http://www.firingsquad.com/ FiringSquad's latest gaming and hardware articles. http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_radeon_hd_5570_performance/ The Radeon 5570 fuses ATI's 400-shader Redwood graphics core with a low-profile board design, giving you the guts of the 5670 in a package that's similar to the 5450. How does the final product compare to ATI's other sub-$100 offerings, as well as the GeForce 9600 GT and Radeon 4670. You'll have to read today's article to find out! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_radeon_5450_performance_preview/ With prices ranging from $49-$59, ATI's Radeon 5450 brings DX11 and Eyefinity to the entry-level price bracket for the first time. But how does it perform? Find out in today's article! http://www.firingsquad.com/games/mass_effect_2_pc_review/ BioWare's latest chapter in the Mass Effect series has earned overwhelmingly positive praise on consoles, but is the game still enjoyable on the PC? Find out in today's review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd_athlon_2_refresh/ Ready to pull the trigger on a new budget CPU? If so, you'll be glad you waited, as today AMD's providing a free 100MHz speed bump on their latest dual, triple, and quad-core Athlon II CPUs. But that's not all. For the tweakers out there that love to OC, AMD's brought back the Phenom II X2. The 555 Black Edition is AMD's fastest dual-core yet, and it's based on AMD's new C3 Rev. See how the new CPUs OC and perform in today's article! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/gigabyte_x58a-ud7_p55a-ud6/ Promising transfer rates up to 10X higher than USB 2.0, next-generation USB 3.0 devices should offer considerably more speed to get things done. The same applies for SATA 6Gb/sec. But does the substance live up to the hype? Yes and no. Join us as we take a look at both of these technologies in Gigabyte's latest motherboards for the P55 and X58 platforms! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_gf100_architecture_overview/ With DX11, 512 shaders, and a 384-bit memory interface, NVIDIA's next-generation GF100 GPU certainly looks impressive at first glance. It doesn't stop there though. NVIDIA's significantly upped their tessellation performance with GF100's new PolyMorph engines, and thanks to a tweaked ROP subsystem, the new GPU should deliver improved 8xAA performance as well. Join us as we take a closer look inside GF100's new architecture in this article! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_radeon_5670_performance/ Priced at $99 and offering features like DirectX 11 and Eyefinity, ATI's Radeon 5670 is poised to take over the heart of the mainstream graphics market. But is it powerful enough to displace the Radeon 4850 and 4770? How well does it OC? Find out in today's article! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/building_a_core_i7_gaming_pc/ With his Core 2 Extreme X6800 PC beginning to show signs of age, Vandy just finished upgrading his primary gaming rig to Core i7 over the holidays. With dual GeForce GTX 275s, and his Core i7-920 OC'ed to 4GHz, it's a pretty powerful performer. Read about the rest of the components used inside! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/intel_core_i5-661_clarkdale_performance/ With a 3.33GHz stock clock speed, integrated DX10 graphics core, and 32-nm manufacturing process, Intel's Core i5-661 is designed to make Core 2 Duo obsolete. But does it accomplish its mission? See how it performs with and without its integrated graphics in today's article! http://www.firingsquad.com/games/top_games_of_2010/ Because multiple blockbuster games were pushed back from Q4'09 to 2010, the next few months should be pretty busy for gamers. Games like Splinter Cell Conviction, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Supreme Commander 2, Mass Effect 2, and BioShock 2 are all expected within the first 3 months of 2010. Hopefully next year we'll also see the debut of games like id Software's RAGE and StarCraft 2. Join us as Vandy highlights some of the most anticipated games of next year in this article! http://www.firingsquad.com/games/top_10_pc_games_of_2009/ 2009 was a pretty good year for PC gamers. While the year got off to a bit of a slow start, things really picked up over the course of the year. Join us as Vandy discusses his top 10 PC picks of the year. Did your favorite game make the list? Find out now! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/radeon_5770_roundup/ Looking for a new Radeon 5770 card for your Christmas upgrade? With its ability to adjust GPU voltage, we managed to break 1GHz with ASUS' 5770 Voltage Tweak. On the other hand, if you want to save some money PowerColor's 5770 offering is one of the least expensive cards out there at the moment. See how both boards perform in this article! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/winter_2009_pc_buyers_guide/ We've come up with a new PC buyer's guide just in time for the holidays. Our latest guide includes two new PC builds, a $1,500 system and a $2,500 high-end PC. Plan on upgrading or building a new PC in the next month or so? See which components made the cut in today's article! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_3d_vision_update/ It's been over 9 months since we first took a look at NVIDIA's 3D Vision stereoscopic 3D glasses. In that time, several new titles have been released with native 3D Vision support. Join us as we re-examine how 3D Vision looks and performs with newer games like Borderlands, Left 4 Dead 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, and more inside! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce_gt_240_roundup/ The GeForce GT 240 is intended to replace the 9600 GT in NVIDIA's graphics lineup, and with more shaders, GDDR5 memory, and DX10.1 it could have all the right credentials for the job. See how it fares as we look at two factory OC'ed retail cards based on NVIDIA's latest GPU in this article! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/gigabyte_p55_motherboard_roundup/ If you're in the market for a new P55 motherboard to go along with your new Lynnfield CPU you'll definitely want to check out today's article. Inside we've devoted over 7,000 words to four different Gigabyte motherboards. From high-end to low, it's all covered here! http://www.firingsquad.com/games/left_4_dead_2_review/ Valve says Left 4 Dead 2 contains so much new content, it's worthy of a sequel rather than DLC. Is this true or false? Judge for yourself in today's review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_radeon_5970_performance_preview/ After a 10-month hiatus, ATI's once again got the world's fastest graphics card. The Radeon 5970 fuses two RV870 chips onto one board for max performance, and is built for OC'ing. See how this board fares in the latest games including Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and DX11 titles like STALKER: Call of Pripyat in this article! http://www.firingsquad.com/games/call_of_duty_modern_warfare_2_pc_review/ With no dedicated servers, no lean, and 18-player cap for multi, does Modern Warfare 2 for PC live up to its predecessors? Most of the reviews online have praised Infinity Ward's latest shooter but those reviews were focused for console players -- how does the PC port fare? Find out in today's review! http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/sapphire_radeon_5870_vapor-x_review/ With its custom vapor chamber cooling+heatpipes and factory OC'ing, Sapphire's 5870 Vapor-X is targeted towards gamers looking for a 5870 card with a little more oomph than the stock 5870 card can provide. Best part of all is that the card sells for just $10 more than the stock Radeon 5870. See how much cooler and quieter the Vapor-X card runs inside!