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AMD RADEON HD 7950 SPECIFICATIONS

AMD has released the Second Series 7000 Video Card which is the AMD Radeon HD 7950. The AMD Radeon HD 7950 uses the Tahiti just like the AMD Radeon HD 7970. The AMD Radeon HD 7950 uses Clock Speed of 800Mhz so with the Process Technology being 28nm should mean the AMD Radeon HD 7950 runs cool and power efficent.

AMD FX 6100 CPU REVIEW

We are reviewing the AMD FX 6100 CPU against the AMD FX 8150 CPU. The AMD FX 6100 is clocked at 3300Mhz and the AMD FX 8150 is clocked at 3600Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the AMD FX 6100 and AMD FX 8150 which are:- x264 Media Encoder, Blender, Dirt 3 Game, Starcraft 2 Game and Sysmark 2012.

AMD Phenom II X4 960T vs AMD Athlon II X3 455 Review

We are testing the Phenom II X4 960T CPU against the Athlon II X3 455 CPU. The Phenom II X4 960T is clocked at 3000Mhz and the Athlon II X3 455 is clocked at 3300Mhz. A big advantage for the Phenom II X4 960T is the 6MB Level 3 Cache while the Athlon II X3 455 has none. Another big advantage for the Phenom II X4 960T is that it has a Turbo which increases the Clock Speed to 3.4Ghz for a speed boost during demanding Software. We will be using Benchmarks for testing which are:- Cinebench 10, Cinebench 11.5, Geekbench, Novabench and Nuclearus. Games Benchmarks are Crysis, Hawk 2, Lost Planet 2 and Resident Evil 5.

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 7970 REVIEW

The Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 review also features the Sapphire Radeon HD 6970. The Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 uses the Tahiti GPU at 925Mhz and has 3GB GDDR5 memory running at 5500Mhz. The Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 has a 364Bit Memory Interface, 2048 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. We will be testing the Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 and Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 using Battlefield 3, Crysis 2, Dirt 3, Dragon Age II, Hard Reset, Modern Warfare 3, Elder Scrolls V and the Witcher 2 games for benchmarking.

AMD A6 3650 CPU REVIEW

We are benchmarking the AMD A6 3650 processor against the AMD A8 3850 processor. The AMD A6 3650 is clocked at 2600Mhz and the AMD A8 3850 is clocked at 2900Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the AMD A6 3650 and AMD A8 3850 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The AMD A6 3650 has a 11% lower clock speed than the AMD A8 3850. The AMD A6 3650 and AMD A6 3850 have 4 Cores. Let battle begin between the AMD A6 3650 and AMD A8 3850.

AMD A8 3850 CPU REVIEW

We are benchmarking the AMD A8 3850 processor against the AMD Athlon II X3 455 processor. The AMD A8 3850 is clocked at 2900Mhz and the AMD Athlon II X3 455 is clocked at 3300Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the AMD A8 3850 and AMD Athlon II X3 455 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The AMD A8 3850 has a 13% lower clock speed than the AMD Athlon II X3 455. The AMD A8 3850 also has 4 Cores compared to the 3 found on the AMD Athlon II X3 455. Let battle begin between the AMD A8 3850 and AMD Athlon II X3 455

INTEL CORE i5 2500 VS AMD FX 8150 REVIEW

We are testing the Intel Core i5 2500 processor against the AMD FX 8150 processor. The Intel Core i5 2500 is clocked at 3300Mhz and the AMD FX 8150 is clocked at 3600Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Intel Core i5 2500 and AMD FX 8150 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2012, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The Intel Core i5 2500 has 9% lower clock speed than the AMD FX 8150 and the Intel Core i5 2500 has 25% less L3 Cache than the AMD FX 8150. The Intel Core i5 2500 also has Intel Turbo Boost Technology for an extra advantage to make up for the 9% lower clock speed

ATI 7000 SERIES VIDEO CARD INFO AND SPECIFICATIONS

This ATI video card chart contains useful information about the current ATI range of video cards. information in this chart contains the chip name, core memory clock, memory clock, memory interface, pixels per clock and directx support. We have specifications for the Radeon HD 7990, Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 7950, Radeon HD 7890, Radeon HD 7870, Radeon HD 7850, Radeon HD 7790, Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon HD 7750

AMD FX 8150 VS AMD PHENOM II X6 1100T REVIEW

We are testing the AMD FX 8150 Bulldozer processor against the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T processor. The AMD FX 8150 Bulldozer is clocked at 3600Mhz and the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T is clocked at 3300Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the AMD FX 8150 Bulldozer and AMD Phenom II X6 1100T which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The AMD FX 8150 Bulldozer has a 9% clock speed advantage over the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T and the AMD FX 8150 Bulldozer has 25% more L3 Cache. The AMD FX 8150 Bulldozer also has 8 Cores compared to the 6 found on the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T. It's going to be a good fight between the AMD FX 8150 Bulldozer and AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Processor Review.

