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Submission + - Budget graphics cards: $100 buys you good stuff! (techreport.com)

Submitted by JohnnyBigodes on Thursday September 25, 2008 @11:17AM

JohnnyBigodes writes: Just how much money should you spend on a graphics card? The latest models for under 100 bucks might surprise you with their potency, both in games and HD video playback. The Tech Report has lined up eight cards, ranging from $60 to $170, to see where the values are. Among the new highlights on this price range are the Radeon 4670, and the GeForce 9600 GSO and 9500GT. Spoiler: yes, nowadays you *can* get away with spending $100 on your graphics card and get really good performance out of it.

Submission + - Intel Atom / VIA Nano - Compared & benched (techreport.com) 1

Submitted by JohnnyBigodes on Thursday July 31, 2008 @06:02AM

JohnnyBigodes writes: With the current age's increasing focus in low-power, good-enough-performance architectures, the Tech Report takes a good look at Intel's Atom and VIA's Nano architectures and test platforms (mobo+CPU), detailing their intents and purposes, making comparisons, and providing performance and power draw benchmarks along the way. The skinny? Low-power desktops are here to stay.

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