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PC Hardware Info + News

• NVidia GeForce GTX 590 (580 x 2) 3 GB 768-bit GDDR5 video controller reviews:
  • AnandTech.
  • Hi Tech Legion.
  • Hardware Canucks.
  • Benchmark Reviews.
  • Bjorn 3D.
  • Hardware Heaven.
  • Hot Hardware.
  • Overclock3D.
  • Overclockers Club.
  • TechSpot.
  • Tech PowerUp.
  • X-bit Labs.
  • NeoSeeker.
  • Legion Hardware.
  • The Tech Report.
• Tom's Hardware... Thermal Compound Roundup 2011.
• TechSpot... 5 Way Intel X79 Motherboard Shootout.
• Intel Core i7-3960X 3.3 GHz CPU (unlocked 6 cores Hyperthreading 15 MB L3 cache LGA2011 Sandy Bridge-E) reviews:
  • TIME Techland.
  • TechSpot.
  • AnandTech.
  • Tom's Hardware.
  • TechRadar.
  • HardOCP.
  • Guru of 3D.
  • Overclockers Club.
  • Overclock3D.
  • TweakTown.
  • Benchmark Reviews.
• Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2 GHz CPU (unlocked 6 cores Hyperthreading 12 MB L3 cache LGA2011 Sandy Bridge-E) reviews:
  • PC Perspective.
  • TweakTown.
  • Tom's Hardware.
  • Tech Radar.
• ASUS GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II video controller:
  • techPowerUp.
  • bit-tech.net.
  • HardwareHeaven.com.
  • Guru of 3D.
  • NordicHardware.
  • [H]ard|OCP.
  • InsideHW.
• NT Compatible... NVIDIA Geforce GTX 570 Reviews Roundup.
• MadShrimps... High End X58 Motherboard Roundup: Asus, Gigabyte and MSI Compared, Overclocked and Dissected.
• NT Compatible... NVIDIA Geforce GTX 480 Reviews Roundup.
• Life Hacker... Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2009.
• Tech Radar... Top 10 best graphics cards in the world today.
• Maximum PC... Doom to Dunia: A Visual History of 3D Game Engines.
• TechSpot... Solid State Drive Comparison - Round 2.
• TechSpot... Solid State Drive Round-up: Intel, OCZ, G.Skill and Super Talent.
• Tech ARP... RAID Optimization Guide.
• Hot Hardware... EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Plus Dual-GPU Powerhouse.
• PC World... Five Insane Upgrades That You Should Never Do (and How to Do Them!).
• Hardware Secrets... NVidia Chips Comparison Table.
• Hardware Secrets... Everything You Need to Know About TV Technologies.
• Hot Hardware... NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Round-Up: BFG, EVGA, Zogis.
• NeoSeeker... The new standard of fast: XFX 9800 GTX.
• TechSpot... ASUS GeForce 9800 GTX review.
• Ultimate Hardware... Lots of NVIDIA GeForce Reviews.
• MVKTech... NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Dual-GPU.
• DriverHeaven... Motherboard Roundup: ASUS Maximus Extreme, ASUS Maximus Formula, MSI P35 Platinum Combo, ASUS P5E3 DeLuxe + MSI X48 Platinum.
• Benchmark Reviews... ASUS P5K3 Deluxe Motherboard Review.
• Tech ARP... Desktop CPU Comparison Guide.
• Overclockers Club... Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core QX9650 Review.
• Digit Life... Intel Core 2 eXtreme QX9770 Processor Review.
• Digit Life... Intel Core 2 eXtreme QX9650 Processor Review.
• TechSpot... Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650: First look at Penryn.
• Dan's Data... Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC LCD monitor.
• Atomic PC... First Look: Dell 3007WFP-HC.
• TrustedReviews... Logitech G9 Laser Mouse.
• Techgage... Logitech G9 Laser Gaming Mouse Review.
• Mashable!... 33 Ways to Watch Free TV Online.
• X-bit Labs... 1000W Power Supply Unit Roundup.
• BeHardware... 1st LCD monitor @ 100 Hz: the end of afterglow.
• NGO HQ... The Lowdown on Warez.
• ESR... ESReality MouseScore 2007: benchmarks.
• Guru 3D... GeForce 8800 GTS & GTX review.
