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AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 2,048MB graphics card: usurper of the throne

AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 2,048MB graphics card: usurper of the throne

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What do you get when you cobble two Radeon HD 5800-class GPUs on to one board?

XFX Black Edition 850W PSU: worthy of recommendation?

XFX Black Edition 850W PSU: worthy of recommendation?

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Take a quality PSU, add some XFX spice, and serve with a £135 price tag.

 
 
 

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SilverStone Raven RV02 PC chassis - how does it stack up?

11th Nov 09 23:09 | tech

SilverStone Raven RV02 PC chassis - how does it stack up?

Funky looks and a keen etail price. We tell you whether it should be part of a Christmas build.

Kingston SSDNow 40GB V-series SSD review. Desktop and netbook performance

30th Oct 09 19:49 | tech

Kingston SSDNow 40GB V-series SSD review. Desktop and netbook performance

A 40GB SSD boot drive for £70? Sounds tempting.

MSI X-Slim X600 laptop. Sexy and useful?

26th Oct 09 09:07 | tech

MSI X-Slim X600 laptop. Sexy and useful?

Less than an inch thick and sporting a discrete graphics card, MSI's X600 laptop is under the spotlight

Windows 7 - Part 5: Networking, Security and Compatibility

21st Oct 09 14:30 | tech

Windows 7 - Part 5: Networking, Security and Compatibility

HomeGroup, Device Stage and a revamped UAC take centre stage in part five of our Windows 7 review.

Windows 7 - Part 2: Deploying 7

19th Oct 09 16:00 | tech

Windows 7 - Part 2: Deploying 7

In the second part of our Windows 7 review, we examine the installation process.

ASUS Radeon HD 5770 Voltage Tweak: better than the rest?

16th Oct 09 14:51 | tech

ASUS Radeon HD 5770 Voltage Tweak: better than the rest?

We bump up the voltage on the ASUS Radeon HD 5770 VT card.

HEXUS.tv Special Report :: The truth about energy drinks! Part 2

8th Oct 09 09:57 | tv

HEXUS.tv Special Report :: The truth about energy drinks! Part 2

The HEXUS.tv guinea pigs, Luke and he-who-shall-not-be-named, are now trying the sports orientated energy drinks... boy are they unfit!

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 in CrossFireX: say hello to our little friends

23rd Sep 09 07:58 | tech

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 in CrossFireX: say hello to our little friends

An early look at what to expect from AMD's dual-GPU Radeon HD 5870 X2, codenamed Hemlock.

AMD Athlon II X4 620 and 630: introducing the budget quad-core CPUs

16th Sep 09 04:00 | tech

AMD Athlon II X4 620 and 630: introducing the budget quad-core CPUs

£80 for a quad-core chip? Can it be any good? Read on to find out.

Thecus N5500 five-bay enterprise NAS and DAS. Worth £575?

4th Sep 09 04:00 | tech

Thecus N5500 five-bay enterprise NAS and DAS. Worth £575?

We investigate the credentials of a business NAS that purports to do it all.

Crucial CT256M225 256GB SSD review. Keen pricing making sense?

20th Aug 09 07:43 | tech

Crucial CT256M225 256GB SSD review. Keen pricing making sense?

£400 for a 256GB high-speed SSD. We investigate its credentials.

Novatech Allspark VHP64 system review: low-power Core 2 Quad at the helm

11th Aug 09 22:46 | tech

Novatech Allspark VHP64 system review: low-power Core 2 Quad at the helm

Core 2 Quad S, GeForce GTS 250 in a SFF box. Does it make sense? We find out.

OCZ Summit 120GB SSD: worth the money?

1st Aug 09 08:55 | tech

OCZ Summit 120GB SSD: worth the money?

OCZ's Summit hopes to bring benchmark-busting performance to the table. We find out if it does.

Packard Bell Imax Mini NVIDIA ION nettop PC. A little bundle of joy?

21st Jul 09 13:16 | tech

Packard Bell Imax Mini NVIDIA ION nettop PC. A little bundle of joy?

Not much bigger than a book and sporting ION graphics, we take a close look at this £250 nettop PC.

ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA netbook review.

10th Jul 09 15:13 | tech

ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA netbook review.

Is it the best yet? We find out.

