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(08/03) Inno3D GeForce FX 5200 Ultra review by Ultimate Hardware - "Inno3D Geforce FX 5200 Ultra review testing the Inno3D Geforce FX 5200 Ultra against the MSI Geforce4 Ti4200, XFX Geforce FX 5200 and the Sapphire Atlantis ATI Radeon 9200. Software used during testing was:- 3dmark 2001 SE, 3dmark 2003, GLexcess, Quake 3 Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Serious Sam SE and UT2003."

(08/03) Inno3D Tornado GeForceFX 5900 review by iXBT-Labs - "Noname cards based on the GeForce FX 5900 passed a similar way, as well as the RADEON 9700/9800, with the only exception that such cards are made on well-known PC Partner's factories (compared to NVIDIA's secret ones). So, noname in case of the GeForce FX 5800/5900 and RADEON 9700/9800 implies that their quality is the same or even better as that of the popular brands. But they come without any accessories (including cables) and boxes. "

(08/03) ABIT KV7 VIA KT600 review by HardOCP - "The KV7 is ABIT’s latest entry into the AMD arena based on the VIA KT600 chipset. The VIA KT600 chipset offers support for all AMD processors including their line of 400 MHz FSB processors. The chipset also offers support for DDR RAM spec’d up to PC3200 but operating in Single Channel mode. The KV7 itself is a feature-complete solution, including the following integrated components: 2 ATA-133 ports; 2 SATA-150 ports; 4 built in USB 2.0 capable ports and 8 total with 2 headers supporting 2 ports each; integrated 10/100 Ethernet; 6 channel audio featuring an S/PDIF output port; and serial, parallel, and PS/2 port support."

(08/03) Asus V9950 GeForceFX 5900 review by LegionHardware - "For months now I have seen nothing but ATi based graphics cards from the Radeon 9700 to the 9800. The quick demise of the GeForceFX 5800 based on the NV30 chip left NVIDIA in a very troubled position. Their much hyped about graphics solution featuring DDR-II memory technology was not what it was cracked up to be. The cards were extremely expensive mainly due to the implementation of DDR-II as production was quite limited at the time. The performance was also quite poor partially due to undeveloped drivers for the new FX micro-architecture."

(08/03) AOpen AK77-600 Max VIA KT600 review by PCStats - "VIA's latest chipset is currently the KT600, a chipset that in all honesty is about one year too late. VIA should have released the KT600 last year in place of the KT400/KT400A chipsets. Had they done this it would probably have been enough for VIA to keep most of their AMD market share. Amazing as it seems, the year old nForce2 is still faster and more advanced then the KT600."

(08/03) MSI GeForceFX 5600 128MB review by Neoseeker - "The GeForce FX 5600 non-Ultra is designed to succeed the aging but still widely popular GeForce4 Ti series video cards. The GeForce FX 5600 is based on the nv31 core, which is the successor to the overhyped and underperforming nv30 core. Along with its bigger brothers the FX 5600 Ultra and the 5900 Ultra/non-ultra (click for our review), nVidia has a video card for every gamer's budget."

(08/03) GeForceFX 5600 Ultra vs Radeon 9600 Pro review by Digital-Daily - "With their current price set at ~240 USD, FX5600 Ultra and Radeon 9600 Pro could prove to be true sales leaders at least until the end of this year. Very few can afford to fork out 500 USD for a FX5900/Radeon9800, and the entry-level market for FX5200/Radeon9200 still has restricted scope. At that, FX5600 Ultra and Radeon 9600 Pro solutions are just the most anticipated hot cakes that support all the latest standards and offer a sane price."

(08/03) MSI FX5200-TDR128 GeForceFX 5200 review by HardwareZone - "Few weeks back, we published a detailed performance review of the GeForce FX 5200 Ultra based on the highly clocked NV34 core variant. The basic GeForce FX 5200 is also utilizing this same core and has all the exact capabilities and features of the Ultra variant except for the lower memory and core clock speeds. The GeForce FX 5200 GPU is as basic as the FX-class graphics cards can get and it is the successor to the aging GeForce4 MX440-8x and MX460 graphics chips. Although the FX 5200 model numbering may indicate a big leap over its predecessors, don?t keep your hopes high as its basic architecture is not much of an ?improvement? over the GeForce4 MX. Furthermore, the clock speeds are identical to the old GeForce4 MX 440 based on the NV17 - 250MHz core clock with 400MHz DDR memory."

(08/03) VisionTek Xtasy Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB review by TechReport - "Not only do 128 and 256MB Radeon 9800 Pros differ in memory size, the two card flavors also feature different memory technologies running at different clock speeds. 256MB cards have a 20MHz advantage over 128MB cards in memory clock speeds. That 20MHz lead translates into an extra 640MB/sec of memory bandwidth, which should give 256MB cards a very slight advantage in scenarios where memory bandwidth becomes a key bottleneck."

(08/03) MSI GeForceFX 5900 Ultra review by Hexus - "So since the 12th of May, I've been playing the waiting game. MSI were first to break my NV35 duck with their FX5900 board, and I get the pleasure of their products this time around too, with the grand daddy of their consumer graphics lineup. Staid NVIDIA top tier partners (remember the 'MSI to do Radeon' rumours earlier in the year?), MSI are enthusiastic enough in their support for the Californian graphics giant, that when a new product hits for them to work with, they really go to town."

(08/03) Asus V9950 GeForceFX 5900 Ultra review by PCStats - "Instead, Asus developed their own card PCB, and while it's still based on the reference design as all the rest of the FX5900 Ultra's are, it's certainly one of the better ones! A growing trend we've seen in the last little while are that manufacturers are bundling better software with their videocards. While the software bundle with the Asus V9950 Ultra is not as impressive as the one with the MSI nBox FX5900 Ultra, it's still pretty good. Let's take a look at the beauty..."

(08/03) Leadtek WinFast A350 GeForceFX 5900 review by Bjorn3D - "However, before I compare these two graphics boards from Leadtek, in the usual Bjorn3D fashion, I am going to show you what kind of out-of-the-box experience you can expect if you were to purchase the WinFast A350 TDH MyVIVO. Then, we can take a look at what kind of performance improvement you can get from spending the extra money. Considering the graphics core clock is bumped from 350 MHz to 400 MHz and the memory clock from 700 MHz to 850 MHz to go from the A310 to the A350, I think we can expect a lot from the A350."

(08/03) ATi All-in-Wonder Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB review by Motherboards.org - "ATI has released a new generation of chips for their video cards on a regular annual basis since 2000 with the release of the RADEON. While I'd love to go into ancient ATI history, it really isn't my purview in a AIW 9800 Pro review. The release of the RADEON in July of 2000, began 3 years of constant evolution of ATI chip technologies including the release of the RADEON 8500, the release last year of the RADEON 9700 Pro and the release this year of the RADEON 9800."

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