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Multimedia Ideal Arrived: ATI Radeon HD 4550 Graphics Adapter Review
[12/28/08 | Video]

ATI Radeon HD 4550, one of the junior solutions in the latest Radeon lineup, boasts pretty attractive features: it supports DirectX 10.1, advanced second generation Avivo HD video processor, hardware video streams acceleration, 7.1 sound over HDMI, and consumes very little power. But this is all the promises from the developers. In our turn, we are going to find out if Radeon HD 4550 is really as good for playing new gaming titles and functioning as part of HTPC system for playing back Blu-ray movies.

Gigabyte GA-EP45T-Extreme: Universal Overclocker Mainboard Review
[12/27/08 | Mainboards]

We are going to review the ultimately best overclocker mainboard for LGA775 processors with DDR3 SDRAM support and the largest heatsink system you have ever seen on a mainboard!

Innovation is Even More Critical During Times of Economic Turmoil – Interview with AMD Graphics Products Group
[12/24/08 | Video]

Even though graphics processing units are very complex these days and take years to develop, just as central processing units, the right GPU at the right time can completely reshape the market in just one or two quarters. This is why it is crucial to make the right business decisions for the next month and right technology decisions for the next two-three years. With these rules in mind, we decided ask ATI, graphics products group of Advanced Micro Devices, a dozen of question regarding current state of the business and future products.

Graphics Accelerators Performance in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
[12/23/08 | Video]

Not so long ago a continuation of the popular strategy series, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, saw the light of day. After Tiberium Wars, the third part has become completely 3D and sprite-free. Our today’s article will show what the owners of contemporary can expect from Red Alert 3.

Christmas Gift from Zalman: CNPS9900 LED Cooler Review
[12/22/08 | Cooling/PSU]

Today we are going to review the newest cooler from the world famous Korean manufacturer. The brand fans have been waiting for two long years for Zalman to roll out a new solution. Has it proven up to their expectations? We are going to answer this and many other questions in our today’s article.

Dell 2408WFP Monitor Review
[12/18/08 | Monitors]

Dell 2408WFP is not just an S-PVA matrix with excellent viewing angles, but also great color reproduction, extended color gamut and a large selection of interfaces including HDMI and even DisplayPort. Read more in our review!

New CPU Coolers: ASUS Lion Square and Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme
[12/16/08 | Cooling/PSU]

These two new coolers are very similar in their constructive implementation, but differ in price and cooling efficiency. Let’s find out why from our new review!

Level One N_One 11n Wireless Broadband Router Review
[12/16/08 | Networking]

The manufacturer promises that with this router we get performance and style in a single device. With advanced MIMO technology using 3 antennas, users should benefit from its throughput at long distances, signal multiplexing, and reduced wireless dead zones. Let’s find out if it is really so!

Graphics Coming Back to Intel Architecture: Interview with Intel Visual Computing Group
[12/16/08 | Video]

Intel Corp. is the world’s largest supplier of graphics adapters, despite of the fact that it has not introduced a single new discrete graphics chip in the last decade. The company still has hopes for the market of standalone graphics processors and plans to introduce its Larrabee product in 2009 – 2010 timeframe. Since the new player on the market of graphics cards poses a great interest, we decided to ask Intel a number of questions about the market of discrete graphics processors, the company’s vision of the GPU design as well as Larrabee project.

AMD Launches “Phenom X2”: AMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition Review
[12/14/08 | CPU]

Stars (K10) microarchitecture employed in Phenom X3 and X4 processors has finally made it to dual-core CPUs. So, the new Athlon X2 got all the advantages of their elder brothers including shared L3 cache. Nevertheless, these intriguing newcomers will hardly be able to fix AMD’s current market standing. Our today’s article will reveal why.

Linksys WRT350N: Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link
[12/12/08 | Networking]

Today we are going to discuss the Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link from Linksys that combines four devices in one box: the Wireless Access Point, a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100/1000 Switch, the router and Storage Link that lets you easily add gigabytes of storage space onto your network. Read our review for details.

Evolution of Nvidia GeForce Driver: GeForce GTX 260 (216SP) under Investigation
[12/11/08 | Video]

In this review we will be benchmarking the GeForce GTX 260 with different versions of the GeForce driver and also cover the image quality aspect. Our today's hero will be Zotac GeForce GTX 260 AMP2! Edition 896MB graphics card.

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