A Messy Transition (Part 2): Windows XP, Vista, and the 2GB Barrier

Based on reader requests we take a look at how Windows XP is affected by the 2GB barrier, with very surprising results

57 by Ryan Smith on 7/19/2007

A Messy Transition: Practical Problems With 32bit Addressing In Windows

As applications begin to approach the 2GB barrier in Windows, we take a look at the problems and the solutions

68 by Ryan Smith on 7/12/2007

One More Thing: Safari for Windows

Apple brings their web browser for Mac OS X over to Windows, but how does it stack up to the competition?

28 by Ryan Smith on 7/6/2007

Getting the Most Out Of Your Hardware: Video Card Utility Roundup

We take a look at 1st party and 3rd party video card utilities, and why GPU manufacturers could be doing better

17 by Ryan Smith on 7/5/2007

Windows Vista Performance Guide

It has been over five years since Microsoft last launched a major new consumer OS. Windows XP has been doing well for a lot of people in the interim...

105 by Ryan Smith on 2/1/2007

Fall '06 NVIDIA GPU Refresh - Part III: GeForce Go 7950 GTX

NVIDIA's fall refresh concludes with an updated mobile part, offering the expected CPU and memory speed upgrades.

11 by Ryan Smith on 10/16/2006

Windows Vista Update: RC1/5728 Preview

Windows Vista has reached Release Candidate stage, which means the long period of development is finally drawing to a close. Find out how things are shaping up with...

60 by Ryan Smith on 10/3/2006

The GPU Advances: ATI's Stream Processing & Folding@Home

Another step has been taken in the evolution of the GPU, with ATI's R500 series now providing a significant performance boost for distributed computing.

43 by Ryan Smith on 9/30/2006

PhysX Performance Update: City of Villains

With the City Of Villains Issue 7 update, PhysX support has now moved out of beta and into full production. What has changed, what remains the same, and...

33 by Ryan Smith on 9/7/2006

Windows Vista Update: Build 5472 Preview

Microsoft recently rolled out a new build of Vista. Today we take a look and see what Microsoft has been doing since the initial Beta 2 release.

45 by Ryan Smith on 7/28/2006

Windows Vista: Beta 2 Preview

Microsoft has made Windows Vista Beta 2 available to the public, and with the OS being feature complete we can now provide a preview of Microsoft's bold new operating system.

75 by Ryan Smith on 6/16/2006

Looking Back Pt. 3: The 6800 Ultra, ForceWare, and the Future

We wrap up our driver investigation series with a look at ForceWare performance on the NVIDIA 6800 Ultra.

24 by Ryan Smith on 5/11/2006

Looking Back Pt. 2: X800 & Catalyst Under The Knife

We continue our driver investigation series with a look at Catalyst performance on the X800 Series

24 by Ryan Smith on 2/22/2006

Samsung Ramps Up 900MHz GDDR3

Samsung ups the ante on GDDR3 memory with new revisions supporting 900MHz and lower latencies for graphics cards.

12 by Ryan Smith on 12/22/2005

Looking Back: ATI's Catalyst Drivers Exposed

We take a look at how ATI's Catalyst performance changed over the years on a Radeon 9700 Pro.

58 by Ryan Smith on 12/11/2005

S3's 90nm Chrome: The S20 Series

Today in China, S3 has launched their newest line of budget and lower mid-range graphics chips. The North American launch date will occur sometime in the next month or...

11 by Ryan Smith on 11/3/2005

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