(01/04) Hercules 4500 Kyro 2 review by Ultimate Hardware - "Hercules 3dprophet 4500 Kyro 2 featuring the Kyro 2 GPU which we last tested 2 years ago in our Videologic VividXS Kyro 2 review. We thought it would be interesting to find out how it performs with modern software. In this article we test the Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 Kyro2 against the Elsa Gladiac 511 Geforce2 MX 400. Software used is as follows:- 3dmark 2000, 3dmark 2001 SE, Enclave, GLexcess, Max Payne 2, Quake, Quake 2, Quake 3 Arena, Serious Sam SE, Unreal 2, UT2003, X2 the Threat."
(01/04) XFX Geforce MX 4000 review by Ultimate Hardware - "XFX Geforce MX 4000 review testing the new XFX Geforce MX 4000 against the Gainward Geforce4 MX440 and Elsa Gladiac 511 Geforce2 MX 400. Software used for benchmarking is as follows:- 3dmark 2001 SE, Quake 3 Arena, Serious Sam SE, Unreal Tournament 2003 and X2 the Threat."
(01/04) MSI GeForceFX 5700 Ultra review by Bjorn3D - "Our review card is the FX5700 Ultra-TD128 from Micro-Star International (MSI). The 5700U is NVIDIA's attempt to atone for the under whelming 5600/5600U. The 5700U features the NV36 core at 475 MHz, 900 MHz DDR2 memory speed, and improved pixel shader performance courtesy of CineFX 2.0. While both the 5600/U and 5700U utilize a 128-bit memory interface, the 5700U is the first NVIDIA GPU to be built with IBM's 0.13-micron manufacturing process. The 5700U sports 3 vertex shader pipelines compared to just 1 on the 5600/U. Anyone who has tried to play "Halo" with a 5600 should appreciate having triple the pixel power! In essence, the 5700U is a scaled-down 5950 Ultra and not in the least a hopped up 5600. And that's a very good thing!"
(01/04) Abit Radeon 9800XT 256MB review by FiringSquad - "It all started at Computex 2003, held in September due to last summer’s outbreak of SARS. At the show Gigabyte told us that going forward they’d be manufacturing graphics products with NVIDIA and ATI graphics chips inside; previously ATI was their sole graphics supplier (after they’d defected from NVIDIA the year before). ASUS followed shortly thereafter, announcing their RADEON 9800 XT and 9600 XT products on ATI’s launch day, and following that announcement up with several follow-on products based on ATI’s RADEON 9200 and SE lines, earlier this month they even released a 256MB RADEON 9800 PRO card."
(01/04) Albatron K8X800 Pro II VIA K8T800 review by Tech-Report - "As the Athlon 64 3000+ hits a price/performance sweet spot for budget-conscious enthusiasts, the outlook is good for Athlon 64 boards that trade bundled bells and whistles for lower price tags. One of these more affordable Athlon 64 boards is Albatron's K8X800 Pro II, which has all the essentials without the frilly extras. Is the K8X800 Pro II worthy of an Athlon 64 3000+? Read on to find out."
(01/04) Gigabyte GeForceFX 5700 Ultra review by PCStats - " Today PCstats is evaluating the new Gigabyte GV-N57U128D GeForceFX 5700 Ultra videocard. Sporting 128MB of Samsung DDR2 BGA memory and a TV-Output, the manufacturer has also included a fairly decent software bundle here; with full versions of Will Rock, Raven Shield and even Tomb Raider: TAOD."
(01/04) HiS Excalibur Radeon 9600XT review by Guru3D - "The full name of the product is the Excalibur Radeon 9600XT Turbo. We've explained that naming in detail already on the previous HiS review, Excalibur ... RIGHT? King Arthur's sword people .. Anyway, the graphics card itself is targeted in the mid-range section of graphics cards. When I take a quick peek at the PCB, I can see it's closely based on ATI's reference design yet there are a few differences alright. First off memory, it's running 50MHz higher then a reference design card, this undoubtedly has a positive effect on the performance as memory bandwidth is a big piece of the pie. Next to that the graphics core of this card runs at default reference 500 MHz."
