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by Rafael Hernandez on January 18, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at Nvidia’s SLI graphics technique with a pair of mid-range GeForce 6600GTs. The technology is interesting, as always, but when you’re dropping a relatively large chunk of change on hardware to support an SLI…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 17, 2005 · 0 comments

ATI has released a new set of Catalyst drivers for its Radeon line of video cards. The drivers bring the suite to version 5.1 and it appears to be focused on bug fixes. Read more about them at DriverHeaven. Direct…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 17, 2005 · 0 comments

GamePC has tested out a pair of Asus Extreme N6800 GeForce 6800 Ultra PCI Express video cards in both single card and SLI mode. Insanely fast performance in both modes and great visual quality but not much of a performance…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 17, 2005 · 0 comments

HardOCP has gathered 7 ATI Radeon X800 based video cards from various manufacturers and tested them in a variety of popular software titles (yes video games). PCI Express and AGP are both represented as are X800 XTs/XT PEs/ and Pros….

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 14, 2005 · 0 comments

Beyond3D has a review of the Nvidia GeForce 6200 chipset, one of the newer entries into the low-end graphics card market. The chip makes use of the same great architecture that powers the 6600 and 6800 lines although some features…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 14, 2005 · 0 comments

BigBruin has tested the ATake Pipe VGA video card cooler. This dual heatpipe cooler uses a massive amount of aluminum in order to pull heat of the various GPUs it supports. It’s a totally passive solution which makes it suitable…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 12, 2005 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has some info on a pair of new graphics chips, from Nvidia, which are targeted at the low-end and mid-range gaming markets. The GeForce 6600 AGP is sure to fill a void in their product lineup while…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 12, 2005 · 0 comments

TechConnect tried out four versions of Nvidia’s Forceware drivers which support just about every video card they have released since the TNT. Graphics chip manufacturers usually find new tricks and techniques to improve performance, in addition to bug fixes, which…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 11, 2005 · 0 comments

HardwareZoom grabbed a trio of graphics cards each featuring Nvidia’s GeForce 6600GT chipset. Tons of performance potential from these mid-range boards, easily capable of running today’s top games, with some high-end feature trade offs of course, at reasonable speeds with…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 11, 2005 · 0 comments

Bytesector has a review of the ThermalTake Silent PurePower 680W, a beefy choice for powering your PC. With multiple a pair of low noise fans and multiple 12volt rails this power supply should be able to handle the most demanding…

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 7, 2005 · 0 comments

MADSHRIMPS has tested a pair of video cards sporting Nvidia GeForce 6600 and 6600GT GPUs. The cards are not as snappy as their higher end brothers but they provide the same great visual quality and good performance in today’s games…

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