From Celerons to Core i7s, Semprons to Phenom IIs, David Bayon tests Mainsteam desktop processors and finds the best budget, mid-range and enthusiast (gaming) choice for you.

We know you want to play games, so we've put 18 PCI Express graphics cards under the microscope to see who really does the job the best.

There are always moments in life when you wish you had your camera to hand. The Labs team rounds up the latest pocket cameras.

High-capacity desktop drives have never been so affordable. Darien Graham-Smith puts 23 to the test to find the best

Discover if your bank is leaving serious security holes or lacks cutting-edge features in our in-depth analysis of online banking.

Jonathan Bray and Alex Bradner put 12 high-end handsets through our gruelling tests to find the best one for you.

All the current chipsets from both the big gaming guns – ATi and Nvidia – tested, reviewed and rated.

It is really not that long since we have covered digital cameras in the PC Authority Labs, only a little over a year, and yet the technology has progressed in leaps and bounds in that time. Back then,

In the market for a new gaming rig for playing the latest games? PC Authority has the answer to your gaming performance woes with five of the hottest machines around.

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

We test 11 keyboard-based smartphones to find the best tools for staying connected on the move

We put every current model from ATI and NVIDIA through its paces to find out which offers the best performance and value.

Evaluating barebones systems is quite different from performance-based testing using benchmarks. As such, we opted to do a feature-based roundup, covering all aspects of the hardware, including but not limited to: build quality, ease of install, and included feature sets.

Enlarge your workspace with a widescreen monitor: We round up 13 LCDs from 20in up to 24in, with prices you won’t believe

The 19" LCD fits now represents outstanding value for money, and is so much nicer to use than a 17" screen. We round up and test the best.

The first place to start tweaking is your BIOS. Enter your BIOS by hitting a key combination on system boot (look out for F1, Del etc). A word of warning though, the BIOS is a very powerful tool, but can cause damage if pushed the wrong way.