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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: October 2014Oct 16, 2014 - in Reviews
We talk about the new GeForce GTX 970 and 980 in this months update, and see how these disruptive products have changed the price landscape. We also talkn about the GeForce GTX 970M, 980M, and discuss rumors of upcoming products.
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Five Overclocked GeForce GTX 560 Cards, Rounded-UpJan 18, 2012 - in Reviews
We were foiled in our quest to find the best vendor-provided GPU cooler for Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560. But out of the ashes sprung a round-up of cards armed with those very same solutions. Which of these five GF114-based boards is right for you?
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The Radeon HD 6950 Sweet Spot: Five 1 GB Cards Rounded-UpOct 17, 2011 - in Reviews
AMD’s 1 GB Radeon HD 6950s are certainly cheaper than their 2 GB predecessors. But are they really a better value? In theory, the Cayman GPU runs out of steam before 2 GB is needed. So, we're comparing five custom 1 GB cards to the 2 GB part to find out.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: September 2011Sep 13, 2011 - in Reviews
This month we're talking about the disappearance of Nvidia's GeForce GT 240 and GeForce GTX 460 graphics cards. Additionally, we consider the implications of our micro-stuttering investigation on the dual-card configurations we recommend.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: May 2010May 10, 2010 - in Reviews
The big news this month isn't a new GPU launch, but the actual availability of the GeForce GTX 470 at retail. The GeForce GTX 480 can be found out in the wild too, and we discuss rumors we've heard about upcoming derivative cards in this month's update.
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How Much RAM Does Your Graphics Card Really Need?Sep 30, 2009 - in Reviews
Anyone who’s ever shopped for graphics cards has considered the amount of on-board RAM and the slight price premium each bump brings. But what actual impact does it have on game performance? We test 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB graphics cards to find out.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: March '09Mar 16, 2009 - in Reviews
In this month's recommendations, we consider Nvidia's GeForce GTS 250 refresh, falling prices for the Radeon HD 4870, and AMD's updates to the Radeon 4000 series--including the rumored Radeon HD 4770.
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Best Gaming Graphics Cards for the Money: April 08Apr 7, 2008 - in Reviews
Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great - that is, if you have the time to do the research. But at the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within a certain budget.
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Radeon X1900XTX à la Diamond Multimedia and VikingSep 21, 2006 - in Reviews
Diamond Multimedia and Viking are back in graphics. We secured Radeon X1900XTX graphics cards from both vendors to see how they stack up.
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A Tale of Two GTs: Radeon X1900GT by Sapphire and PowercolorAug 9, 2006 - in Reviews
ATI's Radeon X1900GT is a new upper mid-range product that packs a punch.
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Graphics Beginners' Guide, Part 2: Graphics TechnologyJul 31, 2006 - in Reviews
Armed with basic graphics cards knowledge we will now explain the technology behind 3D graphics processing.
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ATI Graphics Buyer's Guide Spring 2006, Part 1May 8, 2006 - in Reviews
Got cool graphics? We looked at over 20 graphics boards to find the perfect graphics card for you. Part 1 deals with 7 cards from eVGA, HIS, GeCube, Powercolor and Saphhire.
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Thermaltake Tide Water Tackles GPU HeatApr 13, 2006 - in Reviews
Graphics processors have passed CPUs in terms of both transistor count and heat dissipation, making a proper graphics cooling solution a must-have for enthusiasts. We tried Thermaltake's self-contained Tide Water to see how well it kept things cool.
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Seven of NVIDIA's Latest and Greatest Cards TestedDec 9, 2005 - in Reviews
We put the THG screws to seven of NVIDIA's new graphics cards, ranging from the GeForce 6600 GT to the GeForce 7800 GTX with 512 MB of video memory. Power consumption, heat dissipation, noise level and, of course, overclocking potential are detailed. What else do you want to know?
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Diamond XtremeTV PVR-550RC: Not Quite Ready for Prime TimeJun 13, 2005 - in Reviews
Following up on their return to the graphics card market, Diamond expands their product line to include "XtremeTV" tuner products. Can they compete with industry giants like ATI?
