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Legion Hardware — (Albatron GeForceFX 5900XTV)

"The performance of the Albatron FX5900XTV was impressive to say the least and when it came to overclocking this card really came into its own. Increasing both the core and memory frequencies brought the card up to FX5900 Ultra speeds. This kind of performance is just not expected from a sub $200 US graphics card. When overclocked the FX5900XTV slaughtered the FX5700 Ultra by more than 150fps in the UT2003 test. Even at the standard clock frequency there was over 100fps favoring the FX5900XTV."

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Chaintech SA5900XT @ TrustedReviews

"The core specifications are, of course, the same as any other FX5900XT card with the GPU clocked at 390MHz and the memory at 700MHz. This might not sound very high compared to the FX5700 Ultra or even the Radeon 9600XT, but as we have seen in many other products, clock speed isn´t everything. What makes the FX5900XT such a great performer is the 256bit core and memory bus, which until now has been reserved for high-end products."

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Biostar iDEQ 200N @ TrustedReviews

"Having already reviewed a P4 version of the iDEQ and an Athlon 64 variant, I thought I would go for the Athlon XP flavour of cube. With the Athlon 64 gaining momentum, Athlon XP chips can be picked up at bargain basement prices. I also managed to get hold of a 2500+ CPU that would happily clock to 3000+. Unfortunately, the clock multiplier in the iDEQ didn’t go high enough to push the chip into 3000+ territory, but it did tick over nicely as a 2800+."

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Shader Model 3.0 — What´s it all about? @ Elite Bastards

"With anticipation for ATi and nVidia´s next-generation video cards reaching fever pitch, and speculation running riot as to what features these GPUs will support, one question that is emerging time and again has been — What´s the difference between 2.0 and 3.0 shaders?
With that question in mind, I´ve sat down and written a basic guide to what improvements we can expect to see in this latest shader revision. You can read the article."

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OCW REview : EPOX 4PDA5+ 865PE/ICH4

"EPoX 4PDA5+ is a Pentium 4 mainboard suitable for the latest Socket 478 processors including the prescott. This mainboard is based on the Intel 865PE chipset. Interestingly, it is the only board that I have come across that incorporates ICH 4 instead of ICH 5 or 5R for the south bridge. So without ICH 5, would you be missing out some of the functionalities. Well, EPoX is smart enough to incorporate a separate SATA controller chipset which supports 4 SATA ports."

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EOC Review: Enermax EG475AX-VE(W) Noisetaker

"Every once in a while gearheads like myself will happen across a bit of hardware that just makes them smile ear to ear. This is one of those days, we´ll be reviewing the 470 watt offering from Enermax´s improved Noisetaker line. This line offers the types of features and quality that the most demanding users desire. From dual 12V rails, to SATA connectors, to a separate 4-pin connector for high-end video cards, this power supply does it all and more."

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Samsung SyncMaster 173P Review @ Designtechnica

"The Samsung SyncMaster 173P boasts among the best image quality we´ve seenin an LCD monitor. Even the gaming performance was better than expected, butstill may not live up to a sniper´s expectations.
With a small footprint, easy to setup software and both analog and digitalinputs, the 173P will appeal to a wide range of users.
For visually rich media, the 173P is a top performer. This shiny whiteplastic and silver, one-buttoned panel is sure to turn heads and openwallets."

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Albatron PX875P Pro Canterwood Motherboard Review @ Tweaknews.net

"I´ve been running this Albatron board for several weeks now, having conducted quite a few stress tests and benchmarks, not to mention real world use… and of course some gaming. It hasn´t faltered once, and I´ve been fairly impressed with it. The board is exceptionally well laid out, and pleasing to the eye.
From a technical perspective, it offers many nice features and is Prescott ready. It has some very good (albeit slightly hampered) overclocking options, and having been able to keep it stable at 266 FSB for a couple weeks without a single issue or reboot, I must say that I am impressed."

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Shuttle Zen XPC ST62K @ HWZ

"The SFF leader has once again carved itself another niche market with the inception of the new Shuttle Zen XPC ST62K, which is now the smallest self-configurable Small Form Factor PC in the market. Check out what this new SFF had to offer and our thoughts about it."

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Super Flower SF-609F Fan Controller @ Madshrimps

"The question I raised to myself was; why do I need one? It would be like after jacking up my engine output only to put a fuel limiter so that it won´t go as fast. Well, not exactly, the rheobus acts as a throttle cable or linkage so that one could dial up or down the speed according to the traffic pattern. Now, I get it. Okay, I want one."

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Six nVIDIA ForceWare drivers in the comparison @ 3DChip

"We have farther developed our driver´s comparison with nVIDIA ForceWaregraphiccards driver series and have had a look at the recent official driverin version 56.72. Our driver´s comparison encloses meanwhile 6 ForceWaredriver with 180 measuring results of course also with FSAA and AF. Thedrivers were compared: v.52.16, v.53.03, v.56.55 beta, v.56.56 beta, v.56.64and new v.56.72. How recent nVIDIA driver has fought in comparison with thepredecessors you get to know of course in our article."

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Win ATI´s Next Generation Enthusiast Card at Driverheaven

"As you know we have just started running a competition to win an AMD Athlon FX-51, well how would you like to win a SPECIAL top of the range graphics card to go along with it?
Were giving one lucky visitor the chance to win ATI’s NEXT GENERATION ENTHUSIAST CARD!!! Obviously we can’t give you much information just now however you can be assured this card will Rock…
Head on over to DH to enter and please spread the word via your news pages…"

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Xoxide LAN Bag Review @ FastLaneHW

"Today we´ll be looking at the Xoxide LAN Party Bag. This bag is used to wrap around your PC and help to carry keyboards, mice, etc-- whatever you´d be carrying around with you to your next LAN. Read on to see our impressions of the Xoxide LAN Party Bag."

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