HIS Radeon HD 4830 512MB Graphics Card Video Review
eTeknix.com posted HIS Radeon HD 4830 512MB Graphics Card Video Review

Today we are looking at the HIS Radeon HD 4830 512MB Graphics Card. This is a budget to mid range card from AMD delivering good performance in some of the latest games. HIS aren't heard from very much in the UK, but they offer good value for money, decent cooling, and a good warranty.

HIS Radeon HD 4830 512MB Graphics Card Video Review

Galaxy GeForce GT 220 1GB Video Card Review
TweakTown takes a look at the Galaxy GeForce GT 220 1GB Video Card

From a regular gamer’s perspective, NVIDIA’s GeForce GT 220 GPU probably isn't really a video card you would buy. The chances are this is the kind of video card that's sitting inside your work PC, assuming it doesn't use onboard video. Does this make it a bad model, though? No, it's just aimed at a different segment. If you're looking for something that's going to pack a bit more punch than an onboard video solution, this is what you would buy - it's going to be perfect for those older games at those lower resolutions.

Galaxy’s take on the new GPU is pretty standard - the cooler while being a little on the loud side does a good job of keeping the card cool. We also did see that World in Conflict was able to achieve a 30 FPS minimum, which means other games like Company of Heroes based off the same engine are going to be able run at the same numbers, which we consider playable.

Galaxy GeForce GT 220 1GB Video Card Review



Palit GeForce GT 220 Sonic Edition 40nm 512MB Video Card Review
TweakTown posted a review on the Palit GeForce GT 220 Sonic Edition 40nm 512MB Video Card

To be honest, this was a bit of a shock - we're not talking about a GTX 275, we're talking about a new low-end model. We have to wonder however, is this model worthy of the “Sonic” title, which has impressed us so often in the past? It's been a while since we've seen anything from Palit and the video card they chose to reintroduce us to them was the GT 220 Sonic.

With Galaxy already setting the benchmark for GT 220 performance, we'll find out if Palit are able to improve upon that with a video card that carries the Sonic name.

Palit GeForce GT 220 Sonic Edition 40nm 512MB Video Card Review

Palit GeForce GT 220 Sonic 512 MB Review
techPowerUp posted their review on the Palit GeForce GT 220 Sonic 512 MB

NVIDIA's new GeForce GT 220 is built around the new GT216 graphics processor, which is NVIDIA's first chip to be made in a 40 nm process. Another novelty is support for DirectX 10.1. Palit's Sonic Edition comes with higher clocks out of the box and an extremely well optimized low-noise fan.

Palit GeForce GT 220 Sonic 512 MB Review

Palit GT 220 Sonic Edition Review
OCC has published a review on the Palit GT 220 Sonic Edition

Having tested out many of the applications I mentioned in the past, the Palit GT 220 offers decreased time to complete a task than the CPU alone. The Palit GT 220 is not a gaming powerhouse but it does allow you to play at 1280x1024 with settings that are not the bottom of the barrel but fall into the middle of the road. With GPU computing becoming more mainstream, people are finding the tangible benefits of using the GPU as not just a video card but a way to increase productivity and make use of this new way of doing old tasks.

Palit GT 220 Sonic Edition Review

Seasonic X-650 650W PSU Review
JonnyGURU.com posted a review on the Seasonic X-650 650W PSU

Two weeks ago, I reviewed my first ever 80 Plus Gold certified power supply. Since then, I've been anxious to see more such units, wanting to know if this level of efficiency is possible to find at the same time as ultra high performance. Well, Seasonic read my mind and has sent me one of their new Gold units, the X-650, to play with.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Will I be thankful I met this unit? Come on in and find out.

Seasonic X-650 650W PSU Review

Skooba Checkthrough Rolling Laptop Case Review
Legit Reviews posted a review on the Skooba Checkthrough Rolling Laptop Case

The patent-pending Skooba checkthrough rolling laptop case looks and functions like a high-end business case, but is designed and rigorously-tested to be "checkpoint-friendly," so you can run it through airport x-ray screening without removing your computer. This is a great product for any frequent traveler!

