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(03/06) NVIDIA GEFORCE 6200 TURBO CACHE REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "Performance review of the Nvidia Geforce 6200 Turbo Cache we have used the following games for testing:- 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."

(03/06) NVIDIA GEFORCE FX 5200 PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "In this article we test the Geforce FX 5200 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."

(03/06) NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600 GT SPECS BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "The Nvidia video chart has been updated to include the specifications for the Geforce 7600 GT."

(03/06) ASUS GEFORCE 7800 GT REVIEW BY BEYOND3D - "It is to this demographic that ASUS have targeted the subject of today's review - The GeForce 7800 GT-based EN7800GT TOP Silent. As many AIBs have been content to provide passively cooled solutions based around low and mid-range parts (often with slower clock speeds than their actively cooled counterparts), the creation of a silent part based around a high-end SKU such as this one is a true rarity for this generation of graphics card. Naturally, creating a high-end board such as this utilising passive cooling is quite a challenge, so let's see how ASUS have fared in this intriguing venture."

(03/06) XFX GEFORCE 7800 GT REVIEW BY FUTURE LOOKS - "Last time we just looked at the performance of a single XFX 7800GT Video Card (Reviewed Here). We looked at its performance in a few games at a couple different common resolutions while varying the CPU speed and AA settings. It was done to gauge what performance one might expect to see in several situations and to let the reader decide if "hey this looks good for that resolution and for that CPU." Our tests for SLI will be no different, but in addition to looking at how SLI performs, we will also compare the results to those of the single 7800GT for those wondering if the second 7800GT is worth considering"

(03/06) ATI RADEON X1800 GTO 256MB REVIEW BY TECHLOUNGE - "In terms of architecture and features, the X1800 GTO is identical to the X1800 XL with the exception of the pipeline count: rather than 16 pipelines, it has 12. When asked whether there was any difference aside from pipelines that distinguish the XL from the GTO, ATI said “it’s R520 [X1800 XL] with 75% of the pipes.” So basically, it’s the slightly slower (or to be PC, “special”) sibling to the XL. The product placement for the GTO is below the X1800 XL and above the X1600 XT. See the table below for more details. I have added NVIDIA’s new cards’ specifications for reference."

(03/06) XFX 7900 GTX, 7900 GT AND 7600 GT REVIEW BY AMDZONE - "It is hard to believe but it has been more than eight months since Nvidia launched their GeForce 7800 GTX at the end of June, setting a new standard for hard launches and taking the performance lead. At $599 it was one of the most expensive cards we've seen, especially if you take into account SLI. A few more months and the 7800 GT was unveiled, with great performance and chopping off $100-200 as well as a few pixel shaders. 2005 was definitely not a banner year for ATI, missing dates on Crossfire's launch as well as R520 coming out towards the end of the year, an impressive card but not quite good enough and far too late. Luckily, ATI finally answered all of these problems with the X1900 series of cards that launched in late January."

(03/06) SAPPHIRE RADEON X1800 XT REVIEW BY PUREOVERCLOCK - "As we all know, ATI’s X1800 series was significantly delayed due to a logic gate bug, which meant the X1800 XT had a short life as ATI’s flagship card. The X1900 series came just a few months later outperforming everything in its path and obviously dethroned the X1800 XT as ATI’s high-end offering. This is very good news for us though, as the X1800 XT has significantly dropped in price over a very short period of time. Just a few months ago this card would was priced at over £400, but now only costs roughly £250~£270. This is quite a bit cheaper than the 7800 GTX, and if you want to save a little money you can grab an X1800 XT 256MB for around £230"

(03/06) POWERCOLOR RADEON X1600 XT REVIEW BY TECHGAGE - "The X1600 series has a lot to offer. If you are familiar with ATI's AVIVO technology, you will get it here. In gist, AVIVO is everything video related. It offers superb video playback quality, crisp and clear images and vibrant colors. It includes benefits for HD TV's and other high-definition monitors. You can look below in the features list for a more detailed look at what AVIVO offers. Today, we are taking a look at the gaming aspect of the card, not the video playback."

(03/06) NVIDIA GEFORCE 7900 GTX REVIEW BY PCPER - "NVIDIA’s G70 success has been impressive to watch over the past year or so in the marketplace. While the NV40 series of GPUs like the 6800 Ultra and 6800 GT were about performance pars with the best from ATI’s R420 and R480 line up, like the X850 XT, the 7800 GTX and GT went relatively uncontested in the performance GPU market for some time. NVIDIA loved the lime light they were in and the sales spiked as enthusiasts found the G70 a good overclocker as well."

(03/06) NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600 GT, 7900 GT AND 7900 GTX REVIEW BY TECH REPORT - "Today, NVIDIA is unveiling two GPUs powering three different flavors of video cards. Say hello to the GeForce 7600 and 7900 series, new mid-range and high-end graphics cards ranging from $199 to, well, very expensive. These introductions mark NVIDIA's transition in earnest to 90nm fab process technology, a place where ATI has been for a number of months."

(03/06) EVGA GEFORCE 7900 GT REVIEW BY NVNEWS - "Today, NVIDIA will be announcing their new GeForce 7900 Series of Graphics Processing Units (GPU). EVGA, which is one of NVIDIA's top add-in card partners, provided us with an overclocked version of their e-GeForce 7900 GT CO Superclocked graphics card. Based on a 90nm-fabrication process, the core clock speed of the e-GeForce 7900 GT CO Superclocked is set at 550MHz and is paired with 256MB of Samsung 1.4ns GDDR3 memory running an an effective clock speed of 1580MHz right out of the box! The reference clock speed of the GeForce 7900 GT is 450MHz / 1320MHz effective."

(03/06) DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 SLI-DR NFORCE4 SLI X16 REVIEW BY TECH REPORT - "DESPITE THE FACT that NVIDIA released its nForce4 SLI X16 chipset months ago, the original nForce4 SLI is still alive and well. In fact, some motherboard manufacturers have passed over the X16 in favor of new designs that use the plain old nForce4 SLI. That's an understandable strategy given the nForce4 SLI's rough feature parity with its successor, whose extra PCI Express lanes convey few real-world performance benefits."

(03/06) POWERCOLOR RADEON X1900 XTX 512MB REVIEW BY XYZ COMPUTING - "The late release of the X1900s caused everyone to expect something special. The upgrade of the R520 GPU, the R580, was expected to bring a few considerable changes to the table and there was little doubt that it would have an effect on which video card is at the top of the food chain. If nothing else, the time may have come for ATI's next-generation chip process to be make some serious strides forward."

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