ASUS U20A laptop - taking Intel's CULV platform to the premium space

3rd Jul 09 07:25 | tech

ASUS U20A laptop - taking Intel's CULV platform to the premium space

High on style and price, does the £800 price-tag befit an Intel CULV laptop?

Enermax REVOLUTION 85+ PSU: raising the bar and price

26th Jun 09 20:24 | tech

Enermax REVOLUTION 85+ PSU: raising the bar and price

Crammed full of features and excellent efficiency to boot, has Enermax priced the REVOLUTION too high? We find out.

HP Pavilion dv2 'Yukon' laptop. AMD's foray into the ultra-mobile market

17th Jun 09 15:28 | tech

HP Pavilion dv2 'Yukon' laptop. AMD's foray into the ultra-mobile market

Gorgeous looks, but is beauty only skin deep?

Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition: piling on the pounds

3rd Jun 09 04:00 | tech

Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition: piling on the pounds

What do you get with 3.33GHz clock-speed, four cores, and eight threads?

Corsair P256 256GB Solid State Drive: designed for performance junkies

18th May 09 04:00 | tech

Corsair P256 256GB Solid State Drive: designed for performance junkies

High on capacity and performance, we examine the Corsair P256's credentials as a premium SSD.

Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 ATOMIC: 1,000MHz core - how fast is it?

11th May 09 09:49 | tech

Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 ATOMIC: 1,000MHz core - how fast is it?

We spill the numbers on the fastest air-cooled Radeon HD 4890 this side of anywhere.

Inno3D GeForce GT 220: something new from NVIDIA?

9th Nov 09 06:00 | tech

Inno3D GeForce GT 220: something new from NVIDIA?

NVIDIA gives the low-end a makeover, we take a look.

MSI's CR610 AMD Tigris notebook benchmarked.

29th Oct 09 10:51 | tech

MSI's CR610 AMD Tigris notebook benchmarked.

Phenom-based CPU power and updated graphics. Any good? We tell you.

Windows 7 - Part 7: Performance and Final Verdict

22nd Oct 09 15:36 | tech

Windows 7 - Part 7: Performance and Final Verdict

In the seventh and final part of our Windows 7 review, we examine performance before reaching a conclusion.

Windows 7 - Part 4: Media Experience

21st Oct 09 08:49 | tech

Windows 7 - Part 4: Media Experience

Is Windows 7 a multimedia powerhouse? We take a look in the fourth part of our Windows 7 review.

Windows 7 - Part 1: Introducing Vista's Successor

19th Oct 09 13:44 | tech

Windows 7 - Part 1: Introducing Vista's Successor

Kicking off a week of Windows 7, we start our multi-part review with a look at what Vista's replacement has to offer.

Double trouble: Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 in CrossFireX

14th Oct 09 05:00 | tech

Double trouble: Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 in CrossFireX

What do you get when you place two Radeon HD 5770s in CrossFireX? Read on to find out.

HEXUS.tv Special Report :: The truth about energy drinks!

30th Sep 09 16:52 | tv

HEXUS.tv Special Report :: The truth about energy drinks!

HEXUS.tv's intrepid team risk caffeine overdose and tastebuds to bring you the story on which energy drink is the best for you.... and sorry, they made me let them do this....

AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 DX11 graphics-card reviewed and rated

23rd Sep 09 04:00 | tech

AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 DX11 graphics-card reviewed and rated

Does AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5870 score a home run when compared with other high-end GPUs?... HEXUS has the answers...

Kingston SSDNow V Series 64GB notebook kit solid-state drive review

14th Sep 09 06:27 | tech

Kingston SSDNow V Series 64GB notebook kit solid-state drive review

Less than £100 with an external caddy and quality software, has Kingston got it right with its value 64GB SSD? We find out.

Midland Premier Cobra mkIII PC system. Worth two grand?

3rd Sep 09 07:25 | tech

Midland Premier Cobra mkIII PC system. Worth two grand?

We investigate whether Midland Premier, a UK-based SI, has got it just right with the £2,000 Cobra gaming PC.

Corsair Obsidian Series 800D: the chassis for real builders?

19th Aug 09 10:45 | tech

Corsair Obsidian Series 800D: the chassis for real builders?

Big on size and features, is the Corsair top-of-the-line chassis all it's cracked up to be?

