Articles by Dave James

Performance PC memory: is it worth upgrading?

By Dave James published 28 December 13

In Depth Just how much difference does memory bandwidth make to your PC? We set out to discover the truth

How to build the perfect Steam PC

By Dave James published 27 December 13

In Depth Valve's tiny Steam machine prototype is available to a select few, but we'll show you how to build your very own Steam PC right now.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti review

By Dave James published 8 November 13

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There's no getting away from it, this is the graphics card we've been waiting for since we first heard about Nvidia's Kepler GPU architecture.

Palicomp Haswell i5 Gamer review

By Dave James published 7 November 13

Mini Review This budget gaming PC may not have the best CPU/GPU combo, but the choice of a Haswell CPU offers a solid base for future GPU upgrades.

AMD Radeon R9-290X review

By Dave James published 5 November 13

Updated Finally after rebranding almost its entire line of HD 7000 series cards with the new Rx prefix, AMD is ready with a brand new GPU.

AMD Radeon R9 290 review

By Dave James published 5 November 13

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No sooner had we finished our R9 290X review but the red-tinged graphics gurus go and release another card based on the same GPU.

CyberPower Ultra Fusion review

By Dave James published 5 November 13

The dual-core APU in the heart of this rig won't give an Atom a run for its money, and it gives this CyberPower machine problems.

Computer Planet ND 200 review

By Dave James published 4 November 13

The elderly heart of the motherboard gives the ND 200 some serious problems going forward, however good it might be now.

Chillblast Fusion Cannon review

By Dave James published 3 November 13

Mini Review The Chillblast Fusion Cannon is a fine little gaming rig that's gives great performance, with plenty of room to grow.

Wired2Fire Velocity Ultima review

By Dave James published 1 November 13

The Velocity Ultima is a quality little gaming rig, though that A85X chipset doesn't give you much room to upgrade.

Gainward GeForce GT 640 rev.2 review

By Dave James published 29 October 13

MINI REVIEW Low-profile graphics loving with a new Kepler heart

Sapphire Radeon HD 7730 2GB DDR3 review

By Dave James published 24 October 13

Mini Review Sometimes the graphics card industry makes us a sad panda.

Sapphire Radeon HD 7730 1GB GDDR5 review

By Dave James published 20 October 13

Mini Review Can this budget graphics card offer up a decent amount of gaming performance?

Overclockers Gold Rush Gamer Pro review

By Dave James published 15 October 13

Mini Review A gaming desktop packing top-of-the-range components, but does it offer top-of-the-range performance?

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.