Today we're looking at the XFX Radeon HD5770 1GB graphics card. This card is part of ATI's new DirectX 11 range of cards, featuring the ...
PowerColor HD 5750 Green Review
01.04.10
Going Green!
One of the current themes of our society is the environment. At first it was only the hippies who would preach about protecting the environment. However, the "Fad" eventually spread to the ordinary community. People started to recycle more, use less water, and try to decrease overall waste in their every day lives. In fact, "Protecting" the environment has gotten so huge in our society, big companies have started to "Go Green."
What exactly is going green? It could actually be a few things. For instance a company could use less electricity or producing less waste. Really anything that ultimately reduces your carbon foot print could be considered "Going Green." Even video card manufactures such as PowerColor believe in protecting the environment. Because PowerColor cares so much about the environment they've developed a video card that will help both them, and you, Go Green!
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