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A Simple Graph Chooses Your Next Video Card

The Tech Report has assembled a very straightforward bang-for-your-buck video card graph. Plotting performance on Crysis' high quality setting, you can see the simple facts laid out very clearly—like that the GeForce 9600 GT is probably worth its $5 pricetag over the Radeon HD 3850. These metrics always vary by game, and Crysis' highest settings don't demonstrate these cards at their best (the top performer can't even break 40 frames per second). But it's a quick tool to tip the scales on your next purchase. [Tech Report]

8:40 AM on Fri May 9 2008
By Mark Wilson
14,587 views, 36 comments

Latest by monkeybars: @Hello_Newman: Dude, WoW is hardly pushing the limits of graphical tech. The 8800GT and 8800GT SLi really cleaned up here, no more »

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Western Digital Velociraptor Is New "Fastest Hard Drive Ever"

Western Digital has announced the Velociraptor ($300 retail), their latest and greatest in speedy storage. Connecting through 3GB/s SATA, the 300GB, 10,000RPM Velociraptor is actually a 2.5" hard drive with a massive "Icepack" heatsink that makes it large enough to fit in a 3.5" bay. Maximum PC already got their hands on a preproduction unit. So how fast was it? Real fast. More »

9:43 AM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Mark Wilson
28,071 views, 52 comments

Latest by Pyao lyang shen: **takes off flying, aerial lift off!** more »

pcs

Pietroguerra FLeX 4.2: The Folding Media Center PC

Got no space in your living room for that bulky Media Center PC? This Italian-made computer not only comes in a slick component-style chassis, but it can also be folded up to fit in pretty much any spot. It's one of the better-looking systems I've seen and it even has a decent spec list as it's based on Intel's Core 2 Duo CPU. It'll set you back around $2,720. – Louis Ramirez More »

4:43 PM on Fri Feb 23 2007
By Louis Ramirez
2,384 views, 5 comments

Latest by MegaD: Its nicely crafted technology. I am seeing home theatre pc's now coming out good designs - finally. Check out [www.customcomputa.co.uk] more »

software

Vista Grades You With The Windows Experience Index

Vista ranks us at 3.7. We blame it on our graphics card. You see, Vista gives you an "experience score" based on your components in your system, which is supposed to give you a good idea of how well Vista will run. In our upgraded XP to Vista system, Vista gave us a 3.7 because we only had a Radeon 9600 with 128MB of RAM. More »

6:40 PM on Mon Jan 29 2007
By Jason Chen
16,503 views, 32 comments

Latest by kwellman: I got a 4.3 due to my processor (P4 3.2)... My next lowest number was a 5.4 (had disk transfer rate). Really more »