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X-bit Watch: RADEON X850 XT PE Reviewed.

Also: Massive 19" LCDs Reviews, How to Build Your Own Water-Cooler, etc

[12/02/2004 12:35 PM]
by Yaroslav Lyssenko

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Graphics cards

ATI, who has been very keen on being on the top spot it terms of 3D performance for the last two and a half years has released another addition to its high-end lineup. Now standing with nearly 9 graphics cards aimed at high-end ATI has extremely favorable position with its RADEON X8 product family. However, how far could ATI jump in terms of speed for its latest VPU? Check the details and performance numbers of the newest ATI RADEON X850 Platinum Edition graphics card.

Display

AnandTech has posted an article about 19” LCD displays. The reviewer compares a number of modern products and explains what details should be paid by your attention. If you are considering a purchase of a TFT display in the near future, you will probably find this issue pretty interesting.

Modding

ModdersHQ Community has issued an explanation on how to build a water-cooling solution for an NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT graphics card. See what you may achieve with the help of Swiftech MCW-50 waterblock.

Viperlair.com has reviewed Thermalright XP-120 heatsink. This heatsink is one of the best around that utilizes extremely efficient heat-pipe technology, copper-made base and aluminium-made fins, with 370g of weight and capability of installing a 120mm fan.

Multimedia

OcPrices.com has reviewed Creative Labs Audigy 2 NX audio card. This external sound card supports all the features and technologies found in standard lineup of Audigy 2 products. With the help of the USB interconnection, this product allows to experience high-end sound quality even with a small form-factor or a notebook PC.

Optical drive

HardwareZone has taken a look at MSI DR16-B DVD dual-layer recorder. This optical drive is the latest model from MSI. It boasts with technologies such as MSI’s A.B.S. which absorbs shock and vibration, improving overall performance, as well as MSI’s Seamless Link technology to prevent buffer underruns. This new drive is capable of 16x DVD±R reading speed, it can also write to double layer DVD+R media at 2.4x.

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The X850xt is too expensive for my wallet. I hope the r520s will still at least be in the average $499 range when they come out.

[Posted by: gman2005 | Date: 12/02/04 01:22:39 PM]

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