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  ATI Catalyst 9.1 Analysis - XP & Vista: Jan 30, 2009 5:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.12 Analysis - XP & Vista: Dec 11, 2008 5:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  NVIDIA ForceWare 180.47 Analysis - XP & Vista: Nov 18, 2008 5:00 am

  NVIDIA has just released one of its biggest driver releases in quite a while. We analyze them under XP and Vista today.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.11 Analysis - XP & Vista: Nov 16, 2008 5:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.10 Analysis - XP & Vista: Oct 26, 2008 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.9 Analysis - XP & Vista: Sep 17, 2008 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.8 Analysis - XP & Vista: Aug 20, 2008 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.7 Analysis - XP & Vista: Jul 23, 2008 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.6 Analysis - XP & Vista: Jun 22, 2008 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  GTX 280 ForceWare 177.35 Performance: Jun 19, 2008 4:00 am

  We look at the first GTX 200 WHQL drivers from NVIDIA which have been rumored to increase performance.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.5 Analysis - XP & Vista: May 27, 2008 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.4 Analysis - XP & Vista: Apr 21, 2008 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  CyberLink PowerDVD 8 Reviewed: Apr 11, 2008 4:00 am

  Ben gets stuck into the latest version of CyberLink’s popular movie playback software to see what it brings over v7.

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  Unified ForceWare 201.77 Exclusive Test: Apr 1, 2008 4:00 am

  NVIDIA are about to mix up the driver world with a new unified driver. Shane tells us exactly what’s going on with it.

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  Sex, Drugs and Graphics Cards: Mar 16, 2008 4:00 am

  This week Shane gives us an insight to what goes on behind the scenes in the world of a reviewer; it 'aint all rosey!

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  ATI Catalyst 8.3 Analysis - XP & Vista: Mar 11, 2008 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.2 Analysis - XP & Vista: Feb 21, 2008 5:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 8.1 Analysis - XP & Vista: Jan 20, 2008 5:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 7.12 Analysis - XP & Vista: Jan 4, 2008 5:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 7.11 Analysis - XP & Vista: Nov 24, 2007 5:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 7.10 Analysis - XP & Vista: Oct 16, 2007 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

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  ATI Catalyst 7.9 Analysis - XP and Vista: Sep 16, 2007 4:00 am

  For the first time ever we test the latest ATI Catalyst graphics driver under Windows XP (DX9) and Windows Vista (DX10).

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  ATI Catalyst 7.8 Performance Analysis: Aug 14, 2007 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new set of Catalyst drivers for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under Win XP.

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  ATI Catalyst 7.7 Performance Analysis: Jul 21, 2007 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new set of Catalyst drivers for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under Win XP.

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  ATI Catalyst 7.6 Performance Analysis: Jun 25, 2007 4:00 am

  AMD has just released a new set of Catalyst drivers for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under Win XP.

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  ATI Catalyst 7.5 Performance Analysis: Jun 18, 2007 4:00 am

  We test out the performance of the new ATI Catalyst 7.5 drivers under Windows XP to see what has changed since the last.

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  RyderMark Beta 2 Preview - Emerging competition for Futuremark?: May 16, 2007 4:00 am

  There is a new graphics card 3D benchmark in town from the folks at Candella called RyderMark but is it any good?

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  ATI Catalyst 7.4 Performance Analysis (Windows XP): Apr 25, 2007 4:00 am

  Catalyst 7.4 release came early, but with only a single noted performance improvement, should we rush to update?

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  ATI Catalyst 7.3 Performance Analysis (Windows XP): Apr 4, 2007 4:00 am

  We have test ATI's Catalyst 7.3 display driver and discover that plenty of work has been put into OpenGL optimization.

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  ATI Catalyst 7.2 Performance Analysis (Windows XP): Mar 1, 2007 5:00 am

  Although a little late to the game this time, we have published our Catalyst 7.2 Performance Analysis for Windows XP.

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  ATI Catalyst 7.1 for Vista – Software improvement and Crossfire!: Jan 28, 2007 5:00 am

  AMD is about to release their newest Vista Catalyst driver and it comes with stacks of new features and improvements!

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  ATI Catalyst 7.1 Performance Analysis: Jan 12, 2007 5:00 am

  We check out the newest Catalyst drivers in 2007 from ATI and AMD for users with Radeon graphics cards. Worth updating?

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  ATI Catalyst 6.12 Performance Analysis - Final for 2006: Dec 17, 2006 5:00 am

  The final Catalyst driver for the year is out – we check out 6.12 performance and see if anything has changed.

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  nVidia ForceWare Vista Driver Blunder – Thermal Management?: Nov 24, 2006 5:00 am

  We found serious issues with nVidia ForceWare drivers in Windows Vista about thermal mangement - Possible fire hazards!

