Gaming enthusiasts won’t need to “clock up” these new video cards from PowerColor to squeeze the most performance out of them. The clock speed is factory increased to a sensible maximum.

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

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.

The 512MB makes little difference but the heatsink is quieter than XFX’s.

Custom design watercooling and some judicious overclocking make for a showstopping performance and price.

It’s the best-value graphics card for those playing games at 1280 x 1024.

The 7800 GT is hard to find and is being usurped by the 7900 GT.

Expensive for a 7900 GS, but the increased clock speed sees it rival a 7900 GT.

A stunning piece of hardware that will tempt more than just the high-end designers it’s intended for.

Betting its chips on mobile gaming.

It’s expensive, but Baddog’s Lanbox comes with personality and outstanding support.

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

Dual-core and FireWire may be missing, but Pacstar’s system offer’s more than we expected from a value PC.

Supreme quality and performance at a supreme price.

Our poor receptionist didn’t quite know what to do when Altech’s monolithic machine turned up. She had a point.

A great choice for overclockers, but the vast majority of people should buy a cheaper motherboard and better CPU.

Look what four grand can buy you.

A good-value and very powerful system that will appeal to those seeking ultimate performance.

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

nVidia GeForce 256