(11/05) AMD Athlon64 3400 review by Ultimate Hardware - "In this review we are testing the AMD Athlon64 3400, this is a very powerful 2.4Ghz Socket 754 processor from AMD. There are two versions of the Athlon64 3400, the first is the older Clawhammer which has a clock speed of 2.2Ghz and a huge 1024K Level 2 cache. The version we are testing here is the later Newcastle version of the Athlon64 3400 which has a clock speed of 2.4Ghz (200Mhz higher than the older Clawhammer) and a 512K Level 2 Cache."
(11/05) HIS Radeon X800 GTO PCIe review by TweakNews - "With ATI's release of the X800GTO chipset soon after the release of the X800GT chipset, consumers who have already seen many new videocard chips coming onto the market were further confused with ATI's release of yet another. The only real difference between the GT (reviewed HERE) and the GTO is that the GTO has an additional four pixel pipelines and a lower core clock rate. Both cards have the exact same 980Mhz memory clock rate seeing they both utilise the same Samsung DDR3 modules."
(11/05) GeCube Radeon X800 GTO review by HardwareSecrets - "Radeon X800 GTO is the latest graphics chip released by ATI targeted to the mid-range market, located between Radeon X800 Pro and Radeon X800 GT and competing with GeForce 6600 GT from nVidia. This Radeon X800 GTO sample we’ve got from GeCube came already overclocked under a limited “special edition” series, so it is faster than Radeon X800 GTO from other companies."
(11/05) Sapphire Radeon X800 GTO2 review by LostCircuits - "Once again, Sapphire is releasing a hidden jewel into the market, this time it is the X800 GTO2, a card based on the R480 GPU and boasting 1.6 ns GDDR3 --- and the entire thing sells for about US$ 200.-. From a marketing, logistics and legal standpoint, this is is only possible because officially the card is specked to run on 12 pipelines only at a core and memory speed of 400 and 490 MHz, respectively. In contrast to the X800 Pro series in which some cards could be modded to full 16 pipeline functionality by means of a BIOS flash along with the necessary bridging of blown substrate fuses, the current version only requires a BIOS update to live up to its fullest potential. In the best case, we were able to achieve approximately 70 % overall performance increase over the original configuration of the same."
(11/05) HIS Radeon X700 128MB review by Viperlair - "Even though PCI-E is the latest technology when it comes to video cards there is still a very large number of people using AGP, luckily the vid card manufacturers realize this and continue to produce AGP counterparts to most of their PCI-E versions. I think AGP still has some life left in it, some of us can't afford to go out and buy the latest tech every 6 months or so. Upgrading to a PCI-E card at a minimum requires a new motherboard, and possibly other upgrades like DDR2, maybe a new cooler if your current one won't work on your new board. The card we are looking at today is the HIS X700 ICEQ 128MB AGP video card. "
(11/05) XFX GeForce 6600 256MB review by Guru3D - "See the thing is, NVIDIA came up with the idea to release yet another GeForce 6600. We've seen the DDR and gDDR3 version .. so why not a DDR2 version eh ? The product seats itself between the "regular" GeForce 6600 and the still outstanding GeForce 6600 GT. So with the desktop usage of DDR-slowly growing bigger the costs are coming down. Hey even the Athlon 64 will be supporting DDR-2 early next year, and many memory manufacturers are changing production from regular high speed DDR to DDR-2. That has certain advantages. Now don't get me wrong here, the memory used on today's graphics cards is gDDR2, with the 'g' for 'graphics.' I'm just saying that the DDR2 trend is slowly picking up. Next to that don't forget that this means more competition for ATI's upcoming X1300 and X1600 products."
(11/05) ATi Radeon X1800 XL vs. GeForce 7800 GT by LegionHardware - "After a six month long delay the Radeon X1000 series is finally upon us. ATis answer to the GeForce 7 series is here and judgment day is upon us. The previous generation Radeon X800/X850 products were fighting a losing battle against NVIDIAs more up-to-date, more powerful GeForce 7 graphics cards. It would seem as though ATi has done their best to make the wait justifiable by including a whole line-up of new features. This new graphics architecture features Shader Model 3.0 support along with several other new and important technologies."
(11/05) Abit Radeon X800 XL review by HotHardware - "The Radeon X800 XL has been a very successful GPU for ATI. The X800 XL has been widely available for quite some time, it's built using a .11 micron process that make it a cost effective part for ATI to produce, and retail cards based on the X800 XL GPU offer very good performance for the price. 256MB variants of the X800 XL have also been available for under $250, which made them quite popular with both gamers and the overclocking crowd. The Radeon X800 XL's excellent price / performance ratio was undeniable. But then, back in June, ATI launched a 512MB version of the Radeon X800 XL. "
(11/05) Asus GeForce 7800 GT review by XBitLabs - "The GeForce 7800 GT graphics card NVIDIA announced on August 11, 2005, proved to be a very appealing and unique product with performance just a little lower than that of the senior GeForce 7800 GTX model, with support of Shader Model 3.0 and HDR, and with an MSRP of $449. But it has recently got a dangerous opponent, ATI RADEON X1800 XL, which appears to be a better product, at least in some aspects. In this review the Extreme N7800GT/2DHTV graphics card, an ASUS version of the GeForce 7800 GT, is going to prove its worth against the ATI challenger."