AMD PHENOM II X6 1100T REVIEW

We are testing the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T processor against the Intel Core i5 2500k processor. The AMD Phenom II X6 1100T is clocked at 3300Mhz and the Intel Core i5 2500k is clocked at 3300Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T and Intel Core i5 2500k which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The AMD Phenom II X6 1100T has the same 3300Mhz clock speed as the Intel Core i5 2500k and both have 6MB L3 Cache. The AMD Phenom II X6 1100T also has 6 Cores compared to the 4 found on the Intel Core i5 2500k. It's going to be an interesting fight between the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T and Intel Core i5 2500k.

INTEL CORE i3 2100 VS INTEL CORE i3 530 REVIEW

We are testing the Intel Core i3 2100 processor against the Intel Core i3 530 processor. The Intel Core i3 2100 is clocked at 3100Mhz and the Intel Core i3 530 is clocked at 2900Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Intel Core i3 2100 and Intel Core i3 530 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The Intel Core i3 2100 has 7% higher clock speed than the Intel Core i3 530 but the Intel Core i3 2100 has 3MB L3 Cache while the Intel Core i3 530 has 4MB L3 Cache. It's going to be an interesting fight between the the Intel Core i3 2100 and Intel Core i3 530 Processors.

INTEL CORE i3 2100 VS AMD ATHLON II X3 455 REVIEW

We are testing the Intel Core i3 2100 processor against the AMD Athlon II X3 455 processor. The Intel Core i3 2100 is clocked at 3100Mhz and the AMD Athlon II X3 455 is clocked at 3300Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Intel Core i3 2100 and AMD Athlon II X3 455 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The Intel Core i3 2100 has 7% lower clock speed than the AMD Athlon II X3 455 but the Intel Core i3 2100 has 3MB L3 Cache while the AMD Athlon II X3 455 has none. The Intel Core i3 2100 also has Hyper Threading Technology which makes up for being Dual Core.

INTEL CORE i3 530 VS AMD ATHLON II X3 455 REVIEW

We are testing the Intel Core i3 530 processor against the AMD Athlon II X3 455 processor. The Intel Core i3 530 is clocked at 2900Mhz and the AMD Athlon II X3 455 is clocked at 3300Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Intel Core i3 530 and AMD Athlon II X3 455 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The Intel Core i3 530 has 13% lower clock speed than the AMD Athlon II X3 455 but the Intel Core i3 530 has 4MB L3 Cache while the AMD Athlon II X3 455 has none. The Intel Core i3 530 is 32nm using Clarkdale with Socket 1156. The AMD Athlon II X3 455 is 45nm using Rana with Socket AM3 so let's see the performance they offe

INTEL CORE i5 2500K VS AMD PHENOM II X4 970

We are testing the Intel Core i5 2500K processor against the AMD Phenom II X4 970 processor. The Intel Core i5 2500K is clocked at 3300Mhz and the AMD Phenom II X4 970 is clocked at 3500Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Intel Core i5 2500K and AMD Phenom II X4 970 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The Intel Core i5 2500K has 6% lower clock speed than the AMD Phenom II X4 970 and both have 6MB L3 Cache. The Intel Core i5 2500K also has Intel Turbo Boost Technology for an extra advantage to make up for the 6% lower clock speed disadvantage.

AMD Athlon II X3 455

We are testing the Athlon II X3 455 CPU against the Phenom II X2 560 CPU. The Athlon II X3 455 is clocked at 3300Mhz and the Phenom II X2 560 is also clocked at 3300Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Athlon II X3 455 and Phenom II X2 560 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Dragon Age Origins and World of Warcraft. The AMD Athlon II X3 455 might be Triple Core but the AMD Phenom II X2 560 has 6MB Level 3 Cache to help performance

Intel Core i3 2120

We are benchmarking the Intel Core i3 2120 CPU against the AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU. The Intel Core i3 2120 is clocked at 3300Mhz while the AMD Phenom II X4 955 is clocked at 3200Mhz. A big disadvantage for the Intel Core i3 2120 is the 3MB Level 3 Cache while the AMD Phenom II X4 955 has 6MB Level 3 Cache. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Intel Core i3 2120 and AMD Phenom II X4 955 which are:- Cinebench, Geekbench, Novabench and Nuclearus. Games are Hawk 2 and Lost Planet 2. The AMD Phenom II X4 955 is Quad Core so it's going to be as interesting fight for the Intel Core i3 2120 which is only Dual Core

