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(02/06) NVIDIA GEFORCE MX 4000 PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "In this article we test the Geforce MX 4000 using 1944 Battle of the Bulge, Aurora Watching, Cronicles of Riddick, Codename Panzers Phase Two, Delta Force Extreme, Far Cry, GT Legends, Quake 3 Arena, Quake 4, Scooter War3z, Scrapland, Trackmania Sunrise, Tribes Vengeance, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004, Warhammer Dawn of War and Xpand Rally."

(02/06) NVIDIA GEFORCE4 TI4600 PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "In this article we benchmark the Nvidia Geforce4 Ti4600 graphics card using modern games software such as 1944 Battle of the Bulge, Aurora Watching, Cronicles of Riddick, Comanche4, Codename Panzers Phase Two, Delta Force Extreme, Earth 2160, Far Cry, GT Legends, King Kong, Lego Star Wars, Quake 3 Arena, Quake 4, Scooter War3z, Scrapland, Serious Sam 2, Trackmania Sunrise, Tribes Vengeance, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004, Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War, World Racing 2 and Xpand Rally."

(02/06) NVIDIA GEFORCE4 TI4200 PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "In this article we benchmark the Nvidia Geforce4 Ti4200 graphics card using modern games software such as 1944 Battle of the Bulge, Aurora Watching, Cronicles of Riddick, Comanche4, Codename Panzers Phase Two, Delta Force Extreme, Earth 2160, Far Cry, GT Legends, King Kong, Lego Star Wars, Quake 3 Arena, Quake 4, Scooter War3z, Scrapland, Serious Sam 2, Trackmania Sunrise, Tribes Vengeance, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004, Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War, World Racing 2 and Xpand Rally"

(02/06) NVIDIA GEFORCE 7900 GTX REVIEW BY AMDZONE - "First off, Nvidia definitely plans to take back the title of world's fastest video card that ATI took away with the Radeon X1900, which tops out at 650MHz core slock speed. To do this they will be switching to a 90nm manufacturing process, compared to the GeForce 7800 GTX which was .11 micron, this inevitably ran into problems with the GeForce 7800 GTX 512, producing them in large volumes. The 90nm process should help greatly and they will need it as everything so far points to a 700-750MHz core clock speed for the GeForce 7900 GTX. You'll recall from our Asus Radeon X1800XT TOP review that ATI hit that clock speed with that card, but it wasn't produced in mass quantities. Hopefully, Nvidia will be able to produce this level at the supply needed."

(02/06) GIGABYTE GEFORCE 7300 GS REVIEW BY ROJAKPOT - "Most of us probably didn't have high hopes for the new GeForce 7300 GS. After all, NVIDIA crippled it by giving it a narrow 64-bits memory bus. The card actually has a lower memory bandwidth than the old GeForce 6200! But the new Gigabyte GV-NX73G128D surprised us by performing better than expected. With the exception of its exceptionally poor performance in Half Life 2, it consistently performed much better than the ATI Radeon X300"

(02/06) HIS RADEON X1600 XT 256MB REVIEW BY BONEFIDE REVIEWS - "After reviewing the Sapphire X1300, we continue the X1K line of reviews with the HIS X1600XT Turbo. The X1600XT features the effective IceQ cooler which allows for it to be branded with the "Turbo" label. With the help of the IceQ cooler, HIS has created a X1600XT card that can be overclocked with a single click using their iTurbo utility. The recent announcements of the 7800GS and X1900XT have caused the X1600XT to be pushed even further down the food chain which is a very good thing for consumers."

(02/06) ATI ALL IN WONDER X1900 REVIEW BY DESIGN TECHNICA - "ATI’s latest All-in-Wonder card, the AIW X1900 uses the company’s latest and great GPU, borrowed from the X1900 series gaming cards, and includes video capturing and editing capabilities as well as an integrated television tuner complete with PVR and TV On-Demand functions. The X1900 GPU is a remarkable processor that performs extremely well in 3D environments; perfect for gamers. We have always been impressed with the premise behind the All-In-Wonder philosophy and we are still surprised to see ATI the only video card company to implement a product-line behind a video card that basically does everything. Previous All-In-Wonder cards that we have reviewed have pretty much been hit or miss, so we are excited to see what ATI has brought to the table this time around."

(02/06) ASUS GEFORCE 7300 GS REVIEW BY ROJAKPOT - "Most of us probably didn't have high hopes for the new GeForce 7300 GS. After all, NVIDIA crippled it by giving it a narrow 64-bits memory bus. The card actually has a lower memory bandwidth than the old GeForce 6200! But the new ASUS Extreme N7300GS surprised us by performing better than expected. With the exception of its exceptionally poor performance in Half Life 2, it consistently performed much better than the ATI Radeon X300."

(02/06) SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO2 REVIEW BY HOTHARDWARE - "Every once in a while a product comes along that really garners the attention of the enthusiast crowd. There can be a number of factors for this, including overclocking performance, easy modding potential or just an overall great value for the money. One such piece of hardware that encompasses a lot of these qualities is the Sapphire Radeon X800GTO2 Limited Edition graphics card. The X800GTO2 LE has begun to make waves thanks to many of the aforementioned qualities above."

