GTX 590: Disadvantages for ASUS GeForce
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 24, 2011Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
The GTX 590 is finally here, but there seems to be a few disadvantages for ASUS GeForce and its high-end PCB even before it gets started. The main issue is that it never seems to live up to its hype…
AMD Radeon HD 6950 / HD 6970: Review Roundup
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: December 15, 2010Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
AMD has allowed its rivals to overtake them when it comes to high-end graphics cards, but all this is about to change with the release of the Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950. What makes these cards so special is…
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Review Round-Up
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: November 9, 2010Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 has been in the making for some time now, so is finally nice to see the details on the fastest GPU. The specs were something else, and will force you to put this beauty inside your…
Sony PS3 vs. high-end PC graphics cards: Smoothing
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 11, 2010Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3
We know that when it comes to the Sony PS3, it is a superb piece of hardware, and the consumer electronics maker keeps offering slight upgrades to make the console even better. One area where the PlayStation 3 excels is…
Leadtek WinFast PX9800GTX GPU: how does it perform?
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 7, 2009Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
It is no secret that the WinFast 9800 GTX+ has never been a great GPU, but Leadtek have been working on the graphics card to try and get more from it. Leadtek have given the GPU aggressive driver updates, thanks…
Review: MSI Radeon HD 4830 512MB OC Edition Graphics Card
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 5, 2009Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
The MSI Radeon HD 4830 OC Edition graphics card with its 512MB of memory up to 1920 x 1200 certainly performs better than what you would expect. The GPU managed to perform with other cards of the same price struggling…
Hands On: Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic Graphics Card
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 28, 2008Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
The HD 4870 Sonic Graphics Card has performed much better than anyone had ever imaged from the word go. We are never satisfied with what we have and neither was Palit which is why they have overclocked the Palit Radeon…
Review: Single HD 4870 X2 vs. Two HD 4870s on P45
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: August 14, 2008Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
What do you get when you put a pair of Sapphire HD 4870s into a P45 board with many tests? Well read on to find out. So, what we’re going to do today is chuck a pair of Sapphire HD…
Hands-on: GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4850 Graphics Card
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: August 11, 2008Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
Now this looks like it could be something special, welcome to the stunning GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4850 graphics card, the question is “Is this the card that has put AMD/ATI back on the graphics card map? The GIGABYTE HD 4850,…
Review: ASUS GeForce 9800 GTX+ Graphics Card
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: August 6, 2008Filed under: Computers
Ultimately, the 9800 GTX+ is just an overclocked 9800 GTX and an overclocked GTX+ is a 9800 GTX overclocked even more. ASUS’ decision to offer an overclocked GTX+ from the word go seems to be a good idea as it…
Intel Larrabee Chip Update
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 5, 2008Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
We learned yesterday that Intel is to launch something new to the graphics market by 2010. The product is codenamed Larrabee and will be all set to go head to head with some of the other big names in graphics…
Visiontek ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB Graphics Card
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: July 31, 2008Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
When it comes to some gamers they tend to spend a lot of money upgrading their computers, from motherboards to CPU’s just so that they can get the latest PCI-e cards. Well some go for the cheaper route and that…
Palit GeForce 9800 GT: Overclocked 512MB Sonic Version
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: July 30, 2008Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
This is an overclocked 512MB Sonic version of the Palit GeForce 9800 GT. The new 9800 GT from NVIDIA is basically the old 8800 GT. The names changed but the product is the same. The Palit GeForce 9800 GT has…
NVIDIA 9800 GT Gigabyte vs. HD 4850 graphics card
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: July 29, 2008Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
NVIDIA seem to be releasing new graphics cards at a fast rate, this time round they have released two new GPU’s. One such card is the 9800 GT, this has been pitted against the mid-range king, the HD 4850. The…
3 Radeon HD 4870 cards in IBP’s 4GHz rig
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: June 26, 2008Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
This is the Radeon HD 4870 In CrossfireX at 4GHz, Tweak Town were impressed with the Radeon HD 4870 graphics card so they thought about putting three of them in IBP’s 4GHz rig. The results have been covered over 11…