AMD Phenom II X4 955

We are testing the Phenom II X4 955 CPU against the Athlon II X4 645 CPU. The Phenom II X4 955 is clocked at 3200Mhz and the the Athlon II X4 645 is clocked at 3100Mhz. The Phenom II X4 955 supports MMX+, 3DNow+, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64 and AMD-V. A big advantage for the Phenom II X4 955 is the 6MB Level 3 Cache while the Athlon II X4 645 has none. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Phenom II X4 955 and Athlon II X4 645 which are:- Cinebench, Everest, Geekbench, Novabench and Nuclearus. Games are Hawk 2 and Lost Planet 2

AMD Athlon II X4 620

We are testing the Athlon II X4 620 CPU against the Athlon II X4 645 CPU. The Athlon II X4 620 is clocked at 2600Mhz and the Athlon II X4 645 is clocked at 3100Mhz. The Athlon II X4 620 supports MMX+, 3DNow+, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64 and AMD-V. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Athlon II X4 620 and Athlon II X4 645 which are:- Cinebench, Everest, Geekbench, Novabench and Nuclearus. Games are Hawk 2 and Lost Planet 2

AMD PHENOM II X2 560 REVIEW

We are testing the Phenom II X2 560 CPU against the Athlon II X2 265 CPU. The Phenom II X2 560 is clocked at 3300Mhz which is the same as the Athlon II X2 265. The Phenom II X2 560 supports MMX+, 3DNow+, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64 and AMD-V. A big advantage for the Phenom II X2 560 is the 6MB Level 3 Cache while the Athlon II X2 265 has none. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Phenom II X2 560 and Athlon II X2 265 which are:- Cinebench, Everest, Geekbench, Novabench and Nuclearus. Games are Hawk 2 and Lost Planet 2.

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6850 REVIEW

The Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 uses the Barts GPU at 775Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4000Mhz. The Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 960 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. The Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 faces the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme which has DX11 and 1440 Shader Processors. Software used for testing was 3dmark 2006, 3dmark Vantage, 3dmark 11, Dirt 3, Call of Duty Black Ops, Crysis Warhead and Hawk 2. It's going to be an interesting fight between the Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 and Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme which has 34% more Shader Processors for that extra performance impact. The Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 also has a small advantage of a 7% Higher Core Clock Speed which should give it a small performance boost

PALIT GEFORCE GTX 460 SONIC REVIEW

The Palit GeForce GTX 460 Sonic uses GF104 GPU at 700Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 3600Mhz. The Palit GeForce GTX 460 Sonic has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 336 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. The Palit GeForce GTX 460 Sonic faces extreme competition from the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme which has DX11 and 1440 Shader Processors. Software used for testing was 3dmark 2006, 3dmark Vantage, 3dmark 11, Call of Duty Black Ops, Crysis Warhead and Hawk 2

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6770 REVIEW

Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 uses Juniper GPU at 850Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory at 4800Mhz. Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 has 128Bit Memory Interface, 800 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 is compared to XFX Radeon HD 6790. Games used are AVP, Bulletstorm, Crysis 2, Hawk 2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033

HIS RADEON HD 6850 REVIEW

The HIS Radeon HD 6850 review also features the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme. The HIS Radeon HD 6850 uses the Barts GPU at 775Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4000Mhz. The HIS Radeon HD 6850 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 960 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. We will be testing the HIS Radeon HD 6850 and Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme using Aliens Vs Predator, Dirt 2, Dragon Age II, Lost Planet 2, Metro 2033 and Shogun 2 Games

ATHLON II X4 vs ATHLON II X2 REVIEW

We are testing the AMD Athlon II X4 645 against the AMD Athlon II X2 265, AMD Athlon II X2 255 and AMD Athlon II X2 240 Processors to find out if Quad Core really is better than Dual Core. The fight between the AMD Athlon II X4 and AMD Athlon II X2 is going to be brutal. All of the AMD Athlon II Processors supports MMX+, 3DNow+, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64 and AMD-V. We will be using some demading Benchmarks for testing the AMD Athlon II Processors which are:- Windows Experience, Cinebench, Computmark, Everest, Geekbench, Nuclearus and Performance Test. Games are Hawk 2, Lost Planet 2, Mafia 2, Metro 2033 and Resident Evil 5

XFX RADEON HD 6790 REVIEW

The XFX Radeon HD 6790 uses Barts GPU at 840Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4200Mhz. XFX Radeon HD 6790 has 256Bit Memory Interface, 800 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. XFX Radeon HD 6790 is compared to the Powercolor Radeon HD 5770. Games used for testing are AVP, Bulletstorm, Crysis 2, Hawk 2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033

FIREFOX 5.0 VS FIREFOX 4.0 REVIEW

We compare the Firefox 5.0 to Firefox 4.0 to find out which is the fastest with demanding Internet sites such as Acid3, Peacekeeper, Sunspider Javascript Benchmark and V8 Benchmark Suite V6. We have decided to test Firefox 5.0 and Firefox 4.0 using Windows XP to show which of the browsers perform best with Windows XP. Peacekeeper the Browser Benchmark is a graphically intensive Benchmark which will really show what the browsers can do

