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

Like the KT4 Ultra, the ASUS A7V8X is an Athlon XP board that uses the VIA KT400 chipset. It packs in a truckload of extras, such as Serial ATA, FireWire, Gigabit LAN, AGP 8X and even RAID.

The A7N8X Deluxe features dual-LAN ports, which allows you to connect to a broadband service and share it without the need for a separate PCI network card.

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

Was the underdog unfairly crippled in its quest to get chips in PCs? No says Intel, AMD chips just aren't as good.

Chip maker claims to bring console-like play to mainstream PCs. Hint, starts with ATI, ends with Radeon..

So the graphics card company and the CPU giant are duking it out? Could be good for us, says AMD.

First "Deneb" chips debut, but will the new CPU generation be too little too late for AMD?

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.

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..

Like it or loathe it, it'll be the new memory for ATI's next generation of cards..

Can triple-cores give AMD a much-needed edge over Intel? The new Phenom X3 8000 series isn't going to blow away hardcore gamers, but it's an intriguing option if you're not wedded to Intel.

So you want to make yourself a new gaming rig, one that’s capable of playing Crysis at more than two frames per second, but won’t blow the budget?

The hot items rumoured for this week's show, including nVidia's 9800 GX2 and a new ASUS EeePC.

Souped up graphics cards on the way, as AMD argues the days of "monolithic mega-chips are gone".