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PREY DEMO BENCHMARKING AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "Prey Demo benchmarking using MSI GeForce 6600 GT, ATI Radeon x850 Pro at 4 diffferent resolutions and 3 quality settings. We have also created a tweaking chart showing the performance hit of shadows, specular, bump maps, use glow, high partical count etc."

SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO REVIEW AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "Sapphire Hybrid x700 Pro review featuring MSI NX 6600 GT, Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro and Leadtek GeForce 6600. Software used:- 3dmark 2001 SE, 3dmark 2003, 3dmark 2005, 3dmark 2006, Rightmark, Shadermark, Aurora Watching, Earth 2160, Far Cry, GT Legends, Panzer Elite, Quake 4, Scooter War3z, Scrapland, Serious Sam II, Trackmania Sunrise, Toca Race Driver 3, Tribes Vengeance, World Racing 2, X3 Reunion and Xpand Rally."

SAPPHIRE RADEON X550 REVIEW AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "Sapphire Radeon x550 is a 256MB PCI Express video card and has been designed to offer good performance for a budget price. The Sapphire Radeon x550 will be reviewed against the Inno3D GeForce 6200 TurboCache using 3dmark 2001 SE - 3dmark 2006, Rightmark, Far Cry, GT Legends, Lego Star Wars, Quake 3, Scooter War3z, Scrapland, Serious Sam 2, Trackmania Sunrise, Tribes Vengeance, Unreal Tournament 2004, Warhammer Dawn of War, World Racing 2 and Xpand Rally."

BFG GEFORCE 6600 GT OC REVIEW AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "BFG GeForce 6600 GT OC review also featuring the XFX GeForce 6600 GT, MSI GeForce 6600 GT and Leadtek GeForce 6600. Software used for benchmarking:- 3dmark 2001 SE - 3dmark 2006, Nvidia Dawn, Nvidia Dusk, Nvidia Luna, Nvidia Nalu, Shadermark, Fablemark, Templemark, Villagemark, Chronicles of Riddick, Doom III, Far Cry, Far Cry HDR, Scooter War3z, Scrapland, Serious Sam II, Trackmania Sunrise, Tribes Vengeance, X3 Reunion and Xpand Rally."

POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO REVIEW AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "Reader requested review of the Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro benchmarked against Leadtek GeForce 6600, Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT and Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900. We used a range of software including:- 3dmark 2001 SE - 3dmark 2006, Rightmark, Shadermark, Area 51, Aurora Watching, Earth 2160, Far Cry, GT Legends, Quake 4, Scooter War3z, Scrapland, Serious Sam II, Trackmania Sunrise, Tribes Vengeance, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Xpand Rally."

AMD BUYS ATI IN $5.4 BILLION DEAL AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "AMD and ATI today announced plans to join forces in a transaction valued at approximately $5.4 billion. The combination will create a processing powerhouse by bringing AMD’s technology leadership in microprocessors together with ATI’s strengths in graphics, chipsets and consumer electronics. The result: A new and more formidable company, determined to drive growth, innovation and choice for its customers, particularly in the commercial and mobile computing segments and in the rapidly-growing consumer electronics market. Combining technologies, people, and complementary strengths, AMD plans to deliver in 2007 customer-centric platforms for the benefit of customers who want to collaborate in the development of solutions."