March 2006

by Rafael Hernandez on March 24, 2006 · 0 comments

Beyond3D has a review of the ATI All-In-Wonder X1900 graphics card. ATI’s latest chip sports great image quality and performance in games but its Avivo video decoding technology is also top-notch and when paired with a TV/FM tuner you have…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2006 · 0 comments

Atomic has a look at the Elder Scrolls IV: Olivion. The title has been well covered throughout its developement with many an eager RPGer waiting to get their hands on it. It’s a great looking title and, from their thoughts,…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at the MSI K8N Diamond Plus motherboard. The MSI Diamond line has been well received due to its integrated hardware and cooling methods. This time around they have a Creative Labs Audigy chip on-board…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 23, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the ECS C19-A SLI motherboard. ECS has been known for its plain and inexpensive motherboards for a number of years. Their latest Intel product shows up with SLI support, HD Audio, SATA2 ports, and impressive…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 22, 2006 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a review of the Intel Pentium EE 965 processor. The EE chip-line has pushed the clock rate and cache size limits for a consumer desktop CPU and, as you’d expect, it’s one pricey CPU. A decent…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 22, 2006 · 0 comments

HotHardware has the details on the AGEIA PhysX launch at the Game Developers Conference. The Physics Processing Unit (PPU) should allow for some impressive effects in gaming titles and should find some usage in serious work as well….

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 21, 2006 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a look at the effect of CPU speed in gaming. Despite the heavy focus on the graphics card a good chunk of gaming performance can be attributed to the CPU you’re running. An extensive batch of results which…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 21, 2006 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews has a look at the Sapphire RADEON X1600 PRO graphics board. The X1600 PRO was targeted at the mid-range at launch but it’s now in the bargain-bin territory making it a great purchase as it has some great…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 21, 2006 · 0 comments

GamePC has a look at the Gigabyte I-RAM psuedo solid-state drive. The device takes your DDR memory and allows you to access it as a storage drive over a S-ATA connection. An expensive device and it’s not all that much…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 20, 2006 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the Biostar PT880 Pro-A7 Combo motherboard. The board is designed for LGA775 CPUs and has support for AGP and PCIe graphics boards as well as DDR and DDR2 support. It’ll let you take your old…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 20, 2006 · 0 comments

Legion Hardware has a review of the Arctic Cooling Accelero X1 graphics card cooler. The company’s previous products had the cooler running along the length of the card to push the heat generated out of your case. While the new…

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