Patriot 128GB Xporter Magnum USB pen-drive review. Big-stick fun.

6th Aug 09 09:25 | tech

Patriot 128GB Xporter Magnum USB pen-drive review. Big-stick fun.

We test a 128GB USB pen-drive, bigger than many hard drives of yesteryear. Find out how good it is.

Cooler Master HAF 922 PC chassis. More than just a little brother?

29th Jul 09 08:03 | tech

Cooler Master HAF 922 PC chassis. More than just a little brother?

Cut down from the HAF 932 but adding some new features of its own, we examine if the HAF 922 chassis is worth £90.

£600-£700 to spend on a PC base unit? MESH and ARBICO battle for top honours

20th Jul 09 08:35 | tech

£600-£700 to spend on a PC base unit? MESH and ARBICO battle for top honours

Overclocked Intel Core 2 Quad vs. AMD Phenom II PCs. Find out which we think is best....

Sapphire's Radeon HD 4730 512MB graphics card review. What is it?

8th Jul 09 06:32 | tech

Sapphire's Radeon HD 4730 512MB graphics card review. What is it?

A cross between Radeon HD 4870, 4850, and 4770, it seems. Read on to find out.

OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD - big and speedy

2nd Jul 09 07:53 | tech

OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD - big and speedy

OCZ's premier Vertex SSD is put under the test microscope. We evalute whether a £300 drive makes sense.

Scan 3XS NVIDIA ION system: Atom in a £700 system?

23rd Jun 09 12:27 | tech

Scan 3XS NVIDIA ION system: Atom in a £700 system?

Can a £700 ION-based system ever make sense? We find out.

Corsair HX850 power supply put to the test: how good is it?

12th Jun 09 07:44 | tech

Corsair HX850 power supply put to the test: how good is it?

We pit the newly-announced Corsair HX850 against some rather tasty competition. Find out if it cuts the mustard.

AMD brings 45nm process and Phenom to bear on dual-core CPUs

1st Jun 09 23:00 | tech

AMD brings 45nm process and Phenom to bear on dual-core CPUs

Find out if it's £50-£75 well-spent on a CPU.

Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 FreezerX2: the budget high-end card?

15th May 09 07:00 | tech

Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 FreezerX2: the budget high-end card?

Coming in with an etail price of below £140, Inno3D's customised GeForce GTX 260 seems like a winner? Is it?

ASUS vs. ASUS: GeForce GTX 260 MATRIX against Radeon HD 4890 Voltage Tweak

7th May 09 04:00 | tech

ASUS vs. ASUS: GeForce GTX 260 MATRIX against Radeon HD 4890 Voltage Tweak

We pit two special-edition ASUS cards, costing roughly £200 each, and see if NVIDIA or ATI offers the best bang4buck.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Vapor-X graphics card: the best in the world?

3rd Nov 09 07:28 | tech

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB Vapor-X graphics card: the best in the world?

An aftermarket cooler on the best GPU around. Find out if Sapphire has done it right with the Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X.

GPU-accelerated video-encoding. Who is better, AMD or NVIDIA?

28th Oct 09 12:09 | tech

GPU-accelerated video-encoding. Who is better, AMD or NVIDIA?

We pit an HIS Radeon HD 5870 against a BFG GeForce GTX 295 and see if either can beat up on a high-end Core i7 for video transcoding purposes using CyberLink's MediaShow Espress...

Windows 7 - Part 6: Applications and Windows Live

22nd Oct 09 13:15 | tech

Windows 7 - Part 6: Applications and Windows Live

In the penultimate part of our Windows 7 review, we take a look at what is, and what isn't, included.

Windows 7 - Part 3: User Interface

20th Oct 09 11:39 | tech

Windows 7 - Part 3: User Interface

In part three of our Windows 7 review, we turn our attention to a new-look user experience.

Kingston SSDNow V+ 64GB SSD review.

19th Oct 09 09:00 | tech

Kingston SSDNow V+ 64GB SSD review.

As the SSD battle heats up, Kingston's performance-focused SSDNow V+ is evaluated.

Mid-range machinations: AMD's Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750 GPUs

13th Oct 09 04:00 | tech

Mid-range machinations: AMD's Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750 GPUs

AMD releases Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750 GPUs. Will they be on your Christmas shortlist? Read on to find out.