(02/06) XFX GEFORCE 6800 GS REVIEW BY NVNEWS - "Looking for a bargain in a mid-range graphics card? We may have found just what you have been looking for. Slated to replace the GeForce 6800 at a mid-range price point, the GeForce 6800 GS is closer in performance to the more powerful GeForce 6800 GT. While such performance attributes are currently overshadowed by the remarkable GeForce 7800 Series, the GeForce 6800 GS still may be a viable option for the cost-conscience gamer."

(02/06) NVIDIA GEFORCE 6800 GS REVIEW BY HOTHARDWARE - "The reference clock speeds for the GeForce 7800 GS are 375MHz for the core, with a 1.2GHz memory speed. As is the case with many of NVIDIA's current offerings though, they've given some flexibility with the clock speeds to their partners. Today we'll be looking at XFX's version of the GeForce 7800 GS, which boasts a 440MHz core speed, and 256MB of 1.3GHz DDR3 memory."

(02/06) ASUS GEFORCE 7300 GS REVIEW BY AUSFX - "NVIDIA’s GeForce 7 series of GPU’s possesses an impressive feature set, with technologies such as CineFX 4.0, Intellisample 4.0 and Ultrashadow II. Their flagship card is currently the GeForce 7800 GTX 512 but for someone who wants a GeForce 7 on a budget, they simply do not have a spare $500-$1000. This is where the GeForce 7300GS is ideal."

(02/06) GIGABYTE RADEON X1800 XL REVIEW BY VIPERLAIR - "Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B X1800 XL: With the X1900 family on the market, cards based on the X1800 can be fetched at a pretty good price."

(02/06) ASUS RADEON X1800 REVIEW BY BONAFIDE REVIEWS - "In this article we're going to take a look at an ambitious product from Asus, the EAX1800XT Top. As its name implies, the EAX1800XT Top is based on ATI's powerful Radeon X1800 XT GPU. This isn't simply a reference design with a custom badge though. Asus has taken ATI's Radeon X1800 XT, tweaked the VRM, jacked up the clock speeds, enhanced the cooling, and thrown in a wide assortment of accessories. There is a lot to get cover here, so what do you say we get down to business?"

(02/06) ASUS GEFORCE 7800 GT REVIEW BY AMDZONE - "As ATI and Nvidia fill up their graphics chipsets with more and more transistors, even as they continue to shrink the die, with increasing clock speeds this means simply more and more heat. More heat of course requires more cooling solutions and more often this not this means a big fan. While it is true that both ATI and Nvidia have done a lot of work to keep the fan noise down from the furiously loud fans of the past, it can still be a problem, especially for those considering PC's for the home theater. Luckily, there have been a number of solutions that now use entirely passive cooling, even on high-end video cards. We previously looked at solutions from Gigabyte and Asus and today we have another, Asus' best passively cooled video card yet, the Asus EN7800GT."

(02/06) FOXCONN WINFAST 6150 K8MA REVIEW BY VIPERLAIR - "MicroATX motherboards address that problem in two ways. One, they allow for more upgrade peripherals than smaller, FlexATX motherboards, and two, you can move them around relatively easy between different cases and power supplies, including smaller cases designed specifically for these boards. Like the larger enthusiast level ATX boards, they often match the features and in the case of the Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS motherboard, it offers integrated graphics. While integrated video isn't high on the list for enthusiasts, there is plenty to get excited about with Foxconn's latest. Will we be as excited at the end of the review?"

(02/06) ASUS GEFORCE 7800 GT REVIEW BY TRISTED REVIEWS - "Sure, there are several third party coolers you can get these days from companies such as Zalman and Arctic Cooling. Some board manufacturers even pre-fit these to their high-end cards. Asus has gone down a different route with the EN7800GT Top Silent and designed its own heatpipe solution to produce a passively cooled 7800GT."

(02/06) BFG GEFORCE 7800 GS OC AGP REVIEW BY TECH REPORT - "Fortunately, NVIDIA and BFG Tech are looking to right that wrong by introducing the GeForce 7800 GS OC, which brings the shader power of the GeForce 7 architecture to an AGP slot near you—or at least some of that shader power, anyhow. The GeForce 7800 GS is based on the same G70 GPU that powers other 7800-series graphics cards, but it's cut down to a portion of the full functionality of a GeForce 7800 GTX. Does this G70 "lite" still have what it takes to dominate the AGP graphics upgrade market? Let's find out."

(02/06) ATI ALL IN WONDER X1900 REVIEW BY TECH REPORT - "We've reviewed ATI's All-In-Wonder video cards in the past, and we just recently examined the new Radeon X1900 family of graphics cards. Package together the standard suite of All-In-Wonder extras with a Radeon X1900 graphics processor, and you pretty much have the AIW X1900—a $499 graphics card with a laundry list of multimedia features that will record your favorite TV shows, let you edit family videos, play DVDs while you relax on the couch, slice through the latest 3D games with ease, feed the cat, and wash the dishes while you aren't looking. It is, indeed, a wonder. However, each new All-In-Wonder packs so many features into one box, just understanding what all you're getting with the product can be daunting."

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