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Reviewed on October 19, 2009
Toshiba revives its Qosmio gaming line with the high-end X505. It has everything from Blu-ray to an Intel Core i7 CPU, but it also carries a premium price.
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Toshiba Qosmio, Toshiba, keyboard, Blu-ray, Nvidia GeForce, button, laptop computer, NVidia, games, video card
CNET review:
7.8
Very good
Check prices$1,855.99-$2,449.00
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Reviewed on November 8, 2006
This one is easy. Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GTX not only beats ATI to market with its next-gen 3D graphics hardware, it also eliminates ATI's image-quality advantage in current-generation titles. Throw in its sheer horsepower, and Nvidia gives the high-end enthusiast every reason to make this purchase.
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Nvidia GeForce, pipe, NVidia, architecture, card, 3D, power supply, manufacturing, ATI Technologies, DirectX, games
CNET review:
9.0
Spectacular
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on October 20, 2004
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Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, Doom 3, 3D, card, ATI Radeon, games, ATI Technologies, motherboard, video card
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on November 9, 2006
The step-down GeForce 8800 GTS is no slouch compared to Nvidia's flagship GTX card. Like its powerful big brother, the slightly more affordable GTS supplies top-notch performance and sweeping architectural changes that provide a solid foundation today for the OSs and games of tomorrow.
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Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, card, DirectX, Radeon, manufacturing, GPU, ATI Technologies, power supply, games
CNET review:
8.7
Excellent
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on August 4, 2009
Asus crafted the Essentio CG5290-BP007 to serve as a no-frills gaming desktop for just more than $1,000. And while the boutique PC vendors have a bit more polish for not too much more money, Asus can at least claim that this PC is one of the fastest on the retail shelves. You might have a hard time arguing the necessity of such a fast gaming box for back-to-school, but we can at least recommend this system as a speedy bargain.
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back-to-school, ASUS, retailer, customer service, 64-bit, games, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, video card, Intel, PC
CNET review:
7.6
Very good
Check prices$1,199.99
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Reviewed on May 5, 2006
The GeForce 7600 GT is a powerful, affordable 3D card. If you're looking for a stopgap graphics card to hold you over until Vista and Direct X 10, you won't be disappointed.
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Half-Life 2, Nvidia GeForce, card, GPU, power supply, NVidia, ATI Technologies, motherboard, Radeon, gamer, fan, games
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on July 16, 2009
Alienware's new version of the M17x makes some welcome design tweaks and offers the best laptop gaming hardware you can get. Just be warned: it ain't cheap.
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Alienware, Alienware M17x, Intel Core 2 Duo, keyboard, laptop computer, NVidia, Nvidia GeForce, Intel, games, hard drive
CNET review:
8.3
Excellent
Check prices$3,949.00
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Pricing not available
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Reviewed on November 21, 2007
Despite the usual caveats of an ever-fluctuating 3D market, for the moment, at least, ATI's new Radeon HD 3850 graphics card delivers the best bang-for-the buck in PC graphics hardware. Until now we haven't had an acceptable sub-$200 option for PC gaming this year. Thanks to AMD, now we do.
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Radeon, DirectX, ATI Technologies, card, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, motherboard, games, video card, PC
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on November 26, 2008
It may look like your standard Netbook, but the Asus N10J is unique because underneath it features discrete, switchable graphics. You'll pay a bit more for the privilege, but the end result works for gaming on the go, as long as you don't mind dialing down your game settings.
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Netbook, ASUS, keyboard, Intel, key, CPU, Nvidia GeForce, video card, games, operating system, Microsoft Windows
CNET review:
8.3
Excellent
Check prices$764.99
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Reviewed on March 2, 2009
Asus' X83VB-X2 is a pleasant surprise for casual gamers -- a generic-looking budget 14-inch laptop with discrete graphics.
