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- Microsoft Rolls out the SideWinder X6 Keyboard and X5 Mouse
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- Half-Life 2 Review
- DOOM 3 Review

Buyer's Guides

- July High-end Gaming PC Buyer's Guide
- May Value Gaming PC Buyer's Guide
- March Extreme Gaming PC Buyer's Guide

HARDWARE

  • CPUs

    - AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE & 9350e Review

  • Motherboards

    - AMD 790GX Chipset Review
    - Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard Review
    - AMD 780G Chipset Review

  • Video Cards

    - PNY XLR8 GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB Review






  • A fish called...Wanda?

    Video Cards Tested
    3dfx Voodoo4 4500 32MB
    ATI Radeon 32MB SDR
    NVIDIA Reference GeForce2 MX 32MB SDR

    Video Card Drivers
    3dfx 1.03.00 (V4 and WinME support)
    ATI Special Purpose Driver version 4.12.3063
    NVIDIA reference 6.31

    Intel Value Test System
    Processor: Intel Celeron 700MHz
    Heatsink: CoolerMaster DP5-6H51
    Memory: 128 MB Micron PC133 CAS2 SDRAM
    Motherboard: ASUS CUSL2 815
    Hard-Drive: 30 gigabyte Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM ATA2 (ATA66)
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba CD-M1402
    Power Supply: Sparkle 300 watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 2000 Professional

    AMD Value Test System
    Processor: AMD Duron 700MHz
    Heatsink: CoolerMaster DP5-6H51
    Memory: 128 MB Micron PC133 CAS2 SDRAM
    Motherboard: Gigabyte 7ZX
    Hard-Drive: 30 gigabyte Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM ATA2 (ATA66)
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba CD-M1402
    Power Supply: Sparkle 300 watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 2000 Professional

    Software/Test settings
    Windows 98 Second Edition, Direct-X 7.0A, V-Sync was disabled
    Windows 2000 Professional, V-Sync was disabled


    Who needs Robocop when you've got Voodoo4?





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