Skooba Checkthrough Rolling Laptop Case Review

Zotac GeForce GT 220 1 GB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the Zotac GeForce GT 220 1 GB

Zotac's new GeForce GT 220 is based on NVIDIA's new GT 216 GPU which features 48 shader processors. While this is certainly not enough to play games at high resolutions it is sure fine for casual gaming. Windows desktop use and HD video playback is what this card is really targeted at and here it shines with extremely low power consumption and good feature set.

Zotac GeForce GT 220 1 GB Review

Antec Two Hundred Case Review
Hi Tech Legion posted Antec Two Hundred Case Review

Many case manufacturers have been following the trends of developing more variety in their lower lines of cases, due to the shift in consumer buying habits. The manufacturers are finally facing the fact that the economy sucks and people can't afford to spend lots of money on their computers, especially in the case. This trend has seen a nice surge in the economically friendly price point in the computer case market, with some really stylish and functional designs. Antec has always been pretty well in touch with the computer industry and its current market trends, and has developed, accordingly, a nice gaming grade case, but at the consumer level price point.

Antec Two Hundred Case Review

How CPU Features Affect CPU Performance, Part 3
iXBT Labs posted part 3 of their "How CPU Features Affect CPU Performance" series

Having concluded the analysis of AMD Phenom II, we proceed to Intel Core i7. We must admit that Core i7 is more interesting for a reviewer, as it provies us with two "toys": Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading.

How CPU Features Affect CPU Performance, Part 3

PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 Review
InsideHW.com has reviewed PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 graphics card

When new Radeon HD 4870 and HD 5870 models were presented ATI also announced when and what models will be presented in the near future. Therefore, it was obvious that new generation begun with Cypress GPU, with code name RV870, which continued with Juniper GPU with code name RV840 GPU. With HD 55770 and HD 5750, along with HD 5870 and 5850 models, ATI has covered high and mid range DirectX 11 graphics cards market. When we take a look at specifications, it is clear that there is nice gap between high-end models with 1600 (HD 5870) and 1440 (HD 5850) Stream Processors and more powerful model from mid range that has 800 Stream Processors (HD 5770). Nevertheless, even with Stream Processors cut to half this model can be very interesting to users that want something more than average performance levels but don’t have big budget. Model HD 5770 is more powerful representative in mid range, and very similar to HD 4850 and HD 4870 models. Price tag should be somewhere between last two models, while we will see how good this new card performs…

PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 Review

Amd Athlon 2 X4 620 CPU Review
Rbmods posted a review on the Amd Athlon 2 X4 620 CPU

Today we are taking a look at a new Athlon 2 cpu from AMD. They have resurrected the Athlon name and made both dual and quad cores, we are looking at the quad core named 620 today that sells for around 90$. The question is what type of performance we can expect from these lower end cpu´s on the market? Lets take a closer look at what results we got.

Amd Athlon 2 X4 620 CPU Review

TRENDnet TEW-654TR Wireless Travel Router Review
PCShopTalk posted a review on the TRENDnet TEW-654TR Wireless Travel Router

In this review I will describe and test a very interesting networking product from TRENDnet, a travel router, which has triple functions : router, access point or client mode; TRENDnet was nice to include also a carry pouch, so practically the device is ready to go!

TRENDnet TEW-654TR Wireless Travel Router Review

Motorola Endeavor HX1 Bluetooth Headset Review
Maximum CPU posted a review of the Motorola Endeavor HX1 Bluetooth Headset.

For a long time now, Aliphs Jawbone has been the front runner in background noise cancellation. Many have tried to beat the Jawbone only to fall short.

