Category: Computers

  • Is the GTX280 worth its price?

    This is the question asked by ArsTechnica in a confrontation between the latest of the fast-running graphics cards from nVidia and a few older cards. The conclusion is hard on them: The price is not right. It’s better to purchase a Palit 9800 GX2 for 150 dollars less. They even insist that all is in…

  • Replace commercial application with free ones

    AceBackup: Free Windows backup Ad-Aware 2008: Free anti-spyware StarBurn: Free disc burning, audio ripping utility (download Nero for free) LogoEase: Create your own logo for free AutoGK: Rip your DVDs to DivX and Xvid formats Opera 9.5: an excellent replacement for Internet Explorer Comodo Friewall Pro Free: Free Windows firewall for Windows XP Antivir: Free…

  • Fast Crysis

    We have been used to receiving one update of Crysis, the PC FPS video game of the year, for a long time. But it seems that there is now an upcoming change: No update, just a new extension named Warhead or Crysis Warhead. Crytek was a little imprecise on this, but there is one major…

  • Duke Nukem Forever – reborn

    “When hell freezes over“. This expression has been replaced by “When Duke Nukem Forever is ready for launch” in some circles of PC gamers, of FPS gamers. This video game has been 12 years in the making. Announced about once per year for more than a decade, but never really seen, nobody really expected it…

  • Only a few days before the GTX200

    Only a few days before the GTX200

    The newest graphics cards from nVidia are upon us. In less than a week, they should be officially launched, but nearly everybody seems to know what there is to know about this new generation of cards targetting both avid video gamers and lovers of cinema-on-the-PC. Let’s do a small summary. First, there will be a…

  • News from the Radeon HD 4800

    News from the Radeon HD 4800

    So, the newest graphics line from AMD ATI will be known collectively as Radeon HD 4800 and will contain more precisely two major cards: Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 4870. It is even clear that the first one will be sold around 200$ (so notably under 200€) and the second around 300$. AMD announced,…