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PowerColor X1950 Pro Extreme Graphics Card: Sacred Silence

[ 12/19/06 | by Alexey Stepin]

As is known, the new ATI Radeon X1950 Pro graphics accelerator acquired a new cooling system. Although the reference cooler was not bad at all, not all AMD-ATI partners consider it optimal and offer their own unique cooling solutions. One of these products was introduced by PowerColor Company and we are going to devote this entire article to it.

25 Signs of Perfection: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX in 25 Benchmarks

[ 12/13/06 | by Alexey Stepin]

Some time ago we published a review of the new GeForce 8800 graphics architecture. Today we’ll find out how good the new flagship product from Nvidia is in real games. Read more in our extensive review now!

Nvidia GeForce 7950 GT Graphics Card Review

[ 11/30/06 | by Alexey Stepin]

Nvidia GeForce 7950 GT graphics card is a pretty interesting solution priced at $299 that should deliver the performance level between GeForce 7900 GT and GeForce 7900 GTX at a very decent cost. The major competitor to this card should be Radeon X1900 XT 256MB, although Radeon X1950 Pro may also be willing to compete with it. So, it is not quite clear yet how successful the new GeForce turned out against the background of such powerful rivals.

Directly Unified: Nvidia GeForce 8800 Architecture Review

[ 11/09/06 | by Alexey Stepin]

It has long being rumored over the Web that the new generation of graphics processors from the leading developers would have an architecture completely different from everything we’ve ever seen on the market as yet. Today we’ve got a chance to give a scrutinizing eye to the earliest representative of the new generation, the Nvidia G80 processor, and to the GeForce 8800 GTX graphics card based on that GPU.

Midheavyweights: ATI Radeon X1950 Pro against Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS

[ 11/03/06 | by Alexey Stepin]

Just recently ATI and Nvidia rolled out their Radeon X1950 Pro and GeForce 7900 GS solutions into the mass market. Today we will do our best to find out which one of them will be a better choice for users willing to spend $199 on a new graphics accelerator.

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point Performance Preview

[ 10/18/06 | by Anton Shilov]

F.E.A.R. game has been one of the most technologically advanced games for about a year now. But in addition to being a technology masterpiece, F.E.A.R. is an amazing psychological thriller, which is why it quickly became popular. Today we are taking a look at an add-on for F.E.A.R. called Extraction Point in order to share our experience and recommend the best graphics hardware for the upcoming game.

Nvidia GeForce 7950 GX2 Voltmodding Guide

[ 10/17/06 | by Oleg Golubovich]

Our today’s review has been written for people who take overclocking seriously and have access to the newest and best computer hardware. Not many of us can afford a GeForce 7950 GX2, and not every user is brave enough to volt-mod this $600-700 product. Yet it is really exciting to experiment with such an extraordinary graphics card. Let's get into details now!

Gainward Bliss 7600 GS 256MB Graphics Card: More Than Just 7600 GS

[ 10/11/06 | by Oleg Golubovich]

Today we are going to continue our overclocking experiments with GeForce 7600 GS based solutions. This time we will take a closer look at the card equipped with GDDR3 memory. Find out how much higher can we push the frequencies on this baby from our detailed guide!

Second Round for Nvidia Quad SLI: Technology Matured?

[ 10/10/06 | by Alexey Stepin]

You may remember that our early tests of a quad-GPU configuration using Nvidia’s quad SLI technology exposed a number of deficiencies of that idea. We’re going to give quad SLI a second try today to see if it has matured enough to be truly useful.

Palit GeForce 7600 GT Sonic Graphics Card: Extreme Voltmodding Guide

[ 10/09/06 | by Oleg Golubovich]

Today we are going to introduce to you an excellent solution for the buck – the new GeForce 7600 GT from Palit. It boasts unique design different from the reference and with a little effort can be modified to hit new performance heights. Read more in our detailed review!

ASUS EN7950GX2/2PHT/1G Graphics Card Review

[ 10/08/06 | by Alexey Stepin]

Nvidia GeForce 7950 GX2 is the today’s fastest solution designed for the single PCI Express slot. Today we are going to take a closer look at one of the designs of this dual-processor graphics accelerator from ASUS and find out what they have done to make it an attractive solution for potential customers.

Extreme Voltmodding of the Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS DDR-2 256MB Reference Graphics Cards

[ 10/04/06 | by Oleg Golubovich]

We continue our volt-modding guides with a new article devoted to the modification of the Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS reference cards equipped with 256MB of DDR-2 memory. Find out more about how to hit the top megahertz from our detailed article.