ATI R5xxx Roadmap Inside: Value First

ATI's production problems and supply demand for XBOX 360 have prompted the company to lead their R5xxx launch with RV515; their successor to the X300. ATI's midrange will...

Vendor Cards: XFX GeForce 7800 GTX Overclocked

The next in our 7800 GTX graphics card series, this XFX GeForce 7800 GTX has an impressive factory-overclock. Let's see how it stands up to the competition.

Price Guides, August 2005: Video Cards

NVIDIA's 7800GT series enters the channel on time, resulting in a shake-up of prices all across the NVIDIA high end. Meanwhile, ATI's subtle introduction of the X800 and...

Catalyst 5.7 Drivers: Memory Limited Performance Improvements

ATI implements HyperMemory with their latest Catalyst driver. Just how does this new edition affect performance?

Athlon 64 X2: New Memory Dividers and Multitasking Performance

We originally hypothesized that multicore/multitasking environments would see a big performance gain from the new memory dividers supported by the latest rev of the core. Today, we put...

NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT: Rounding Out The High End

Today, the 7800 GT hits the streets. More powerful than the 6800 Ultra at just about the same prices, the 7800 GT offers quite a punch for the money.

Almost a year

SFF Roundup, Socket 939 Systems

Our latest Small Form Factor roundup includes all of the currently shipping 939 systems. We'll look at the newest Shuttle ST20G5 system based on the ATI Radeon Xpress...

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GeForce 7800GTX: EVGA's KO Edition

We had the chance to play with EVGA's latest 7800GTX this week. With default clock speeds of 490MHz and 1.3GHz (core/mem), this lifetime warrantied card is sure to please.

nForce 4 SLI X16: Full Speed PCI Express

Today, NVIDIA is launching an update to its nForce 4 chipset. New motherboards will feature 2 full x16 PCI Express lanes and more features.

Intel Q3'05 Roadmap: Conroe Appears, Speculation Ensues

Intel's successor to Netburst shows up on the roadmap for the first time. We've got launch dates as well as speculation before NDAs and details arrive...

Lian Li F1: The Desk As the Computer

An amazing, all aluminum, no-compromise workstation for the serious enthusiast.

Price Guides August 2005: Motherboards

AMD's new X2 3800+ shifts the dual core advantage back into AMD's court; and with nForce4 prices as cheap as they are, motherboards never looked so good.

ULi M1695 PCIe/AGP for Athlon 64 – Part 2 with SLI

ULi sent us Revision 2 of the M1695/M1567 for a closer look. Now they add Dual 8X SLI to the PCIe/AGP/PCI mix.

Apple's Mighty Mouse: The Move to Multi-Button

We spend some quality time with Apple's first multi-button USB mouse but unlike previous Mac experiences, it's not all rosy.

Vendor Cards: BFG GeForce 7800GTX OC

Continuing our GeForce 7800GTX graphics card series, we look at BFG's solution this week. With a factory overclock and a t-shirt, many are interested in this part. Let's see...

Plextor PX-740A

We take a look at the inner workings and performance of Plextor's newest dual layer DVD writer.

Affordable Dual Core from AMD: Athlon 64 X2 3800+

After much pleading, we finally have an affordable Athlon 64 X2 based on a brand new cost-reduced core. We take a look at its performance and investigate claims...

Sapphire PURE Innovation - ATI's Chipset for the AMD Enthusiast

ATI will soon be unleashing their Grouper, Jaguar, Crossfire AMD and Crossfire Intel chipsets. We take a first look at a production Sapphire board and the new family...