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ASUS, SD card, IEEE 802.11, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, category, key, laptop computer, Bluetooth, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, keyboard, Toshiba, mouse, games, hard drive
CNET review:
7.3
Very good
Check prices$799.89
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Reviewed on August 2, 2007
If you're looking to build a home theater PC, we recommend ATI's Radeon HD 2600 XT as the midrange card to use, thanks to its nearly perfect HD video image and its no-fuss installation. But for 3D gaming, you'd be much better off looking for a good deal on a faster, older graphics card.
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Radeon, ATI Technologies, ATI Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, DirectX, card, generation, 3D, video card, games
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on October 20, 2009
Nvidia's Ion graphics chip gives the Asus Eee Top ET2002 better-than-average video performance for a Nettop, but that does little to spare this system from its weak overall performance and the variety of competitive, more well-rounded alternatives for low-cost video and gaming. Nettops might be competitive someday, but for now this category as a whole is a disappointment.
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ASUS, graphics chip, Gateway Inc., Xbox 360, LCD, NVidia, Microsoft Xbox, keyboard, entertainment, Nvidia GeForce, games, mouse, video, PC
Check prices$459.99-$599.99
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Reviewed on February 12, 2007
No other 3D graphics card comes close to this bang for the buck, making the 320MB XFX GeForce 8800 GTS mostly an easy decision if you need a midrange upgrade. Nvidia still has to polish off its Vista software, and the sooner-or-later arrival of competing cards muddies the waters a bit, but if you need a midprice graphics card today, this should be your pick.
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XFX Inc, Nvidia GeForce, 3D, card, NVidia, Radeon, clock speed, DirectX, ATI Technologies, AMD, Microsoft Windows Vista, video card, games, Microsoft Windows
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on April 17, 2009
The latest version of our favorite budget gaming laptop, the Gateway P-7808u FX edition, adds an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU. It's a great deal, partially undone by a sub-HD display.
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Gateway Inc., SD card, dual-core, IEEE 802.11, resolution, ASUS, Wi-Fi, Nvidia GeForce, keyboard, Bluetooth, NVidia, games, laptop computer, Intel
CNET review:
7.8
Very good
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on April 28, 2006
If you're looking for a single high-end 3D card, the Radeon X1900 XTX shows a lot of promise. If you have dreams of upgrading to a dual-card configuration, stay far, far away.
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Half-Life 2, Radeon, ATI Radeon, ATI Technologies, Nvidia GeForce, DirectX, NVidia, resolution, card, games
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on October 5, 2005
It's not suited to 3D gaming, but for an upgrade to your video-oriented PC, ATI's new Radeon X1300 Pro introduces some useful features.
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Radeon, ATI Technologies, card, 3D, ATI Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, video, games
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on October 19, 2006
If you're looking for a gaming card to run Vista and play most games, ATI's Radeon X1950 Pro will get you there, but not perfectly, and its real-world pricing is higher than we'd like. We're more interested to see ATI's next-gen cards use the newly refined CrossFire dual-card technology, debuted here, but that will have to wait.
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Radeon, ATI Technologies, card, ATI Radeon, power supply, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, pricing, PC, games
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on November 4, 2009
AVADirect's tries to distill as much gaming power as possible into its Nano Cube, but the extra small case requires too many sacrifices next to even standard small form factor PCs. Gaming purists with a need for an extra tiny PC might appreciate the Nanon Cube, but even they should be wary of everything you need to give up for this tiny desktop.
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Nvidia GeForce, Intel Core 2 Duo, motherboard, networking, games, Intel, NVidia, video card, hard drive, PC
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Reviewed on April 17, 2007
If you care more about HD movie watching than gaming and you need a new video card for the task today, we recommend a 3D card like this EVGA with Nvidia's newest mainstream graphics chip. Gamers can get more performance value from Nvidia's higher-end 8800 cards, but for anyone, it would be a good idea to wait to see what's new from ATI in just a few short weeks.
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DirectX, Nvidia GeForce, graphics chip, card, Radeon, NVidia, ATI Technologies, gamer, power supply, games, 3D, video card, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, video, Microsoft Windows
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