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Global Competition: Win a Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro SE gaming mouse

And an MM500 mouse pad thrown in for good measure. What's not to like?

April 7, 2020 | 14:04

Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro SE

An update on the Dark Core, can it pass muster at £100 when equipped with Slipstream technology and greater focus on RGB? We find out.

April 7, 2020 | 14:00

20 Years On: Thief II

Rick returns to the best stealth game in existence.

April 2, 2020 | 15:00

Silverstone Grandia GD03 Review

Looking for a mid-priced, capacious case for a media PC? We check out the Grandia GD03, another box of brushed aluminium chique from the chaps at SilverStone, which features handy touches such hot-swappable hard disk bays and removable dust filters.

January 21, 2010 | 08:35

Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 Slim Review

The HDAV Slim is an affordable, half-height sound card for HD audio. It doesn't monkey around with compressing or 'enhancing' the audio on your Blu-ray disc, it just delivers pure, unadulterated HD audio goodness to your speakers or amp.

August 22, 2009 | 09:27

Dell S2209W 22" Full HD LCD Monitor

Dell has joined the ever-increasing number of monitor manufacturers selling 22-inch full HD monitors. We have a look at the S2209W, which is priced ideally for gamers and discerning home users on a budget.

February 24, 2009 | 09:06

Viewsonic VX2260WM - 22" Full HD monitor

Viewsonic is the second monitor manufacturer to jump on the 16:9 bandwagon after Iiyama. We check out the VX2260WM, a 22-inch 1,920 x 1,080 display with a decent array of connectivity options, to see how it stands up to what else is out there.

January 5, 2009 | 07:51

New MacBooks enforce HD DRM

The latest range of MacBook hardware, featuring a Mini DisplayPort as its only video output option, enforces DPCP DRM on certain iTunes video files - preventing playback via VGA.

November 19, 2008 | 13:54

Samsung SyncMaster 245T

The 24" desktop display market is already very competitive, and today we review the Samsung 245T. We know the Korean giant makes great LCD TVs, but can they trump the competition for enthusiast monitors?

July 12, 2008 | 07:29

NEC MultiSync LCD3090WQXi 30" widescreen

NEC's MultiSync LCD3090WQXi is the company's first foray into the world of 30-inch monitors and what an entry it has made! The display is packed full of features and delivered some of the best image quality we've ever seen - read on to find out why this is the screen we'd all love to own!

June 26, 2008 | 15:36

Gigabyte G45 board plays HD movies over VGA

COMPUTEX 2008: Gigabyte showed us its new G45 mobo playing Blu ray movies on two popular players using a normal VGA connection.

June 6, 2008 | 09:08

AMD's 780G integrated graphics chipset

AMD has launched its new 780G integrated graphics chipset today which sees the beginning of a revolution. We take a closer look to see if it's any better than the already awesome AMD 690G.

March 4, 2008 | 13:57

PowerDVD audio downsampling explained

After finding out that PowerDVD Ultra downsamples all audio from HD down to 48KHz/16-bit we contacted Cyberlink to get to the bottom of it all.

October 8, 2007 | 15:06

XFX GeForce 8600 GT 620M XXX Edition

XFX gets all pornographic on us with its pre-overclocked GeForce 8600 GT 620M XXX Edition. Is this an XXX worth looking at, or is it just another B-grade Blue movie to avoid? Read on as we find out...

August 23, 2007 | 10:30

Biostar TF7050-M2

Biostar has one of the first Nvidia GeForce 7050 integrated graphics motherboards with HDMI and HDCP on-board. Does it give AMD's 690G chipset a run for its money?

August 8, 2007 | 14:05

Zotac enters graphics market

COMPUTEX 2007: Zotac is the latest vendor to turn up and start manufacturing Nvidia graphics cards. We have a look at what it was showing off at Computex.

June 13, 2007 | 14:00

PowerColor Radeon X1950 Pro SCS3

These days, there's often a lack of differentiation between the various graphics card partners. However, there's recently been a lease of life blown into the market with a slew of 'different' products. Today, we're pointing the spotlight at PowerColor, as it has managed to passively cool a X1950 Pro...

April 11, 2007 | 14:25

First Look: AMD's 690 series chipset

AMD's 690 series chipsets launched earlier this week and it's a much needed refresh to AMD/ATI's integrated chipset product line. We preview 690G's performance potential before getting down and dirty with the boards over the next week or so.

March 2, 2007 | 14:51

Blu-ray joins HD-DVD in pile marked 'owned'

Muslix64, the man who cracked the AACS copy protection on HD-DVD, has done the same thing for the Blu-ray format, leaving Hollywood with egg on its face.

January 23, 2007 | 10:32

Viewsonic VG2230WM 22" widescreen

Looking for a 22" widescreen with a little bit of flair? This one from Viewsonic looks good, but can it deliver the image quality required for the price tag? We fire up Quake to find out.

January 18, 2007 | 11:33

Dell to launch budget 22" widescreen monitor

A new budget 22" widescreen monitor has appeared on Dell's New Zealand website. Release date isn't confirmed, but specifications and price look good on paper...

January 8, 2007 | 15:21

HIS launches PCI Radeon X1300 with dual DVI

HIS has announced a silent PCI-based Radeon X1300. It’s a low profile card with a dual slot passive cooler and it comes with a pair of DVI ports, including one that is dual-link capable.

November 2, 2006 | 14:59

Inno3D GeForce 7950 GT

Today we have a look at Inno3D's GeForce 7950 GT. It comes complete with a factory fitted Zalman cooler and everything else you'd expect to get from a GeForce 7950 GT. However, is it enough to tempt away from waiting for the first DirectX 10 hardware?

October 23, 2006 | 17:31

EVGA intros the fastest GeForce 7950 GT

EVGA has superclocked NVIDIA's recently announced GeForce 7950 GT. It looks like the e-GeForce 7950 GT KO Superclocked is the fastest 7950 GT out there.

October 11, 2006 | 08:49

XFX GeForce 7950 GT 570M Extreme

Today, NVIDIA is launching a new high-end video card as an update to the GeForce 7900 GT. We check out XFX's pre-overclocked and silent GeForce 7950 GT 570M Extreme, evaluating real-world performance against the reference GeForce 7950 GT and ATI's Radeon X1900XT 512MB to find out which one is worth your money.

September 14, 2006 | 19:14