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AMD Radeon R9 285 Review: Tonga and GCN Update 3.0Sep 2, 2014 - in Reviews
On paper, the new Tonga-based R9 285 looks to be slightly slower than the R9 280 it is intended to replace, but there's more than meets the eye.
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XFX, Gigabyte, HIS Also Roll Out Radeon HD 7990 CardsApr 26, 2013 - in News
Three more manufacturers have released their HD 7990 graphics cards. Unsurprisingly, it's more of the same.
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Gigabyte Announces E350N Mini-ITX MotherboardFeb 19, 2013 - in News
Gigabyte has released a fairly interesting little motherboard
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Overclockers Take AMD A10-5800K APU to 7.87 GHzNov 28, 2012 - in News
Gigabyte's overclocking team was able to overclock AMD’s A10-5800K APU to a record 7.87 GHz, up from a stock 3.8 GHz.
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Tom's Hardware's 2012 Gift Guide, Part 1: For System BuildersNov 20, 2012 - in Picture Story
Welcome to our most-anticipated event of the year, the 2012 Holiday Gift Guide! Today, in Part 1, we have three of our most stunning models ever displaying an arousing array of components for your system config consideration. Deep breath...and enjoy.
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Does Your AMD FX Platform BSOD with Steam? Read This.May 22, 2012 - in News
Tom's Hardware has reached out to AMD and a few motherboard manufacturers to get an understanding of what looks to be a long stemming issue with its FX processors and Steam games.
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Five Radeon HD 7970 3 GB Cards, Overclocked And BenchmarkedMay 1, 2012 - in Reviews
GeForce GTX 680 cards are nowhere to be found, and the Radeon HD 7970 recently dropped to a much more attractive price. We thought it was time to round up a handful of Tahiti-based cards to see how board partners are improving upon AMD's original recipe.
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Tom's Graphics Card Guide: 32 Mid-Range Cards BenchmarkedJul 19, 2011 - in Reviews
There are numerous graphics cards in the range between $100 and $250, but which of them delivers the best bang for your buck? Which is the most efficient or least noisy product related to its performance? We set out to find the best graphics cards on the
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Gigabyte Debuts AMD Fusion Mini-ITX MainboardJan 8, 2011 - in News
It's a GIGABYTE love nest containing AMD's E-350 dual-core processor and Radeon HD 6310 GPU.
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AMD CrossFire Vs. Nvidia SLI Scaling AnalysisOct 18, 2010 - in Reviews
We’ve seen impressive performance from Nvidia's GeForce GTX 460 when it's matched up with a second card in SLI mode. But how does the entire high-end GeForce GTX 400 line compare to Radeon HD 5000-series cards? We test them all in several popular games.
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StarCraft II Revisited: How Much Gaming PC Do You Need?Sep 17, 2010 - in Reviews
With the full game released, Gigabyte provides a huge stable of graphics cards for benchmarking StarCraft II, and we get the chance to re-test the game using a vastly improved method. Check the results to see just how brutal this title can be on your PC!
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Gigabyte's VGA Cooling Resembles Car RadiatorAug 30, 2010 - in News
Gigabyte's new GV-R577SL-1GD features an impressive, passive cooling system.
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AMD's Radeon HD 5000-Series: Measuring Power EfficiencyAug 24, 2010 - in Reviews
Most of our graphics card reviews include power measurements at idle and load. But how do applications tax your GPU in between those two extremes? We line up a handful of different programs and monitor power use with a handful of AMD's latest cards.
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Game-Off: Seven Sub-$150 Processors ComparedJun 28, 2010 - in Reviews
Today, we're putting the newest and fastest sub-$150 processors against each other in a gaming competition to see which models offer the best bang for your buck. Will it be Intel's Core i3, its Clarkdale-based Pentium, or AMD's Athlon and Phenom II CPUs?
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Phenom II X2 555 Vs. Pentium G6950: The RematchMay 21, 2010 - in Reviews
The last time we matched up Intel's Pentium G6950 against AMD's Phenom II X2 555, our overzealous overclocking efforts caused a processor meltdown. With a little more experience on Intel's 32 nm process (and caution), we offer a suitable rematch. Game on!
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Is Intel's Core i3-530 Fast Enough For Performance Gaming?Apr 5, 2010 - in Reviews
Our latest "How Much CPU Do I Really Need?" article pits the cheapest Core i3 and price-matched Phenom II series processors against the highest-priced CPUs for the same two platforms. Can the low-cost parts provide a similar gaming experience?
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Gaming With AGP Graphics: Overclock That CPU!Aug 25, 2009 - in Reviews
In our AGP Radeon HD 4650 review, the old Athlon X2 3800+ system couldn't hack today's games due to a CPU bottleneck. This time, we up the ante with a cheap replacement CPU and overclock to see if we can squeeze more gaming goodness from an older PC.
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Southbridge Battle: 780a, ICH10 and SB750, ComparedAug 11, 2009 - in Reviews
Modern southbridges support multiple RAID levels via software, but do they deliver decent performance? We used six Intel SSDs and tortured the top three by AMD, Intel and Nvidia. As if that weren't cruel enough, we added LSI's 6 Gb/s SAS card to the mix.
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AMD Athlon II X2 / Phenom II X2 And Low-Power CPU BonanzaJun 1, 2009 - in Reviews
Eager to let you know it’s been busy, AMD is launching four new processors today: the first Athlon II, a dual-core Phenom II, and two low-power 65W Phenom IIs. We bought ourselves a new Pentium E6300 and let loose with AMD’s latest.
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GeForce GTX 295 In Quad-SLIJan 15, 2009 - in Reviews
Previews stole the thunder from Nvidia’s GTX 295 launch, but a new driver promises to expand its performance lead. We matched it against the best-performing CrossFireX and 3-way SLI configurations.
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Part 4: Avivo HD vs. PureVideo HDSep 28, 2008 - in Reviews
The 780G chipset/Radeon HD 3200 and the MCP78S chipset/GeForce 8200 provide the first integrated graphics solutions that can accelerate Blu-ray playback. We dig deep into how well they work with high-quality Blu-ray 1080p video playback.