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NVIDIA SLI: Sometimes They Come Back...

[ 06/30/04 | by Anton Shilov]

The fastest, the strongest and the most disputed technology returns into the market of computer graphics as NVIDIA rolls-outs its new SLI initiative aimed at professionals and hardcore gamers. Two graphics processors are indisputably more powerful than one, but let us think whether NVIDIA really brings us roses or thorns?

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900XT (SE/LE) Modding Experience

[ 06/15/04 | by Kirill "ALT-F13" Balalin]

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900XT based graphics cards have truly become "the new Ti4200". They are really beloved by most overclockers for the ability to reach the performance of top NV35/38 products at a considerably lower cost. But this is far not the maximum of their potential. In certain lucky conditions a humble FX 5900XT may put up a fight with a well-overclocked RADEON 9800XT – our tests prove that! We managed to achieve 27882 points score in 3DMark 2001 SE!

Gainward FX Power Pack! Ultra/1300XT Golden Sample Review

[ 05/20/04 | by Alexey Stepin]

Today we would like to offer you a review of a very interesting product: this graphics card is a truly overclocker solution. It boasts fully-fledged, not simplified PCB design, 2.2ns memory, massive cooler, specially selected GPU capable of maintaining stability at highest frequencies. And its price is much lower than that of the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra. Read more about it now!

Diamond Stealth S110 Graphics Card Review

[ 05/13/04 | by Alexey Stepin]

It seemed like we’d never again hear about Diamond graphics cards, but history tends to repeat itself. The unexpected happened on October 28 of the last year. Diamond Multimedia announced its intention to return to the graphics card market with products under the legendary brands of Viper and Stealth. Today we would like to introduce to you one solution from the Stealth family: S110 graphics card.

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 XT FAQ: All You Need to Know About It

[ 05/05/04 | by Kirill "ALT-F13" Balalin]

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900XT based graphics cards turned into a very nice purchase among the solutions of the kind. However, it is not that simple to decide which card to buy and how to overclock it successfully. This FAQ has been intended to help the current and future owners of the 5900XT based solutions. I did my best to answer all the possible questions you might have about these graphics card family, especially those dealing with the overclocking tricks.

Clash of the Titans: ATI RADEON X800 PRO and ATI RADEON X800 XT Against the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

[ 05/04/04 | by Tim Tscheblockov]

Today ATI Technologies announced new RADEON X800 (R420) architecture and RADEON X800 XT and RADEON X800 PRO video processors. In this article we are going to test them against their primary rival, NV40 from NVIDIA in 25 contemporary gaming benchmarks. Find out who the winner is!

ATI RADEON X800: R420 Totally Exposed

[ 05/04/04 | by Tim Tscheblockov]

We take a look on the insides of ATI's just announced graphics processors RADEON X800 XT and RADEON X800 PRO. The new chips clearly have loads of interesting micro-architectural peculiarities that are likely to allow ATI's new lineup of graphics products to reach new performance heights in games, but that is not the only thing about the highly-acclaimed R420...

Mainstream Graphics Cards of the Spring 2004: Overclocker’s Best Choice

[ 04/24/04 | by Tim Tscheblockov]

Today we would like to offer you the second part of our extensive roundup including all existing mainstream solutions from the two leading graphics chip developers of today: ATI and NVIDIA. We will review and test 13 graphics card to see how they compare with one another in different testing environments, games, and during overclocking. Make the right choice today with the help of our latest article!

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800: NV40 Enters the Scene

[ 04/14/04 | by Tim Tscheblockov]

One of the most highly-anticipated graphics processors from NVIDIA Corp. has finally seen the light of the day. While the chip has everything the GeForce FX boasted it delivers cutting-edge performance times ahead of the previous leaders. Make sure to check out the in-depth analysis of the GeForce 6 architecture and be inspired by performance figures in 22 game benchmarks!