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ASUS is often considered one of the top manufacturers of motherboards, video cards, and other computer hardware. Along with a broad product line, the company has a strong reputation for making some of the highest-quality products available. Furthermore, ASUS is one of the few companies that offers both NVIDIA- and ATI-based graphics...
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Good evening friends, welcome back :) Since Marco will be flaked-out on the couch for the next couple of hours, I figured I would hook you up with another shot of juice. So, go grab a mug, pull up a chair and settle in. Here is your evening shot, fresh from the juicer... MSI GeForce 6800 Reviewed @ VR-Zone Hardware...
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Good morning everyone. We've got a new preview for you this morning. Today, NVIDIA unveiled their next additions to the GeForce 6 series, namely the GeForce 6600 and 6600 GT. Both are aimed at offering value-based PCI-Express solutions, competing directly with ATI's X600 line. The goal is to offer a superior performance solution...
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With the release of both NVIDIA's 6800 Series and ATI's X800 series, the high-end enthusiast has several excellent choices when seeking the perfect gaming card. It really is hard to go wrong either way, with each product line having the muscle to power any game you can throw at it, while offering the best image...
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Back in May '04, NVIDIA introduced the GeForce 6800 Ultra Extreme Edition to counter the launch of ATi's Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition, and gamers the world over took notice. Just a few weeks earlier, the GeForce 6800 Ultra was unveiled, and at the time it was smoking through benchmarks like nobody's business. Then, about a month...
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Long time no see ;) I am back to inform you that we've just posted a review of AOpen's GeForce FX 5900 XT. Like some other recently released 5900 XTs, this model from AOpen comes pre-overclocked, with a core clock speed that's a full 30MHz higher than NVIDIA's recommendations. It's got a custom cooling solution, a decent...
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2004 is easily shaping up to be a banner year for the graphics card market as NVIDIA and ATI continue to trade blows with their high-end offerings. We've seen huge increases in performance between the current and last generation of video cards from both manufacturers, and the competition is as intense as ever. Today, there are...
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Good Afternoon HotHardware Fans! Our man Rob just put the finishing touches on a review of BFG's GeForce 6800 GT OC. This card is basically a reference design GeForce 6800 GT with a slightly higher core clock speed, hence the "OC" in its name. We've got a ton of benchmarks and screenshots to see. Click here to check it out!...
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When NVIDIA updates their product line, the GPUs usually arrive in the form of a value, midstream, and high-end variety, thus catering to all budgets or tastes. Monetarily speaking, it works out for the most part with those in need of a simple upgrade able to get something on the cheap, while Uber-users can get a new card to brag to...
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Greetings HotHardware Fans! The weekend is over, and it looks like the whole world got back to work with a vengeance this morning! Our news mailbox is absolutely jammed with press releases at the moment. I've picked out some of the tastiest morsels, I hope you like 'em... GeForce 6800 Gameplay Review @ nV News: "We...
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Good evening brothers and sisters. In case you missed the linkage at the top of the page, we have just posted a review of nVidia's GeForce 6800. Compared to the GeForce 6800 GT, GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Radeon 9800 XT and Radeon X800 Pro, this review should give one a good idea of where to place their money in future upgrades. You...
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In the weeks leading up to the release of the NV40, the base architecture for the new GeForce 6 series of cards, NVIDIA spoke at length about their new architecture's "scalability". At the high end, the flagship GeForce 6800 Ultra Extreme Edition is a 16-Pipeline machine clocked at 450MHz, that can pump out an impressive 7.2GPixels/s....
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Peruse virtually any PC gaming magazine, or point your browser to any popular gaming web site, and you're bound to find a myriad of information and accolades for Crytek's smash-hit, first person shooter, FarCry. The game has some of the best graphics to hit the PC to date, and except for a few minor issues like...
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Good afternoon folks! We've just posted a review of BFG's GeForce FX 5900XT OC. As its name implies, BFG has taken the GeForce FX 5900XT and overclocked the core a bit to give the card a little more horsepower. Click here and check it out......
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Our first look at the GeForce FX 5900XT was way back in December 2003, and we were mightily impressed by the performance of the original sample sent to us by e-VGA, one of Nvidia's launch partners. We've reviewed a few other 5900XTs since then, and we've recently received two new models, one of which was the card we took a look at last...
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Good evening friends, how are you? Nothing terrible exciting happened in my world today. I did however pick up a new CD which I ordered a while back. I doubt most of you have heard of the record label before, but, it is a new release from NinjaTunes. If you can imagine mixing Downtempo Jazz...
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Back in October of 2003, we had the opportunity to take a good look at several new Athlon 64 motherboards. We had two high profile boards from ASUS and MSI that came packed to the gills with features, extras and a promise of high performance courtesy of VIA's K8T800 chipset. A third, less prolific motherboard from Shuttle was a...
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Good evening folks! The news has been coming in at a steady pace today, so I figured I'd pop in with a quick update before the in-box get's overloaded! Here are some more of today's interesting happenings... Alienware's Dual PCI-E Graphics System Uncovered @ PCPer.Com: "The first ALX system consumers will see will be...
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Good evening my friends :) Things around the HH labs have extremely hectic today. With two of our key members on the "injured" list, and the rest busy pounding out the benchmarks, the office has been humming with activity. Unfortunately, I can not say the same about the news front. I...
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Good afternoon HotHardware fans! How is everyone doing today? I take it you all took care of Mom yesterday, and spent some time with the family! With my nephew's confirmation last Friday and Mother's Day this past Sunday, you know this guy spent some serious time around the dinner table this weekend! I also put some...
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Good morning folks! We've just posted a preview of NVIDIA's new nForce2 Ultra 400Gb chipset for the Athlon XP. This new chipset sports all of the features of the very popular nForce2 Ultra 400, along with Gigabit Ethernet, SATA, RAID and it even has a built-in hardware optimized firewall. Click the link and check it out......
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Being successful, especially in the computer hardware industry, is no easy task. While some companies struggle to win over customers with just a smattering of products, NVIDIA's brand recognition almost seemed to guarantee them success on a regular basis. What seems like not so long ago, the nForce2 Ultra chipset was taking the...
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