(11/05) nVidia GeForce 6800 GS 256MB review by Guru3D - "You know my friends, it was June the 22nd in 2004 when we first took a peek at NVIDIA's young rascal, the GeForce 6800 GT. It offered staggering performance and I was like "wow" the rumors were a hundred percent true. We are now a sturdy year away from that first GT release and a couple of things have changed in that time-frame. Most importantly, we have seen a massive shift from the AGP platform towards PCI-Express. Yes, can you imagine that was just roughly a year ago ?"
(11/05) Abit Fatal1ty Radeon X800 XL PCIe review by HotHardware - "However, since then, prices for the 512MB Radeon X800 XL have dropped considerably. And companies like Sapphire and Abit now offer 512MB X800 XL's for well under $400. Today on HotHardware we're going to look at Abit's take on the Radeon X800 XL that bares the "Fatal1ty" brand. Unlike virtually every other video card to pass through the labs the past couple of years, Abit has actually veered from ATI's reference design and is offering a unique solution, with features that set it apart from its competition. Abit's Fatal1ty X800 XL 512MB may not be the king of the 3D performance hill, but there is a lot to like about this video card. "
(11/05) eVGA eGeForce 6800 GS 256MB PCIe review by TechwareLabs - "With more of ATI's X1000 series of video cards becoming available on store shelves this November, one can say Nvidia apparently crashed in on ATI's party by introducing their own arsenal of new video cards. Today, our spotlight is on Nvidia's newest weapon available in stores now: the EVGA e-GeForce 6800 GS. This article will also touch on another new EVGA video card, the EVGA e-GeForce 6800 XT, which accompanies the launch of the 6800 GS. So what exactly are these video cards and how do they compare against current ones?"
(11/05) ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 ULi M1695 review by techPowerUp - "The ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 is built around the ULi M1695 Northbridge. As Southbridge the ULi 1567 is used. What is unique about the ULi M1695 is that it has native support for AGP 8x and PCI-Express x16. Other boards which have both AGP and PCI-E, implement the AGP port via a PCI-to-AGP bridge, which means that all special performance enhancing features of AGP are lost. On these boards AGP performance is quite sluggish. You can also use both AGP and PCI-Express at the same time to connect multiple displays."
(11/05) nVidia GeForce 6800 GS PCIe review by HardwareZone - "So ATI managed to launch their RADEON X1000 series, but out of the barrage of cards slated to be in retail, only the Radeon X1800 XL model seems to be available in good quantity from reputable stores. The Radeon X1300 series however is barely obtainable while the rest of the cards will only be out next month. Of the various cards tested in our recent Radeon X1000 series coverage, we have established that the highest performing mid-range Radeon X1600 XT had some very skewed (but interesting) performance numbers, favoring games that make heavy use of shader programs and routines. As we head forth to 2006, more and more games will be tuned towards supporting the very programmable nature that the new cards support to render convincing graphical environments and in ways that were never possible previously."
(11/05) Sapphire Radeon X800 GTO PCIe roundup by HardwareZone - "The ATI Radeon X800 GTO is effectively, like the recently released GeForce 6800 GS, a makeover and repackaging of an older GPU. With a surfeit of older GPUs, like the R480 that are also used in the high-end Radeon X850 cards, ATI decided to release a more affordable mid-range solution using these cores. What we got is the Radeon X800 GTO, which despite using a variety of cores, they produces the same result: it blows away NVIDIA's mid-range cards like the GeForce 6800. Coupled with a competitive price, it looks like a winner, albeit a short-lived one, as ATI is probably now concentrating on the new Radeon X1000 series. Nevertheless, for those who need a very decent mid-range graphics card, the Radeon X800 GTO is a steal for its price to performance ratio."
(11/05) HIS IceQ X700 128MB AGP review by TweakNews - "ATI's RADEON® X700 brings a richer visual experience to all your favorite PC activities – 3D gaming, watching movies and streaming video, Internet browsing, viewing and processing digital photos, or home office applications such as preparing multimedia presentations and spreadsheets. Whether upgrading or buying a new PC, the RADEON® X700 will easily handle today's visual entertainment and workload with plenty of power in reserve for tomorrow's possibilities."
(11/05) Gigabyte Radeon X1800 XL review by TweakTown - "Another day sees another graphics card and this one comes in the shape of the newly released Radeon X1800XL from Gigabyte. This is our first sample to be tested with the new official ATI Catalyst drivers with the previous X1800XL we looked at was still running pre-released non-WHQL drivers."
