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

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

Great gaming performance has never been so affordable. We test 22 current cards from Nvidia and ATI to find what works and what doesn't

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

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.

The PC Authority Labs team runs about a million benchmarks and looks under the hood of the latest generation of GPUs to find which one's the best.

The graphics market is a cutthroat game, and we have seen many casualties recently. Not all of them have been fatal, like Matrox, which has recently backed out of the consumer race, or Rendition, whic

Capacity? Value for money? Who's got what? Read on to find out who has the best marriage of both.

Sixteen notebooks under $2500, we've separated the winners with the goods from the less impressive performers.

Intel’s three new CPUs promise Core i7 power in an economical and efficient package. We put them through their paces to see whether small really is beautiful

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.

How much notebook will $2500 actually buy you? The PC Authority Labs team investigates.

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.

Finding a good PC or notebook for the family is not as hard as you might think. PC Authority  puts the latest models to the test.

Since the launch of PC Authority magazine 30 issues ago, we have placed an emphasis on the concept of computing in the real world. This means that all the PC hardware that passes through our Labs is t