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Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 Dirt 3 Edition

The Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 is a video card targeted at the mid-range market with a price point below $200. As such, it stands to reason that the 6870 should perform as an excellent upgrade for anyone looking to beef up a rig that has begun to show its age. With this in mind, the test system used for the 6870 will be something a typical user could expect to have built four to five years ago.

AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer 8 Core CPU

Today AMD announces the Bulldozer CPU, it's first major release of micro architecture since the AMD 64. We have the FX-8150 strapped in for some testing and with 8 cores of multi-processing power at 3.6 GHz we show you why the Bulldozer is must have hardware. Gaming, processing power, and price tag combine to make the Bulldozer recipe a winner.

NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller

NZXT's newest fan controller eschews touchscreens, blinking lights, and complexity for five sliders - linear potentiometers. Both elegant and simple, the Sentry Mesh fits in without standing out - especially on the many cases with steel mesh front panels.

Sapphire Radeon 6850 Vapor-X with Dirt 3

Purchasing a video card can be very confusing. Looking at the different model lines and features across multiple manufacturers boasting over clocked memory, or specialty cooling can be enough to make your head spin. Focusing on AMD there are two series that are Direct x 11 compatible the 5000 and 6000 series Gpu's. Released in 2010 the 6000 series cards are the second generation DX 11 GPU's and offer AMD PowerTune technology making the cards more energy efficient with lower operating temperatures. Today we have the Sapphire Vapor-X HD6850, here is what Sapphire has to Say:

Tt eSPORTS Shock Gaming Headset

Tt eSPORTS, a division of Thermaltake, make gamer targeted hardware. Today we look at their Shock Gaming Headset and see if it can pass our labs test.

EnGenius Wireless 300N Gaming Router

EnGenius has answered the call of media enthusiasts and gamers alike with the Wireless 300N Gaming Router (ESR9855G). With 300Mbps (37.5 MBps) wireless and 1000Mbps (125 MBps) wired speeds this router is aimed at gaming and HD streaming. Lets take a dive and take a look if this router a step above the rest.