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Latest News


- Microsoft Rolls out the SideWinder X6 Keyboard and X5 Mouse
- Razer Fires up the Megalodon Headset and its Maelstrom Audio Engine
- OCZ Upgrades their Core Solid-State Drive Line to V2
- CoolIT Unleashes the Dual Drive Bay VGA Cooler for the Radeon HD 4870 X2
- Mushkin Launches a New Line of HP3-10666 DDR3 Low-Latency Modules
News Archives

Features

- SharkyExtreme.com: Interview with Microsoft's Dan Odell
- SharkyExtreme.com: Interview with ATI's Terry Makedon
- SharkyExtreme.com: Interview with Seagate's Joni Clark
- 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





  • Video Cards Tested
    Creative Labs Annihilator 2 GeForce2 GTS 32MB DDR
    LeadTek WinFast GeForce2 GTS 32MB DDR

    Video Card Drivers
    NVIDIA reference 6.18

    Intel 1GHZ Performance Test System
    Processor: Intel Pentium III@1GHz
    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 1GHz Performance Test System
    Processor: AMD Athlon "Thunderbird"@1GHz
    Heatsink: CoolerMaster DP5-6H51
    Memory: 128 MB Micron PC133 CAS2 SDRAM
    Motherboard: ASUS A7V
    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





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