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6670 REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE

The Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 uses the Turks GPU at 800Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4000Mhz. The Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 has a 128Bit Memory Interface, 480 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. The Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 has competition from the earlier Sapphire Radeon HD 5670. Games used for testing are AVP, Bulletstorm, Crysis 2, Hawk 2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033

AMD ATHLON II X2 265 REVIEW

We are testing the Athlon II X2 265 CPU against the Athlon II X2 255 CPU. The Athlon II X2 265 is clocked at 3300Mhz while the Athlon II X2 255 is clocked at 3100Mhz which is 7% slower. The Athlon II X2 265 supports MMX+, 3DNow+, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64 and AMD-V. We will be using some interesting Benchmarks for testing the Athlon II X2 265 and Athlon II X2 255 which are:- Windows Experience, Cinebench, Computmark, Everest, Geekbench, Nuclearus and Performance Test. Games are Hawk 2, Lost Planet 2, Mafia 2, Metro 2033 and Resident Evil 5

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6990 REVIEW

The Sapphire Radeon HD 6990 review also features the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 590. The Sapphire Radeon HD 6990 uses the Antilles GPU at 830Mhz and has 4GB GDDR5 memory running at 5000Mhz. The Sapphire Radeon HD 6990 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 2x1536 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. We will be testing the Sapphire Radeon HD 6990 and Gigabyte GeForce GTX 590 using Aliens Vs Predator, Bad Company 2, Lost Planet 2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033. Two mega powerful video cards do battle, who will win?

POWERCOLOR RADEON 6790 REVIEW

Powercolor Radeon 6790 uses Barts GPU at 840Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4200Mhz. Powercolor Radeon 6790 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 800 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. Powercolor Radeon 6790 has competition from the Palit GeForce GTX 550. Games used for testing are AVP, Bulletstorm, Crysis 2, Hawk 2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033

POWERCOLOR RADEON 5770 REVIEW

The Powercolor Radeon 5770 uses the RV850 GPU at 850Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4800Mhz. The Powercolor Radeon 5770 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 800 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. The Powercolor Radeon 5770 has competition from the Palit GeForce GTX 550. Games used for testing are AVP, Bulletstorm, Crysis 2, Hawk 2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033

FOXCONN A76ML-K 3.0 MOTHERBOARD REVIEW

The Foxconn A76ML-K 3.0 Motherboard is compared to the Foxconn M61PMV. The Foxconn A76ML-K 3.0 has onboard Graphics which is the AMD 760G using the RS780L. The Foxconn A76ML-K 3.0 has a Front Side Bus of 2000 MT/s HyperTransport so it can Support all modern AM2+ and most AM3+ Processors. The Foxconn A76ML-K 3.0 uses Dual channel DDR3 memory at speeds of DDR3 1600 (oc), 1333. 1066 but is limited to total Max 8GB Memory. The Foxconn A76ML-K 3.0 is a solid budget motherboard but don't confuse this with lack of features because the Foxconn A76ML-K 3.0 is packed with useful features. The Foxconn A76ML-K 3.0 is no slouch and will give you great performance, great stability and great reliability. For benchmarking we will be using 3dmark 2006, Passmark, Hawk and Lost Planet

PALIT GEFORCE GTX 550 REVIEW

The Palit GeForce GTX 550 uses the GF116 GPU at 900Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4100Mhz. The Palit GeForce GTX 550 has a 192Bit Memory Interface, 192 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. Palit GeForce GTX 550 is facing stiff competition from the Palit GeForce GTS 450. Games used for testing are AVP, Bulletstorm, Crysis 2, Hawk 2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033

PALIT GEFORCE GTX 560

Palit GeForce GTX 560 review features Sapphire Radeon HD 6870. Palit GeForce GTX 560 uses GF114 GPU at 822Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4008Mhz. Palit GeForce GTX 560 has 256Bit Memory Interface, 384 Shader Processors and DirectX 11

POWERCOLOR RADEON 4770 PCS REVIEW

The Powercolor Radeon 4770 PCS uses RV740 GPU at 750Mhz and has 512MB GDDR5 memory running at 3200Mhz. The Powercolor Radeon 4770 PCS has a 128Bit Memory Interface, 640 Shader Processors and DirectX 10.1. The Powercolor Radeon 4770 PCS faces the powerful Powercolor Radeon 5770 which has DX11 and 800 Shader Processors. Software used for testing was 3dmark 2006, 3dmark Vantage, Crysis 2, Hawk, Hawk 2 and Lost Planet 2