• InformationWeek... What's The Greatest Software Ever Written?
• BeHardware... A preview of the next generation of monitors.
• Multi-GPU World Tour 2006:
  • PenStar Systems... Part 1: Introduction.
  • Bit Tech... Part 2: GPUs.
  • Bjorn 3D... Part 3: Motherboards.
  • HARDiNFO... Part 4: Common Benchmarks.
  • NeoSeeker... Part 5: Most Played Titles.
  • nV News... Part 6: Uncommon Benchmarks 1.
  • Legit Reviews... Part 7: Uncommon Benchmarks 2.
  • Rage3D... Part 8: Uncommon Benchmarks 3.
  • Guru 3D... Part 9: Conclusion.
• Tech ARP... Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide.
• Intel Core 2 Extreme + Duo CPUs based on Conroe core reviews + benchmarks:
  • Intel Core 2 CPUs.
  • Intel Core 2 Extreme CPUs.
  • Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs.
  • Ars Technica.
  • Tom's Hardware.
  • Tech Report.
  • FiringSquad.
  • Hot Hardware.
  • AnandTech.
  • TweakTown.
  • PC Perspective.
  • GDHardware.
  • Bit Tech.
  • Legit Reviews.
• Tom's Hardware... GeForce And Radeon Take On Linux.
• FiringSquad... NVidia nForce 590/570 SLI Roundup - Part 1.
• TechSpot... ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard review.
• Bit Tech... GeForce 7950 GX2 Retail Roundup.
• TweakTown... ATI Radeon X1800GTO versus X1900GT from HIS and GeCube.
• FiringSquad... GeForce 7900 GT Roundup.
• TechSpot... NVidia GeForce 7900 GT: Value conscious gamers best bet?
• Hardware Zone... Quad SLI - GeForce 7950 GX2 Squared!
• Hardware Zone... NVidia GeForce 7950 GX2 1 GB.
• Tech Report... Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD hard drive.
• PC World... DVD Goes High-Def.
• X-bit Labs... Professional Graphics Accelerators: ATI versus NVidia.
• Tech Report... GeForce 7900 series graphics cards compared: from stock to wildly overclocked.
• BeHardware... Preview : Ageia PhysX.
• Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi PCI sound cards with nForce4 chipsets crackling + popping issues:
  • NGO HQ... Sound Blaster X-Fi Issues Explored.
  • X-Fi Blog... X-Fi Crackling Continues.
  • X-Fi Blog... Sound Blaster X-Fi Crackling + Popping Update.
  • Creative Labs... Sound Blaster X-Fi Beta Driver Update.
  • NGO HQ... The Creative X-Fi Scandal.
  • PetitionOnline... Creative Labs X-Fi Customer Support Petition.
  • Creative Labs Forums... Follow-up: X-Fi Crackling/Popping Noises thread.
• techPowerUp!... NVidia Quad-SLI versus ATI Crossfire.
• TechArray... ATI versus NVidia - $300 and $500 Price Points Examined.
• Bjorn 3D... Mixed Vendor GeForce 7900 GTX SLI.
• Team Xbox... The Facts and Fiction of 1080p.
• Techgage... AGEIA PhysX - First Impressions.
• OverClocked inside... OC Database contains > 10,000 systems.
• Beyond 3D... ATI All-In-Wonder X1900 256 MB Review.
• Bit Tech... GeForce 7900 GTX Roundup.
• FiringSquad... 2560x1600 Gaming Performance with Dell 3007WFP - Part 1.
• PureOverclock... Video Card Memory Analysis: 256 MB versus 512 MB.
• TweakTown... Compro VideoMate H900 PCI TV/FM Card.
• TechWeb... Five Things You Didn't Know About Dual-Core Processors.
• TweakTown... Western Digital Raptor X - Return of the 10,000 RPM King.
• T-Break... Western Digital Raptor X.
• FiringSquad... NVidia Quad SLI: Demystifying the rumors.
• Hardware Secrets... The New HDMI Video Connector.
• FiringSquad... The Great HDCP Fiasco.
• MBReview... Intel Pentium IV 955 Extreme Edition CPU.
• Tech Hounds... SLI: Myth and Reality.
