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Battles have been won by each side, but the war over which graphics card produces the best image quality will never be over. FiringSquad has taken the top 3 contenders of today, ATI, Nvidia, and XGI, and have put their image quality to the test. Is it ATI, Nvidia... or even XGI? ...
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OCZ has been making memory geared toward the gamer and enthusiast for a while now, and they've again come out with another good product. MKVTech brings you their opinions on OCZ's EL DDR PC-3200 Gold GX XTC 2GB Kit, which sports some unique heatspreaders and decent overclocks. "Developed...
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ECS & HotHardware Holiday Giveaway!
Hello everyone! We'd like to announce a new contest, open to HotHardware forum members. In conjunction with ECS and Intel, we'll be giving away two Pentium D 830 Dual-Core Processor / ECS 945P-A Motherboard combos, and a third winner will score an ECS 945P-A Motherboard.
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Beyond3D has just posted a review of the mainstream GeForce 6800GS. This budget-oriented GPU has been receiving a great deal of press as of late for its price/performance ratio. However, seeing a "new" graphics card from NVIDIA hitting the shelves without the 7xxx family name does raise some questions as to the lifespan of the card....
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PC Perspective has just posted a review of ATI's new mainstream mobile GPU, the Mobility Radeon X1600. Those looking for yet another take on this GPU can take a glimpse at Marco's own impressions in Hot Hardware's own preview here. Overall, it looks like ATI has released a solid new mainstream product. Let's cross our fingers and hope we can...
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Fudo has just posted some interesting information over at The Inquirer that seems to indicate that the upcoming dual-core AMD Athlon64 FX60 will actually be slower than its single-core FX57 counterpart in most games. Taking the slightly lower clocks of the FX60 into consideration, this should really be no surprise. However, it will certainly...
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The folks at Anandtech are taking a look at a new flagship-level workstation motherboard from ASUS. Based upon Intel's new 975x chipset and boasting features such as Crossfire AND SLI support (with the appropriate driver), this could very well become the workstation board of choice for those looking for an Intel-based workstation motherboard.We...
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Though Microsft Windows is the most widely used OS, the Linux community is still very much alive, and full of gamers. Nvidia hasn't left the Linux gamer's out of the loop, and today Phoronix takes a look at the recently released Nvidia 1.0-8174 Linux drivers. "Earlier today, the NVIDIA 1.0-8174...
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Once the reports of faulty XBox 360's started hitting the net, lawsuit stories couldn't be far behind. Microsoft is now being sued for the defects in the console, which includes overheating that causes the system to crash. Microsoft claims the reports of overheating stem from only a small fraction of units that were sold, but they declined...
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ATI has been on tear the past few months, releasing a number of new and interesting products. Since late September / early October of this year, we've been presented with Radeon X850 CrossFire and requisite CrossFire capable dual-PEG slot motherboards to go along with it, a whole series of products based on the new X1K family of GPUs, and...
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In the past few weeks, we've posted a few different system building guides. Opinions differ from site to site, so it's always good to view a few different sites before you make the final decision on what will go into your rig. PC Perspective's Hardware Leaderboard for this month has been published, which could either reinforce your hardware...
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Seagate has been making hard drives for as far back as I can remember, which is why it's no surprise that they're on their 9th generation drive. TweakTown takes a look at the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 HDD, which is the same technology as the 7200.8 drives, with some extra features."The 7200.9...
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Recently, Microsoft has announced they're new "Open XML" format, in order to ease fears of their growing document format dominance. But is Open XML really that open? Kevin Carmoney over at The Tech Zone isn't so sure of that. "Microsoft is only doing this because they are facing...
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OK, so we're dropping this week's Old School update from Sully in here and then we're gonna duck.... If the title doesn't get ya, Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunctions and pre-dipped chips ought to! Sully sounds off again, with "The Old School Perspective": Xbox 360, I think NOT...
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Fox Filmed Entertainment believes the next generation of DVD formats is starting to show a clearer leader, according to a recent report at Reuters. Sony's Blu-Ray and Toshiba's HD DVD technologies have been battling it out in yet another replay of "VHS vs BETA". With...
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DigiTimes is reporting on an independant study that lists the top 25 semiconductor suppliers in the world today. Intel sits comfortably on top, with a 14% increase over last year's revenues. AMD has certainly enjoyed some growth as well, moving from 11th place in 2004 up to 9th in...
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Well, it's December and that means it's the time for giving, which is why ATI is holding their Stocking Stuffer contest. Click here for your chance Win an ATI Radeon X1800XL, and a decent package of games."10 Prizes of an ATI Radeon(R) X1800 XL 256MB PCI Express(R) + Sid Meier's Civilization...
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I'm not one to toot my own horn typically (well OK, maybe just a little) but this article over at ZDNet speaks volumes about our little "community" here on the net. We've been growing in leaps and bounds at HotHardware.com and like the technology we cover, so has the online...
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For the last few years, there has been an undeniable trend towards packing all the functionality and performance of a full-fledged desktop system into a smaller form factor. As one of the chief pioneers of this new form factor, Shuttle enjoyed having dominant market share as they were one of the only true contenders in the SFF category. Fortunately...
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Google has added another feature to their ever expanding Gmail service... virus protection. In addition to over 2GB of space, POP access, and spam filters, your e-mails will now be scanned for those nasty little bugs. "If a virus is found in an attachment you've received, our system will...
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Looking for a large memory upgrade? Corsair has been known for producing top quality products, and today the crew at Legit Reviews takes a look at a few different Corsair offerings. Which one is right for you? "Starting with the TWINX2048-3200C2 and its tight timings of 2-3-3-6 at DDR 400,...
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ASUS EAX1800XT Comes with Rich Features and Hottest Games for Enthusiasts and Hardcore Gamers Click Images For An Enlarged View... Taipei, Taiwan; October 31, 2005 – ASUS Computer International, a leading provider of graphics solutions, today introduced the EAX1800XT graphics card, which incorporated the powerful ATI...
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