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| Recommend. | AMD Phenom 9500 2.2GHz Processor | At this juncture AMD is in a tough spot. |
| Recommend. | AMD Phenom 9600 2.3GHz Processor | At this juncture AMD is in a tough spot. |
| Recommend. | AMD Radeon HD 3850 Video Card | They’re both looking strong though and are worth the upgrade. |
| Recommend. | AMD Radeon HD 3870 Video Card | They’re both looking strong though and are worth the upgrade. |
| Recommend. | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Video Card | G92 Takes Flight |
| Recommend. | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Penryn Processor | Intel Skulltrail and Penryn Performance Preview |
| Recommend. | XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty | It seems that every time new NVIDIA GPU-based graphics cards are introduced, XFX does something special with them. |
| Recommend. | MSI Radeon HD 2600 XT Diamond Plus Video Card | Comparing the card's value dollar-for-dollar, Radeon 2600XTs stacked up nicely to a more expensive Geforce 8600 series a few months ago, but market pricing has shifted lately and now the two cards are often found at similar price points. |
| Recommend. | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 | Overall though, according to our test findings, it's safe to say that the Core 2 Extreme QX6850 is the fastest desktop processor on the market currently. |
| Recommend. | Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900 XT Video Card | The Diamond Viper HD 2900 XT 1GB is arguably the most powerful ATI GPU-based video card on the market. |
| Recommend. | ATI Radeon HD 2400 | Overall, the new Radeon HD 2600 XT, 2600 Pro, and 2400 XT cards should make for quiet, low-power upgrades from any integrated graphics solution and offer a relatively low-cost of entry into the world of DirectX 10 |
| Recommend. | ATI Radeon HD 2600 Video Card | Overall, the new Radeon HD 2600 XT, 2600 Pro, and 2400 XT cards should make for quiet, low-power upgrades from any integrated graphics solution and offer a relatively low-cost of entry into the world of DirectX 10 |
| Recommend. | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 | Other than the chip's performance and overclockablity, there isn't much more we can report in regard to the Core 2 Duo E6750. |
| Recommend. | MSI P35 Platinum | But overall, the MSI P35 Platinum is a solid motherboard. |
| Recommend. | AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 | In AMD's quest to reduce power consumption, they seem to have hit a good balance with the Athlon X2 BE-23xx series processor line. |
| Recommend. | AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 | In AMD's quest to reduce power consumption, they seem to have hit a good balance with the Athlon X2 BE-23xx series processor line. |
| Recommend. | Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140 | For a $95 (USD) processor, the Intel Pentium E2140 put up a surprisingly solid performance, which is a testament to this chip's overall value. |
| Recommend. | GT3-BH Case | GTR Tech's first attempt at closing the gap between full-blown desktops and small form factor machines seems to be on target. |
| Recommend. | DFI LANParty UT NF680i | We think DFI has done an excellent job creating a unique 680i LT SLI board on the hardware side |
| Recommend. | AMD Radeon HD 2900 XT | Throughout our entire battery of gaming related benchmarks, the new Radeon HD 2900 XT performed at roughly the same level as a standard GeForce 8800 GTS. |
| Recommend. | BFG Tech GeForce 8600 GTS OC | Overall, we saw the performance of the BFG GeForce 8600GTS OC2 easily eclipse that of the NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT and HIS Radeon HD 2600 Pro IceQ Turbo. |
| Recommend. | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra Video Card | In the end, the new GeForce 8800 Ultra is what NVIDIA intended it to be - the most powerful desktop graphics card available, bar none. |
| Recommend. | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX Video Card | NVIDIA's benchmarks answer a lot of questions about the 8800M series' performance, although they also leave many unanswered questions as well. |
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9/10 | Abit AN9 32X | While it's not particularly attractive to have a pro gamer's name tattooed over everything related to this motherboard, we do highly approve of the sleek red and black look - SITE AWARD |
| Recommend. | Asus P5B-E | Intel P965 Shoot-Out: Asus P5B-E vs. MSI P965 Platinum |
| Recommend. | MSI P6N SLI-FI | Factoring everything built into the P6N Diamond, one might expect to find a hefty price tag attached to it. |
| Recommend. | MSI P965 Platinum | Intel P965 Shoot-Out: Asus P5B-E vs. MSI P965 Platinum |
| Recommend. | MSI P965 Neo-F | Intel P965 Shoot-Out: Asus P5B-E vs. MSI P965 Platinum |
| Recommend. | Asus P5N-E SLI | Nvidia's newly launched nForce 680i SLI for Intel's Core 2 processors is undoubtedly the most lavish, extravagant, and exiting chipset currently on the market. |
