To bridge the gap between the 6800 and 6800 Ultra, the 6800 GT has the same features as the 6800 Ultra, the same number of shaders and the same G-DDR3 memory chips. The only change to reduce perfor...

This time around, NVIDIA looks to be providing some tough competition. We will be comparing the X800 Pro to NVIDIA's GeForce 6800 GT. The cards will be competing head-on through several graphically...

Today, we will be looking at a 1 GB dual channel set of Mushkin's PC3200 Level II V2. Can Mushkin's PC3200 hold its own against Corsair? Does the use of the same chips mean we should expect the sam...

Today we will be looking at a 1 GB set of Corsair's TwinX PC3200 XL Pro. Not only do these modules allow for extremely low latencies at DDR400, but they also have plenty of headroom, allowing for ...

Crucial launched their new line of high-performance memory modules, dubbed "Ballistix," last July. How will this Ballistix memory stack up against the competition, and will it be able to hold it's...

The Raptor not only packs 400W of power, it looks damn good too. The construction quality is top-notch, which is reflected under the hood with good organization and neatness. While this helps to p...

Are you one of those people who choose the plain black coffee over the double-shot-grande-latte-skim-no-whip? Would you rather drive the dependable Accord over some flashy hot-rod? If your practi...

DFI wowed us with the LanParty NFII Ultra and now they have released an updated version. Read along for the full report on the good, the bad and the truly ugly as we see how this latest incarnatio...

Leadtek adds their own unique touches to the A380 which deviates it from NVIDIA's standard FX 5950 Ultra reference design. How does this card perform when pitted against ATI's 9800 XT and do the e...

Lately Abit seems to be stepping things up a bit. They are producing some very high-end motherboards targeting the overclocking and gamer crowd. One such board is the IC7-Max3 that I have with me...

Today we will have two 256 MB sticks of Transcend's PC4000 on the table and in the test-rig. We will find out how well will they perform and how do they stack up to the current leaders in the market.

The 9600 XT is built on a 0.13 micron RV360 VPU, similar to the RV350 that powers the 9600 Pro. ATI utilized a Low K dielectric process with the RV360 which allows for a reduction in the required p...

The Albatron PX865PE Lite Pro is a low cost Pentium4 platform. Yet, at the same time it boasts robust overclocking functionality. Can this board play with the big dogs that cost twice as much?

The LanParty PRO875B packs the power of the Intel 875P chipset with "Performance Enhancement Technology' and dual channel DDR. Does the PRO875B's performance live up to its appearance or does it si...

Zalman claims that their power supplies are "noise free." While technically anything with moving parts will make some sort of noise, Zalman's claim is closer to the truth than any other "quiet" or ...

The Crucial PC3200 DIMMs have default timings of 3-3-3-8 at a recommended 2.6V. The module uses Micron MT16VDDT6464AG-40BC4 chips which are rated at DDR400 (200 MHz) speeds and have a CAS Latency ...

These twin matched DDR modules each sport 256 MB (for a total of 512 MB) and are rated to run at a whopping 500 MHz! However, in order to achieve such insane speeds, the latency is set to a rather...

Performance-wise, Corsair has done a great job. The ability to have faster memory is a definite plus for those who want to overclock their Intel processors and aren't able to modify the multiplier.

The A-FX71 utilizes the GeForce FX 5600 Ultra GPU at stock speeds of 400 MHz and 128 MB DDR clocked at 800 MHz. Hidden underneath a large plastic cover, this card is visually very different from an...

We said we would get our hands on a FX 5950 Ultra to compare the 9800XT to, and we did! We have updated this review with comparison graphs of the 9800 XT and Leadtek's WinFast A380 Ultra TDH MyVIVO...