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We test and review the MSI Radeon HD 7790 OC edition, also known under SKU code R7790-1GD5-OC incl FCAT Frametimes. The new graphics card is intended to boost a little more performance into entry-level gaming. Full story @ Guru3D

In this review slash article we’ll look at Metro Last Light VGA Graphics benchmark performance with roughly 20 graphics cards. The new and popular title is interesting from a graphics point of view. This review will cover all these basics and then more so you know what choice to make either graphics card or in-game [...]

In this article we review the ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU Mini edition, a compact performance graphics card designed primarily for small form factor PCs with mini ITX motherboards. The dual-slot card measures just 17cm and features the NVIDIA GTX 670 GPU. ASUS has re-engineered the DirectCU cooler to fit small form factor cases. While [...]

Ever since the Radeon HD 3870 came out, Sapphire has been making graphics cars with the Vapor-X coolers. The secret to these coolers is the so-called Vapor Chamber, which is a type flattened heatpipe. The same technology is now being applies to CPU coolers, which to keep things simple Sapphire calls the Vapor-X CPU cooler. Can [...]

Zotac has announced a new graphics card based on Nvidia’s flagship, the GeForce GTX Titan. The appearance of the new GTX Titan AMP! Edition, as Zotac has called the new card, is identical to the reference design. The core clock frequency however, has been increased from 837 MHz to 902 MHz. The Boost frequency has [...]

Last month AMD announced that it would bundle a free copy of the game ‘SimCity’ with its A8 and A10 processors. Sapphire, one of AMD’s partners, has now made a deal with EA as well, as the manufacturer has introduced the HD 7790 SimCity Edition. As the name implies, the card comes with a voucher [...]

In China, a graphics card has surfaced based on a new AMD chip, the HD 7730. This card, manufactured by MSI, has an SKU-number which indicates that it is developed for the retail market, meaning it is not an OEM-model. It’s not a far stretch though, considering the relatively big gap between the HD 7670 [...]

Slightly later than most of AMD’s other partners, Gigabyte has introduced its version of the AMD Radeon HD 7990 dual-GPU graphics card. The new card, which has been given model number GV-R799D5-6GD-B, differs from the other HD 7790 models only in its stickers and box art. The HD 7990 consists of two Tahiti GPUs with [...]

A Home Theatre PC (HTPC) or media centre PC serves as a music and film jukebox, as a video recording device, digital photo album and so on. The media centre is the centrepiece of the digital living room. The fact that it will reside in the living room puts unique demands on the device, such [...]

The Slovenian manufacturer of watercooling products EK has announced that it’s working on a full-cover water block for AMD’s new Radeon HD 7990 graphics card. The block, called EK-FC7790 SE, will directly cool the GPUs, RAM and VRMs. Keeping these vital components chilled allows the graphics card to run more stable while overclocked or in [...]