• Logitech G5 Laser Optical Mouse reviews + benchmarks:
  • TechSpot... The best gaming mouse: Logitech G5 Versus Razer Copperhead.
  • Zombie Nexus... Laser Gaming Mice: Razer Copperhead Versus Logitech G5.
• TechSpot... Blu-ray versus HD-DVD: The Format Wars.
• Legion Hardware... Blu-ray Versus HD-DVD Technology - The Format Wars!
• Hardware Secrets... All Athlon 64 Models.
• Tom's Hardware... Two's Company, Four's a WOW! Sneak Preview of NVidia Quad GPU SLI.
• Tom's Hardware... Dual Graphics Platforms - Part II.
• AMD Zone... Dual Graphics Card Showdown: CrossFire versus SLI versus 16X SLI.
• PhysOrg Weblog... Holographic Animation?
• Atomic MPC... DirectX 10: More harm than good for graphics?
• Tech Report... CPU Table.
• Creative Labs Xtreme Fidelity (X-Fi) Sound Blaster Specs, Previews, Reviews + Benchmarks:
  • Creative Labs.
  • TechSpot.
  • Tech Report.
  • PC Perspective.
  • Nordic Hardware.
  • Tech Report.
  • Tom's Hardware.
  • Digit Life.
  • CoolTechZone.
  • The Inquirer.
  • Guru 3D.
• MVKTech... NVidia BIOS Editor = NiBiTor.
• CoolTechZone... Blu-Ray Standard.
• The Inquirer... How to play H.264 content on your PC.
• TweakTown... Monster ATI Radeon X700 Graphics Card Roundup.
• NVidia GeForce 7800 GT + 7800 GTX Previews, Reviews + Benchmarks:
  • Tech Hounds.
  • Tech Hounds.
  • Tech Hounds.
  • Tech Hounds.
  • X-bit Labs.
  • TweakTown.
  • TechReport.
  • Beyond 3D.
  • HEXUS.
  • HEXUS.
  • T-Break.
  • nV News.
  • Guru 3D.
  • AnandTech.
  • DesignTechnica.
  • FiringSquad.
  • VR-Zone.
  • Rage3D.
  • PC Perspective.
  • PC Perspective.
• TechSpot... DVD Burner round-up: Top 16x drives tested.
• BeHardware... Dual core: Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and 4400+.
• TweakTown... The Great and Last AGP Graphics Card Roundup - ATI versus NVidia.
• TechSpot... Mouse round-up: Logitech, Microsoft and Razer mice compared.
• ViperLair... PCI Express Primer.
• Tom's Hardware... The Mother of All CPU Charts Part 1.
• TweakGuides... NVidia Forceware Tweak Guide.
• Hexus... ATI Radeon X800 XL Preview.
• X-bit Labs... Plextor PX-716A DVDRW Dual Layer Burner Review.
• TrustedReviews... 16x DVD Writer Group Test.
• X-bit Labs... Mega Roundup 4: 16 Hard Disk Drives with 200 GB+ Storage Capacity.
• TweakTown... Mainstream PCI Express Shootout: Radeon X700PRO versus GeForce 6600GT.
• Tom's Hardware... Supersize Your TV for $300: Build Your Own XGA Projector!
• AnandTech... NVidia GeForce 6 SLI: Demolishing Performance Barriers.
• Tech Report... NVidia nForce4 Ultra chipset.
• Hexus... NVidia SLI - An Introduction.
• AnandTech... DVDR Roundup: Dual Layer and 16X DVD+R.
• Tech Report... The GeForce 6800 video processor is broken!
• Digit Life... 3D Tests of 101 Video Cards Manufactured 1999-2004.
• PhysOrg... 3Dsolar Ltd Introduces Holographic like 360 Degree 3D Imaging Hardware and Screen Technology.
• hardCOREware... i925X Motherboard Shootout: Abit, DFI, Foxconn + Gigabyte.
• TweakTown... Mega 12-way Intel 925 and 915 Motherboard Roundup.
• CoolTechZone... PCI Express Explained.
• Beyond 3D... GeForce 6800 Series Comparison.
• Hot Hardware... eVGA GeForce 6800 Ultra Extreme Edition Review.
• FiringSquad... ASUS Extreme AX800 XT Sneak Peek.
