Reviewed on November 8, 2006This 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.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, power supply, pipe, card, ATI Technologies, DirectX, architecture, manufacturing, 3D, games
Reviewed on March 18, 2008Nvidia's new flagship 3D card delivers almost all the performance we expect for its price. If you can live with "almost," at this price range, then this is a solid PC gaming option. We also wouldn't blame you Crysis fans for waiting to see what's in store later this year.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, power supply, NVidia, ASUS, AsusTek Computer, card, Radeon, ATI Technologies, video card, PC
Reviewed on September 5, 2007HP's Blackbird 002 earns the highest rating this editor has ever given a desktop PC. Its design rivals the Apple Mac Pro, it takes risks that benefit your upgrade path, it's fast, and it's competitively priced. If you can afford it, and you want a high-end gaming PC, buy this one. End of story.TAGS:Voodoo, latch, media card reader, video card, HP, power supply, DNA, hard drive, gamer
Reviewed on March 1, 2007JBL's On Air Control 2.4G requires an annoying amount of wires and has limited compatibility with surround receivers, but its impressive sound quality surpasses that of previous wireless solutions.TAGS:JBL, wire, speakers, transmitter, power supply, Harman Kardon
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, Radeon, card, DirectX, power supply, ATI Technologies, GPU, manufacturing, games
Reviewed on June 4, 2008The Maingear Prelude has the best bang for the buck among midrange gaming PCs. It also has a certain stocky visual appeal. It's missing a few features, and you'll have to jump through a few hoops to make upgrades, but on balance, this system is a great deal.TAGS:Maingear, Voodoo, power supply, AMD, Dell XPS, CPU, NVidia, chipset, 32-bit, Intel, games, PC
Reviewed on July 20, 2007Belkin's PocketTop, a colorful split between carrying case and lapdesk, isn't for everyone, but it works great for moving a laptop setup from room to room.TAGS:Belkin Corp., power supply, laptop computer
Reviewed on October 19, 2006If 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.TAGS:Radeon, ATI Technologies, power supply, ATI Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, card, NVidia, pricing, PC, games