Sapphire Tri-X R9-290X Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 12-08-2014 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The Sapphire Tri-X R9-290X features 1GHz of graphics processing power. Will that be enough to top our performance charts though? Let's find out...

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Tagged as: Sapphire, AMD_Graphics

XFX R9-280 Black Edition OC Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 15-06-2014 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The AMD R9-280 looks to wrench the mid-range performance crown from NVIDIA. We put XFX's OC Black Edition to the test and pitch it against NVIDIA's GTX760...

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Tagged as: XFX, AMD, AMD_Graphics

ASUS R9 290 DirectCU II OC Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 04-02-2014 [ 0 comment(s) ]

With a modest factory overclock and DirectCU II cooling, we take a look at the ASUS R9 290 Direct CU II OC. A card for the masses or one to be missed?

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HIS R9 280X IceQ x2 Turbo Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 22-12-2013 [ 0 comment(s) ]

With silent yet powerful IceQ x2 cooling and a factory overclock, HIS unleash their interpretation of AMD's R9 280X. Read on to see how it fares...

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GIGABYTE R9 280X WindForce 3X OC Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 08-12-2013 [ 0 comment(s) ]

On a budget but want a powerful graphics card? GV-R928XOC-3GD may suit your pocket with top drawer performance but half the price of flagship graphics cards...

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HIS R9 270X IceQ x2 Turbo Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 17-11-2013 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Looking for a custom cooled, value for money mid-range GPU? Look no further than the factory overclocked HIS R9 270X IceQ x2 Turbo...

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GIGABYTE R9 270X Windforce 3X Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 10-11-2013 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The mid range 270X series benefits from a factory overclock and GIGABYTE's Windforce cooler. See how it stacks up against a batch of mid-range graphics cards...

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AMD RADEON R9 290X Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 24-10-2013 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The wait is over. Have AMD unleashed the TITAN killer everyone is hoping for? Find out as put the AMD R9 290X against the best NVIDIA have to offer...

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ASUS R9 280X DirectCU II TOP Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 10-10-2013 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Direct from ASUS we get to sample a retail version of the new R9 280X complete with ASUS' DirectCU II cooling. How does is fair against the competition?

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AMD RADEON R9 270X Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 08-10-2013 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Will the R9 270X strike the perfect balance between performance and value for money? We pitch it against the best value cards on the market today.

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Club 3D HD7970 royalAce Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 05-06-2013 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Today we take a look at the royalAce, a super overclocked, custom cooled HD7970 graphics card from Club 3D. Can it fend off the latest cards from NVIDIA?

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HIS HD 7850 IceQ X Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 24-05-2013 [ 0 comment(s) ]

We take a look back at the HIS HD7850 IceQ X 1GB GDDR5 and compare to today's entry level graphics cards. If silence is important, this could be just the ticket.

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HIS HD 7790 iCooler Turbo Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 14-05-2013 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Plugging the gap between the entry level HD7770 and the mid range HD7850, the HD7790 Turbo from HIS arrives overclocked and wearing a new suit.

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HIS HD 7870 IceQ Turbo Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 05-05-2012 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Factory overclocked and custom cooled, the HIS HD 7870 IceQ storms the AMD party. See how it compares against the current crop of graphics cards available...

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CeBIT 2012 - Powercolor HD 7970 Vortex II

Posted by: Tony Le Bourne on: 08-03-2012 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The Powercolor HD 7970 Vortex II graphics card allows the user to control and direct the airflow in a way that is unique to this series.

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Tagged as: cebit 2012, powercolor, tul, radeon, amd, 7970, tahiti, graphics card, vortex 2, AMD_Graphics

GTX580 vs HD7970 - Head to Head Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 24-02-2012 [ 0 comment(s) ]

What's the fastest single GPU available? Is the HD7970 worth it? Can the GTX580 still hold it's own? We answer these questions and more in our head to head article...

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Tagged as: XFX, ZOTAC, NVIDIA, AMD_GRAPHICS

XFX R7770 Black Edition 'S' Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 18-02-2012 [ 0 comment(s) ]

We've already seen what the HD7770 had to offer. Today we cling our hopes to the super overclocked R7770 Black Edition from XFX to set the record straight...

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XFX R7970 Black Edition Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 18-02-2012 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Pre overclocked to 1GHz and complete with the Double Dissipation GHOST cooler, we expected great things from the XFX R7970 Black Edition - we weren't disappointed...

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HIS Radeon HD 7970 3GB Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 03-02-2012 [ 0 comment(s) ]

HIS are a leader in producing some of the fastest Radeon graphics solutions available. Today we see their interpretation of the flagship AMD HD7970.

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XFX Double D Edition R7950 Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 31-01-2012 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Being a big player in the graphics card industry, XFX were not about to miss the HD7950 boat. See how the overclocked XFX DD Edition R7950 competes.

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PowerColor PCS+ HD7950 Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 31-01-2012 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The HD7950 is a fantastic GPU in its own right so can PowerColor make an already great GPU any better? We take a look at the PCS+ HD7950...

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 'Tahiti' Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 20-12-2011 [ 0 comment(s) ]

With a host of new features, new cooling design and core improvements we take an in-depth look at AMD's latest graphics card - The HD7970 3GB codenamed 'Tahiti'.

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HIS HD6950 IceQ 2GB Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 30-10-2011 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The AMD HD6950 offers great value for money but reference designs suffer from a loud cooler. HIS have added their IceQ cooler to rectify this...

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HIS HD6970 2GB IceQ MIX (Lucid) Review

Posted by: Richard Weatherstone on: 13-07-2011 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Wouldn't it be nice if you could mix'n'match AMD with NVIDIA graphics cards? Well now you can with the new HIS HD6970 2GB IceQ MIX - featuring Lucid Hydralogix.

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HIS HD6990 4GB Graphics Card Review

Posted by: Sahil Mannick on: 17-06-2011 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Part two of our dual GPU round-up and we take a closer look at HIS’s dual GPU equivalent to Nvidia’s GTX590, the HD6990.

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