Nvidia’s latest graphics cards and chips throw down the gauntlet to Intel and AMD. Go behind the scenes with this guide to the big technologies including PhysX, CUDA, and games like Far Cry 2 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky.

An old PC is like putty in your hands. Tim Dean looks at how you can shape it into a new system with a few easy upgrades.

Offering bags of gaming power for an attractive price, the GeForce 8600 series is an enticing prospect.

Breathe some life into your old PC in time for a Vista upgrade with these budget AGP video cards.

From movies and games to sporting events and even pornography, David Bayon explains why 3D displays are the next big thing.

Looking to build your dream machine? We explore the latest components on the market, and give you advice on which ones to hunt down, along with the general price you can expect to pay for each major component.

From budget laptops to ultra-tiny netbooks, ultraportables and high performance, we explain the tricks to finding out the ultimate laptop at the right price.

Asus replace passwords with facial recognition and biometrics, demonstrate the Eee PC V1.1 and more.

Our full guide to saving cash-saving secrets is here, from how to get discounts on PCs, to SIM only phone contracts, the best DSLR cameras deals, and discount licensing from Adobe, Microsoft and others.

David Moss tackles Vista queries, as well as dealing with floating bars and annoying pop-up reminders.

Dan Chiappini shows you how to get the most out of your graphics cards, without ever picking up a soldering iron.

Plus, how we work out the ratings.

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?

Squeeze that extra bit of power out of your existing hardware. Tim Dean looks at the principles of overclocking and examines the potential performance increase.

It's big, portable and laughs in the face of hardcore number crunching.

Toshiba has now introduced a laptop with a HD-DVD drive. And gave us details on HD-DVD.

Brief reviews of products including a 4GB SDHC card, a cheap DirectX 10 card and a wireless gaming mouse.

We help you determine whether your current PC can run Vista and which version of the operating system best suits your needs.

It took less time to fight and win the second world war than to develop Windows Vista. Tim Dean looks at all Microsoft has achieved in that time.

Tim Dean reminisces over nearly seven years of PC Authority, and then he logs out.