1080P gaming | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:42:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png 1080P gaming | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Cyberpower Ultra 3 RX (Ryzen 3300X / RX 5600 XT) Prebuilt Review https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/gaming-rig/luke-hill/cyberpower-ultra-3-rx-ryzen-3300x-rx-5600-xt-prebuilt-system-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/gaming-rig/luke-hill/cyberpower-ultra-3-rx-ryzen-3300x-rx-5600-xt-prebuilt-system-review/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:17:55 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=470879 Looking for a new gaming PC that won't break the bank? This PC from Cyberpower is a great option

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The Cyberpower Ultra 3 RX is a budget gaming system coming in at £879 in the UK. Core components include a couple of AMD’s value kings in the Ryzen 3 3300X processor and RX 5600 XT graphics card. Combined with 16GB of DDR4 memory, the MSI B450 Tomahawk Max motherboard, and a 256GB NVMe SSD, has Cyberpower put forward a value winner?

Specifications:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3300X CPU
  • Graphics Card: ASRock AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Challenger D
  • Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX
  • Memory: 16GB Corsair 3200MHz DDR4
  • SSD: 256GB ADATA NVMe SSD
  • HDD: 1TB Seagate ST1000DM010
  • PSU: InWin A55 550W
  • Chassis: Cyberpower ONYXIA 2.0 Black TG Mid-Tower
  • OS: Windows 10 Home
  • Price: £879 inc. VAT in the UK

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ASUS GTX 1050 Ti Expedition Overview and Unboxing https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/luke-hill/asus-gtx-1050-ti-expedition-overview-and-unboxing/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/luke-hill/asus-gtx-1050-ti-expedition-overview-and-unboxing/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:49:32 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=309679 Nvidia has launched their new GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti graphics cards today. The GP107 GPU aims to form the foundation for a graphics card that offers 1080p 60 FPS gameplay, even in AAA titles, without significant cost outlay. The GP107 Pascal GPU used in both the GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti is …

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Nvidia has launched their new GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti graphics cards today. The GP107 GPU aims to form the foundation for a graphics card that offers 1080p 60 FPS gameplay, even in AAA titles, without significant cost outlay.

The GP107 Pascal GPU used in both the GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti is built on a 14nm process by Samsung. The GTX 1050 Ti features 768 CUDA Cores and 48 Texture Units, while the GTX 1050 slices a sixth off those numbers – down to 640 and 40, respectively. All in, transistor count sits at 3.3 Billion.

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Focussing on clock speed, the GTX 1050 Ti is rated at 1290MHz base with a 1392MHz Boost. The GTX 1050 increases those numbers to 1354MHz and 1455MHz respectively, thanks to its fewer GPU components allowing for the faster operating frequencies. But many partner boards will be operating at higher speeds out-of-the-box. And thermally-induced throttling is unlikely thanks to the cards' 75W TDPs. 4GB of GDDR5 VRAM clocked at 7GHz effective is used on the GTX 1050 Ti, while the GTX 1050 has to make do with 2GB of equivalently fast GDDR5.

Unfortunately a number of shipping issues and sample delays meant that we were unable to secure a GTX 1050 Ti for launch, despite having a full database of comparison results from 11 AMD and Nvidia cards. We will, however, have a full review up in the coming days once we receive our sample, gather performance results, and validate the test data.

In the mean time, we unboxed and took a quick first look at the ASUS GTX 1050 Ti Expedition graphics card. The Expedition SKU is, according to ASUS product marketing, “built for non-stop action“. It sits below the factory-overclocked ROG Strix model in ASUS' line-up.

Nvidia is not selling a Founder's Edition reference board with the GTX 1050 or GTX 1050 Ti. As such, the stock-clocked ASUS Expedition model gives us a good indication of raw GTX 1050 Ti GPU performance.

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Performance-wise, 3DMark Fire Strike shows that the stock-clocked GTX 1050 Ti sits very closely to the GTX 960 4GB of last generation (depending on the Maxwell card's level of factory overclock).

When it comes to gaming frame rates, the GTX 960 4GB again looks to be the closest comparison for a stock GTX 1050 Ti. Making a comparison to Team Red, the R9 380 4GB of yesteryear looks to be at a similar performance level, depending upon the game engine's preference for Nvidia or AMD hardware. Compared to the current generation AMD line-up, GTX 1050 Ti looks to be significantly faster than the cheaper RX 460 4GB and significantly slower than the more expensive RX 470 4GB.

