http://www.firingsquad.com/ FiringSquad's latest gaming and hardware articles. http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ARMAII_gpu_performance/ Wondering which video cards perform best with ARMA II? Wonder no more. In this article we've combined GPUs ranging from the Radeon 3870 up to the GeForce GTX 295 across two different CPUs: a Core i7-965 Extreme Edition, and a Core 2 Quad Q8400. See how well the game scales across the various GPUs and CPUs inside! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/asus_crosshair_iii_formula_review/ With its $200 price tag, ASUS' latest Republic of Gamers board is designed to appeal to AMD enthusiasts looking for the best without busting your bank account. And thanks its dazzling array of LEDs, good cooling, and SupremeFX X-Fi audio, it's pretty feature-packed. Is it worth the premium ASUS charges though? See how it stacks up against the competition in our latest review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/sapphire_toxic_hd_4890_review/ With a beefier power subsystem, OC'ed clocks, and custom vapor chamber cooling, Sapphire's Toxic HD 4890 takes ATI's Radeon 4890 GPU to another level. In fact the card delivers performance rivaling the GTX 285 in some cases. But is it worth the price premium? Find out in today's review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/gigabyte_amd_am3_motherboard_roundup/ Whether you've got $80 to spend on a new AM3 motherboard, or $180, Gigabyte's got you covered. In today's article we take a look at Gigabyte's high-end and low-end AM3 offerings and find a lot to like. See how the board's compare to one another and perform inside! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/intel_core_i7_975_extreme_edition/ Armed with higher clock speeds and a new D0 stepping designed to deliver improved OC'ing headroom, we were eager to see how far we could push Intel's latest flagship processor, the Core i7-975 Extreme Edition, and it didn't disappoint. See what happens when the 4GHz mark is easily shattered in this article! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd_phenom_2_x2_550_athlon_2_250/ Packing two processing cores, 6MB of L3 cache, an unlocked multiplier, and a 3.1GHz clock speed, AMD's Phenom II X2 550 Black is targeted towards enthusiasts looking to OC. Its $102 price tag is inexpensive too. But is it a worthy competitor to Core 2 Duo? AMD's also unleashing a new Athlon II CPU today. See how both new AMD CPUs perform against the competition from Intel inside! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/logitech_g19_keyboard_review/ Sporting a larger, higher resolution color LCD, configurable backlit keys, and reconfigured G-keys, Logitech's G19 offers a host of improvements over its predecessor, the G15. But is it worthy of its lofty price tag? Decide for yourself in our review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/gigabyte_gv-n275ud-896h_geforce_gtx_275_review/ With its 2-ounce copper PCB and 1200MHz memory, Gigabyte's GV-N275UD-896H is one of the first GeForce GTX 275 cards on the market to deviate from NVIDIA's reference design. See how it compares to the stock GTX 275 in today's review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/asus_w90vp_review/ With two Mobility Radeon 4870 GPUs, dual 7200 RPM hard drives, an 18.4" 1080p display, and 2.8GHz Core 2 CPU, the ASUS W90Pv packs more horsepower than most desktop PCs. Remarkably of all though the system retails for $2199-$2499 depending on the SKU. Is this really the ultimate gaming notebook? Find out in today's review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/asus_engtx260_matrix_review/ With its dual-slot cooler and support for voltage adjustment, we mananged to crank ASUS' excellent ENGTX260 Matrix to speeds we've never seen from a GTX 260 card before. In fact, once OC'ed the card outran the GTX285! Read on for the full details! http://www.firingsquad.com/games/x-men_origins_wolverine_review/ Considering their success with Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, we had high hopes for Raven's latest release: X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Fortunately, they didn't disappoint -- this is definitely the most violent Wolverine depiction yet. But does maximum carnage lead to a better game? Find out in Tom's latest review. http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/msi_n285_gtx_superpipe_oc_geforce_gtx_285_review/ With its massive 5-heatpipe cooler, MSI's N285GTX SuperPipe OC addresses the GTX 285's biggest flaw: its cooling in comparison to GTX 280. The card is also OC'ed slightly for greater performance. See how it compares to the stock GTX 285 and four other GPUs in today's review! http://www.firingsquad.com/games/zeno_clash_review/ Looking for something different? Are you a fan of melee combat? If so, you may want to check out ACE's Zeno Clash. With its unique gameplay environment and exciting combat, Tom came away impressed with this shooter. Read on for the full review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/gigabyte_gv-n96tzl-1gi_9600_gt_review/ With OC'ed clock speeds, Zalman cooling, and a 1GB frame buffer, Gigabyte's GV-N96TZL-1GI GeForce 9600 GT board is designed to stand out from the crowd. But that's not all, the card also incorporates Ultra Durable features found on newer Gigabyte motherboards. How do all these improvements compare against the stock 9600 GT reference board? Find out in our review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_radeon_4770_performance/ Don’t be fooled by the Radeon 4770’s name. Thanks to blazing clocks and GDDR5 memory, the GPU is actually faster than the Radeon 4830. See how it fares against the Radeon 4850 and the rest of NVIDIA's GeForce lineup in this article! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd_phenom_2_x4_955_review/ Clocked at 3.2GHz and sporting an unlocked clock multiplier, the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition is the most powerful processor yet that AMD has uncorked. AMD touts it as a competitor to Intel's quad-core Q9550 Penryn processor. But does it perform? How well does it OC? Let's find out! http://www.firingsquad.com/games/demigod_review/ With its interesting gameplay Tom finds a lot to like in Gas Powered Games latest RTS, Demigod, but all isn't perfect with this title. Check out this review for all the details! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/asus_rampage_2_gene_review/ With the Rampage II Gene, ASUS sets to prove that good things can come in small packages. Built around the micro-ATX form factor, the board sports 6 DIMM slots, SLI and CrossFire support, and DDR3 speeds up to 2.0GHz. How does this tiny X58 motherboard compare to others? Find out in this review! http://www.firingsquad.com/games/combat_arms_review/ Nexon's Combat Arms is an online first-person shooter that's free to play, but based on microtransactions with items like additional weapons and attachments costing about $4/month if you choose to purchase them. How does it fare against conventional shooters though? Find out in today's review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/sapphire_radeon_4870_vapor-x_review/ With a $200 price tag and vapor chamber cooling, Sapphire's Vapor-X 4870 1GB is tailored toward enthusiasts looking for a solid Radeon 4870 card with aftermarket cooling, yet don't want to pay a huge price premium. The card delivers well on this mission, while boasting VGA, DVI, and HDMI video outputs. Read our impressions of this card in this review!