AMD ATHLON II X2 255 REVIEW

We are testing the Athlon II X2 255 CPU against the Athlon II X2 240 CPU. The Athlon II X2 255 is clocked at 3100Mhz while the Athlon II X2 240 is clocked at 2800Mhz which is 10% slower. The Athlon II X2 255 supports MMX+, 3DNow+, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64 and AMD-V. We will be using some interesting Benchmarks for testing the Athlon II X2 255 and Athlon II X2 240 which are:- Windows Experience, Cinebench, Computmark, Everest, Geekbench, Nuclearus and Performance Test. Games are Hawk 2, Lost Planet 2, Mafia 2, Metro 2033 and Resident Evil 5

PALIT GEFORCE GTS 450 SONIC PLATINUM REVIEW

The Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Platinum is compared to the Palit GeForce GTS 450. The Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Platinum is a factory overclocked version of the basic Palit GeForce GTS 450. The Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic Platinum has 16% faster Clock Speed and 10% Faster memory with everything like the number of Shader Processors the same as the Palit GeForce GTS 450. We will answer the question is the performance increase of the factory overclocked version worth more than the 22% cost saving you will get by buying the Palit GeForce GTS 450. Synthetic benchmarks are:- Computemark, Furmark, Shadertoy, Tessmark, Stone Giant and Unigine Heavan. Games for testing are Hawk 2, Lost Planet 2, Mafia 2 and Metro 2033

HIS RADEON HD 5770 REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE

HIS Radeon HD 5770 is compared to the Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic. The HIS Radeon HD 5770 has 4% lower Clock Speed and 19% faster memory compared to the Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic. The main problem the HIS Radeon HD 5770 is it's cost which is 10% more expensive than Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic

PALIT GEFORCE GTS 450 SONIC REVIEW

The Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic is compared to the Palit GeForce GTS 450. The Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic is a factory overclocked version of the basic Palit GeForce GTS 450. The Palit GeForce GTS 450 Sonic has 12% faster Clock Speed and 8% Faster memory with everything like the number of Shader Processors the same as the Palit GeForce GTS 450. We will answer the question is the performance increase of the factory overclocked version worth more than the 5% cost saving you will get by buying the Palit GeForce GTS 450. Synthetic benchmarks are:- 3dmark 2006, 3dmark Vantage, 3dmark 11, Computemark, Furmark, Lightsmark, Physxmark, Shadertoy, Tessmark, Stone Giant and Unigine Heavan. Games for testing are Aliens vs Predator, Hawk 2, Final Fantasy XIV, Lost Planet 2 and Mafia 2

PALIT GEFORCE GTS 450 REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE

Palit GeForce GTS 450 is compared to Powercolor Radeon HD 4770. Palit GeForce GTS 450 is the latest offering from Palit using the powerful Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 which is a full Direct x11 Video Card and advanced Gddr5 Memory. Palit GeForce GTS 450 will give you all of the performance of a Video Card in it's class but without the high price, excessive noise or high temperature.

AMD ATHLON II X4 645 REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE

We are testing the AMD Athlon II X4 645 CPU against the AMD Athlon II X2 240 CPU to find out if raw speed is a match for cheapness? The AMD Athlon II X4 645 is clocked at 3100Mhz while the AMD Athlon II X2 240 is clocked at 2800Mhz which is 10% slower. Another advantage the AMD Athlon II X4 645 has is it's Quadcore while the AMD Athlon II X2 240 is only using Dualcore. The AMD Athlon II X4 645 type Propus is a Socket AM3 Processor operating at 3100Mhz, has a Front Side Bus speed of 400Mhz and 4x512K L2 Cache. The AMD Athlon II X4 645 supports MMX+, 3DNow+, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64 and AMD-V. It's going to be an interesting fight between the two Processors being benchmarked with Games and Synthetic Benchmarks

POWERCOLOR RADEON 4870 PCS REVIEW

Powercolor Radeon 4870 PCS uses RV770 GPU at 780Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 3600Mhz. Powercolor Radeon 4870 PCS has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 800 Shader Processors and DirectX 10.1. The Powercolor Radeon 4870 PCS faces the powerful Powercolor Radeon 5770 which has DX11 and 800 Shader Processors. Software used for testing was 3dmark 2006, 3dmark Vantage, Crysis 2, Hawk and Lost Planet 2

INTERNET EXPLORER 9.0 REVIEW

We compare the Internet Explorer 9.0 to the earlier Internet Explorer 9.0 Beta to find out which is the fastest with demanding Internet Applications such as Acid3, Fish Tank, Flying Images, Happy Holidays, Peacekeeper, Psychedelic Browsing, Sunspider Javascript Benchmark and V8 Benchmark Suite V6. Internet Explorer 9.0 is not the Final Version but it is the first Version which is not Beta. The Internet Explorer 9.0 has some advanced features such as All Around Fast, Seamless with Windows 7, Snap View two websites, Jump Lists., Icone Overlays, Thumbnail Previews, Pinned Sites and SmartScreen Filter etc

