For those who don't use Linux, or do use Linux but aren't aware, the audio system found within the OS is horrible. Not in quality, features or performance, but rather in configuration and execution.

by Rob Williams on March 5, 2010 in Security, Storage It goes without saying that solid-state drives are well-worth the investment in order to give your PC some responsiveness, but with all the ...

Luxury cars. Every guy reading this review has likely dreamed of owning one at some point. Or every single day, like myself. Personally, I’d be content with a BMW M3, but that’s mild compared to the ...

NVIDIA launched its first Ampere-powered GPU just over one week ago, and on schedule, the second has arrived: GeForce RTX 3090. This GPU targets users who demand uncompromising performance and ...

Recently, most of the buzz around Intel's technologies focus on 45nm and X38, but what about memory? We sit down with Intel's Christopher Cox to learn more about XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) and also ...

by Rob Williams on February 7, 2020 in Processors AMD’s latest Ryzen Threadripper has arrived, and it brings along some impressive specs with it. We’re talking 64 cores, 128 threads, 288MB of cache, ...

Like the HD 5770, the HD 6770 is a Juniper XT, built upon a 40nm process and consists of 1.04 million transistors. It features the same number of cores as the HD 6790, though because that card has a ...

NVIDIA's first Ampere GeForce has landed, and it's proving itself to be quite a beast. For our first look at the performance of NVIDIA's new RTX 3080, we're tackling rendering with the help of Octane, ...

On a budget and need the best bang for the buck? NVIDIA's new 9600 GSO might be the answer, despite not being that different from a 9600 GT. We are taking a look at Palit's Sonic version of the card, ...

One common problem that PC and console gamers alike experience, is sweaty hands. Yes, this can easily happen during an intense Moto GP or Need for Speed session. Logitech to the rescue with their ...

by Rob Williams on March 8, 2011 in Graphics & Displays It’s been a long while since we’ve last seen a $700 graphics card, but AMD revives that tradition with its Radeon HD 6990 dual-GPU offering.

It's no secret that the Radeon HD 5870 is the fastest GPU on the planet, but what do you get when you take it, toss in a more robust cooler, quieter operation, higher clock speeds and not one, but two ...