December 11, 2006 by Brad.

Gigabyte has created some new graphics cards which use funky aftermarket Zalman coolers. We check out the X1950PRO and 7900GS at stock and overclocked.

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December 11, 2006 by Brad.

AMD aims to re-capture the hearts of hardcore enthusiasts with the official launch of their QuadFX platform. News about QuadFX has been trickling out for months under the “4×4″ banner. Today we can show you all exactly what QuadFX is all about. At its most basic level, QuadFX is AMD’s vision of a high-end quad-core desktop computing platform.

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December 11, 2006 by Brad.

This card, much like its older brothers, is an excellent all around card for a the user needing an multimedia card that can also be used for gaming. To boil it down, this card has it all. It is too bad that this will be the last of a breed that has dominated the multimedia market with such force that all rivals were laughed off of the market…

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December 11, 2006 by Brad.

Vista launched today, and the new OS promises (eventually) to give gamers a whole new world with DirectX 10. The article goes into some of DX10’s offerings and why it will be great for developers, and therefore gamers. It’s a bit of a technical read, but very interesting.

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December 11, 2006 by Brad.

The Samsung SyncMaster 960BF is an all white 19 inch LCD monitor. The panel sports a 4ms pixel response time and 700:1 contrast ratio. This colour scheme is reminiscent of a Mac Mini , and this monitor along with a Mac keyboard and mouse would like quite nice next to such a unit..

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December 11, 2006 by Brad.

“Toshiba announced it will ship a 100GB 1.8-inch hard disk next month, the largest yet of this size. The little drive spins at 4200rpm and happens to be exactly the right size to fit into an Apple iPod.”

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December 11, 2006 by Brad.

As a gamer using a widescreen LCD monitor, it is getting more and more frustrating when even the newest games don’t support native widescreen resolutions. This article explains how you should set up your video card and monitor to get the best possible graphics out of games that do and don’t support such resolutions.

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December 11, 2006 by Brad.

Right now it appears impossible for Blu-Ray to gain a substantial lead on HD-DVD, even after massive investment, they likely could only close the gap. The killing blow may have been done by Microsoft who decided to bring to market a $200 HD-DVD option for their Xbox 360. With a 6x advantage by year end, you’d have to conclude that HD-DVD has won.

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December 11, 2006 by Brad.

Gamers love Sony Corp.’s new PlayStation 3 for its graphic capabilities and firepower, but the advanced Blu-ray DVD drive is annoying some by raising the cost, slowing production and forcing them to buy into a format they’ve not yet aligned with

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December 11, 2006 by Brad.

For anyone needing large amounts of memory and easy portability, the Mega-Kart would be a very smart buy. Although it costs a bit more money, you have to remember the capacity it is squeezing into its small package.

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