Firefox 4.0 Beta 9

We compare the Firefox 4.0 Beta 9 to the earlier Firefox 3.6.13 to find out which is the fastest with demanding Internet Applications such as Acid3, Fish Tank, Flying Images, Happy Holidays, Peacekeeper, Psychedelic Browsing, Sunspider Javascript Benchmark and V8

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6970 AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE

Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 review featuring Sapphire Radeon HD 6870. Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 uses Barts GPU at 900Mhz and 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4200Mhz. Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 1120 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. Testing the Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 and Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 using Aliens Vs Predator, Bad Company 2, Lost Planet 2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033

MSI GEFORCE GTX 570 REVIEW AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE

MSI GeForce GTX 570 review also features the Zotac GeForce GTX 480. MSI GeForce GTX 570 uses the GTX 500 GPU at 732Mhz and has 1280MB GDDR5 memory running at 3800Mhz. The MSI GeForce GTX 570 has a 320Bit Memory Interface, 480 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. We will be testing the MSI GeForce GTX 570 and Zotac GeForce GTX 480 using Aliens Vs Predator, Bad Company 2, Dirt2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033 Games

ZOTAC GEFORCE GTX 580 REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE

Zotac GeForce GTX 580 review also features the Zotac GeForce GTX 480. Zotac GeForce GTX 580 uses the GTX 500 GPU at 772Mhz and has 1536MB GDDR5 memory running at 4008Mhz. The Zotac GeForce GTX 580 has a 384Bit Memory Interface, 512 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. We will be testing the Zotac GeForce GTX 580 and Zotac GeForce GTX 480 using Aliens Vs Predator, Bad Company 2, Dirt2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033 Games

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6870 REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE

Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 review also features the Sapphire Radeon HD 6850. Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 uses the Barts GPU at 900Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4200Mhz. Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 1120 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. We will be testing the Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 and Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 using Aliens Vs Predator, Bad Company 2, Dirt2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033 Games.

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6850 REVIEW AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE

Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 review also features the Sapphire Radeon HD 5830. Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 uses the Barts GPU at 775Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4000Mhz. Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 960 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. We will be testing the Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 and Sapphire Radeon HD 5830 using Aliens Vs Predator, Bad Company 2, Dirt2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033 Games

XFX RADEON HD 6850 REVIEW AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE

XFX Radeon HD 6850 review also features the MSI GeForce GTX 460. XFX Radeon HD 6850 uses the Barts GPU at 775Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4000Mhz. XFX Radeon HD 6850 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 960 Shader Processors and DirectX 11

Asus GeForce GTS 450 review by Ultimate Hardware

Asus GeForce GTS 450 uses the GF106 GPU at 783Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 3608Mhz. The Asus GeForce GTS 450 has a 128Bit Memory Interface, 192 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. The Asus GeForce GTS 450 was benchmarked with Aliens vs Predator, Bad Company 2, Dirt 2, Modern Warfare 2 and Just Cause 2

MSI GEFORCE GTS 450 REVIEW AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE

MSI GeForce GTS 450 uses the GF106 GPU at 850Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4000Mhz. The MSI GeForce GTS 450 has a 128Bit Memory Interface, 192 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. The MSI GeForce GTS 450 was benchmarked with Aliens vs Predator, Bad Company 2, Dirt 2, Modern Warfare 2 and Just Cause 2.

WINDOWS 7 VS WINDOWS XP REVIEW AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE

Microsoft Windows 7 Game Performance Review against Microsoft Windows XP. Microsoft Windows 7 might have all of the advanced features like DX10, DX11, Aero but how does Windows 7 perform with modern games against the Windows XP

XFX Radeon HD 5850 Review by Ultimate Hardware

The XFX Radeon HD 5850 review also features the MSI GeForce GTX 460. The XFX Radeon HD 5850 uses the RV870 GPU at 725Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 4000Mhz. The XFX Radeon HD 5850 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 1440 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. The XFX Radeon HD 5850 faces some stiff competition from the MSI GeForce GTX 460 which uses the GeForce GTX 460 GPU at 725Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 3600Mhz. The MSI GeForce GTX 460 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 336 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. It's going to be a tough fight for the XFX Radeon HD 5850 because it will facing the MSI GeForce GTX 460 which has similar Specifications to the XFX Radeon HD 5850 but the MSI GeForce GTX 460 is 9% cheaper. We will be testing the XFX Radeon HD 5850 and MSI GeForce GTX 460 using Aliens Vs Predator, Bad Company 2, Dirt2, Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033 Games

Microsoft Internet Explorer v9.0 Beta Browser Performance

This is an early review of the Microsoft Internet Explorer v9.0 Browser which is currently Beta. This is a peak at the Performance of Microsoft Internet Explorer v9.0 when compared to Microsoft Internet Explorer v8.0 tested with Acid3, Sunspider, V8 Benchmark and Peacekeeper. All of these benchmarks now work very well with Microsoft Internet Explorer v9.0 and should give us a clear idea what the performance might be with final Microsoft Internet Explorer v9.0

