Articles by Dave James

Schenker XMG P503 review

By Dave James published 14 October 13

Mini Review A great gaming laptop, with one of the most complete specifications you'll find - but it comes at one hell of a price.

Asus GTX 760 DCU II review

By Dave James published 10 October 13

Mini Review Asus has nailed the GTX 760 form factor with an impressive cooling array and a rather tasty price tag to match.

Intel shows off automatic, intelligent and dynamic overclocking

By Dave James published 13 September 13

IDF 2013 The Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) has had a complete overhaul and Intel have renamed it AppTune. If you're an avid overclocker, you really need to check this out.

DDR4 is real - but don't hold your breath waiting for it

By Dave James published 13 September 13

IDF 2013 DDR4, the next-generation memory standard, is alive and well, and not too far away - depending on who you talk to.

Intel shows off next-gen Broadwell Intel Core microarchitecture

By Dave James published 12 September 13

IDF 2013 Intel CEO Brian Krzanich showed off the most advanced silicon yet at the Intel Developer Forum.

Intel pins hopes on convertible laptops resurrecting PC sales

By Dave James published 12 September 13

IDF 2013 Intel is banking on the 'new' 2-in-1 PC category to arrest the slump in PC sales and turn the tide on the tablet.

Intel demonstrates experimental overclocking of SSDs

By Dave James published 12 September 13

IDF 2013 Intel demoed solid-state drive (SSD) overclocking on the first day of IDF 2013, but sadly it's little more than a lab experiment right now.

Sony's Tap 11 to feature the pseudo 6W Intel Haswell chip

By Dave James published 11 September 13

IDF 2013 We find out how Intel's new low power Haswell chip can bring serious benefits to lighter laptops.

Intel's new Atom for tablets: how it performs

By Dave James published 11 September 13

IDF 2013 Intel's newest processor makes big promises. The good news is, it more than delivers.

AMD Radeon HD 7990 review

By Dave James published 12 August 13

This time it's AMD getting in on the ultra-enthusiast segment, having given its AIB partners a little time in the sun with their own dual-GPU, Tahiti-based cards.

Aria Gladiator Diablo GTX review

By Dave James published 29 July 13

Mini Review Outstanding specs and performance for the price, but it makes a noise about it.

Chillblast Fusion Bandit review

By Dave James published 28 July 13

Mini Review The performance and build quality is certainly there, but does this desktop PC offer value for money?

Schenker XMG P703 review

By Dave James published 27 July 13

Mini Review Haswell has a lot to offer mobile gaming, but does this laptop fulfil the promise?

Samsung 840 EVO 1TB review

By Dave James published 25 July 13

Samsung's first 1TB SSD has finally landed, and we have got our thermal paste covered hands on one to see what's new.

EVGA GTX 770 SC review

By Dave James published 19 July 13

Custom ACX cooling and a healthy overclock. Just don't mention how it looks.

Samsung introduces super-quick 1TB 840 Evo SSD

By Dave James published 18 July 13

Samsung has announced the new Samsung 840 Evo series of SSDs - giving you a full terabyte of solid state storage - and we've had a play with one.

AMD FX-6350 review

By Dave James published 24 June 13

An update to the budget gaming chip of choice from the Piledriver generation.

EVGA Z77 Stinger review

By Dave James published 3 June 13

A new mini-ITX motherboard with its aim firmly set on the overclocking crowd.

Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 2GB review

By Dave James published 1 June 13

How much video memory do you actually need, and how little can you really expect to get away with on a fairly entry-level graphics card these days?

EVGA GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 review

By Dave James published 31 May 13

The GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 lays claim to being fast enough to give a reference GTX 680 a gentle kick in the nuts.

Nvidia GTX 770 review

By Dave James published 30 May 13

Recommended

Undercutting its AMD rival is a good start, but a storming performance seals the deal.

Nvidia GTX 780 review

By Dave James published 29 May 13

The new GTX 780 is the top of the GTX 700 series tree and contains nearly all the goodness that made the GTX Titan such a desirable graphics card.

Best high resolution and multi GPU graphics cards: 10 reviewed

By Dave James published 25 May 13

Buying Guide With a desk full of screens and a sack full of graphics cards, we tackle multi-GPU and multi-screen gaming.

Why EA is wrong to claim Xbox One and PS4 are a 'generation' ahead of PC

By Dave James published 24 May 13

Opinion Claiming that next-gen consoles offer more raw horsepower is just plain wrong.

DinoPC Titanosaurus Rex review

By Dave James published 19 May 13

A gorgeous chassis and a hilarious name, just too far north of expensive