It used to be that you would have to shell out quite a bit of cash if you wanted any sort of decent gaming experience on a laptop computer since the drop off in performance between the high end and mid-range models was so severe. The MSI GX640 notebook opts for an ATI Mobility Radeon […]
AMD has been on a bit of a tear with their graphics products managing to put together an impressive array of features that power through today’s latest games…thankfully they also have some competent chipset engineers on their payroll as well. The ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 motherboard sports the company’s latest and greatest chipset which should go […]
Cooling a high end processor is no easy feat especially given the amount of added stress most overclockers put on their CPUs with their higher clock rates and a good dosage of extra voltage. The Scythe Yasya CPU Heatsink makes use of six heatpipes and can mount two fans to quickly dissipate the heat load […]
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The mid-range of the graphics card market offers some impressive performance and gives you most of the same features found on their higher end siblings without having to break your budget on an upgrade. The Gainward GeForce GTX 465 puts on a show with a snazzy non-reference dual-fan cooler and quite a bit of headroom […]
Netbooks have featured nothing but Intel’s processors since, well, they started being made and while the Atom CPU is well suited for the job its graphics pairing isn’t exactly impressive. They’ve finally got some competition. The MSI Wind U230-040 Netbook makes its mark with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 L335 processor and ATI Radeon HD […]
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Stepping up to a brand new PC is an expensive proposition especially if you’re replacing every single piece of your PC which is common given the length of time people hang on to their systems. The Foxconn H55MX-S Micro ATX Motherboard is a budget board which just means you can push more of your PC […]
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While keeping up with the latest gaming titles is usually the biggest reason people pick up a new graphics card there’s also an increasing number of applications making use of the processing power on modern graphics chips. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 480 features CUDA, OpenCL, and Microsoft DirectCompute support for your GPGPU tasks as well […]
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Cramming more performance into a notebook year after year is a difficult trick considering the power and thermal envelopes involved and it’s even more difficult when they keep the same chassis design in play. Apple’s 2010 13″ MacBook Pro manages a larger battery and a snappy NVIDIA GeForce 320M GPU for those GPGPU dependent applications […]
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Building a home theater PC means making a few concessions here and there in order to enjoy your movies and music without an insane amount of noise coming from your setup. The SAPPHIRE Ultimate HD5550 uses a passive cooling solution which means you have one less component to worry about silencing. LANOC has the details: […]
Case designs tend to go through radical changes every year which has been good for those wanting lower system temperatures and a quieter PC but it leave those with a yearning for some classic looks out in the cold. Antec has worked its magic on a faithful old design and came up with their Sonata […]
That fancy new graphics card of yours sure does tear through games, unfortunately there are finely tuned and tested versions from other manufacturers which promise even better performance and cooler temperatures. The XFX HD 5870 Black Edition sports a faster clock rate and improved heatsink which should go a long way towards extra tweakability. XSReviews […]
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