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A mark of distinction FiringSquad reviews a lot of hardware, and with the increasing need for innovation and attention to detail in a saturated industry, a few products tend to stand out in the marketplace. Their ace in the hole might be blazing performance, rock-solid stability and compatibility, or a devilishly ingenious new idea that deserves note. We award these products with the FiringSquad Editor's Choice award, and this is our way of telling our readers that this product is a sure-fire winner. While similar products have their respective high points, the features that qualify a product for an Editor's Choice raise it above and beyond. Editor's Choice products will generally have an overall Final Verdict rating of 90% or higher. How do you select an Editor's Choice? Editor's Choice awards are voted on by the editorial team. The actual product reviewer has a heavily weighted voice in what product gets an Ed Choice, but we all try to agree on what products should or should not be awarded with an Editor's Choice.		Video Cards Read the Review NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Roundup With 128 stream processors and clocks that are only slightly slower than the 9800 GTX, the GeForce 8 ... [ Read More ] 0 % Read the Review EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT Akimbo SC Review EVGA’s e-GeForce 8800 GT Akimbo takes one part value GPU and one part aftermarket cooling to create ... [ Read More ] 90 % Read the Review ASUS Extreme Radeon X1800 XT TOP/2DHTV Review If you're tired of Radeon X1800 XT cards that follow ATI's reference design, you'll definitely want ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review ATI ALL-IN-WONDER X1800 XL Review With ATI's X1800 XL VPU at its core, the ALL-IN-WONDER X1800 XL can do it all. Whether it's gaming, ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review ATI ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT Review Sporting DVI and VGA connections, ATI's ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT is a multimedia powerhouse. The board ... [ Read More ] 94 % Read the Review PowerColor RADEON X800 Bravo Edition Review ATI's RADEON X800 VPU has been highly anticipated by gamers and hardware enthusiasts ever since it w ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review Sapphire TOXIC X800 PRO VIVO Review Sapphire's TOXIC X800 PRO VIVO merges Arctic Cooling's near silent, copper-based VGA Silencer 4 with ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review ASUS Extreme AX600XT/HTVD Review ASUS, well known for their high-end motherboards, has made quite a name for themselves in the video ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review ATI HDTV WONDER Review With digital television becoming more widespread, ATI felt the need to provide a high-end tuning sol ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review ASUS' RADEON 9800 XT/TVD & RADEON 9600 XT/TVD Reviewed ASUS has made a name for itself building products that go beyond the average reference specification ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review Sapphire RADEON 9800 XT ULTIMATE Edition Review In the past, Sapphire's ULTIMATE line of graphics cards have attempted to offer excellent performanc ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 9600 PRO Review Ever since the ALL-IN-WONDER 9600 PRO was originally announced, it has been highly anticipated by ga ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review Leadtek WinFast A350 Ultra TDH MyVIVO Review Leadtek's WinFast A350 Ultra TDH is designed to appeal to the guy (or gal) who just isn't satisfied ... [ Read More ] 90 % Read the Review ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 PRO Review ATI's ALL-IN-WONDER line has established itself as the de facto standard in multimedia on the PC des ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review Tyan Tachyon G9600 PRO Review Tyan has established itself as the Ferrari of ATI-based video cards, building cards that go above an ... [ Read More ] 91 % Read the Review Tyan Tachyon G9500 PRO Review Tyan is catering to the enthusiast's market once again with the Tachyon G9500 PRO. Not only does thi ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review MSI G4Ti 4600-VT2D8X Review The AGP 8X interface finds its way to the GeForce4 Ti 4600 core in the MSI G4Ti 4600-VT2D8X. MSI and ... [ Read More ] 90 % Read the Review ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 PRO Review Based on the RADEON 9700 PRO VPU, ATI's ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 PRO is a multimedia powerhouse. With a bu ... [ Read More ] 95 % Read the Review ATI RADEON 9500 PRO Review As of today, ATI's GeForce4 Ti 4200 killer (the RADEON 9500 PRO) is ready for public consumption. Ho ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review ASUS V9280S Ti 4200 Review Based on the AGP 8x GeForce4 Ti 4200 core, the ASUS V9280S sports higher clock speeds (128MB of 6 ... [ Read More ] 94 % Read the Review ATI RADEON 9700 PRO Review With its powerful 325MHz core and 620MHz memory subsystem, the RADEON 9700 PRO is the most powerful ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review ABIT Siluro GF4 Ti4200 OTES Review ABIT's Siluro GF4 Ti 4200 OTES is not your typical GeForce4 Ti 4200 card. Not only has ABIT upped th ... [ Read More ] 91 % Read the Review Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/650 Golden Sample Review Gainward's Ultra/650 TV/DVI Golden Sample fuses NVIDIA's GeForce4 Ti 4200 GPU with 64MB of high-spee ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review Matrox Millennium G400 MAX Review Matrox's G400 line is not complete without the performance model. The G400 MAX is the card filling t ... [ Read More ] 90 % Read the Review Guillemot Maxi Gamer Xentor 32 Review Now that we've seen some TNT2's out on the market, where are the Ultras? There haven't been that man ... [ Read More ] 90 % Read the Review Matrox Millennium G400 Review Matrox is back in town to join in the current video card fight. Their new product is the Millennium ... [ Read More ] 90 % Read the Review Dynamite TNT2 Ultra Review Hercules is finally shipping