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Today we will be taking a look at Sapphires 5570 to see where the new GPU fits into the market in a selection of real world gaming tests, GPU computing tasks and high definition playback. In addition to this we will also take a look back at two other products in the value area, the XFX 5670 and HIS 5450...

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What are you thinking for your next Graphics Card?
I’m happy with what I’ve got for the moment - 10.59%
1862 Votes
I’m going for a top end AMD Radeon HD5890 - 9.2%
1617 Votes
I’m going for an AMD Radeon 5 series - 33.86%
5953 Votes
I’m waiting for more DX11 games to come out - 15.33%
2695 Votes
I’m waiting for NVIDIA GeForce ‘Fermi’ cards - 31.02%
5453 Votes
Total Votes: 17580
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Reviews

ASRock ION 330HT with Blu-Ray Today we have one of the latest models released on our test bench, the ASRock ION 330HT-BD is one of the highest specification ION/ATOM systems we have seen to date. We will be running it through a selection of real world tests to find out if it can become the centre of a home theatre environment. ...Read Here   Discuss
PowerColor PCS+ 5770 and Sapphire 5770 Vapor-X Today we have two different models of the 5770 on our review bench. Each offers enhanced performance and aftermarket cooling and we will be running them through a selection of real world benchmarks in both gaming and GPU computing tasks....Read Here   Discuss
Xigmatek Lighter 60GB Portable Drive Today we will have a look at the latest product from Xigmatek which offers a compromise between the small size of flash drives and the more reasonable cost of 2.5" drives, the Lighter 60GB USB drive....Read Here   Discuss
Akasa Freedom Tower CPU Cooler Today we will take a look at Akasas Freedom Tower CPU cooler. The Freedom Tower is a high performance product which is designed to combine exceptional thermal performance with silent operation and an attractive design....Read Here   Discuss
Logitech Guitar Hero Controllers Today we are going to look at two premium Guitar Hero controllers from Logitech - the guitar and drum-kit. They are designed to improve game experience and provide superior quality and aesthetics over the standard Guitar Hero controllers....Read Here   Discuss

Articles

CES 2010 HardwareHeaven Video Coverage HardwareHeaven have been over at CES 2010 in Las Vegas. Our first video features Intel, CoolIT and Vuzix.

UPDATED: Part Two coverage is now online, featuring Asus, Razer and more....Read Here
Windows 7 : ATI DX10 V DX11 Since our last articles on Windows 7 the ATI Radeon 5800/5700 series of graphics cards have launched and two games are now available which have DirectX 11 features. Today we take a look at performance and image quality differences between DirectX 10.0 /10.1 and DirectX 11 when running Windows 7 on ...Read Here
Batman nVidia PhysX Analysis We will analyse multiple physX setups to suit all ranges of investment, from a wallet busting dual 295 GTX quad sli configuration to a much more affordable 250 GTS with 9400 GT. You don't need to spend a fortune to enjoy Batman: Arkham Asylum, but you certainly can get benefits from more than one vi...Read Here
Windows 7 Gaming Performance Versus XP & Vista In the latest of our articles focusing on Windows 7 we look at the gaming performance when compared to Microsoft's older operating systems, namely Vista and XP. Many people (and websites) still hail Windows XP as the OS of choice so today we will ascertain if you should be making the leap to Windows...Read Here
Windows 7 - Features In anticipation of Windows 7 going on sale in October we are publishing a selection of articles which will help our readers get the most out of the operating system. Last month we published a guide explaining how to install Windows 7 and this month we take a look at some of the new and enhanced feat...Read Here

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