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• Giga-Byte X600 XT Video Card Review   [Review, nextgenelectronics]
  The Giga-Byte Radeon X600 XT 128MB PCI-E video card performed above and beyond expectations. Through a price analysis one can easily see that this card is indeed the "value performer" it promises to be. It's impossible to look around and find a better performing card for under $150 - and quite honestly, it performs well above that price point.
   Thu, 23 Jun, 2005 | 18 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX   [Preview, Hexus]
  All-in, a solid improvement to an excellent architecture. NVIDIA balance ALU increases with ROP considerations to create a formidable pixel pusher that currently has no equal. 7800 GTX boards can be bought from today for a UK retail price of £369. That's only some £70 more than a 6800 Ultra (15%), for a rough 40% increase in performance, should your wallet be up to the task.
   Thu, 23 Jun, 2005 | 12 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• nVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX Preview   [Preview, Bjorn3d]
  Looking back, the video card race between NVIDIA and ATI has usually meant a new chip once a year and a refresh once every six or so months. Usually the refresh has been the same chip with some minor tweaks and increased clock speeds when they’ve gotten better yields out of the design over time. Those of you who follow the industry however might have noticed that since NVIDIA released the first GeForce 6 cards in spring 2004 there haven’t been any refresh-products coming out. Instead NVIDIA choose to release SLI-support on their motherboards. It is easy thus to think that the new GeForce 7 chips are nothing more than a refresh product. As the name suggests though this isn’t the case. The GeForce 7 is a new chip with improvements beyond mere increased clockspeed.
   Thu, 23 Jun, 2005 | 11 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Sapphire Radeon X850 XT PE VIVO AGP Review   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  Enthusiasts who are reluctant to or not in a hurry to upgrade to a PCI Express platform must have rejoiced when the latest high-end ATI AGP cards starting arriving on store shelves. If you really love ATI and your AGP motherboard, then you can get a flagship Radeon card, like Sapphire's Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition, which I happen to have on the review bench today.
   Thu, 23 Jun, 2005 | 19 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• SLI Comparison : nVidia’s nForce4 SLI for Intel and AMD   [Article, GamePC]
  The release of nForce4 SLI Intel Edition motherboards brings up an interesting question. Which platform is the better of the two for high-end gaming? There have been rumors floating around the web for several months that nVidia's nForce4 SLI Intel Edition was not performing up to par compared to the original nForce4 SLI for AMD. We were curious to see if these rumors have any merit to them. To settle this issue, we grabbed the fastest single-core gaming processors available from both Intel (3.73 GHz Extreme Edition) and AMD (Athlon64 FX-55) and placed them in their respective nForce4 SLI platforms of choice. In addition, we were able to get our hands on two brand-spanking-new GeForce 6800 Ultra PCI Express cards with 512 MB of memory, truly allowing for the most impressive SLI configurations on the planet today.
   Thu, 23 Jun, 2005 | 27 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• ASUS Extreme N6800Ultra/2DT   [Review, Hexus]
  ASUS hasn't done anything really wrong with the EN6800 Ultra card, but it's let an opportunity go begging to design the ultimate GeForce 6800 Ultra, one that would use a custom heatsink, SmartFan, and, perhaps, a cooler that takes up only a single slot. As it is, it's a case of a reference card dropped into a regular, feature-rich ASUS card package.
   Wed, 15 Jun, 2005 | 17 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• PowerColor X850 XT Platinum Edition VIVO AGP   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  If you recall, we've reviewed a PowerColor X800 PRO Limited Assassin Edition back in October of 2004. It was based on ATI's R420 ASIC. The card featured an AGP bus and 12 pipelines. At the end of 2004, ATI had launched refresh parts and brought their mid-range market up a notch by releasing a R430 chip on 0.11µ silicon process. ATI's main focus was to fill the gap with a card that would compete with GeForce 6800GT. It was a successful move to introduce X800 XL (R430) with 16 pipelines. On the other side of the coin we have the high-end cards. ATI did a refresh in this sector as well by releasing R480 which is really an updated R420 chip on 0.13µ low-K silicon process. The problem (if you can call that) was the newly released parts targeted the PCI-e segment only. It took ATI a few months to realize the AGP market is still huge and that they need to have a better support for it. Having said that, AGP users are still getting love from ATI when it comes down to high-end cards.
   Wed, 15 Jun, 2005 | 19 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Sapphire Radeon X300SE HyperMemory & Leadtek WinFast PX6200 TC TDH   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  With both HyperMemory and TurboCache, the card comes with a certain (typically small) amount of on-board memory, say 32MB. The card can then scale up to a defined level of total memory by using system RAM. ATI's HyperMemory cards come in two variations: the 128MB HyperMemory version features 32MB VRAM on board, and the 256MB HyperMemory version has 128MB VRAM on board. NVIDIA has so far chosen three different configurations of TurboCache cards: the 128MB TurboCache version has either 16MB or 32MB of local memory, and the 256MB version sports 64MB. The two cards I'll be comparing in this review are the Sapphire Radeon X300SE 128MB HyperMemory and the Leadtek WinFast PX6200 TC TDH, a TurboCache card supporting 256MB of total memory.
   Wed, 15 Jun, 2005 | 42 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Albatron GeForce TC6200Q (Turbo Cache)   [Review, legitreviews]
  The Albatron 6200 Turbo Cache will not blow your mind but you won’t have to sacrifice your gaming experience to upgrade to PCI-Express on a budget. The 6200 Turbo Cache uses innovative technology to establish harmony between cost and performance...
