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Part 1: Building A Balanced Gaming PCNov 9, 2009 - in Reviews
What does it mean to build a truly-balanced PC? How great would it be to piece together a machine bottlenecked by neither CPU or GPU? We set forth to measure the perfect balance in seven different games and four resolutions in this first of several parts.
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Batman: Arkham Asylum: GPUs, CPUs, And PhysX PerformanceNov 8, 2009 - in Reviews
Batman: Arkham Asylum is purported to be the definitive Batman game. We're testing it on a range of mainstream graphics cards, a number of CPU settings, and with PhysX on and off. You'll walk away from this one knowing whether an upgrade is in order.
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ASI's IQ17-D2: Is Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Still Fast Enough?Oct 16, 2009 - in Reviews
After the launch of ATI's Cypress and Juniper parts, ATI's Mobility Radeon 3870 X2 is now three generations old. Is it still fast enough for gamers on the go? ASI sent us its IQ17-D2 with a mobile Core 2 Extreme and RAID 0 storage in order to find out.
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Radeon HD 5770 And 5750 Review: Gentlemen, Start Your HTPCsOct 12, 2009 - in Reviews
In the last month, we've seen ATI take the performance crown with its Radeon HD 5870 and an enthusiast value position with its Radeon HD 5850. Now the company is rounding out the mid-range with its Radeon HD 5770 and 5750, both capable DirectX 11 cards.
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ATI Radeon HD 5870: DirectX 11, Eyefinity, And Serious SpeedSep 22, 2009 - in Reviews
A little more than a year after ATI shocked us with its Radeon HD 4870, it's launching the first DirectX 11 GPU, which packs more than just the promise of next-gen compatibility. We got our hands on a pair of 5870s and spent a week benchmarking them.
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Blu-ray Done Right: How Does Your Integrated GPU Stack Up?Sep 21, 2009 - in Reviews
Today we're looking at Asus motherboards armed with integrated graphics processors from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia to see which core logic vendor can offer the best Blu-ray playback quality, features, and value for a high-definition HTPC.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: September '09Sep 10, 2009 - in Reviews
Welcome to the September 2009 issue of Best Graphics Cards for the Money. This month we discuss the forthcoming Radeon HD 5000-series and consider its impact on our recommendations in the months to come. As always, prices are on the move!
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In Theory: How Does Lynnfield's On-Die PCI Express Affect Gaming?Sep 7, 2009 - in Reviews
What effect does integrated PCI Express have on gaming? Is Intel's LGA 1156 interface any better or worse than LGA 1366, with its QPI interface to the PCIe-rich X58 chipset? We run a battery of real world game tests to answer this theoretical question.
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Core i5, Core i7, CrossFire, And SLI: Gaming Paradise, Redux?Sep 7, 2009 - in Reviews
With the launch of Core i7, we ran an insane load of gaming benchmarks to explore CrossFire and SLI performance on X58. Today's P55 launch sees another Intel platform with great graphics options, and we're back with new CPUs, GPUs, SSDs, and games.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: August '09Aug 24, 2009 - in Reviews
Welcome to the August 2009 issue of Best Graphics Cards for the Money. This month we have a look at the new integrated Radeon HD 4200, part of AMD's 785G chipset, and keep an eye on falling prices across the board. Read on for our latest recommendations!
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Graphics Overclocking: Getting The Most From Your GPUJul 27, 2009 - in Reviews
Overclocking your graphics card can help squeeze out precious performance in games that utilize maximum GPU horsepower. We test whether it's better to overclock with your board vendor's tools, the GPU-maker's software, or third-party utilities.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: July '09Jul 21, 2009 - in Reviews
Welcome to another installment of Best Graphics Cards for the Money. This month, we delight in plummeting card prices across the board. As a bonus, we've added Intel's integrated graphics processors to the hierarchy chart.
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Phenom II 955 Versus Core i7 920: Gaming Value ComparedJul 13, 2009 - in Reviews
The debate over whether to go entry-level Core i7 or flagship Phenom II rages on. After his most recent Phenom II system review, Don Woligroski revisits the performance of these two platforms with more tests and gives us an updated take.