| Recommend. | Asus N4L-VM DH | Asus has been more cautious compared to most motherboard makers when it comes to using Intel's mobile processors in a desktop environment. |
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9/10 | ABIT iL-90MV | The newly re-born and re-energized Abit is never one to fear risk, however, and they've produced a board which may very well be the best motherboard to date for home theater PC's. |
| Recommend. | eVGA GeForce 7950 GX2 Dual GPU 1GB GDDR3 | EVGA has provided us their own GeForce 7950 GX2, and we've got one in the lab for testing, so let's get down to comparing this behemoth to the current stable of GeForce cards. |
| Recommend. | eVGA GeForce 7950 GT KO SuperClocked 512MB GDDR3 | As the newest member of the GeForce 7 family, the GeForce 7950 GT has a lot going for it. |
| Recommend. | ATI Radeon X1800 GTO | The reference card we tested was not visibly discernable from any single-slot X1800 cards we've had in the labs |
| Recommend. | ATI Radeon X1650 XT | Today, ATI is adding yet another member to the Radeon X1K family of products, the Radeon X1650 XT.
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| Recommend. | AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (3.0GHz) | Today AMD is officially unveiling a new top-of-the-line socket AM2 processor, the Athlon 64 X2 6000+. |
| Recommend. | AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 (2.6GHz) | Today, AMD aims to re-capture the hearts of those hardcore enthusiasts with the official launch of their QuadFX platform. |
| Recommend. | AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 (2.8GHz) | Market share is the name of the game in the Computing industry and AMD has been slowly chipping away at Intel's market share |
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9/10 | ATI All-in-Wonder X1800 XL | Read on and feast your eyes on arguably the most feature-rich video card created to date. |
| Recommend. | ATI All-in-Wonder X1900 PCIe | When ATI launched the Radeon X1900 last week, the company didn't simply unveil a single new high-end sku. |
| Recommend. | ATI All-In-Wonder X1900 | When ATI launched the Radeon X1900 last week, the company didn't simply unveil a single new high-end sku. |
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7.5/10 | Abit Radeon Fatal1ty X800XL | The Radeon X800 XL has been a very successful GPU for ATI. |
| Recommend. | Abit AL8-V | the AL8 aims to deliver best-of-class performance with a host of advanced features... |
| Recommend. | Abit AL8 | the AL8 aims to deliver best-of-class performance with a host of advanced features... |
| Recommend. | ATI ALL-IN-WONDER X800 XT | It's been a little over six months since ATI first announced the All-In-Wonder X800 XT, but in the months following the announcement the card never made it onto retail shelves. |
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8.5/10 | ATI Radeon X800 PCI-Express | Sapphires PCI Express Radeon X800 XT is an excellent product, that satisfies on many different levels. |
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9/10 | BFG 6800 Ultra OC | The BFG 6800 GT OC is a great card on all accounts |
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8.5/10 | Sapphire Toxic X800 PRO VIVO | ...the X800 Pro can compete directly with the GeForce 6800's, and was able to outperform them in some DX9 class games when AA or Aniso was added. |
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8.5/10 | HIS Excalibur X800 PRO | With its IceQ II cooling package, the HIS Excalibur X800 Pro all but begged to be overclocked from the start. |
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80/10 | ASUS AX800 PRO/TD | The card performed very well, and is clearly an upgrade over ATi's previous generation of products. It's also competitive with NVIDIA's new GeForce 6 series of cards, which is to say it's extremely fast. |
| Recommend. | AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 | Enthusiasts in the market for arguably the fastest platform available TODAY, with the promise of true 64-bit computing tomorrow, should look no further than the Athlon 64 FX-53. |
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9.5/10 | Logitech Z-680 5.1 Speakers | As a long time owner of a set of Klipsch ProMedia's, I tend to think the Klipsch speakers are better at reproducing high frequencies, but the Logitech Z-680s seemed more adept at producing internal organ shifting lows! |
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6/10 | Gigabyte GA-8S655FX Ultra | Missing features, mediocre performance, and the lack of any overclocking ability really put it at a disadvantage, especially for power-hungry PC enthusiasts. On the other hand, if one was looking for a stable, but cheap solution that doesn't require find |
| Recommend. | Leadtek WinFast A300 Ultra TD MyVIVO | The Leadtek WinFast A300 Ultra TD MyVIVO is an interesting product, but it is ultimately overshadowed by competing products based on ATi's flagship GPU. The Leadtek card is fast and it's "quieter" than other GeForce FX 5800 Ultras, but unfortunately it i |
