A smartly engineered processor, but for today’s applications it’s lacking in bang per buck.

An old standard, but one that still provides decent performance at a great price.

A capable little package at an attractive price

An uninspiring board with no strong selling point

Cheap, but there’s not much here to cheer about

A cheap, lightweight choice for single-core applications, but you get the performance you pay for.

Both graphics card giants have unleashed powerful new additions to their ranks recently, and their battle for supremacy is hotter than ever. We put the new arrivals through their paces

With so many factors to consider, choosing a motherboard can be a bewildering exercise. We put 11 models through their pace to find the ultimate in performance, flexibility and value

There may be two main CPU manufacturers, but picking the right processor is anything but simple. We put 51 CPUs through their paces

A mighty dual-GPU board that makes light work of even today’s toughest DirectX 10 games.

They're back on top in the graphics game, now AMD is trying to claw back some respect for its CPUs..

All the data on AMD's new Radeon lineup, including the 4870 X2 which clocks in at 2.4 teraflops.

Will provide chips for 3D films.

PR coup de grace

The long awaited 45nm Phenom X4s are coming first thing 2009, if reports are to be believed. And not before time we say.

AMD has trimmed the bulk sale price of no less than ten of its processors across the Phenom and Athlon ranges.

Oh, and it’s power efficient too. Follow our coverage of the next big desktop processor from the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.

Both AMD and Nvidia are now shipping chipsets with hybrid graphics. So what is it, and is it a good idea for games? See what our tests revealed.