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Prototype Performance AnalyzedJul 8, 2009 - in Reviews
The game Prototype lets you feel what it means to wield ultimate power. But what sort of gaming configuration does it take to enjoy this one? We put the title through its paces to see just how much performance a gamer needs to play Prototype smoothly.
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Eurocom’s Core i7 Notebook: Walking The PantherJul 7, 2009 - in Reviews
Performance notebooks with desktop processors are nothing new, but Core i7’s thermal challenges are new. With thermal management potentially slamming the brakes, can Eurocom’s D900F Panther outpace current notebook technology under full benchmark loads?
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The HTPC / Windows 7 Chronicles: You Asked, We Answer!Jul 6, 2009 - in Reviews
It's a good time to be building your own HTPC. AMD has it's innovative Maui platform and Asus is offering the first (and currently only) sound card able to bitstream the Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD formats. You asked us HTPC questions and now we're answering.
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Mainstream Graphics Card RoundupJun 17, 2009 - in Reviews
You don’t always need the fastest graphics card around. For somewhere between $135 and $235, you can game like crazy in DirectX 10 without a problem at 1920x1200. We test and compare five graphics cards from this mid-range price segment.
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ATI Stream: Finally, CUDA Has CompetitionJun 15, 2009 - in Reviews
You've already seen our coverage of apps optimized for Nvidia's CUDA technology. Now we're taking a look at the performance of AMD's Stream framework, which was recently revamped in a Catalyst 9.5 driver hotfix. We even sneak in an interview with ATI.
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Dead Space: Performance AnalyzedJun 8, 2009 - in Reviews
Dead Space is an excellent sci-fi survival horror title, and one of the few games that Nvidia supports with its new driver's ambient occlusion feature. We put the game through our usual image-quality and performance tests to see what we could learn.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: May '09May 20, 2009 - in Reviews
The big news this month, of course, is ATI's Radeon HD 4770, which immediately secures two spots in this month's column (on its own and in a CrossFire configuration). We also cover what was displaced when the 40 nm RV740 burst onto the scene.
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Gaming Graphics Charts For 2009: Updated!May 19, 2009 - in Reviews
The 2009 Graphics Card Charts are here! New this year is an updated platform, reference and retail products (with overclocked/special edition boards), and an entirely new suite of benchmarks. Come compare the performance of your favorite cards!
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ATI Radeon HD 4770 In CrossFire: Unbeatable At $220May 4, 2009 - in Reviews
Some things are better in pairs. We we were impressed by the Radeon HD 4770 as a standalone card priced at $109. However, you asked to see how it performed in CrossFire. Well, if we liked the card before, we love it now.
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ATI Radeon HD 4770: 40nm Goes MainstreamApr 27, 2009 - in Reviews
Mainstream graphics cards are usually one degree more exciting than integrated graphics. But ATI's Radeon HD 4770 serves up RV770-class performance for $109 (and employs an energy-saving 40nm process, to boot). We run the card through its paces.
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Radeon HD 4850 Vs. GeForce GTS 250: Non-Reference BattleApr 20, 2009 - in Reviews
Tired of bog-standard reference graphics cards differentiated by nothing but a box? We pit Gigabyte's GV-N250ZL-1GI with Zalman cooling and Asus' EAH4850 MT with adjustable voltages against each other to see if either board stands out.
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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: April '09Apr 14, 2009 - in Reviews
It's April, and we're once again sorting through the prices and performance to help you find the best graphics card for your money. This month, we'll consider if the new GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon HD 4890 will affect our recommendations.
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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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AMD FirePro V8700: High-End Workstation GraphicsMar 3, 2009 - in Reviews
AMD's recently-released FirePro V8700 centers on the same RV770 GPU as the Radeon HD 4870. We test this new workstation card against its desktop equivalent and a handful of other pro cards in apps that engineers and artists really run.
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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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Radeon HD 4830: High-Speed, Cheap CrossFireDec 11, 2008 - in Reviews
AMD recently launched its Radeon 4830 to take on Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GT. With PowerColor and Sapphire flavors in single- and CrossFire-configurations, we pitch the card against factory-overclocked 8800 GTs and see who is left standing.
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Best Video Cards For The Money: Dec '08Dec 3, 2008 - in Reviews
Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great—that is, if you have the time to do the research. At the end of the day, though, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within a certain budget, and that’s what we’re going to show you.
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