Tim Smalley

GeForce 7800 GT rumours emerge

In many forms it seems... There are no concrete details as yet, and we can't confirm whether the rumoured specs are kosher. However, it looks like it could be a very interesting product where enthusiasts are concerned.

July 13, 2005 | 12:34

Flatout 2 set to roll out in 2006

With the arrival of FlatOut in North America, Vivendi Universal Games and Empire Interactive jointly announce that a sequel will follow in 2006.

July 13, 2005 | 11:25

XDR2 to be 5 times faster than GDDR3

Memory developer RAMBUS claims their newly released XDR2 memory is five times faster than current GDDR solutions.

July 8, 2005 | 15:04

G70: more than 3 clock domains - 'hard to believe'

RivaTuner creator airs some scepticism surrounding some of the comments made by NVIDIA's David Kirk. He explains how the VGA BIOS proves to be the simplest way to verify the number of programmable clock domains inside a GPU.

July 8, 2005 | 11:34

Microsoft to develop for DS

According to a report on Gamespot, one of Microsoft's Game Studios suite software houses is likely to start developing titles for Nintendo's DS handheld console.

July 7, 2005 | 20:25

Galaxy GeForce 6600 GT SmartFlash

Galaxy are a company that we haven't worked with a great deal in the past. Today, we evaluate their GeForce 6600 GT featuring a dual BIOS and buzzer alarm - will these features be useful to the cost concious enthusiast that is looking to get the most out of their video card? We have the answers inside.

July 7, 2005 | 19:46

More All-In-Wonder X800 XL details surface

After yesterday's All-In-Wonder X800 XL launch, we have managed to get hold of some more information on the new product...

July 6, 2005 | 17:15

All-In-Wonder X800 XL pictured

Earlier today, ATI announced the latest addition to its All-In-Wonder family, which is the first high-end All-In-Wonder product on PCI-Express. It is based on the very popular Radeon X800 XL and we finally have pictures of the card...

July 5, 2005 | 22:21

ATI brings high-end multimedia entertainment to PCI-Express

Today, ATI announce the release of the All-In-Wonder X800 XL - the first high-end PCI-Express addition to the All-In-Wonder family. It is expected to be available later this summer, read on for more details.

July 5, 2005 | 14:26

Forceware Release 80 already leaked

After the joint launch of GeForce 7800 GTX and Forceware Release 75 a little over a week ago, the first Release 80 drivers are leaked on to the web at 3DChipset. There are some interesting patterns forming in the inf files. Read on to find out more...

July 1, 2005 | 21:35

HIS Radeon X850XT IceQ II Turbo

We take a look at this overclocked X850 from HIS. With the price of Radeon cards about to go into freefall, how does the card perform in our suite of real-world benchmarks?

June 30, 2005 | 13:05

AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

This morning, AMD announce the fourth generation Athlon 64 FX: the FX-57. The chip is manufactured on a new 90nm process, using the San Diego core - Tim Smalley evaluates what the Athlon 64 FX-57 brings to bleeding edge gaming enthusiasts. Is the latest generation Athlon 64 FX worth buying? Read on to find out...

June 27, 2005 | 05:01

NVIDIA's GeForce 7800 GTX

It's finally here: NVIDIA's latest GPU, the GeForce 7800 GTX, is put through its paces by Tim Smalley. How much faster is it than SLI? Find out...

June 22, 2005 | 14:01

Inside the GeForce 7800 GTX

What lies beneath the heatsink of the GeForce 7800 GTX? Tim Smalley pops the hood and explains all the new technology inside.

June 22, 2005 | 14:00

Sempron joins 64-bit party

AMD finally confirm that they will be shipping 64-bit compatible Sempron processors. Intel's 64-bit Celeron D is also imminent

June 15, 2005 | 12:23

Chinese gamer sentenced to life

A fanatical Chinese online gamer is given a suspended death sentence after stabbing a virtual theif who sold his treasured Dragon Sabre sword that was won in the popular Korean MMO, Legend Of Mir 3.

June 15, 2005 | 11:50

NVIDIA to support 16xAA in SLI

After the announcement that ATI would add support for up to 14xAA with its upcoming CrossFire technology, NVIDIA had to go one better: bring on 16xAA...

June 13, 2005 | 15:03

Microsoft: 'Shader Model 3.0a does not exist...'

Recent rumours suggested that Microsoft were about to release an updated version of Shader Model 3.0. Microsoft confirmed that they have no plans to update DirectX 9.0c with an extension for the rumoured Shader Model 3.0a.

June 10, 2005 | 00:38

Microsoft to launch improved mobile email service

Microsoft are on course to launch an all new and improved mobile email service that will compete directly with RIM's Blackberry handsets. It will automatically downloads email to the users mobile handset.

June 9, 2005 | 16:25

ATI's partners slip Radeon X550 out

During Computex, many of ATI's partners slipped the new Radeon X550 series of video cards out. It is set to replace the Radeon X300 and X600 series'.

June 6, 2005 | 19:32

ATI announces Mobility Radeon X800 XT

Today, ATI launched the first 16-pixel pipeline mobility GPU. The Mobility Radeon X800 XT is very close to the performance of its desktop counterparts.

June 6, 2005 | 18:10

OCZ PC5000 EL (DFI nF4 Special)

Today we have a look at OCZ's PC5000 EL Platinum memory modules - they're specifically tuned for the DFI LANPARTY nF4 series motherboards, rated at an astonishing 625MHz DDR.

June 6, 2005 | 10:07

WiFi TV-Out to bring new ideas to HTPC solutions

ASUS are bringing and interesting idea for Home Theatre PC users to the market in the near future: WiFi TV-Out, which creates new possibilities for installing a HTPC solution in the living room.

June 3, 2005 | 11:32