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  ATI Catalyst 6.11 Performance Analysis: Nov 22, 2006 5:00 am

  We look at ATI's latest Catalyst 6.11 drivers for users of Radeon graphics cards - any performance improvement? Read on!

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  Valve talks about Multi-Core CPU Processing in Source: Nov 6, 2006 5:00 am

  Valve Software held their third hardware editor's day recently where they discussed Multi-Core CPU Processing in Source.

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  ATI Catalyst 6.10 Performance Analysis: Nov 5, 2006 5:00 am

  We check out the latest release Catalyst drivers from ATI to see if performance has changed from the previous release.

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  Windows Vista RC2 Preview – From installation to benchmarking: Oct 12, 2006 4:00 am

  Windows Vista RC2 build 5744 is here! We take a close look at the good and bad and compare performance against XP.

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  ATI Catalyst 6.9 Performance Analysis: Sep 27, 2006 4:00 am

  We are late to the party this month but we finally have our Catalyst 6.9 performance analysis. Read on for the numbers!

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  ATI Catalyst 6.8 Performance Analysis: Aug 19, 2006 4:00 am

  ATI released the latest set of Catalyst drivers for Radeon cards quickly this month. We examine performance, as usual.

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  ATI Catalyst 6.7 Performance Analysis: Aug 3, 2006 4:00 am

  ATI weren't the only ones late with Catalyst 6.7 drivers for Radeon. As usual, we compare performance against Cat 6.6.

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  ATI Catalyst 6.6 Performance Analysis: Jun 26, 2006 4:00 am

  ATI has just released their latest set of Catalyst drivers for Radeon graphics card and we have our benchmarks ready!

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  ATI Catalyst 6.5 Performance Analysis: May 25, 2006 4:00 am

  Yesterday ATI released their newest set of Catalyst drivers and we take our usual look at the performance changes.

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  ATI Catalyst 6.4 Performance Analysis: Apr 13, 2006 4:00 am

  We take our regular look at the latest Catalyst drivers from ATI and we examine if it's worth updating to version 6.4!

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  ATI Catalyst 6.3 Performance Analysis: Mar 17, 2006 5:00 am

  This month we're a little late with our ATI Catalyst analysis but here we are again to check out the latest version.

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  ATI Catalyst 6.2 Performance Analysis: Feb 10, 2006 5:00 am

  ATI has released another set of Catalyst display drivers for Radeon graphics cards. We explore the performance changes.

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  ATI Catalyst 6.1 Performance Analysis: Jan 19, 2006 5:00 am

  The first Catalyst for 2006 is here and in our usual fashion we've checked out the performance to see what has changed!

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  ATI Catalyst Drivers of 2005 - The Ultimate Analysis!: Dec 20, 2005 5:00 am

  We've gone a little crazy... We've compared all 13 sets of ATI Catalyst drivers of '05 including the latest 5.13 version!

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  ATI Catalyst 5.12 Performance Analysis (X1K Edition): Dec 13, 2005 5:00 am

  Yesterday we looked at the performance of older of Radeon cards and today we check out the X1800XT with Catalyst 5.12!

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  ATI Catalyst 5.12 (December 2005) Performance Analysis: Dec 12, 2005 5:00 am

  The final ATI driver for 2005 is Catalyst 5.12 - we examine the performance as usual and find out if you should upgrade.

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  nVidia ForceWare 81.94 Performance Analysis: Nov 19, 2005 5:00 am

  Is it time to update your GeForce drivers this weekend? We think it is - ForceWare 81.94 has a lot to offer!

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  ATI Catalyst 5.11 Performance Analysis and Driver Download: Nov 10, 2005 5:00 am

  ATI are releasing Catalyst 5.11 drivers tomorrow but we've got an exclusive look at performance and the driver download!

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  ATI Catalyst 5.11 Performance Analysis (X1K Edition): Nov 10, 2005 5:00 am

  We're back on the job again with a look at the ATI Catalyst 5.11 drivers with the new Radeon X1800XT.

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  ATI X1K Driver Analysis – More performance for X1800XL: Oct 18, 2005 4:00 am

  While experimenting with some new ATI drivers, we managed to get performance out of the Radeon X1800XL.

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  ATI Catalyst 5.10 (October 2005) Performance Analysis: Oct 13, 2005 4:00 am

  ATI has released a new set of Catalyst drivers. We compare the latest Catalyst 5.10 drivers against Catalyst 5.9.

