video cards

by Rafael Hernandez on March 15, 2011 · 0 comments

ASUS DirectCU II AMD NVIDIA video card image

The high end single GPU realm has pumped out a number of designs over the years that tout amazing performance but do a real number on their coolers which reduces the amount of tweaking overhead you have to play with. The ASUS ENGTX580 and EAH6970 DirectCU II graphics cards take up 3 slots with its […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 1, 2009 · 0 comments

While E3 may be getting all of the buzz when it comes to gaming Computex 2009 will soon cast a giant spotlight on the computing world’s newest hardware. The show starts tomorrow and all manner of new gadgets and anything…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 10, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s DirectX 10 graphics API promised us all a much richer visual experience when titles and graphics cards made full use of the technology, given how long new features take to work into game development things didn’t turn out so…

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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…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 11, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia is attempting to clean up its product naming scheme so they don’t have so many different generations of names on the market at once, of course it all means that you’ll be even more confused by the glut of…

Read more Nvidia's Naming Scheme Madness Continues

by Rafael Hernandez on March 9, 2009 · 0 comments

We aren’t all blessed with immense amounts of disposable income but we still like to get our gaming fix just like everybody else. Driver Heaven has a look at a trio of AMD/ATI graphics cards all on the low-end to…

Read more ATI Budget Graphics Overview, Gaming On The Cheap

by Rafael Hernandez on January 5, 2009 · 0 comments

XFX has long been a trusted brand for enthusiast level graphics cards using Nvidia GPUs. Recently the company announced that they’re expanding their offerings to include AMD’s graphics chips in their product lines which should make things a bit more…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 19, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a look at some of the news pieces and reviews making their way around the web this weekend.Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesNoctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler Review – TechReviewsThermaltake Toughpower QFan 650W Review – Overclockers ClubThermalright T-Rad² Video Card Cooler…

Read more Weekend Wrap Up – October 19th 2008