AMD Radeon HD 7970 Reviewed

Radeon HD 7970

We don’t usually pay much attention to high-end GPU releases here at Missing Remote. High-end GPUs are typically overkill for an HTPC unless your specific goal is to build a gaming-grade HTPC. However, the release of the AMD Radeon HD 7970 bears a little extra attention for a couple of reasons. The 7970 not only marks the introduction of a […]

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Alpenföhn Peter VGA Cooler Reviewed

Peter GPU Cooler.jpg

I don’t know that I’d want to try squeezing this behemoth into my HTPC, but it may very well work for people in some situations.  Even if you aren’t interested in such a cooler, you owe it to yourself to click through and take a look at the pictures of this cooler.  Overall, they seemed pretty impressed with the performance. […]

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Passively Cooled GPUs at Computex 2011

ZOTAC GT 430

If you’re looking for your next ultimate GPU that is silent, it appears there will be a plethora of choices in the market. Anandtech brings us pictures of several displayed at Computex. The graphics card pictured here is actually a single-slot ZOTAC model with an NVIDIA GT 430 that is completely passively cooled and of all things, PCI! I’m shocked […]

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GPU Comparison

GPU Comparison

Selecting a graphics processing unit (GPU) (aka video card) that has exactly the right feature set for your home theater PC (HTPC) can be a time consuming task if you’re starting your search from scratch. In the ever-changing landscape of home theater and HTPC, AMD, Intel and NVIDIA respond by implementing new features in their GPUs to keep up with […]

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