out production units of the Dynamite TNT2 Ultra, first to pre-orders, a ... [ Read More ] 90 %   Sound Cards Read the Review M-Audio Revolution 7.1 Review Looking for the best possible audio fidelity in your games, movies and music but don't want to spend ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review Battle of the Gaming Audio Titans: Creative Labs vs. NVIDIA In one corner, we have Creative Labs newest audio card: Audigy 2. Audigy 2 offers 24-bit/96-kHz digi ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review Diamond Monster Sound MX300 Review Diamond's next-generation PCI sound card, the MX300, is based on Aureal's amazing Vortex 2 chipset, ... [ Read More ] 80 %   Networking Read the Review D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless Router Review Do you share your internet connection with a bandwidth hog at home and it's affecting your ping time ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review D-Link DFE-905 Network Kit Review Looking to start a small LAN, but intimidated by the hardware and installation requirements? Look n ... [ Read More ] 90 %   Multimedia Read the Review 4.1 Speaker Shootout Tuan examines the latest audio offerings from Altec Lansing and Logitech in this shootout. Do the A ... [ Read More ] 94 % Read the Review Klipsch Promedia v2. 400 Speakers What do you get when you combine THX, 4.1 PC surround sound, and high-end audio manufacturer Klipsch ... [ Read More ] 90 %   Motherboards Read the Review ASUS Core 2-ready Motherboard Roundup In today's article we've rounded up four different Core 2-ready motherboards from ASUS for review: t ... [ Read More ] 0 % Read the Review nForce4 SLI Motherboard Roundup 6,650 words. 75 images. 24 pages. Athlon 64 FX and Opteron 252 CPUs tested. In our nForce4 SLI mothe ... [ Read More ] 0 % Read the Review nForce2 Ultra 400 Shootout: ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe vs DFI LANPARTY NFII Ultra B Since its inception, ASUS' A7N8X Deluxe has been highly regarded by journalists and end users due to ... [ Read More ] 0 % Read the Review ABIT IC7-MAX3 Review With bus speed settings over 1.6GHz (effective) and more voltage options than many competing motherb ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Review With dual Serial ATA RAID controllers, a parallel IDE RAID controller, and support for Intel's lates ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review ASUS P4S8X Review Based on the SiS 648 chipset, the ASUS P4S8X is the first Pentium 4 motherboard to hit the market wi ... [ Read More ] 91 % Read the Review ABIT IT7-MAX2 Review ABIT's IT7-MAX was widely regarded among hardware enthusiasts. With a plethora of bus options, onboa ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review Soyo P4S Dragon Ultra Review Based on the SiS 645 chipset, Soyo's P4S Dragon Ultra is aimed squarely at hardware enthusiasts. Wit ... [ Read More ] 92 % Read the Review ABIT KT7A Review With excellent performance and ABIT's innovative SoftMenu III BIOS interface, the original KT7-RAID ... [ Read More ] 94 % Read the Review AOpen AX34 Pro II Review Every once in awhile, AOpen builds a select line of stylish motherboards, targeted for the power use ... [ Read More ] 91 % Read the Review ABIT KT7-RAID Review With built-in multiplier control, ATA/100 RAID, and even a fan on the system chipset, the KT7 is mad ... [ Read More ] 96 % Read the Review Abit KA7 Review You guys have been begging to see our overclocked Athlon scores, in this updated KA7 review, you've ... [ Read More ] 91 %   Mass Storage Read the Review Plextor 40X UW CD-ROM Review Have you ever tried to extract audio from your music CDs and had more snaps and crackles than a box ... [ Read More ] 0 % Read the Review Plextor PlexWriter 8/2/20 Review Have you been thinking about buying a CD-R or CD-RW? Check out our review of the Plextor PlexWriter ... [ Read More ] 90 % Read the Review Kenwood 52X TrueX CD-ROM Review The 52X TrueX is the second iteration of Kenwood's CD-ROMs utilizing Zen Research's Multibeam techno ... [ Read More ] 90 %   CPUs Read the Review AMD Athlon 1.3/1.33GHz Review Just when you thought the CPU wars were getting boring, AMD is back in action, this time announcing ... [ Read More ] 90 % Read the Review AMD Duron 800 Review AMD's low-cost CPU just got 50MHz faster, yet still costs right around $100 online. See how this CPU ... [ Read More ] 91 % Read the Review SuperMicro Dual-Celeron Slocket Review Wondering how you can get a cheap dual-CPU configuration without paying through the nose for a high- ... [ Read More ] 90 %   Cool Stuff Read the Review Sony PSP Mega-Review It has arrived. Marcus has returned with the Promised Sony Product, as foretold in Marketing 5:38 ... [ Read More ] 95 % Read the Review Logitech MX1000 Review We take a close look at the Logitech MX1000 laser mouse. Is this the end of the optical mice era? ... [ Read More ] 94 % Read the Review ABS Ultimate M1 Review Want to build a killer gaming rig, but don't want to deal with the hassles and/or the lack of a real ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review sUrface 1030 Mouse Pad Review Reviews about the sUrface 1030 are popping up everywhere. Read on and find out why we think the sUr ... [ Read More ] 90 %   Controllers Read the Review Act Labs Clutch Perf Pedals & GPL Shifter Review Driving enthusiasts out there know better than to take PC driving games seriously. Most are biased t ... [ Read More ] 95 %   Console Read the Review Nintendo WaveBird Wireless Controller Review Nintendo has set a new standard for wireless controllers with its WaveBird. Read our review and fin ... [ Read More ] 93 % Read the Review Sega Dreamcast Review Part 2 You read about the technology behind the machine yesterday - now find out why consoles sell - THE GA ... [ Read More ] 90 %   Components Read the Review Shuttle SB61G2 XPC Review Since their inception, Shuttle's XPC systems have won over countless gamers due to their outstanding ... [ Read More ] 94 % Read the Review Shuttle X SS51G Review It's been long overdue and by golly it's happening. No longer will uber computers be humongous. Th ... [ Read More ] 94 %
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