(01/04) AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0GHz review by Tech-Report - "AMD's new Athlon 64 3000+ arguably resides in the sweet spot now, priced at less than $220 for an honest-to-goodness 2GHz "Hammer" microprocessor with a built-in memory controller and true 64-bit computing capabilities. To see how the 3000+ measures up, we've benchmarked it against 11 of its closest competitors."
(01/04) Albatron GeForceFX 5950 Ultra 256MB review by Guru3D - "Today it's time for a new product review from the good folks at Albatron, a name on the market that has been growing very rapidly the past few years. See, a while ago they released this really spiffy new graphics card which caught my eye and that I just had to test. Today's review will be all about their GiGi GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, based on NVIDIA's hottest silicon available and armed with 256MB 256-bit memory and a cooling solution that makes your jaw snap this is one tasty product for sure. Oh and if you are wondering about GiGi."
(01/04) Albatron GeForceFX 5700 Ultra review by HardOCP - "The 5700Ultra is the first GPU from NVIDIA to be fabricated at IBM at .13 micron. What makes this GPU a big upgrade from the 5600Ultra is the fact that it is based off of the NV35 technology. This means it supports the same CineFX 2.0 features and has had the vertex shaders upgraded in performance. The default core speed of a 5700Ultra card is 475MHz and the memory is specified at 450MHz (900MHz DDR) on a 128-bit memory bus."
(01/04) AMD Athlon 64 3400+ review by TrustedReviews - "I wouldn’t compare the 3400+ to the likes of the FX51 or the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition as these processors are not targeted at the mainstream market. So what we are left with is the 3.2GHz Pentium 4 and the Athlon 64 3200+. The Pentium 4 still has the edge in some specific applications that are optimised for Intel CPUs but in pretty much anything else, the 3400+ will be the fastest CPU realistically available to most of us. Like all AMD chips it lacks the Hyper Threading support of the Pentium 4, but unless you regularly use multi-threaded applications you won’t find this much of a problem. As with all Athlon 64 processors (bar the FX51) it also has a single channel memory controller, which does limit performance somewhat. This can be seen if you pitch it against an FX51 with its dual channel memory controller."
(01/04) Club3D Volari V8 Duo 256MB review by XBitLabs - "We have an exceptionally interesting guest today: a dual-chip XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra graphics card from Club 3D company. eXtreme Graphics Innovation is a new player on the highly competitive 3D graphics market, who decided to break and enter the scene with an expensive dual-GPU part. Historically graphics cards with two processors were able to demonstrate exceptional performance, but were quoted at a very high price-point. Dual-chip products on XGI Technology do not cost more than competitors’ single-chip offerings, but are they really fast in today’s games and have a bright future? Find it out with us!"
(01/04) DFI LANparty NFIIB Ultra nForce2 review by PCStats - "A year ago DFI didn't have much of a presence in the motherboard market, and then along came Jacky Huang and the "Lan Party" concept. Fast forward to the present, and DFI have firmly staked a name for themselves by providing gamer-oriented motherboards with a little florescent flash. With Team DFI roaming around the states visiting local LanParty events, like the recent CyberXGames at CES, DFI are evolving into a motherboard company that aims to speak directly to its consumers."
(01/04) Gigabyte GeForceFX 5950 Ultra review by PCStats - " We recently got the chance to take a look at Nvidia's latest graphics processor release, the FX5950 Ultra chip, as thoughtfully provided by Gigabyte in their GV-N595U video card. We were eager to see how this card compared to recent offerings by ATI, as well as the older FX5900, since the FX5950 is identical to the FX5900 except for a core and memory clock speed boost. More on this in a moment..."
(01/04) Diamond Radeon 9600SE review by HardOCP - "The first card we will take a look at is ATI’s Radeon 9600SE. You have probably heard about the Radeon 9600Pro and XT. Those two cards are based in the mainstream video card market. The 9600XT MSRPs for $199 and is currently at the top of ATI's mainstream world. The Radeon 9600Pro is the next step down from the XT and subsequently costs less now. If you would like to see differences between the 9600Pro and the 9600XT you may read our review here. The Radeon 9600SE is the next step down from the Radeon 9600/Pro, but be warned, it is a large step, not a incremental step like the Pro to the XT is."
