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PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT Hellhound Review

Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6800 and 6800 XT Nitro+ Review

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio Review

PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT Hellhound Review

Has a lot of bark, but does it have any bite?

Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6800 and 6800 XT Nitro+ Review

Sapphire's best-ever cards under the microscope.

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio Review

MSI's flagship RTX 3080 - should you buy it? Maybe. Can you? Probably not.

PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT Hellhound Review

Has a lot of bark, but does it have any bite?

March 24, 2021 | 14:31

Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 6800 and 6800 XT Nitro+ Review

Sapphire's best-ever cards under the microscope.

March 22, 2021 | 10:00

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio Review

MSI's flagship RTX 3080 - should you buy it? Maybe. Can you? Probably not.

October 1, 2020 | 14:00

Joint Task Force

Joint Task Force is an RTS game set in 2008 boasting awesome graphics, big explosions and scary terrorists. Can an RTS game seriously tackle serious issues like the war on terror? Can this game really challenge Company of Heroes? All is revealed in our review.

September 22, 2006 | 15:41

GeForce 7900 GS Group Test

We have a look at six different GeForce 7900 GS cards from BFG Tech, EVGA, Galaxy, Inno3D, Point Of View and XFX. We evaluate the real-world performance delivered by these cards and compare it to ATI's Radeon X1900GT and X1800GTO.

September 21, 2006 | 11:03

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

Lego Star Wars: The Original Trilogy

Luke, Han, Leia and the rest of the classic Star Wars characters get a Lego makeover. We take a look at the new Lego Star Wars game, the original trilogy.

September 8, 2006 | 13:10

3D Fuzion GeForce 7600 GS

The 3D Fuzion brand is run by the guys behind BFG Technologies - it focuses on offering products at attractive price points. We have a look at the 3D Fuzion GeForce 7600 GS and find out what it's all about.

August 30, 2006 | 18:04

ATI Radeon X1950XTX

Today, ATI is launching several new video cards with a complete refresh of its product lineup. We have a look at the new flagship Radeon X1950XTX part. It comes complete with a spanking new cooler and some GDDR4 memory. Read on to find out if it's any good...

August 23, 2006 | 16:37

Darkstar One

Ascaron's latest space game Darkstar One is attempting to revitalise a dying genre. We checked it out to see if it was anywhere near as good as the legendary 'Elite'.

August 18, 2006 | 16:02

Quad SLI part deux: Build It Yourself

Today, NVIDIA has announced official support for Quad SLI in the build-it-yourself market using a pair of GeForce 7950 GX2's. We have spent a couple of weeks using the new drivers - read on find out how far we got this time...

August 9, 2006 | 18:18

EVGA e-GeForce 7900 GT KO Superclock

Do you want a 7900 that's majorly overclocked out of the box? EVGA has this 'superclocked' version, but do the enhanced speeds make a difference?

July 28, 2006 | 15:47

How it all shakes out

What does the ATI-AMD buyout mean? What are the long and short term consequences? Are we seeing the beginning of the end for video cards, and will we see NVIDIA killed by a new Intel graphics chip? We lay out all the scenarios and give you the explanations and the answers. Compelling.

July 24, 2006 | 20:06

On our desk this week - 9

This week we check out a wireless streaming audio box, a USB TV tuner, graphics coolers and battery packs.

July 22, 2006 | 08:42

Multi-GPU World Tour Part II: GPUs

Part II of the Multi-GPU World Tour involves the selection of ATI and NVIDIA GPUs for Entry Level ($1000 US / £650 GBP), Enthusiast ($2000 US / £1300 GBP) and Bleeding Edge (unlimited) price brackets. Read on to find out what choices were made, and why.

July 12, 2006 | 21:21

Leadtek WinFast PX7600 GT TDH

Leadtek's WinFast PX7600 GT TDH comes clocked at NVIDIA's reference clocks, but it is far from being another reference design. Amongst other things, the noisy cooler that plagued all other GeForce 7600 GT's has been addressed.

June 30, 2006 | 17:11

GeForce 7950 GX2 Retail Round-up

In the market for a dual-GPU setup but don't fancy two separate cards? We break out the geek pr0n and get down and dirty with five (count 'em) 7950 GX2 cards from NVIDIA's partners.

June 26, 2006 | 17:55

NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2

Yesterday, NVIDIA launched the GeForce 7950 GX2 - billed as the fastest available single card solution on the market. It features a pair of G71 GPUs, a 1GB frame buffer, a HDCP crypto-ROM and it all fits into a single PCI-Express x16 slot. How does it stack up against 7900 GT SLI, 7900 GTX and X1900XTX?

June 6, 2006 | 18:52

SiN Episodes: Emergence

The first of nine in the series, SiN Episodes: Emergence is a new breed of episodic content. Think Half-Life 2 but with large breasts and swearing. We test it on eight different graphics cards to test high-end and mid-range performance.

May 12, 2006 | 13:56

Connect3D & Sapphire Radeon X1900GT

ATI has replaced Radeon X1800XT with a new member of the X1900 family: Radeon X1900GT. We test full retail cards from both Connect3D and Sapphire against the best value cards from NVIDIA, GeForce 7800 GT and 7900 GT. Who will be the new price-performance champ?

May 9, 2006 | 20:32

Quad SLI: GeForce 7900 GX2

Today, NVIDIA is unleashing its Quad-SLI cards on the public. Are four GPUs better than two? The results are somewhat surprising, as we discover that NVIDIA's flagship graphics system isn't really ready for the big time yet.

May 1, 2006 | 20:04

GeForce 7900 GT head-to-head

Looking for a system upgrade? The 7900 GT is hitting a pretty good pricepoint at the moment for the amount of performance on offer. We put two of the top enthusiasts brands head to head to see which is worth your money.

April 26, 2006 | 18:13

Rock Xtreme CTX notebook

Want a gaming laptop with an X1800XT graphics card and Intel Core Duo processor? Rock are stepping up to the mark with just such a machine and boy, it's a fast one.

April 14, 2006 | 11:42

Transparency & Adaptive AA Explained

TMS AA, TSS AA, PA AA, QA AA... is transparency anti-aliasing getting you a bit confused? We're here to give you the low down on just what all the acronyms mean, with lots of clear words and illustrative pictures.

April 7, 2006 | 11:43

BFG 7600 GT OC and ATI X1800GTO

Shopping for a mid-range card? ATI and NVIDIA both have new cards out in the £150 price bracket. We put them up against a couple of other price-conscious moguls - last season's high-end, the Radeon X850XT and GeForce 6800 GS.

March 21, 2006 | 13:15

GeForce 7900 GTX Roundup

Last week, NVIDIA launched the GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7900 GT and GeForce 7600 GT. We've managed to round up a selection of GeForce 7900 GTX's from some of NVIDIA's board partners. Does it live up to expectations? We have all of the answers inside...

March 16, 2006 | 09:10