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  nVidia ForceWare 81.84 BETA Performance Analysis: Oct 6, 2005 4:00 am

  A couple of days ago nVidia released their much talked about ForceWare Release 80 graphics card driver to the world. The new nVidia ForceWare 81.84 BETA drivers offer such things as performance optimizations…

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  ATI Catalyst 5.9 Performance Analysis: Sep 22, 2005 4:00 am

  Yesterday ATI released their latest Catalyst driver for users of Radeon graphics cards. The new driver promises plenty of bug fixes but what about performance? Read on as we take a look at the new Catalyst…

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  ATI Catalyst 5.8 Performance Analysis: Aug 17, 2005 4:00 am

  ATI has just released the latest Catalyst drivers for their Radeon series of graphics cards. The newest version includes a massive amount of fixes for games like Battlefield 2, GTA: Vice City, Quake 3…

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  ATI Catalyst 5.7 Performance Analysis: Jul 27, 2005 4:00 am

  ATI's new Catalyst drivers have been out for over a week now and we've tested them in our usual fashion. Except from now on we aren't just catering for the high-end but for every market segment. Along…

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  ATI Catalyst 5.5 Performance Analysis: May 18, 2005 4:00 am

  ATI released their latest set of monthly Catalyst drivers yesterday for users of Radeon graphics cards. In typical fashion we've compared the drivers to the last set to find out what performance differences…

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  ATI Catalyst 5.3 and 5.4 Performance Analysis: Apr 7, 2005 4:00 am

  We missed a month in our monthly ATI Catalyst driver preview last month which means time around we have not only included the latest set of ATI drivers but the ones we missed last month. So you know the…

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  ATI Catalyst 5.2 Performance Analysis: Feb 13, 2005 5:00 am

  Recently ATI released a new set of their monthly Catalyst drivers for their Radeon line of graphics cards. The new version is 5.2 and they promise a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance increases.…

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  ATI Catalyst 5.1 Performance Analysis: Jan 17, 2005 5:00 am

  New Year, New Month and that can only mean one thing - ATI has released yet another set of their monthly Catalyst drivers for your Radeon based graphics cards. This time we are up to version 5.1 and we…

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  ATI Catalyst 4.12 Performance Analysis: Dec 13, 2004 5:00 am

  Today we see the release of another ATI Catalyst driver suite (in fact the last release for 2004) and we will be seeing just how they compare against the previous 4.11 drivers. We will be comparing these…

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  3DMark05 Preview – DX9 Performance Benchmark: Sep 29, 2004 4:00 am

  Today FutureMark Corporation is releasing the latest version in the 3DMark series called 3DMark05. It is said to push the technology bar by exclusively using shader models 2 and 3 for all pixel and vertex…

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  CATALYST Control Center – a new way to control your ATI graphics card: Sep 2, 2004 4:00 am

  Today ATI is launching a new piece of free software called CATALYST Control Center which offers a new and refreshing way of controlling your ATI based Radeon graphics cards past the usual “Advanced Properties…

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  ATI Catalyst 4.8 and 4.9 BETA Doom 3 Performance Analysis: Aug 22, 2004 4:00 am

  Last week ATI caused a stir in the enthusiast community by releasing a "Doom 3 Hotfix" driver labeled 4.9 BETA for users of Radeon graphics cards which promised increased OpenGL performance for the new…

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  ATI Catalyst 4.7 Performance Analysis: Jul 7, 2004 4:00 am

  ATI has just released their latest set of new monthly Catalyst drivers for their range of Radeon graphics cards. The latest version is Catalyst 4.7 and promises some performance increases along with a…

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  ATI Catalyst 4.5 vs. 4.6 Performance Analysis: Jun 13, 2004 4:00 am

  For something a little different around this part of the woods, we've compared the latest ATI Catalyst graphics card drivers against the previous 4.5 drivers using a Radeon X800 Pro. ATI claims performance…

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  Cyberlink PowerCinema – HTPC Software for the Masses: Apr 27, 2004 4:00 am

  Cyberlink's most recent piece of software is PowerCinema and offers HTPC users the ability navigate through their movies and pictures with ease and without breaking the bank. Read on and find out why…

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  WinTasks 4 Professional Review: May 19, 2002 4:00 am

  There are many utilities around that claim to “tweak” your PC for better performance. Hot on the heels of my PC Booster review, Leading Interactive Utilities (LIUtilities) was kind enough to invite me…

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  inKline Global PC Booster System Optimizer Review: Apr 17, 2002 4:00 am

  With so many of today's tweaks requiring an edit to the registry, a lot of people are a bit scared. If you fall into this category, then there may just be some help in sight for you and your desire for…

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  Advanced Archive Password Recovery v2.0 Review: Nov 30, 2001 5:00 am

  How many times have you decided that you just needed to protect some of your work with a password... and then forgot it? If you're like many, then this is something that can happen from time to time.…

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  Windows XP Preview: Aug 21, 2001 4:00 am

  You’ve probably heard about the next operating system from Microsoft called Windows XP. Sit back and relax as Sevan gives us a run down of Windows XP and what it means for us all. Should we take it or…