It’s no secret that NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 480 was something of a let down as it had a delayed launch and struggled with all manner of problems like excessive heat production as well as insane power consumption. NVIDIA has gone back and refined their design which has lead to the introduction of their new GeForce […]
The mid-range graphics card segment used to be in a tough bind when it came to providing performance labeled products since the chips they were pushing weren’t really designed as performance solutions. That time has passed and ASUS is taking full advantage of the situation with their GeForce GTS 450 DirectCU TOP graphics card. The […]
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Multi GPU performance relies quite a bit on how well the graphics chips handle communicating with each other and the quality of the drivers that are available for the setups. The AMD Radeon HD 6870 and 6850 offer an intriguing combination of pricing, power consumption, temperature, and driver maturity that somehow manages to push their […]
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Those expecting miracles from the AMD Radeon HD 6850 and 6870 graphics cards should instead hold on to their hopes for the 6900 series. Everyone else has a lot to look forward to with AMD’s latest chip refresh which takes the tried and true design of last year’s ground breaking 5800 series and does some […]
Small cases mean some trade offs especially when it comes to the graphics card since space saving means you have to live with third rate graphics options right? The Palit GeForce GTS 450 low profile model saves the day by squeezing into locations most graphics cards don’t dare: half height enclosures which have, no doubt, […]
Graphics chip manufacturers tend to make minor tweaks to their previous generation’s design and roll it out as a whole new product lineup which allows them to stretch their research and development efforts over several years and gives them some time to work on their next architecture. AMD’s upcoming Radeon HD 6000 series seems to […]
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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Direct heatpipe contact has been a huge benefit to processors but hasn’t taken much of a foot hold in the graphics chip arena…perhaps this will change some things. The Asus ENGTS450 DirectCU TOP makes fine use of the technique which leads to some noticeably cooler temperatures compared to the competition which should come in quite […]
Read more Asus ENGTS450 DirectCU TOP gets a little closer to the core
The latest generation of low-end graphics chips are hiding some powerful hardware under their diminutive price tags which makes overclocking these budget cards a great way to eek out quite a bit of extra performance. The EVGA GeForce GTS 450 Superclocked sports about a 100MHz core clock and 200MHz memory clock speed bump over the […]
Read more EVGA GeForce GTS 450 Superclocked speeds up the low end
There’s no denying that NVIDIA’s current generation of graphics chips run a little warm which has lead to manufacturers pumping out newer card designs with upgraded cooling potential. Case in point is the MSI N460GTX Hawk Edition which sports a beefier dual fan heatsink and a much improved power regulation system and some voltage fine […]
Read more MSI N460GTX Hawk Edition makes valiant cooling attempts
The majority of mid-range graphics cards are created with a reference cooler design that has cost cutting in mind over other factors which can lead to a whole heck of a lot of heat being dumped back into your PC’s case increasing the temperature of every other component in your system. EVGA’s GTX 460 Superclocked […]
Read more EVGA GTX 460 Superclocked EE dumps the heat load outside