Motorola Endeavor HX1 Bluetooth Headset Review

HIS Radeon HD 5770 1 GB Review
techPowerUp posted a review on the HIS Radeon HD 5770 1 GB

AMD's next step in their Radeon HD 5000 release strategy is the Radeon HD 5770 which is based on the new 40 nm Juniper core. It features 800 shaders and 1 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus. Essentially this makes the card perform like a HD 4870 but adds new features like DirectX 11, ATI Eyefinity and reduced power consumption.

HIS Radeon HD 5770 1 GB Review

XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 Review
Hardware Canucks posted a review of the new XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 video card.

It seems like the 9800 GTX and its offspring the GTS 250 have been around forever without much competition from ATI. However, today ATI is introducing a card that should rectify that situation: the HD 5770 1GB. Decked out with GDDR5 memory and a mouth-watering price, this is a product that could take the sub-$200 market by storm. Let's see how it does.

XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 Review

AMD Radeon HD 5750/5770 Linux Review
Phoronix posted a review on the AMD Radeon HD 5750/5770 running under Linux

In late September AMD had introduced the Radeon HD 5850 and Radeon HD 5870 graphics cards as the successors to the Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 4870, respectively. These graphics cards, which are part of the Evergreen GPU family, have been performing quite nicely according to reports, but we have yet to test either of these Cypress graphics cards under Linux. Today though AMD is introducing the first midrange graphics cards in the Evergreen family. Under the Juniper codename, the Radeon HD 5750 and HD 5770 are being launched with both graphics cards being quite similar except for the ATI Radeon HD 5770 shipping with slightly higher core and memory clocks along with a different heatsink. In this review we have the first Linux-based benchmarks of these two new graphics cards, which are also the first publicized Linux benchmarks from any AMD Evergreen graphics processor.

AMD Radeon HD 5750/5770 Linux Review

HD 5750 and HD 5770 Review
Neoseeker takes a look at the new HD 5750 and HD 5770 video cards

The HD 5700 series offers a formidable feature set for the relatively low introductory price they are targeted to sell for (about $160 and $130 USD). While on a strict price-per-performance metric, the 5700 series will not destroy the competition, when you consider that both cards are only using a 128-bit memory interface, they are excellent performers.

HD 5750 and HD 5770 Review

ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 Mainstream DX11 GPUs
HotHardware.com posted a review on the ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 Mainstream DX11 GPUs

A little less than a month ago, AMD unveiled the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series of graphics cards to much fanfare. And for good reason. Not only is the Radeon HD 5800 series the first to offer full DirectX 11 support, among other unique features like Eyefinity, but the flagship ATI Radeon HD 5870 signifies the first time since AMD acquired ATI that the company has had the single, fastest GPU on the market in their repertoire. Not only that, but Radeon HD 5800 series cards also offer top-notch image quality, great power consumption characteristics considering their performance, and they're competitively price too.

As is typically the case with the major GPU players, new products based on their latest architectures trickle down into lower and lower price points over time, until their entire product stack is comprised of cards with similar feature sets, with their main differentiators being performance and price. What is not typical of today's launch, however, is the speed at which AMD is ready with their latest round of products.

Today marks the introduction of the Radeon HD 5700 series. As you can probably surmise, the 5700 series has virtually all of the features of the 5800 series, but is targeted at a more mainstream market segment. Head on over and check them out...

ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 Mainstream DX11 GPUs

ATI Radeon HD5770 Juniper GPU Video Card Review
Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the ATI Radeon HD5770 Juniper GPU Video Card

Coming right on the heels of the HD5800 series launch, ATI brings us another batch of cards based on class-leading 40nm GPUs and GDDR5 memory. The new cards, Radeon HD5770 and HD5750, use the same architecture as the new HD5800 series, but ATI basically cut the Cypress chip in half to create a brand new video card with hardware specs somewhere between an HD4870 and an HD4890. If you're thinking that's not a bad place to be, but want to see some proof of how the HD5770 performs, Benchmark Reviews is pleased to offer you the results of our extensive testing.

