A force to be reckoned with

Advantages: Fast, cheap, easy to install
Disadvantages: None I can think of

...installing. I would have thought the installation should have worked that out for itself - sounds a bit lazy to me! Remember to choose ?GeForce 7 series? or you?ll have problems. * Playing Games * The two ?benchmark? games I used are Doom3 and Half Life 2. Two games I play a lot at the moment. They are games that really push the limits on graphics cards, as I found out the hard way ? it?s not as much fun playing games that freeze and slow down a lot. At a resolution of 1280x1024, Half-Life 2 does 47 fps (frames per second) ? which is very good, though Doom 3 (one the hardest tests you can throw at a graphics card) was 34 fps using some of the games features (anti-aliasing, transparency, etc), lowering these features changed to 59 fps - impressive stuff! Compared with the (slightly better) GTX, which is supposedly faster, these...

orrin31 01.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Inno3D GeForce 7800 GT

GT Aggressor XC.2

Advantages: Solid frame, very good brakes and smooth gears.
Disadvantages: Tyres are too chunky for road riding, if thats what your into.

...This bike is ideal for anybody looking to do any sort of offroading. It is well equipped with tektro auriga hydraulic disk brakes which are silky smooth and have plenty of braking power. The great thing about the GT is that it has a lock-out on the forks which makes riding on roads a bit easier. I find this useful as i commute on it. I chose a mountain bike because i prefered the riding position and the fact i can take it off-road if i so choose. The tyres that come on the bike are chunky enough for off roading but for road riding they have a fair bit of rolling resistance, i swapped mine over for a set of semi-slicks for road riding. This bike is well worth buying and i would reccomend it to anybody....

chalky709 23.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of GT Aggressor XC2 Mountain Bike

GT Aggressor XC2

Advantages: Light, nice ride, good brakes
Disadvantages: Chain should have shield,brakes bit squeeky,only availible from halfords

...I brought this as my last bike, a saracen, died on me, it was really in a terrible mess! I brought this for £400 in Halfords, which is a pretty good deal for what you get. The technician was very helpful in there, otherwise I probably would have brought a bike from a Local Bike Store. So, what do you get for your £400 here? Well, a light and strong bike, with hyrdaulics, 24 gears, thick tyres, nice wheels with strong spokes. "GT Triple Triangle Aluminium frame with butted tubes Suntour XCR 100mm travel fork with hydraulic rebound damping and on the fly lock-out Tektro Auriga Comp hydraulic disc brakes 180/160mm rotors Shimano Deore/ Alivio 24 speed gearing Truvativ Isoflow chainset Tioga Factory XC tyres WTB SX24 rims SDG Bel Air saddle GT over size bar and stem" All in all, a good bike for you money. So far, been so good...

joefireline 19.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of GT Aggressor XC2 Mountain Bike

I love my 6800GT!

Advantages: Still a good performer and cheap too!
Disadvantages: Smoewhat pushed with modern games, overheating problems

...Firstly, i bought my card from dabs.com, under its own value brand name, but research has revealed that it is just a re-branded Inno3D card so please forgive me for reviewing it here :) I purchased this card about 2 years ago, when it was still a relativley state of the art GPU, and i have no intention of replacing it, until a finally fork out for a new PC. This card (on my system) will still run most games on high to max settings, with the exception of Oblivion. To be fair though, my cheap RAM may be bottlenecking my system, to the detrement of the graphics potential. The 6800GT i feel has stood the test of time. The card is a very solid build with still decent specifications: ----------------------- Superscalar 16-pipe GPU Architecture 0.13 Micron Process Technology High-Speed GDDR3 Memory Interface 256-Bit Memory...

curious_george 12.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Inno3D GeForce 6800 GT

Asus GeForce 8600GT - Excellent quality/price

Advantages: the performance, quality, the price, plays all modern games
Disadvantages: you must check if it fits in your case because of the cooling system

...supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 2.0 for your latest computer games. Matter of factly, you can run all new gaming titles on this card at high levels (last tried, Turning Point and Half-Life 2: Episode Two both at highest definition). It has two DVI out-puts and a TV output which supports HDTV plus it comes with a DVI-VGA adapter in case your monitor has a VGA cable TECHNICAL DETAILS NVIDIA® GeForce 8600GT Built for Microsoft Windows Vista NVIDIA SLI Technology ready Full support for Microsoft DirectX10 and Shader Model 4.0 enables stunning and complex special effects OpenGL®2.0 support GPU clock: 540 MHz PCI Express X16 VGA RAM 512MB DDR3 Max Resolution 2048x1536 Video output: VGA; DVI-I; TV-out HDTV Dual Display Features These are some of the features listed in the manifacturer's website: - Superior...

