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AMD's Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:01 PM on February 14, 2012 At long last, the venerable Radeon HD 5770 has a successor. Is it a worthy one? Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	205
A closer look at the new AMD by Scott Wasson — 4:08 PM on February 9, 2012 AMD has a new management team and a new direction. They recently shared their vision for the company's future, and we were there, listening... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Servers	78
AMD's Radeon HD 7950 graphics processor by Scott Wasson — 1:37 AM on January 31, 2012 AMD has slightly hobbled the Radeon HD 7950 compared to its elder brother, but the price of entry is 100 bucks lower. Sound like... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	147
PC gaming in 3D stereo: 3D Vision 2 vs. HD3D by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:47 AM on January 25, 2012 We've pitted 3D Vision 2 and HD3D gaming rigs against each other in order to get a feel for the current state of stereo... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays	61
CES 2012: the shape of things to come? by Scott Wasson — 11:08 AM on January 17, 2012 One of the funny things about going to CES is that you're expected to be plugged into the overall vibe of the show, so you... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays Personal tech	15
AMD's Radeon HD 7970 graphics processor by Scott Wasson — 11:47 PM on January 2, 2012 We've spent the holidays on the Southern Islands. Come see what we found. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	461
What's next for PC gaming? by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:12 PM on December 30, 2011 If you're reading this, you're probably a PC gamer. You've probably invested a decent amount of money in a fast graphics card, a decent-sized monitor,... Type: Blog post Tags: Graphics Gaming	148
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 graphics card by Scott Wasson — 5:01 PM on December 14, 2011 We go inside the second with Nvidia's new limited-edition graphics card. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	106
Today's mid-range GPUs in Skyrim by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:07 PM on November 22, 2011 We've followed up our look at Battlefield 3 performance with a similar comparison of mid-range graphics cards in The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming	119
Execution by Fred Silver — 10:09 AM on November 15, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics	89
Today's mid-range GPUs in Battlefield 3 by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:52 PM on November 10, 2011 Join us as we test three pairs of competing mid-range cards and see how well they handle EA DICE's latest blockbuster, Battlefield 3. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming	70
Some thoughts on Rage by Scott Wasson — 10:54 AM on October 27, 2011 Well, I finished Rage last night. I have to say that I enjoyed it quite a bit, mostly because, at heart, it's a very... Type: Blog post Tags: Graphics Gaming	30
Battle of the Radeon HD 6950s by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:25 AM on October 20, 2011 We've gathered three souped-up Radeon HD 6950 graphics cards from Gigabyte, MSI, and XFX. Which one delivers the most bang for your buck? Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	42
Lucid's 'smarter vsync' could revolutionize game performance by Scott Wasson — 2:50 PM on September 21, 2011 Lucid's new 'HyperFormance' tech may have an unfortunate name, but it still has the potential to change the way we think about GPU performance by... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Software	71
Inside the second: A new look at game benchmarking by Scott Wasson — 6:08 PM on September 8, 2011 We set out to introduce some new game benchmarking methods, and those new tools promptly helped us uncover an intriguing problem: multi-GPU micro-stuttering. Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Gaming	162
Crysis 2 tessellation: too much of a good thing? by Scott Wasson — 2:07 PM on August 16, 2011 We discover the world's greatest virtual concrete slab. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming	187
The many seasons of better benchmarks by Fred Silver — 10:04 AM on August 15, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics	60
Llano in overtime: 1866MHz RAM & IGP-only power by Scott Wasson — 11:51 PM on July 17, 2011 Will 1866MHz memory make a big difference to the performance of the AMD A8-3850 APU? How does power consumption look without a discrete GPU... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics	69

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tipoo

It's not a benchmark suggestion, but a benchmark*ing* suggestion, I've always wanted to see more older CPUs thrown into what benchmarks they can to sh...

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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +26

chuckula

Good idea, and to expand on this point: A whole lot of people have already given... +24

Alexko

"Quark, drunk on money, power, and an estimated 90% market share, started behavi... +24

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