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PC Hardware Info + News

• NVidia GeForce GTX 590 (580 x 2) 3 GB 768-bit GDDR5 video controller reviews:
  • 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.
  • 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.
• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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!
• Tech Report... NVidia nForce4 Ultra chipset.
• Hexus... NVidia SLI - An Introduction.
• 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 PCIe Hits The Market.
• MBReview... ABIT AA8 DuraMAX i925X Motherboard Review.
• Legit Reviews... DDR2 versus DDR1 Memory Bandwidth Testing.
• Beyond 3D... ATI Radeon X800 XT PCIe 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.
• 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.
• 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!
• 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 [mostly free(ware)] + 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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