| Recommend. | Leadtek WinFast A350 TDH MyVIVO | The Leadtek WinFast A350 TDH MyViVo and the Abit FX 5900 OTES performed at identical levels and had the same image quality. So, to pick a winner we have to focus on their prices, features, overclockability and bundles. |
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9/10 | Gigabyte GV-R98P128D | Obviously, the Gigabyte GV-R98P128D is fast. The Radeon 9800 Pro powering this card is arguably the highest performing GPU currently available, but there is always some room for improvement! |
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8.5/10 | VisionTek Xtasy 9800 PRO Video Card | The VisionTek XTasy 9800 Pro 128MB proved to be the solid performer that we expected. Compared to the GeForce FX 5800 Ultra, the 9800 Pro was in command, especially when we enabled various strengths of Anisotropic Filtering and Antialiasing. |
| Recommend. | Sapphire RADEON 9800 PRO ULTIMATE Edition | Overall, we were very pleased with both of Sapphire's new Ultimate Edition Radeon Cards. Aside from their higher prices, there really is nothing holding back either one of these products. They both performed well when compared to similar products, they |
| Recommend. | Sapphire RADEON 9600 PRO ULTIMATE Edition | We had pretty good luck overclocking both of the Sapphire Ultimate Edition cards. You would think that with passive coolers, the overclocking potential of these cards would be greatly diminished, but you'd be wrong! It's true that they didn't overclock |
| Recommend. | Sapphire RADEON 9500 PRO ATLANTIS | The Sapphire Radeon 9500 Atlantis Pro, although it doesn't come equipped with an impressive game bundle, like the Maya II 9500 Pro, is still a card that is easily recommended. Even though it finished second to the Gigabyte card in some of the benchmarks, |
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8.5/10 | Sapphire RADEON 9700 PRO ATLANTIS | The folks at Sapphire Tech have seemingly come from out of nowhere, to deliver a top grade Graphics Card to the masses. However, those in the know (and now you) will quickly realize that the plant in which the Radeon 9700 Atlantis Pro was built, was one |
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8.5/10 | Albatron PX865PE PRO II | They also didn't skimp on the other features, with FireWire, a CSA based Gigabit Ethernet solution, and RAID configurations for both SATA and IDE drives all available. |
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8.5/10 | ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe | Yes indeed, bang for your buck is big time with the P4S800D-E and the new SiS 655TX chipset. Drop in new SATA drivers and performance, a BIOS revision of maturity and this board gets as close to current perfection as you get. |
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8.5/10 | Intel D845GEBV2 | We are sure there are many of you that have no utility for overclocking and think a 2.8GHz Pentium 4 is more than enough horsepower. Based on the performance and features we've seen today from Intel's i845GE board, we think many of you would be more than |
| Recommend. | Intel D875PBZ | The introduction of Intel's Canterwood chipset heralds in a new day for the enthusiast, looking for performance and features at a respectable price. With its high level of integration, including features like AGP8X, Gigabit Ethernet, SATA and SATA RAID, |
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8/10 | Intel D865GBF | With regards to Intel's entry-level D865GBF, the board performs well, offers several useful features, and can be found online for under $140. It isn't for everyone, but the board does have some particularly endearing features. The first, and most obviou |
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9/10 | DFI LANPARTY NFII Ultra | No matter which aspect you look at, the board is impressive. Its bundle is loaded with everything you need to get this motherboard connected and into a case with a window, where it belongs. A handful of other extras like the FrontX panel and the case tr |
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9/10 | DFI LANPARTY KT400A | The DFI LAN Party KT400A motherboard is a quality product, with competitive performance and features for a reasonable price. |
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9/10 | DFI LANPARTY PRO875 | The Pro875 proved to be a very capable overclocker, it too was very stable and it is priced competitively at $188 US. All in all, DFI has made great strides with the "LANPARTY" Pro875. |
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9.5/10 | DFI 865PE INFINITY | It is difficult to say anything bad about the DFI 865PE Infinity motherboard itself. Yes, we thought the manual was a bit scant on information, but the board itself was impressive. The feature set is excellent, with decent 6 channel audio, USB 2.0, Fire |
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9/10 | eVGA e-GeForce FX 5900 SE | Throw in the bundled copy of the excellent Call of Duty, and we're hard pressed to find anything negative to say here at all, save for the naming convention flap and the fact that you can find "standard" 5900's with faster memory for a few dollars more. |
