Generally speaking, gaming laptops tend to be overhyped in my opinion. I mean, ya, if I’m on the go, a gaming laptop would help that gaming itch. But at what cost? Even some of the top of the line, $3,000+ gaming laptops have issues running modern games even at low to medium settings. That’s not how I want to game… Enter the MSI GT660. Featuring Core i7 processors, support for up to 12GB of RAM, an Nvidia GT285m, 500GB hard drive, and slew of USB 3.0...
Talk to any self respecting PC builder/Gamer and mention the word “integrated graphics”. What you’ll unanimously get is a barking laugh back in your face. As computer junkies will tell you, integrated graphics are useless on desktop PC’s as they can barely power Windows’ visual effects, let alone games. But what if “integrated graphics” were made to use traditional “discrete” GPU’s? ASUS asked that very same...
It would be pretty accurate to go on and say that the reception of Nvidia’s GTX 4xx series cards has been pretty mild so far. You have your standard allotment of die hard fanboys and loyalists who will buy up any and all hardware Nvidia puts out. And then you have more cautious consumers who really scrutinize the cost-to-benefit ratio of their potential purchases. So let’s get to the point, with all the hubub about price and heat output aside, can (4) of the...
I don’t know about you, but when new computer parts come out, I’m constantly re-evaluating my set up, comparing specs, and crunching god knows what kind of numbers in my head. With the lead up to Fermi and the GTX 4xx series cards, I was pretty stoked — being a long time Nvidia fan myself. And then the early reviews came out and it all got shot to hell. Not only to they run really hot, the price to performance benefit over the ATI 5870 (or for the sake...
Gamers searching for the fastest single GPU don’t really have too much to choose between. Nvidia’s new GTX 480 top-o-the-line card is a beast both in performance and heat output. Once card by itself is priced north of $500 and as well all know, shortages and demand will drive that price up dramatically. But what if 1 apocalyptic card isn’t enough? What if you need four? First of all, if you need 4 GTX 480′s, what the hell do you do? Second, what...
