bit-tech runs down their list of some of their favorite things of last year. Their favorite hardware, PC games, and console are all there and it’s hard to fault most of their choices although their console winner can be debated…
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AnandTech has tested three notebooks, two from Asus and one from ABS, with their usual suite of tools. Intel’s Core 2 Duo is the CPU of choice in this roundup but this trio also offers better than usual graphics options….
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HardOCP has a look at the MSI P965 Platinum motherboard. It’s an Intel Core 2 party with this one offering plenty of connectivity options and it even has CrossFire support for your favorite ATI graphics cards. The board is not…
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Legit Reviews has tested a pair of XFX GeForce 8800 GTX in an SLI setup. Their monster test rig uses AMD’s X2 4800+ CPU instead of the usual Intel Core 2 offerings. Incredible performance when all sorts of image quality…
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PC Perspective has a look at the Zalman Fatal1ty FC-ZE1 Champ1on Series PC case. This particular enclosure is branded with everyone’s favorite pro-gamer’s (Fatal1ty) logo and shows up with the familiar black and red color combination. An extremely nice case…
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X-bit labs has a look at the PowerColor X1950 Pro Extreme graphics card. The board sports the solid mid-range graphics chip from ATI and improves on the reference design with an Arctic Cooling GPU cooler. A nice quiet card for…
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techPowerUp has a look at the quad-core Intel Core 2 QX6700 CPU. The chip packs a serious punch in those multi-threaded programs and in the quite a few gaming titles as well. The perfect chip for work, play, and working…
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The Tech Report does a quicky on the die shrunk version of the AMD Athlon X2 CPU. The chip(s) was(were) previously made at 90nm and with the die shrink to 65nm they can improve yields, lower prices, and the benefits…
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HardwareLogic has a look at the eVGA NVidia 680i SLI motherboard. The 680i is, currently, Nvidia’s top chipset on the Intel side of things and sports a wide array of enthusiast features designed to make it the perfect compliment to…
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HKEPC has news of some low voltage Core 2 Solo CPUs on the way from Intel. The chips feature the same great Core 2 architecture just clocked at much lower speeds and without the added second core. Interesting chip which…
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PC World writes of Microsoft Vista’s increased hardware requirements and how it might decrease battery life. The OS is a bit more demanding on the graphics system when running the Aero interface but, at the same time, it offers up…
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