MEMONEX TECHNOLOGY R310 REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE

Today we are going to be reviewing the Memonex Technology R310 USB Drive against the Sandisk Cruzer Micro USB Drive. The Memonex Technology R310 USB Drive is the generous 32GB version so you will have plenty of space for Images or Movies etc. The Sandisk Cruzer Micro USB Drive has half the Memory capacity of the Memonex Technology R310 USB Drive but should give a good comparison

POWERCOLOR RADEON HD 4850 PCS REVIEW

The Powercolor Radeon HD 4850 PCS uses the RV770 GPU at 625Mhz with 1GB GDDR3 memory running at 1986Mhz. The Powercolor Radeon HD 4850 PCS has 256Bit Memory Interface, 800 Shader Processors and DirectX 10.1. The Powercolor Radeon HD 4850 PCS faces competition from the Powercolor Radeon HD 4770 PCS which has GDDR5 Memory, DirectX 10.1 and 640 Shader Processors. Software used for testing was 3dmark 2006, Crysis 2, Hawk and Metro 2033

Asus GeForce GTX 460 Review by Ultimate Hardware

Asus GeForce GTX 460 uses the GeForce GTX 460 GPU at 675Mhz and has 768MB GDDR5 memory running at 3600Mhz. The Asus GeForce GTX 460 has a 192Bit Memory Interface, 336 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. The MSI GeForce GTX 460 is faster than the Asus GeForce GTX 460 but how much faster is it and is the Asus GeForce GTX 460 good value for money?

MSI GeForce GTX 460 Review

The MSI GeForce GTX 460 uses the Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 GPU at 725Mhz and has 1GB GDDR5 memory running at 3600Mhz. The MSI GeForce GTX 460 has a 256Bit Memory Interface, 336 Shader Processors and DirectX 11. The MSI GeForce GTX 460 is facing some stiff competition from the XFX Radeon HD 5830. Read on to find out which will win?

5 Browser Battle Review

It's the Battle to end all Browser Battles featuring 5 of the Best Browsers such as Google Chrome4, Mozilla Firefox 3.6, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, Opera 10 and Apple Safari 4. Chrome4 is a very fast Browser. Firefox 3.6 has Secure Browsing. Explorer 8 has the Accelerators. Opera 10 has the Turbo Option. Safari 4 was designed by Apple Engineers. There can be only ONE Winner so let the Battle begin with such Benchmarks as Acid3, Sunspider, V8 Benchmark and Peacekeeper the Browser Benchmark

Cheap deals on Computer Laptops, Computer Systems,Video Cards from ATI and Nvidia, Processors from AMD and Intel, Printers, Operating Systems like Windows 7 and other Computer Hardware.

Cheap deals on Computer Laptops, Computer Systems,Video Cards from ATI and Nvidia, Processors from AMD and Intel, Printers, Operating Systems like Windows 7 and other Computer Hardware.

Gainward GeForce GTX 465 Review

Gainward GeForce GTX 465 review also featuring the Asus GeForce GTX 470. The Gainward GeForce GTX 465 uses the Nvidia GTX 465 GPU operating at 607Mhz with 1024MB GDDR5 Memory running at 3206Mhz. The Gainward GeForce GTX 465 has a 256Bit Memory Interface with 352 Shader Processors. The Gainward GeForce GTX 465 will not beat the Asus GeForce GTX 470 but if it can stay close to the Asus GeForce GTX 470 then it is a great Victory for the Gainward GeForce GTX 465.

AMD Phenom II X4 920 Review by Ultimate Hardware

AMD Phenom II X4 920 review also featuring the AMD Athlon II X2 240. The AMD Phenom II X4 920 type Deneb is a Socket AM2+ Processor operating at 2800Mhz while the AMD Athlon II X2 240 type Regor is a Socket AM2+ Processor also operating at 2800Mhz. It's going to be an interesting fight between AMD Phenom II and AMD Athlon II, which will win?

Asus GeForce GTX 470 Review by Ultimate Hardware

Asus GeForce GTX 470 review also featuring the Zotac GeForce GTX 480. The Asus GeForce GTX 470 uses the Nvidia GTX 470 GPU operating at 607Mhz with 1280MB GDDR5 running at 3348Mhz. The Asus GeForce GTX 470 has a 320 Bit Memory Interface with 448 Shader Processors with a powerful DirectX 11 Engine.

HIS Radeon HD 5750 Review by Ultimate Hardware

HIS Radeon HD 5750 review also featuring the Ladybird GeForce GTS 250. The HIS Radeon HD 5750 uses the RV850 GPU running at 700Mhz with 1GB Gddr5 Memory at 4600Mhz with 720 Shader Processors with DX11. HIS Radeon HD 5750 has 6% lower Core Clock, 53% faster Memory Clock and 592 extra Shader Processors compared to Ladybird GeForce GTS 250.

