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Review Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080 Founders Edition Reviews

Nvidia reasserts its performance crown yet again, but should premium buyers invest in unproven tech?

19-9-18 // 2:00p.m.

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Ampere launches 32-core, 3.3GHz Arm chip

16-core variant available, too.

19-9-18 // 11:11a.m.

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Apple makes final payment on €13bn Irish tax bill

EC closes its repayment case.

19-9-18 // 10:57a.m.

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Sony announces PlayStation Classic microconsole

Takes inspiration from Nintendo's success.

19-9-18 // 9:30a.m.

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Review Intel Lynnfield Memory Performance Analysis

What bodes better for Intel's new dual channel CPU: high clock, low latency or both? We run the numbers for both so you know what memory kit to pair with your new Lynnfield system.

2-11-09 // 10:22a.m.

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Review MSI 790FX-GD70

MSI's delicious new AM3 motherboard is set to be a stunner. We've been testing this board for a few weeks now and we've finally come to a verdict - it's a cracker! But by just how much? Read on to find out!

4-5-09 // 10:18a.m.

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Review Radeon HD 4890 vs GeForce GTX 275

We've got the low down on the new Radeon HD 4890 and GeForce GTX 275 cards from ATI and Nvidia, so you know what upgrade to get. Do you grab either of the latest bad boys or are the older cards a better punt for your pound? Read on to find out.

3-4-09 // 4:03p.m.

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Review BFG Tech GeForce GTX 285 OCX 1GB

BFG adds its spice to the GeForce GTX 285 and has created one of the fastest graphics cards we've ever tested. The GeForce GTX 285 OCX boasts impressive clock speed increases and promises a whole lot more - but will it live up to expectations?

30-1-09 // 12:19p.m.

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Review Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R

Gigabyte has primed its GA-EP45-UD3R Ultra Durable 3 motherboard for some hefty overclocking and claims serious DDR2 memory performance. Naturally curiosity got the better of us so we had to check it out!

21-11-08 // 10:13a.m.

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Review Zotac GeForce GTX 260 AMP²! (216) Edition

Zotac's GeForce GTX 260 AMP²! Edition is a pumped up version of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 260+, which features 216 stream processors. We have a look at how the card performs against the competition to find out where the best value lies.

22-10-08 // 8:24a.m.

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Review HIS Radeon HD 4850 IceQ 4 TurboX 512MB

HIS has added its own flavouring to AMD's hugely popular ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card. We have a look at the HD 4850 IceQ 4 TurboX to find out whether this card does enough to set itself apart from the crowd of Radeon HD 4850s with aftermarket cooling solutions.

3-10-08 // 7:38a.m.

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Review QNAP TS-409 Pro Turbo NAS

Looking for something central to reliably store all your data? We check out QNAP's latest four disk professional NAS with more RAID and more features then you can shake a CAT 5 cable at.

21-9-08 // 12:10a.m.

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Review AMD ATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB

AMD has announced the mainstream Radeon HD 4000 series - today, we look at the ATI Radeon HD 4670, the fastest of the new cards, to find out how it stacks up against the competition. Will AMD conquer the mainstream like it did the enthusiast sector? Let's find out...

11-9-08 // 9:06a.m.

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Review Corsair VX550W PSU

Are you looking for a power supply and you're on a budget? Corsair's VX550W might be just what you're looking for. We check to see if the quality of Corsair's range continues down to the low end... or are corners cut along the way? Read on to find out.

6-5-08 // 8:06a.m.

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Review AMD Phenom X3 8750

If you think quad-core is excessive but dual-core is old hat, how about a Ménage à trois from AMD's new Phenom X3 8750? Is it the cheap and cheerful multi-threading meat eater enthusiasts have been waiting to lap up? We just had to find out...

23-4-08 // 8:47a.m.

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Review Performance Mainstream Graphics Update

We take six of today's performance mainstream graphics cards and put them through a gauntlet of tests to work out where the best value for money lies. We come out with a number of interesting findings, but will they answer all of our questions, or create more? Read on to find out...

28-2-08 // 9:34a.m.

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Review Cooler Master Cosmos S

Cooler Master has gone over the original Cosmos design, tweaked it and come up with this. It's got a new aluminium chassis, a revised cooling system and a funky touch-sensitive button. But can it stand up to our critical eye? There's only one way to find out...

22-2-08 // 8:21a.m.

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Review Sapphire Pure CrossFireX PC-AM2RD790

While previous Sapphire boards have been considerably, well... naff, the latest Pure CrossFireX 790FX has been backed by DFI - and just like other DFI boards, it's kitted to the teeth for enthusiasts!

15-2-08 // 8:27a.m.

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Review Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB Atomic

Sapphire decided that it wasn't happy with the Radeon HD 3870's standard cooler and decided to make something better. The fruits of that labour are shown in full force on its HD 3870 512MB Atomic. Read on to out how it gets on!

4-2-08 // 12:43p.m.

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Review Asus Striker II Formula

The original Striker was arguably the most popular motherboard in the Asus RoG series and now it gets a brother - the Striker II. It's based on the new Nvidia nForce 780i SLI chipset and has many tweaked features - we check it out to see what's changed.

25-1-08 // 7:49a.m.

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Review The Secrets of PC Memory: Part 2

In the second part of this series on PC memory technology, Ryan investigates the secrets behind mobile DDR and self-refreshing technologies, power down modes and chip packaging technologies.

17-12-07 // 8:10a.m.

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Review CrossFire Comparison: Intel X38 vs. P35

We test ATI CrossFire on 16x16, 8x8 and 16x4 configurations using the Intel X38 and P35 chipsets to see if the extra bandwidth actually makes a difference. From this we discuss what you should aim for if you've got your heart set on an Intel-CrossFire setup.

12-10-07 // 5:25p.m.

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Review Inno3D GeForce 8600 GTS iChiLL XStriker3

We take Inno3D's GeForce 8600 GTS iChiLL Xstriker3 for a spin to find out if it brings anything new to the table. It's factory overclocked, comes with an interesting cooler and an extended warranty. It all sounds good on paper, so could this be the GeForce 8600 GTS to get?

9-10-07 // 12:14p.m.

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Review XFX GeForce 8600 GT 620M XXX Edition

XFX gets all pornographic on us with its pre-overclocked GeForce 8600 GT 620M XXX Edition. Is this an XXX worth looking at, or is it just another B-grade Blue movie to avoid? Read on as we find out...

23-8-07 // 10:30a.m.

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Web News Roundup, 23th May 2007

Web News Roundup for 23rd May 2007

23-5-07 // 9:04p.m.

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Review A conversation with Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow is a well known copyright activist, blogger and Sci-Fi writer. He takes time out from his busy schedule fighting the evils of DRM and spends some time chatting with us about his views and his goals.

27-2-06 // 12:37p.m.

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