ATI Radeon HD5770 Juniper GPU Video Card Review

10 Sweet GIMP Photo Editing Tricks to Wean You Off Photoshop
Maximum PC posted 10 Sweet GIMP Photo Editing Tricks to Wean You Off Photoshop

You could buy a used car -albeit not a very good one- for the same scratch it takes to pick up a copy of Adobe Photoshop. Yes, is expensive and powerful, but don't worry if you don't have a handful of Benjamins lying around. Thankfully, you can perform a lot of the same photo editing tricks for free with GIMP. That's where we come in. We'll show you how to make lifeless photos pop with detail, how to tap into the Force and add a lightsaber to any pic, make your own custom brushes, and much more.

10 Sweet GIMP Photo Editing Tricks to Wean You Off Photoshop

ASRock M3A785GMH/128M AMD 785G AM3 mATX Motherboard Review
ThinkComputers.org posted a review on the ASRock M3A785GMH/128M AMD 785G AM3 mATX Motherboard

Today I will be looking at the ASRock M3A785GMH/128M, an mATX board using AMD's latest chipset, the 785G, which utilizes the SB710 Southbridge and Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics. The board supports only Socket AM3 and DDR3 memory, which is a good thing. It also has all of ASRock's cool features. Read on to check out the M3A785GMH/128M!

ASRock M3A785GMH/128M AMD 785G AM3 mATX Motherboard Review

Asus G51Vx Budget Gaming Notebook Review
Futurelooks checks out a budget gaming notebook

It used to be that if you wanted to get any serious PC gaming done that you needed to have a desktop computer. Later on, it became more viable to consider a gaming laptop instead, but these used to break the bank compared to desktops with equivalent specs and features. Well, the gap between the gaming desktop and the gaming notebook is shrinking faster than ever, both in terms of horsepower and price.

Asus G51Vx Budget Gaming Notebook Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 DirectX 11 Graphics Card Review
Hi Tech Legion posted Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 DirectX 11 Graphics Card Review

On September 23, 2009 AMD/ATI launched the 5800 series of video cards which happen to be the first Direct X 11compatible video cards available to consumers. The first of the series to be released were the 5870 and 5850 which were marketed as their (5870) flagship and are enthusiast level video cards starting at prices just below $300.00 USD (5850). For those of us who are on a budget and are anticipating the launch of Windows 7 those two video cards may be out of the question and are wondering when a mainstream Direct X 11 compatible video card video card will be available. Well the wait is over AMD/ATI has launched their newest video card in the 5000 series the Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 which are being marketed towards the mainstream users. Prices start at $109.00 USD for the 5750 and top out at $159.00 USD for the 5770.Sapphire Technologies a manufacturer of Radeon series video cards has announced the availability of their Radeon HD 5770. The Sapphire HD 5770 is targeted towards the mainstream user and is also DirectX 11 compatible. The Sapphire HD 5770 has 800 streaming processors, 1GB of GDDR5 memory, compute power of 1.36 Teraflops and ATI Eyefinity support at a price that is easy on the wallet.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 DirectX 11 Graphics Card Review

Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB and Radeon HD 5750 1GB video card review
Elite Bastards posted a review on the Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB and Radeon HD 5750 1GB video cards

While the launch of AMD's flagship Radeon HD 5800 series architecture and graphics boards look to have set the tone for the remainder of the year most likely, it's already very much apparent that their ATI graphics division haven't been allowed to rest on their laurels despite being the first to market with DirectX 11 capable parts. Instead, the company are pushing hard to bring DirectX 11 functionality to lower price points, and today sees them do just that, with the launch of two new boards and another new GPU (codenamed "Juniper") with an eye towards the mainstream and lower-end of the performance graphics market. These boards come under the Radeon HD 5700 series banner, and thanks to AIB partner Sapphire we've been able to take a look at both the Radeon HD 5770 and Radeon HD 5750 to see what they have to offer.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB and Radeon HD 5750 1GB video card review