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Video Projectors: Evolving Towards High DefinitionApr 13, 2005 - in Reviews
Manufacturers of video projectors and other video displays are spending loads of money on advertising to announce the imminent arrival of HDTV. For those who want to set up a home theater, THG looks at a series of HDTV-compatible video projectors.
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THG Graphics Card Buyer's GuideNov 10, 2004 - in Reviews
The THG Graphics Card Buyer's Guide has been written to be a guideline for the purchase of a new graphics card. It aids beginners in selecting the right model with the right feature set, and explains the newest technologies and features.
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ATI's Optimized Texture Filtering Called Into QuestionJun 3, 2004 - in Reviews
ATI is cheating on trilinear texture filtering with the new X800, according to posts in Internet forums. Others ardently defend ATI. But what is really going on here?
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Making Digital Home Movies, Part 1May 24, 2004 - in Reviews
Did you ever want to make great movies with cool special effects, but didn't know where to start? In Part I of this two-part series, we show you exactly what to buy.
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ASUS Radeon 9600 XT/TVDJan 19, 2004 - in Reviews
ASUS's Top-Graphics Play Radeon 9600 XT/TVD Offers Top Graphics Pretences for Budget-Minded Gamer
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VGA Card Buyer's Guide 07/2003Jul 14, 2003 - in Reviews
Choosing a new graphics card is not an easy decision. We've put together the THG VGA Buyer's Guide to help you with that decision. Our guide gives you an overview of all the latest offerings on the graphics card market.
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Introducing ATi's New Middle Class: The Radeon 9600 PROApr 16, 2003 - in Reviews
The product line was announced back in March; we're now beginning to see the first retail boards. We took a good hard look at the new Radeon 9600 PRO to see what it's made of, how it compares to its ancestor, the 9500 PRO, and how it stacks up against NVIDIA's GeForce FX 5600 Ultra.
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Zalman ZM80A-HP - VGA Heatpipe Cooler & Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9700 PRO Ultimate EditionFeb 26, 2003 - in Reviews
The Zalman ZM80A-HP is a passive VGA cooler that can be used on a number of graphics cards. Sapphire's Radeon 9700 PRO "Ultimate Edition" even comes equipped with this monster of a heatsink out of the box. But how "cool" is this cooler really?
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Making Themselves Heard: 11 GeForce4 Ti4400 and Ti4600 CardsMay 22, 2002 - in Reviews
The GeForce4 4600 range of graphics cards offer excellent performance, but is one of them right for you? This depends on quite a few factors - in addition to the price and 3D performance, there's the video quality and the noise of the cooling fan to consider as well.
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Big Little Sister - The GeForce4 Ti4200Apr 9, 2002 - in Reviews
Other than the initial launch information and the preliminary specifications, not much was heard about the Ti4200 for a while. Not a single company had a product with this chip in the pipeline, and many PR managers knew no more of this chip than what had already been reported. We are finally able to shed a little light on the real story.
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PC Graphics Beyond XBOX - NVIDIA Introduces GeForce4Feb 6, 2002 - in Reviews
Today NVIDIA launches two new graphics chips and 3 new cards for each, making it six new products. While the GeForce4 Ti series of cards will be using the new high-end chip with the code name 'NV25', the GeForce4 MX value series will be based on NVIDIA's new low-cost solution 'NV17'.
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Win, Lose or Ti: 21 GeForce Titanium BoardsDec 18, 2001 - in Reviews
GeForce2 Ti, GeForce3 Ti200 and GeForce3 Ti500 are the names of the new 3D chips from NVIDIA. We test 21 graphics cards from 10 manufacturers.
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Building a Digital Video Capture System - Part IIAug 1, 2001 - in Reviews
First we looked at the basics of digital video captures systems, and now we get our hands dirty. We review the ADS PYRO ProDV, Dazzle Digital Video Creator II, Pinnacle DV500 Plus, and revisit the Matrox RT2500.
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A Speedy Tiler: Kyro II on Hercules' 3D Prophet 4500Apr 25, 2001 - in Reviews
Although NVIDIA dominates the 3D chip market, the Kyro II finally offers an alternative to mainstream products like the GeForce2 MX and GTS. Hercules is offering this competitive graphics card at cut-rate prices.