PhysX Performance Update: City of Villains
With the City Of Villains Issue 7 update, PhysX support has now moved out of beta and into full production. What has changed, what remains the same, and...
33 by Ryan Smith on 9/7/2006Fall '06 NVIDIA GPU Refresh - Part I: GeForce 7900 GS
NVIDIA is announcing two new cards here and hard launching one of them, meet the X1900 GT competitor: NV's GeForce 7900 GS.
29 by Derek Wilson on 9/6/2006ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI: Core 2 Duo goes mATX
Our first look at ASRock's 945G based motherboard reveals that very good budget performance can come in a small package.
33 by Gary Key on 9/1/2006Silence is Golden: Silent GPU Roundup
Today we have a massive roundup of 20 silent graphics cards from seven different card manufacturers. We'll put them all in order and see what kind of performance these...
49 by Josh Venning on 8/31/2006Draft N Router Coverage: When the "n" in 802.11n really means "not yet"
Our first look at Draft N routers from NETGEAR, Belkin, and Linksys shows promising speeds yet disappointing overall results.
22 by Gary Key on 8/30/2006PC Club Enpower Sabre Extreme: E6600 Made Easy
Not everyone needs a top-of-the-line system (with the accompanying price). PC Club sent us a nicely equipped midrange system sporting a Core 2 Duo E6600, and those of...
30 by Jarred Walton on 8/29/2006ASUS P5B: New BIOS Adds Unlocking & Improved Overclocking
A new official BIOS for the P5B unlocks Core 2 Duo chips and promises much improved overclocking.
84 by Wesley Fink on 8/24/2006ATI's New High End and Mid Range: Radeon X1950 XTX & X1900 XT 256MB
As a last hurrah before the onslaught of DX10 parts the X1950 launches with a more reasonable price tag, and a 256MB X1900 XT arrives at less than $300.
74 by Derek Wilson on 8/23/2006ASUS P5NSLI: Core 2 Duo and SLI on a Budget
Our early look at the affordable ASUS P5NSLI motherboard based on the NVIDIA nForce 570SLI for Intel chipset.
27 by Gary Key on 8/22/2006AM2 Motherboards-Part 4: ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200
AM2 Motherboards based on the ATI RD580 chipset finally arrive in the retail channel.
28 by Wesley Fink on 8/21/2006ABS Ultimate X9: Core 2 Extreme Hits a Speed Bump
With the launch of the Core 2 series of processors, Intel has reclaimed the high-end gaming performance sector. If you're debating between buying a system versus building your...
48 by Jarred Walton on 8/18/2006Server Guide Part 1: Introduction to the Server World
The Server Guides' goal is to give a you a comprehensive overview of server technology. In this first part we introduce you to TCO and the different server chassis...
32 by Johan De Gelas on 8/17/2006Apple's Mac Pro - A True PowerMac Successor
Tempted by the new Mac Pro? Read on and find out why you'll want to replace your PowerMac G5.
96 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/16/2006A Trio of Thermaltake Towers
Three of the latest cases from world-renowned case maker Thermaltake compared in detail. Which one best fits your needs?
43 by Joshua Buss on 8/16/2006ASRock Core 2 Duo: AGP/PCI Express Graphics Performance, Part Tres
We determine if there is a performance penalty when using AGP graphics cards on the ASRock 775Dual-VSTA motherboard with an Intel Core 2 Duo.
43 by Gary Key on 8/15/2006Intel Core 2 Duo: Memory Performance Part Deux
We provide additional memory benchmarks with comparative chipsets and see how well the VIA PT880 Pro based ASRock 775Dual-VSTA performs against the competition.
34 by Gary Key on 8/14/2006Mid Range GPU Roundup - Summer 2006
Tired of only hearing about $600 graphics cards? If you've got $200 - $300 we'll tell you what to spend it on.
74 by Derek Wilson on 8/10/2006