• Tech Report... GeForce 6800 Series Round-Up.
• MadShrimps... 14 Way PSU Roundup - Over 5000 W put to the test.
• TrustedReviews... Large TFT LCD Monitors Group Test.
• TweakTown... NVidia PCIx Hits The Market.
• MBReview... ABIT AA8 DuraMAX i925X Motherboard Review.
• Legit Reviews... DDR2 versus DDR1 Memory Bandwidth Testing.
• Beyond 3D... ATI Radeon X800 XT PCIx Review.
• DriverHeaven... Terratec Aureon Universe 7.1 sound card review.
• TechSpot... Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card review.
• Gamers Depot... Intel "Alderwood" Launch: Pentium IV 3.4 + 3.6 GHz EEP CPUs and 915p + 925p Pentium IV chipsets review.
• Hot Hardware... NVidia Multi-GPU Technology: SLI is baaack!
• TweakTown... GeForce FX Comparison.
• Guru 3D... GeForce 6800 GT Preview.
• Bit Tech... The Battle of the X800s.
• 3D Labs... 3D Labs Wildcat Realizm 800 Dual VPU PCI Express 16x video controller.
• Hexus... Gainward CoolFX Powerpack! Ultra/2600.
• TweakTown... Performance Compared: ATI Radeon X800 Pro versus NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra.
• Hexus... XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra 256 MB Graphics Card.
• Hexus... ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition.
• PC Stats... NVidia Geforce 6800 Ultra Videocard Review.
• Digit Life... DX.Next: The near and nearest future of hardware graphic acceleration.
• FiringSquad... ABIT IC7-MAX3 Motherboard Review.
• Motherboards... AOpen AX4SPE Max Motherboard Review.
• Tech Report... Analyzing ATI's and NVidia's PCI-X strategies.
• 3D Center... NVidia NV40, NV41, NV45 & Co. Information.
• Bit Tech... ATI versus NVidia technologies.
• Bit Tech... High-End + Mid-Range Graphics Card Roundup.
• AMD 3D... Soundcard Roundup: NVidia SoundStorm integrated chipset, Hercules Fortissimo GameSurround III, Creative Sound Blaster Audigy + Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2.
• Nordic Hardware... Roundup: 12 ATI + NVidia Graphics cards.
• X-bit Labs... The Fastest Graphics Cards of 2003.
• Digit Life... 80 Video Cards of 1999-2003: 3D Benchmarking.
• EE Times... Next-gen DVD Riven By Two Competing Standards: HD-DVD or BD-ROM?
• PC Stats... XGI Volari - Newest GPU on the Block.
• Nordic Hardware... Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro.
• Volari Games... XGI Volari video accelerators info.
• XGI... XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra: the upcoming "breed" of cutting edge video accelerators. Detailed specs [1.69 MB, PDF format].
• Hardware Zone... Athlon XP versus Pentium 4: The Ultimate 32-bit CPU Showdown.
• X-bit Labs... NVidia GeForce FX 5900 and ATI RADEON 9800: ASUS, Chaintech and Gainward against Sapphire.
• Firing Squad... Image Quality Showdown: ATI versus NVidia.
• Nordic Hardware... 9 NVidia GeForceFX cards reviewed.
• Oldie but goldie... 3dfx Voodoo5 6000 (Rampage) Preview.
• TechSpot... DVD Burner Round-up: Plextor, Panasonic + Pioneer drives tested.
• Game PC... NVidia GeForceFX 5900 Ultra 256 MB Shootout.
• Digit Life... NVidia Professional Video Accelerators: Quadro FX 1000 + Quadro FX 2000.
• VR-Zone... NVidia GeForceFX 5900 Ultra 256 MB Review.
• T-Break... MSI FX5800 Ultra Graphics Card Review + Benchmarks.
• Hexus... NVidia GeForceFX 5800 Ultra Preview.
• Tom's Hardware... NVidia GeForceFX: Brute Force Attack Against the King.
• Tom's Hardware... GeForceFX: NVidia goes Hollywood?
• TweakTown... Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Review.
• Deviant PC... System Buses Explained: AGP, PCI, FSB, BSB etc.
• Planet3D Now... AGP 3.0 (AGP-8x) Specifications.
