AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series Is the New Midrange Graphics Champ

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AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series Is the New Midrange Graphics Champ The Radeon HD 6850 and 6870 offer fantastic performance at a price gamers can live with. The Radeon HD 6800 cards are set to be the best performers at their respective prices by a considerable margin. - Senior Editor Jason Cross Desktop Gear Reviews & News What's Too Much PC? NFK777 spent $2,000 on a PC, then asked the Desktops forum if it was overpriced. Share: Apple's Back to the Mac Gear: Visual Tour From new MacBook Air models, FaceTime for the Mac, a preview of OS X 10.7 Lion, and a barrel of iLife upgrades, Apple delivered the goods at its 'Back to the Mac' event Wednesday. See what's new.. Share: Xerox ColorQube 8570DN Solid-Ink Printer Is Easy Alternative to Laser Models The convenient solid-ink consumables are a selling point, but the grainy color quality is disappointing. Share: Latest Desktop News Tablets, PCs, and E-Readers: Best of 2010 Mac Without Flash, A Hopeless Story? 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