EVIT 07.06.2008 (30.12.2008) · Read review
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Review of ASUS EN8600GT SILENT/HTDP

Is the (G) force strong with this movie tie in?

Advantages: A decent movie tie in, a great game for kids
Disadvantages: Can get monotonous, not worth it if you haven't seen the film

...James Bond jealous. You?ve probably heard of it by now, and may well have taken your children to see it. But Disney films rarely stay isolated within their own world. There will be extras, such as merchandise. And, usually, a computer game. Which is exactly what has happened in this instance. This is a review of the Playstation 3 version of G-Force, but whilst I have not had the pleasure of playing the other versions (it is out on all major consoles) I would imagine that they are more or less the same as this one. So if your child/children has/have asked you for this as a birthday treat or stocking filler, read on to find out whether purchasing it is worth your while. Why did I buy it? Before diving into the review proper, I feel that this question is a relevant one. You see, I am fairly experienced when it comes to computer...

CrazyJamie 04.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of G-Force (PS3)

The Force Has Been Unleashed

Advantages: Good storyline and graphics, nice customisations
Disadvantages: No multiplayer functions, only worth playing until complete

...Star Wars The Force Unleashed delves into the relatively unexplained era of the star wars saga. The storyline revolves around a secret apprentice of Darth Vader?s, who he uses to hunt down and kill remaining Jedi that have survived the clone wars. It builds on the time between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. The game begins with you initially hunting down and eventually killing three Jedi?s, before being ?killed? by Darth Vader, only to be bought back to life. After this stage you begin your secret mission again with Darth Vader to overthrow the Emperor (The first three missions are to prove as a test to Darth Vader that together you can overthrow the Emperor, after which you are left for dead to hide the fact you are really alive and trying to kill the Emperor). Graphically the game is excellent, and the 7 or 8 minute out cuts...

LukeG91 22.07.2009 (02.08.2009) · Read review
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Review of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3)

Sony Playstation 3 (PS3)

Advantages: Best Entertainment System Avaliable, Region free games only
Disadvantages: 4GB file limitation External Storage, Cant read NTFS

...and Europe But it was delayed due to shortages of diodes used in the Blu-ray Disc drive. I myself baught it on the same week of launch but i feel i should have waited as all the games i wanted to purchase like Tekken, GTA, GT HD, PES2008 were a long way off. Games that ive wanted have only started comming out Novermver time so i feel i could have saved a lot of money. But i do not regret buying it as it helped me get familiar with the system and it forced me to try out new games which i loved like Resistance: Fall of man, Fight Night Round 3. Resistance at the time of launch was a game that would come with most the bundle offers thats how i managed to get it. TECHNICAL FEARURES Here I will be evaluating some sections of the Specifications Let's start off by talking about the processing unit that the PS3 has. All i can say...

dharma.roy 30.11.2007 (03.12.2007) · Read review
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Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

Playstation 3

Advantages: Great graphics and choice of games
Disadvantages: expensive

...I got one last year for Christmas and found it to be better than my XBox 360 in almost every area, in my opinion this truly is the best games console on the market and would recommend it to anyone who is into their gaming. The graphics are phenomenal and the range of games available is tremendous! I find the controllers are much easier and more comfortable to use than the other consoles on the market today i.e. xbox 360s controller has no area for the hands to get a grip of and is quite frankly annoying especially when using after the playstation 3, the rechargable controller function is a tremendous help as i was always buying batteries and having the hassle of inserting them into the xbox and now i simply plug into the playstation console and the charges up no problem, i can even use the controller while its charging! i would...

stripe9 20.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

Playstation 3

Advantages: Easy to control
Disadvantages: Can't play normal dvds

...Playstation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game systems. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006 in North America, and March 23, 2007 in Europe and Oceania. ~~~Launch~~~ November 11, 2006: This is when it had its debut in Japan(Japan always releases stuff before other countries, which is good) November 17, 2006: this is the second place that the Playstation 3 got released, it was released in North America. March 23, 2007 :this is the last place that the Playstation 3 got released, it was released in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and New Zealand.(it took a lot of time to be released in the Europe...

Car.Dude42 03.04.2008 (10.10.2008) · Read review
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Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)