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8.5/10 | Chaintech 9PJL2 APOGEE SILVER | The Chaintech APOGEE 9PJL itself is more style than substance. It was a great looking board, and came with the best bundle of the bunch, but the lack of a memory performance tweak led to the 9PJL placing last in just about every one of the benchmarks. |
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8.5/10 | Chaintech 9CJS Zenith | Ultimately, the Chaintech 9CJS is a good product, but we feel that hardcore enthusiasts may be better served by either the MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R or the DFI LANPARTY Pro875 |
| Recommend. | ATI Radeon 9600PRO 128MB | We have mixed feelings towards the Radeon 9600 Pro. On one hand, this is a full-featured, DX9 class piece of hardware. Image quality was top notch, the driver package is very stable, it does not require additional power from your PSU and the cooler was |
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8/10 | MSI 854PE Max2-FISR (MS-6704-040) | The board came stocked with some nice features such as ATA133 RAID and on-board audio using a hardware based solution [and] Gigabit LAN capabilities... |
| Recommend. | MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R (MS-6728-030) | Following right on the heels of Marco's roundup of some I875-based motherboards, we focus today on the Canterwood's little brother, otherwise known as Springdale or the i865PE. It's been quite a while since we have seen this much enthusiasm in the Intel |
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8.5/10 | MSI 875P NEO-FIS2R (MS-6758) | This board has a very complete feature set, a good bundle, top-notch performance and at $180 US, it was the least expensive product in this round-up. |
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9/10 | MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR (MS-6570) | When it comes to MSI's latest nForce2 incarnation, the K7N2 Delta-ILSR delivers where it counts. The motherboard is a gem to look at and the feature set is impressive. The board boasts support for FireWire, USB 2.0, on-board audio, SATA RAID, etc. |
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9.5/10 | MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R (MS-6702) | For users looking to get themselves a complete Athlon 64 system, the MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R fits the bill. With a great collection of on-board components as well as an Athlon 64 3200+ included, this package is about as complete as it gets. With excellent 6 c |
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8.5/10 | ABIT BE7-RAID | For those who aren't all that interested in a board's outward appearance, this would be a great choice, especially since it comes with the lowest price of the three we could find ($128). |
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8.5/10 | ABIT IC7-G Max II Advance | What can you say about the i875P chipset and its companion ICH5 Southbridge? Plain and simple, it's got it all. Serial ATA w/ RAID 0 support, Legacy ATA100, a 10/100/1000 LAN interface with Intel's CSA (Communication Streaming Architecture), 6 Channel A |
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9/10 | ABIT IS7-G | When we think of Abit, we think of performance and overclockability, and we were not disappointed. |
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9/10 | ASUS Radeon 9800XT/TVD | Asus has done an excellent job with their Radeon 9800 XT/TVD and Radeon 9600 XT/TVD. These are two of the most feature packed products in their respective categories, with full ViVo functionality and the inherent feature set of their Radeon GPUs, |
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9/10 | ASUS K8V Deluxe | If networking is your focus and you are looking for a great board to make the center piece of your home network, the ASUS K8V Deluxe has what it takes. |
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9/10 | ASUS P4PE | Specifically, the Asus P4PE motherboard we tested impressed us like no other motherboard has in a long time. |
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8.5/10 | ASUS P4G8X Deluxe | The P4G8X is more of the same great |
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9.5/10 | ASUS P4P800 Deluxe | Performance-wise, the Asus P4P800 dominated the charts, displacing the "hype" about the HyperPath technology with facts about its true worth. |
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9/10 | ASUS P4C800 Deluxe | ...the P4C800, which displayed a slight performance edge over all, had fantastic overclocking capabilities, despite its lower CPU voltage range, and comes in at a lower price point but with a lesser pack-in bundle. |
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9/10 | ABIT IC7-MAX3 | Simply put, it's the best Pentium 4 motherboard configuration we've seen in our lab to date. |
