36 articles tagged as perform
Creative WoW Wireless Headset Review
We strap on Creative's latest World of Warcraft-branded wireless headset to test the freedom of fantastic, reliable audio with decent battery life. However, they do make you like look like an anime character - read to see if that's a bad thing or not!
March 21, 2010 | 04:50
Overclocking Intel's Core i3 530
Now that motherboard BIOSes have matured for Intel's latest Clarkdale CPUs, we taken a return visit to Intel's cheap and cheerful Core i3-530, turn up the voltage and really see what it can do! Inside we've included a step-by-step guide on exactly how to overclock it on a couple of popular motherboards too.
March 3, 2010 | 09:46
Dell Zino HD Review
Dell's Zino HD could only become cuter if it was adorned with Hello Kitty graphics... and given its interchangeable lids, that's still a possibility. With a very low power AMD CPU, Radeon HD 4330 graphics, Blu-Ray drive and a terabyte of storage: is this a killer media PC?
February 16, 2010 | 08:38
Radeon HD 5450 Review: HTPC Heaven?
A £40 graphics card? Surely that's as useful as a chocolate teapot? We take a look at AMD's latest and cheapest Radeon from the HD 5000 series, the HD5450, see how it stacks up against integrated graphics and find out in what situations it might be a great buy.
February 9, 2010 | 08:09
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Review
This is the Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H, a media-orientated version of of the GA-P55M-UD2 which is one of the best budget Lynnfield overclockers on the market. We find out if the addition of Core i3 on-board graphics support effects the awesomeness of the board.
January 28, 2010 | 08:37
Intel GMA HD Graphics Performance
We test Intel's latest GMA HD graphics in its Clarkdale Core i5-661 CPU to see how it stacks up against AMDs 785G and Nvidia's 9300 IGPs when it comes to gaming and HD video. Long derided as terrible, GMA HD might be about to prove Intel's graphics detractors wrong.
January 25, 2010 | 09:40
MSI Big Bang-FUZION: Lucid Hydra arrives
With anticipation mounting higher than Everest, MSI and Lucid have big, bold performance statements to fill. With the ability to run a mix of different graphics cards together in multi-GPU setups, and promising performance better than what Nvidia and ATI offer - we put these claims to the test.
January 8, 2010 | 09:06
ECS A785GM-M Black Series Review
We check out an ECS micro-ATX AMD motherboard to see if this "Black Series" budget board buys you a decent backbone to a new PC. Featuring AMD's excellent 785G chipset, the A785GM-M has integrated graphics with HDMI output, but it's lacking some key BIOS features.
December 24, 2009 | 12:25
Asus P6TD Deluxe and Core i7 Overclocking
Asus challenged us to test the fact that its P6TD Deluxe can overclock a Core i7-920 D0 to 4GHz - and run it overclocked, all day, everyday. We put its claims to the test, and show you BIOS settings so you can get the same results at home.
December 17, 2009 | 09:18
Asus Maximus III Formula Review
The Maximus III is a Lynnfield Republic of Gamers board with a serious legacy to live up to - Asus's Maximus II was a 10/10 product, and powered by Intel's P45 chipset, it was the ideal board for overclocking a Core 2 CPU. We see if this pimped out sequel lives up to its predecessor.
December 7, 2009 | 11:29
AMD Athlon II X4 620 CPU Review
One of AMD's cheapest quad cores to date is a further evolution of the Athlon brand: the Athlon II X4 630 and 620. Without cache we check to see how it performs against Intel alternatives for the same money, if cache makes a difference and if it overclocks better.
October 26, 2009 | 09:33
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4 Review
Gigabyte squeezes in the goods into this micro-ATX P55 motherboard. It's not all that cheap but it still squeezes in CrossFire and SLI support, as well as plenty of features. We check if it trade blows with the big boys to decide whether it's worth pairing with the popular Core i5-750.
September 22, 2009 | 13:17
Making a Leather PSU Shroud: Toreador Bloodlines 2 Mod Pt. 3
November 22 2019 | 13:00