A very early, and brief, look at stock-clocked GTX 1050 Ti performance using the ASUS Expedition model shows the GPU to be capable of 1080p 60FPS+ using a mixture of High and Very High settings in demanding games such as GTA V. But our upcoming full, in-depth review of the GTX 1050 Ti will better analyse how the GPU performs across a variety of titles and how it compares to AMD's current offerings in terms of performance, power draw, and value.

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KitGuru says: Stay tuned for our upcoming full review of the GTX 1050 Ti graphics card, where we compare it to 11 AMD and Nvidia competitors from this year's offerings and from previous generations.

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YOYOTech launches range of low-cost Kaveri gaming rigs https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/base-unit/harrison/yoyotech-launches-range-of-low-cost-kaveri-gaming-rigs/ https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/base-unit/harrison/yoyotech-launches-range-of-low-cost-kaveri-gaming-rigs/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2014 09:39:01 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=172067 With Intel continuing to commit ever larger amounts of die space to graphics, AMD's decision to acquire ATi in 2006 and begin fusing the CPU with the GPU, looks like a smart one. UK specialist system builder, YOYOTech, has wasted no time in getting a full range of Kaveri-powered gaming rigs to market. KitGuru lifts …

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With Intel continuing to commit ever larger amounts of die space to graphics, AMD's decision to acquire ATi in 2006 and begin fusing the CPU with the GPU, looks like a smart one. UK specialist system builder, YOYOTech, has wasted no time in getting a full range of Kaveri-powered gaming rigs to market. KitGuru lifts the flaps to see what's under the bonnet. 

While the majority of the world's leading technology sites give ample pagination to the latest and greatest gaming components – with more GDDR5 than your average netbook – the reality is that almost all of us will be dealing with two significant issues when it comes to our next desktop rig:-

  • General budgetary constraints
  • The other half looking at the credit card bill when it arrives – and wondering where their diamond earings/holiday went

The latest generation of APU from AMD goes someway to getting you a new rig, without the pain. AMD claims that, in certain situations, you can get Kaveri graphics scores that are up to 35% faster than the previous generation, Richland.

At the very least, according to AMD's Developer Relations Guru Nic Thibieroz, almost every game on the market should be playable (i.e. at least 30fps) with a fast Kaveri chip. Sure, you might need to play with the image quality settings, but simply being able to play HD at native resolution, should make everything look better.

Then there is the increased flexibility over ‘CrossFire' with the 7000 series APUs. According to AMD, you can now pair almost any 7-series APU with any 7-series graphics card and get some kind of boost. Inflexibility in this area was a significant drawback to upgrading the 6-series APUs. Trying to work out which Radeon was compatible with which APU was something of a dark art. Essentially, you were being asked to ‘guess' if a compatibility entry existed in a drive table. Not easy.

According to KitGuru's recent exclusive interview with AMD's head of Product Marketing for Kaveri, Sasa Marinkovic, Kaveri's new memory system is one of the key reasons for this increased compatibility, performance and flexibility.

So what has YOYOTech brought to the party, just as AMD completes its launch?

Well, there is a Warbird Kaveri 2.0 with the addition of an R7 260X graphics card and A10 7850K running at 4GHz for £899, but the one that's caught our eye is the sub-£500 YOYOTech Warbird Kaveri 1.1 system that aims to deliver 1080p gaming solely with the GPU cores integrated into the A-10 7700K. It is built on Gigabyte's GA-F2A88XM-DS2 FM2+ mainboard and ships with the latest version of Windows 8.1 (Start button and all).

It has a Cooler Master EVO 103 cooler, so you will be able to test your clocking skills and the system comes complete with a gaming keyboard and mouse.

With AMD's claim that this 7700K APU can deliver 1080p gaming - this system appears to be graphically more capable than the XBox 360/PS3. Plus it is upgradeable and will, according to AMD, make full use of any 7-series Radeon you feed it.
AMD claims this 7700K APU delivers 1080p gaming. This PC appears more graphically capable than the XBox 360/PS3. Plus it is upgradeable and will, according to AMD, make full use of any 7-series Radeon you feed it.

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KitGuru says: We're expecting a glut of these systems to hit the market over the next 2 months.Will they win the battle for hearts, minds and wallets?

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