   Sat, 04 Jun, 2005 | 23 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• PNY Verto GeForce 6600 GT 128MB AGP   [Review, Hexus]
  The underlying technology is good enough to state that you cannot buy a bad GeForce 6600 GT card. It's best-suited for playing games at 1280x1024 with a modicum of image enhancement. That fits in perfectly with the kind of customer it's aimed at, who'll most likely be using a 17" TFT or 19" CRT that both tend to run natively at that resolution. PNY's effort, by dint of its bundle and warranty, is a pretty good choice for those who have.
   Sat, 04 Jun, 2005 | 65 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Sapphire Radeon X800 XL Ultimate PCIe Review   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  Now that X800 XL cards are starting to finally fall to (or at least closer to) the $299 MSRP set by ATI, they really are undeniably one of the best bang-for- your-buck gaming video card solutions available. I took a look at Sapphire's X800 XL PCI Express card several weeks ago and was very impressed by its performance. The recent price drops makes this card even more appealing. While reviewing the Sapphire X800 XL, I found the cooler to be surprisingly noisy, which was one of my biggest and only gripes about the card. Sapphire remedies this problem with its new Ultimate Edition of the X800 XL.
   Sat, 04 Jun, 2005 | 17 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• ATI's Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition AGP and Club3D's Radeon X800 XL AGP   [Review, Hexus]
  Club3D's example doesn't go overboard on the bundle, however you do get a great game and the cables you're given are sufficient to make good use of the VIVO ability of the board. The Club3D-branded DVI adaptor is a nice touch, too. That you also get the aforementioned VIVO ability on Club's board makes it even more attractive. Presentation is tasteful and the only thing that detracts from the board is its size, due to the RIALTO bridge chip, and the lack of dual DVI ports. If you can accomodate it in your AGP system however, it comes highly recommended.
   Thu, 19 May, 2005 | 37 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Gigabyte Radeon X800 (GV-RX80256D)   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  Gigabyte seems to be making a push to be a favorite video card vendor among people who want a silent PC, like those with a home theater PC or those who have spent a lot of extra money on other quiet components. Both are very good reasons to get a video card that is as silent as possible. Noise from a cooler always comes from the fan, so the best way to make a cooler quiet is by making it fanless. Gigabyte has done this with their Silent-Pipe technology. Essentially, it is a heat pipe design that pulls heat away from the graphics chip and transfers it to the back of the board. This makes it a completely silent video card.
   Thu, 19 May, 2005 | 50 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• HIS X850 XT IceQ II Dual DVI VIVO 256MB PCIe   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  'The HIS X850 XT IceQ II Dual DVI VIVO 256MB PCIe is yet another high-end ATI- powered card from HIS that costs a premium but delivers a lot of horsepower to your computer.
   Wed, 04 May, 2005 | 25 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Sapphire Hybrid Radeon X800 XL 512MB Review   [Review, Beyon3d]
  Beyond3D takes a look at ATI's latest board configuration available to their partners with the review of Sapphires Hybrid Radeon X800 XL 521MB.
   Wed, 04 May, 2005 | 22 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• BFG Tech GeForce 6600 GT OC (Solo and SLI)   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  For the out-of-the-box warrantied overclock, you will have to pay a slight price premium over stock speed 6600 GT's, but if you want one of the highest performing 6600 GT's available, then BFG has you covered with its 6600 GT OC. It's a great card with cool looks and a mediocre bundle. As always, though, I have to emphasize BFG's lifetime warranty and 24x7 tech support. Those two things are very big selling points to me and offer a lot of comfort you just can't get from many other companies.
   Wed, 27 Apr, 2005 | 39 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• S3 GammaChrome S18 Nitro Preview   [Preview, Beyond3d]
  S3 have begun to refresh their graphics card line for the changover to PCI Express. Beyond3D takes a look at their latest board, the S3 GammaChrome S18 Nitro.
   Wed, 27 Apr, 2005 | 20 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• GeCube's Radeon X850 XT Uniwise   [Review, Hexus]
  For the performance, it's hard to argue with the £370 asking price, in the face of what you get for the same money invested in NVIDIA, right now. It's close to X850 XT PE money, but then again, it is an XT PE in all but name. That it ships with an inspired cooler, one that brings back the essence of the initial X800 XT PE design, is all the better. I also get the dual DVI ports and VIVO ability I crave, for good measure.
   Mon, 18 Apr, 2005 | 27 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Leadtek WinFast PX6600 GT TDH (Solo and SLI)   [Review, Bjorn3d]
  Any geek, regardless of how into gaming he is, can appreciate the simple concept and logic behind NVIDIA's SLI technology. If you want more gaming power, just add another video card. It doesn't get any simpler than that, right? You of course have to have the right ingredients -- SLI-compatible video cards and an SLI-capable motherboard. I know this is one geek who was excited to get his hands on an SLI motherboard and video cards, preferably 6800 GTs or Ultras of course, but I'm happy to review cards from the 6600 family, especially since the majority of gamers will be looking at this more affordable set of cards. I'm especially looking forward to seeing how a 6600 GT SLI setup compares to a single 6800 GT.
   Mon, 18 Apr, 2005 | 51 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Sapphire X850 XT 256MB PCI-E   [Review, legitreviews]
  While running at stock speeds, the X850 XT barely broke 60C after numerous benchmarking cycles, and more impressively, the card dropped to idle temperatures less than 2 minutes after completing each benchmark. While I'm sure some people are going to grumble about...
   Mon, 18 Apr, 2005 | 26 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail