The half-height graphics card segment doesn’t get much respect. It has to toil away with rather weak GPU offerings because space issues make decent cooling solutions pretty much impossible and the power supplies in such PCs are generally underpowered anyway. The HIS Radeon HD 5570 brings impressive graphics performance to the form factor allowing for […]
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There’s something to be said about custom cooling configurations. The base models most chip manufacturers ship with their creations do the minimum amount of work with the maximum amount of noise output imaginable. MSI’s HD 5870 Lightning graphics card does away with the reference cooler in favor of a dual fan design that looks more […]
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The majority of graphics chips tend to go from cradle to grave housed in the same PCB design the chip manufacturer created for it. There’s very little incentive to create something new unless there are obvious cost or performance benefits. The Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Toxic Edition fancies itself a performance option with its new […]
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While we’d like to think chip manufacturers are only around for us consumers to enjoy, they’ve also got a good side business going on with other affiliated companies. Case in point is VIA’s new S3 Graphics Chrome 5400E x2 graphics card which is designed specifically for digital sign creators. What’s so impressive? Well the board […]
Read more S3 Graphics Chrome 5400E x2 handles more than a few displays
When a new GPU lineup is rolled out you can expect to see quite a few variations on the design over the coming months as the chip designer wants to maximize their earning potentials, which also means you’re likely to find something within your budget as well. AMD’s Radeon HD 5570 sports the same great […]
When most enthusiasts think of a dual-GPU graphics card thoughts of insane frame rates and GPGPU crunching power come to mind, for some daring graphics card manufacturers it’s a chance to take a daring step into PhysX accelerated gaming. Benchmark Reviews has a look at the EVGA GeForce GTX275 CO-OP PhysX Edition graphics card and […]
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Running multi-GPU setups that feature low-end graphics cards has been, in the past, a good way to spend a decent chunk of money for a very low performance benefit. AMD’s latest chips flip that around a bit. The AMD Radeon HD 5670 slots into the low-end of the 3D performance market but when it’s set […]
Read more AMD Radeon HD 5670s in CrossFire present interesting performance possibilities
There are two tiers of graphics cards out there, those that are worthy of overclocking and those that aren’t. Architecture differences, namely memory bandwidth, are the biggest roadblock to overclocking effectiveness. TweakTown has a look at how well the Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 handles some increased clock speeds and it’s not looking so hot: You’re […]
Read more Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 Overclocking just might be futile
Intel’s GMA integrated graphics lineup has never really mustered much on the performance front making it better suited to business-class computers or for users that don’t need much in the way of pixel-crunching power. bit-tech has decided to test out how the latest Intel GMA HD, integrated on the new Core i3 and Core i5 […]
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While there’s a huge benefit to the top-end of the market once a new GPU hits the street there’s an equally large performance boost to the mid-range and low-end graphics cards based on the newest cores. Testseek Labs has a look at the AMD Radeon HD 5670 graphics card which promises a good performance jump […]
Read more AMD Radeon HD 5670 sports a fine graphics pedigree
Putting together a gaming rig used to mean laying down a rather large chunk of cash for the best components that would give you an advantage over the competition…or in some cases just to run that new game that requires insane system resources. Thankfully the mid-range isn’t too far off from the high-end nowadays. The […]
