A great media-centre card with some nice features – and at an affordable price

Impressive performance for an affordable card, but the 9600 GT treads on its toes.

It had little competition at this price, and it knocks Nvidia 8600 cards out of the race, but Nvidia’s 9600 GT trumps it.

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

Disappointing gaming ability and a higher price than media-centre cards rule this one out of contention

Superseded by both Nvidia’s new 9600 card and ATi’s excellent HD 3800 series

A popular and fast top-end option, but it’s losing its grip to new competition from both sides.

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A notebook fortress to equip your workforce with confidence, but sub-par performance.

It’s incredibly powerful, but recent releases offer similar performance for significantly less money.

Great performance at an appealing price, although the 9600 GT encroaches on its turf