more TwinTech Geforce GTS 250 XT OC Edition, In A Word: Overkill

by Rafael Hernandez on March 25, 2009 · 0 comments

There is no doubt that today’s latest and greatest graphics cards can churn out some impressive visuals at high resolutions and equally insane framerates. Despite how powerful the GPUs are nowadays there could still be extra performance to eek of…

Read more AMD Speeding Up Graphics, One Dev Tool At A Time

by Rafael Hernandez on March 24, 2009 · 0 comments

HIS has a reputation for taking the latest and greatest graphics cards and slapping their own highly efficient cooler on it with some nice results. techPowerUp has a look at the company’s Radeon HD 4870 IceQ4+ Turbo card which takes…

Read more HIS Radeon HD 4870 IceQ4+ Turbo Reviewed, Keeping The Beast Cool

by Rafael Hernandez on March 24, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Windows 7 has gained a sizeable fan base just from the beta previews the company has released. The one question most gamers will be asking is how it’ll affect their system hardware’s performance so PC Perspective has taken the…

Read more Windows 7 Gaming Graphics Performance Tested

by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2009 · 0 comments

The latest graphics cards offer insane amounts of performance potential but that all depends on the system you’re backing it up with, pairing it with even last generation’s fastest quad core might not be enough. TweakTown has a look at…

Read more Unleashing NVIDIA's GTX 295, A Test In CPU Scaling

by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2009 · 0 comments

eMachines is well known for their inexpensive desktop machines, infamously so, but their line of notebooks comes with decent spec sheets and some rather tempting price tags. InsideHW has a look at the eMachines G520 and G620 notebooks and what…

Read more eMachines G520/G620 Notebooks, The Inexpensive Choice