• Digit Life... Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 sound card, featuring 24-bit 192 KHz DAC, Dolby Digital Extended (DD-EX) 6.1 in DVD playback/games + DVD-Audio.
• Sharky Extreme... ATI + NVidia Video Card Tweak Guide.
• Tom's Hardware... Back To The Future: Serial ATA Arrives At Last.
• The Tech Report... ATI Radeon 9700 versus NVidia NV30.
• Sharky Extreme... NVidia NV3x Architecture Sneak Peek.
• Hardware Zone... AGP4X versus AGP8X.
• AnandTech... ATI's Radeon 9700 (R300) - Crowning the New King!
• Tech Nation... GeForce4 Ti 4600 Group test: Leadtek A250 Ultra TD, MSI G4 Ti4600, Gainward Geforce4 "PowerPack" Ultra/750XP, Visiontek Xtasy Ti4600 + Creative 3D Blaster 4 Titanium 4600.
• PC Stats... 3RD Generation I/O - 3GIO a.k.a. PCI Express new PCI 3.0 standard review.
• AnandTech... NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4400/4600 Roundup: ASUS V8460 Ultra Ti 4600, Chaintech GeForce4 Ti 4600, eVGA e-GeForce4 Ti 4600, Gainward GeForce4 Ultra 750XP, MSI GeForce4 Ti 4600, PNY GeForce4 Ti 4600, Visiontek Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4600, ABIT Siluro GF4 Ti 4400, ASUS V8440 Ti 4400, MSI GeForce4 Ti 4400 + Visiontek Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4400.
• Accelenation... 7 Years Of Graphics.
• Mourn loyal 3dfx fan, because 3dfx is gone! Digit Life... 3DFX Final Tribute. :-(
• Intel proposed a new PCI 3.0 standard: 3GIO.
• New ATA/133 EIDE standard is out: Maxtor: Fast Drive.
• How cool was gaming in the good ol' DOS days... Gaming Back in the Day.
• Adrenaline Vault... Why PC Gaming Will Not Die!
• RivaTuner tweaks NVidia + ATI graphics Registry settings on Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [freeware].
• Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 users: 3dfx FAQ + Drivers.
• GeForce/2/3/4/FX + Radeon power toy: aTuner [freeware] tweaks AntiAliasing (AA) + Anisotropic Filtering (AF) settings.
• GeForce/2 power toy: GeForceAASet [freeware] for Windows 9x/ME enables/disables DirectX/OpenGL FSAA independently and interactively from 2 Taskbar icons.
• GeForce/2 power toy: GeTune [freeware] for Windows 9x/2000/ME lets you enable/disable AGP x1/x2/x4 and most other hardware related settings.
• GeForce/2/3/4/FX power toy: GeForce Tweak Utility (GTU) for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP [freeware] tweaks most NVidia GeForce Registry settings for MAXimum performance.
• NVidia video cards dedicated web sites:
  • nV News
  • Digital Silence
  • Bjorn's 3D World
  • Christopher Hill's GeForce FAQ
• If you own an NVidia GeForce/2/3/4 card, this Troubleshooting FAQ is A MUST!
• NVidia BIOSes + Tools.
• May the GeForce be with you... Learn how to transform your GeForce into a Quadro.
• This is my Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 3D Video Drivers list.
• Check out my Windows 9x/ME + DOS 6/7/8 Benchmarks page with popular 3D video Benchmark tools [most are freeware] + links.
• If you have a 3D video card [optional... NOT! :)] and/or 3D enhanced games, check out these dedicated web sites for the latest buzz, news, specs, drivers, demos, games, patches, tools etc:
  • NVidia [developers of GeForce 3D video chipsets]
  • ATI [developers of Radeon 3D video chipsets]
  • GameConnect Magazine
  • GameGuru Mania
  • TechSpot
  • Sharky Extreme
  • Adrenaline Vault
  • Blue's News
  • GameSpot
  • PC GameWorld
  • Tweak 3D
• 3dfx Voodoo series SET Environment Variables: tweak your 3dfx video card(s) performance to the MAX.
• Intel BIOS standard... Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI).
• Analysis of the MediaMax CD3 Copy Prevention System.
• If you get headaches and/or experience eyestrain from starring at the computer monitor you may need PRIO computer specific eyeglasses.

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