Gigabyte Radeon HD 5770 Review by Ultimate Hardware

Gigabyte Radeon HD 5770 review also featuring the Gigabyte Radeon HD 4770. The Gigabyte Radeon HD 5770 uses the RV850 GPU running at 850Mhz with 1GB Gddr5 Memory at 4800Mhz with 800 Shader Processors

HIS Radeon HD 5870 review by Ultimate Hardware

HIS Radeon HD 5870 review also featuring the Zotac GeForce GTX 480. The HIS Radeon HD 5870 uses the RV850 GPU running at 850Mhz with 1GB Gddr5 Memory at 4800Mhz with 1600 Shader Processors with DirectX11 Support with all of the Advanced Features.

Zotac GeForce GTX 480 review at Ultimate Hardware

Zotac GeForce GTX 480 review also featuring the MSI Radeon HD 5970. The Zotac GeForce GTX 480 uses the GTX 480 GPU running at 700Mhz with 1536MB Gddr5 Memory at 3696Mhz with 480 Shader Processors

Sapphire Radeon HD 5830 review by Ultimate Hardware

Sapphire Radeon HD 5830 review also featuring the Sapphire Radeon HD 5770. The Sapphire Radeon HD 5830 using the RV850 GPU running at 800Mhz with 1GB Gddr5 Memory at 4000Mhz with 1120 Shader Processors

XFX Radeon HD 5830 review by Ultimate Hardware

XFX Radeon HD 5830 uses the Powerful RV850 GPU operating at 800Mhz with 1GB Gddr5 Memory at 4000Mhz with 1120 Advanced Shader Processors with DX11 Support

Ladybird GeForce GTS 250 review by Ultimate Hardware

The Ladybird GeForce GTS 250 is compared to the Powercolor Radeon HD 4770. The Ladybird GeForce GTS 250 has 1024MB Memory twice that of the Powercolor Radeon HD 4770

Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 review by Ultimate Hardware

Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 review also featuring Inno3D GeForce GT 240. Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 has 30% higher clock speed, 15% higher memory speed and 304 extra Shader Processors compared to the Inno3D GeForce GT 240

AMD Athlon II X2 240 review by Ultimate Hardware

AMD Athlon II X2 240 is a powerful 2.8Ghz Regor Socket AM2+ Processor which is compared to the Socket 939 2.4Ghz AMD Athlon64 X2 4800 Processor. AMD Athlon II X2 240 is a powerful 2.8Ghz Regor Socket AM2+ Processor so the Socket 939 AMD Athlon64 X2 4800 has it's work cut out

AMD Phenom II X4 970

We are testing the AMD Phenom II X4 970 CPU against the AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU. The AMD Phenom II X4 970 is clocked at 3500Mhz and the AMD Phenom II X4 955 is clocked at 3200Mhz. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the AMD Phenom II X4 970 and AMD Phenom II X4 955 which are:- Divx, Povray, Sysmark 2007, Windows Media Encoder, Fall Out 3 and Left for Dead 2. The AMD Phenom II X4 970 has 9% higher clock speed than the AMD Phenom II X4 955 but both have 6MB L3 Cache so the AMD Phenom II X4 970 should have the advantage

Inno3D GeForce GT 240 review by Ultimate Hardware

Inno3D GeForce GT 240 review also featuring Powercolor Radeon HD 4770. Inno3D GeForce GT 240 has 27% lower clock speed, 6% faster memory speed and 544 less Shader Processors compared to Powercolor Radeon HD 4770.

MSI Radeon HD 5770 review by Ultimate Hardware

MSI Radeon HD 5770 review also featuring Pov GeForce GTX 260. MSI Radeon HD 5770 has 33% higher clock speed, 59% higher memory speed and 584 extra Shader Processors compared to the Pov GeForce GTX 260

Gigabyte Radeon HD 5750 review by Ultimate Hardware

Gigabyte Radeon HD 5750 review also features Gigabyte Radeon HD 4770. Gigabyte Radeon HD 5750 has 7% lower clock speed, 31% higher memory speed and extra 20% Shader Processors compared to the Gigabyte Radeon HD 4770

Byte News Archive by Ultimate Hardware

All of the reviews and articles featured in the news section of Ultimate Hardware. Features Video Cards reviews such as ATI Radeon and Nvidia GeForce etc. Processor reviews such as AMD Processors and Intel Processors etc

MOZILLA FIREFOX 3.6 VS MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 8 REVIEW

We compare the Mozilla Firefox 3.6 to the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 to find out which is the fastest with Acid3, Sunspider Javascript, V8 Suite V5 and Peacekeeper