Games may not be the only applications anymore that create an incentive for buying a faster graphics card. HD DVD and Blu-ray videos require enormous processing power to decode codecs and overwhelm virtually all CPUs available today. So, how much does it take to make HD look good on a PC screen? TG Daily got a first impression at an exclusive meeting with Nvidia. Read more
Taipei (Taiwan) - CyberLink is known mostly for its PowerDVD software and brilliant Magic Sports, but the company keeps on expanding in other areas as well. PowerDirector is their version of video-editing software, and latest version brings... Read more
The XPC SX58H7 brings Shuttle Form Factor to Core i7. Can a system this small support the highest-end processors and graphics cards? We pack the diminutive box full of hardware and run it through our test suite. Read more
Samsung’s new 256 GB flash SSD is a screamer, while Solidata created a questionable RAID-based SSD that runs incredibly hot. Check out one example of what a new SSD should be and another example of what not to buy in this increasingly competitive market. Read more
Sure, you can buy a quad-core CPU... but do you need one? Software has come a long way to support multi-threading since the first multi-core CPUs were released, but how much better are four CPU cores than one, two, or three? Read more
Mainstream graphics cards are usually one degree more exciting than integrated graphics. But ATI's Radeon HD 4770 serves up RV770-class performance for $109 (and employs an energy-saving 40nm process, to boot). We run the card through its paces. Read more