AMD ATI Radeon HD 5850 single-card and multi-GPU evaluation

30th Sep 09 14:16 | tech

AMD ATI Radeon HD 5850 single-card and multi-GPU evaluation

The Radeon HD 5850 1,024MB graphics card sacrifices a little high-end performance for a £100 reduction in the asking price of HD 5870. Worth it? We find out.

HEXUS.gaming sofa - Wolfenstein Xbox 360 Review

21st Sep 09 14:17 | tv

HEXUS.gaming sofa - Wolfenstein Xbox 360 Review

HEXUS.gaming's Steven Williamson sits down with Nick Haywood to discuss the latest incarnation of the Wolfenstein series

Intel Lynnfield Core i5 750, Core i7 860 and Core i7 870 CPU review: bombarding the mid-range

8th Sep 09 04:00 | tech

Intel Lynnfield Core i5 750, Core i7 860 and Core i7 870 CPU review: bombarding the mid-range

Intel's Nehalem architecture is brought to the mainstream with new Lynnfield chips. Find out if you should buy one as we take a look at three, plus the P55 chipset.

Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128 USB pen-drive review.

28th Aug 09 04:00 | tech

Corsair Flash Voyager GT 128 USB pen-drive review.

Corsair marries capacity with speed, but at what cost?

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition: piling on the megahertz

13th Aug 09 04:15 | tech

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition: piling on the megahertz

AMD launches its fastest-ever desktop processor, we take a look.

AMD 785G chipset. ASUS M4A785TD-V motherboard under the spotlight

4th Aug 09 04:00 | tech

AMD 785G chipset. ASUS M4A785TD-V motherboard under the spotlight

An updated 780G chipset with an attractive price, we examine the RS785G's credentials as a low-cost, fully-featured motherboard.

Inno3D (NVIDIA) GeForce GTX 295 Platinum single-PCB graphics card

27th Jul 09 07:51 | tech

Inno3D (NVIDIA) GeForce GTX 295 Platinum single-PCB graphics card

Read on to find out if it's better than the incumbent two-PCB card.

Cooler Master Hyper N520 vs. Scythe Mugen 2 vs. Xigmatek Achilles S1284C

15th Jul 09 15:51 | tech

Cooler Master Hyper N520 vs. Scythe Mugen 2 vs. Xigmatek Achilles S1284C

Looking to spend under £40 on a CPU cooler? Read this.

MSI N275GTX Twin Frozr OC: raising the bar for NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 275

6th Jul 09 16:29 | tech

MSI N275GTX Twin Frozr OC: raising the bar for NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 275

MSI's given NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 275 a Twin Frozr OC makeover. We take a look.

Corsair Hydro Series H50 - taking on the air-cooled establishment

30th Jun 09 08:03 | tech

Corsair Hydro Series H50 - taking on the air-cooled establishment

Corsair's budget liquid-based cooler aims to stick it to the premium HSFs. Does it?

Acer Timeline 5810T. Intel CULV laptop promising 8-hour battery life

19th Jun 09 07:21 | tech

Acer Timeline 5810T. Intel CULV laptop promising 8-hour battery life

Acer has been one of the first big names to hitch its wagon to the CULV platform, so let's take a look at the Timeline series

Samsung N310 netbook. Style over substance?

4th Jun 09 23:00 | tech

Samsung N310 netbook. Style over substance?

Sleek lines and cool exterior aim to mask shortcomings.

Ikonik Zaria A20 SIM: the new kid on the block

22nd May 09 08:21 | tech

Ikonik Zaria A20 SIM: the new kid on the block

We find out if a relative newcomer has what it takes to compete with some of the big names of the chassis market.

ASUS Rampage II GENE: microATX mobo for Intel Core i7 chips

13th May 09 07:49 | tech

ASUS Rampage II GENE: microATX mobo for Intel Core i7 chips

Reducing the PCB size but upping the feature count, has ASUS managed the impossible?

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512MB in CrossFireX: beating up on high-end GPUs?

5th May 09 09:08 | tech

Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512MB in CrossFireX: beating up on high-end GPUs?

We take two Radeon HD 4770s and see what kind of performance damage they can do to £150+ cards.

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