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We investigate the performance and overclocking potential of the Radeon R9 270X graphics card across 24 games. Can it still deliver comfortable 1080p gaming in 2021?

This review benchmarks the vintage GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card, exploring its overclocking potential and gaming performance across 14 titles in 2021.
![Surviving at rock bottom: Testing the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in 2021 [GV-N550OC-1GI]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fumtale-media.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com%2Fimages%2Fcontent%2F79c1c2f9-d30c-4c7d-aba0-6fc234bdfcfa.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Our new series kicks off by testing the budget GeForce GTX 550 Ti (2011) in 2021. We cover its performance in 12 games and attempt an overclock.

Surviving at the bottom: We test the GeForce GTX 470 (GV-N470SO-13I) in 2021's demanding games. See if this ancient GPU can still perform and discover its quirks.
![Retro overclocking: overclocking and quick-testing the Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 [G0, Conroe]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fumtale-media.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com%2Fimages%2Fcontent%2F81eff54d-a7a4-4528-89fe-9f2a16f3c308.webp&w=3840&q=75)
We test the overclocking potential of the classic Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 to see if pushing this aging CPU actually makes practical sense today.

Can a 2-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-3220 still handle modern tasks in 2020? We test its limits and see how much performance we can squeeze out by overclocking the CPU and RAM.

Testing the legendary AMD Radeon HD 7870 in 16 popular games from 2020 and comparing its performance to the GeForce GTX 670.

A quick benchmark of the Xeon W3565 (Core i7-960) in games and synthetic tests, comparing its performance against rival CPU models.

We put the budget 8-core Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3 through its paces, testing its performance in popular games, productivity apps, and synthetic benchmarks.

Comparing three generations of budget six-core Intel Xeon processors in popular games, professional applications, and benchmarks.

Testing the Radeon RX 470 (4GB) in 2020. This graphics card, a hit among miners, is now widely available. We evaluate its capabilities in 15 popular games.

Can the aging GeForce GTX 670 ("Kepler") still deliver acceptable performance in 2020? Our 13-game benchmark suite reveals all.