Reviewed on December 4, 2009Equipped with a big screen and a fast Core i7 processor, the HP Pavilion dv7-3085dx is a speedy all-around Windows 7 laptop, but in this price range we expect either Blu-ray or faster gaming graphics.TAGS:HP Pavilion, 1080p, HP, keyboard, laptop computer, resolution, GPU, Nvidia GeForce, games
Reviewed on November 9, 2006The 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.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, card, DirectX, Radeon, manufacturing, ATI Technologies, GPU, power supply, games
Reviewed on April 26, 2006The GeForce 7900 GTX offers excellent visual quality and lets you crank the settings on just about any game. Though it's expensive, it costs significantly less than the previous generation of top-end 3D cards.TAGS:Half-Life 2, Nvidia GeForce, card, NVidia, GPU, power supply, video card, 3D, memory, games
Reviewed on June 5, 2006Nvidia's GeForce 7950 GX2 should have been an Editors' Choice contender. It brings two graphics processors to a single slot, costs half as much as similarly fast setups, and lays the groundwork for do-it-yourself Quad SLI. But the gap between this chip generation and the next is too close, so we recommend you pass on the 7950 GX2.TAGS:DirectX, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, generation, card, 3D, power supply, ATI Technologies, GPU, Microsoft Windows Vista, gamer, PC, games, Microsoft Corp.