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

Graphics card manufacturers’ obsession with multi-GPU boards continues this month. The Asus HD 3850 X2 brings to market the novel formula of two ATi Radeon 3850 GPUs on one card.

A surprise return to form for Nvidia, as this card matches ATI’s latest for both performance and value.

ATI’s 40nm GPU is an exciting development and takes over from the 4850 as the best mid-range card.

Impressive Blu-ray performance from the cheapest card on test.

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

Both AMD and Nvidia are now shipping chipsets with hybrid graphics. So what is it, and is it a good idea for games? See what our tests revealed.

A powerful card at a competitive price – a deserved victory to cap ATI’s remarkable turnaround

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

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

A competent card with older games, but it can’t handle the new generation of games.

Cheap and functional, but rivals perform better.

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

An affordable way to get excellent frame rates.

External hard disks are a great way to add storage. We test 13, from sub-$130 portable drives to mighty terabyte desktop units.

A capable little package at an attractive price

A slightly bare but affordable media-centre board

Nvidia’s remix of the popular netbook platform lends Intel’s stripped-down Atom some added Graphical clout. We test the technology to see how it performs

Plenty of connectors, but not much pizzazz