nVidia 0wnz DOOM 3 Benchmarks!

As ST posted earlier: The bro's from HardOCP posted a bunch of benchmarks done with the final version of DOOM 3. One thing is a sure fact, NVIDIA's GeForce 6800 series has a serious advantage over the x800 series from ATi. Even the 300 USD GeForce 6800 GT seems to be a quite a bit faster than a 500 USD x800 XT. Then again, when you place a GeForce 5950 Ultra against a Radeon 9800 XT, the XT wins. Interesting read for sure: As John Carmack said of DOOM 3 in our introduction, "all of the modern cards play the game very well." The NVIDIA 6800Ultra and 6800GT video cards along with the Radeon X800XT-PE are going to be stellar DOOM 3 performers probably giving the gamer better Image Quality and framerate performance than we ever thought would be possible at the launch of DOOM 3. These three GPUs are simply going to deliver a level of visual gameplay immersion in DOOM 3 that will likely blow away even the most hardened game player or hardware enthusiast. That said, it looks as if ATI's decision to scale their current line of flagship video cards by crippling the Radeon X800Pro's graphics pipelines to 12 pipes, instead of the 16 pipes of the Radeon X800XT-PE might have been a bad move, at least in terms of satisfying DOOM 3 players. NVIDIA on the other hand chose to scale from their Ultra to GT models by only decreasing the clock speed of the GPUs. The NVIDIA 6800GT certainly stood out among the crowd as its DOOM 3 framerates continually outpaced the Radeon X800XT-PE that currently has a list price that is $100 more than the GeForce 6800GT. NVIDIA has told us more than once that the 6800 series was "designed to play DOOM 3," and the truth of that statement is now glaringly obvious. The older GeForceFX 5950 and Radeon 9800XT cards have also shown that they are going to deliver great performance in DOOM 3. Having a last-generation video card and playing DOOM 3 is simply going to provide a great gaming experience with all features turned on that make DOOM 3 what it is. So hardly think that you are going to be left behind. In fact if you are playing on a bit older hardware, you might be the envy of your block as you are probably coming away with more money left over to spend on games than your neighbor. What good is a $500 video card if you don't have money left over to purchase DOOM 3? For those of you that think you are not going to have the hardware that you need to play DOOM 3, the fact of the matter is that many of you will be just fine, although an upgrade may still be in your future. As of this afternoon we were playing DOOM 3 on a 1.5GHz Pentium 4 box with a GeForce 4 MX440 video card and having a surprisingly good gaming experience. Even a subtle jump to an AMD 2500+ with a GeForce 3 video card that is two years old will deliver a solid gaming experience that will let you enjoy the game the way id Software designed it to be. That fact alone should let many of you know that you will not be left behind in experiencing DOOM 3. On a similar note, while Activision revealed recently that Doom 3 would begin shipping to retailers around the world from 2 August, they failed to confirm an actual on-sale date for the game. But, via a carefully worded statement, they have today revealed that the official UK release date for the PC version of the gruesome first-person shooter is set to be ... Friday the 13th of August. I just love it how they picked that date for this particular game ..Well i wonder when its going to be released in Australia! Source:hardocp

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 05:00PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

16 Days to Half Life 2 Completion ?

An HL2World forum member(JB55) took the took the time to email Gabe about HL2’s Release date. Here is the info he got back: jb55The super-intelligent over at hl2central are saying hl2 is being delayed once again. Please give me a quote of some kind so I can prove them wrong and get the news corrected. Just give me a simple yes or no, is it delayed again? Thank you for your time. Gabe Right now we are looking at our bug numbers. Each day you fix some bugs and you find some new bugs. The net number tells you how quickly you will get to zero. At our current rate of find/fix bugs, we'll be down to zero bugs in 16 days. I'm betting it'll be the end of Aug. before a gold copy is even out. Source:halflife world

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 04:51PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Call of Duty 2 and True Crime 2 confirme

It was rumored already last week, Activison, CEO Ron Doornink revealed a massive slate of titles for the following 12 months adn indeed we can expect COD II, yippeeeh!: For fiscal year 2006 (April 2005 to March 2006), Doornink said Activision will release "sequels to True Crime, Call of Duty, Spider-Man, Tony Hawk, Shrek, and Quake." Doornink did not mention what platforms these sequels would appear on, sparking speculation that the titles could be released on next-generation consoles. However, Doornik only obliquely mentioned that Activision will be "committed at launch to next-generation consoles." In addition to its formidable assortment of sequels, Activision will have several new titles in its fiscal-year-2006 arsenal. Games based on the comic-book-inspired Fantastic Four and Iron Man films are planned, as is a tie-in with DreamWorks' computer-animated film Madagascar. All three films are scheduled for release in 2005. Source:Gamespot

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 04:49PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Hot Web Downloads!

Guru3d has posted a list of the latest web downloads !!! [Here]

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 04:47PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Autumn's the time for 512MB grap

ATI and Nvidia will deliver whatever it thinks the market demands and now it thinks that's cards with more memory. It's called marketing, designed to encourage consumers to buy more, more and yet more, and takes advantage of human nature. nature. We just can't help ourselves. An Nvidia and ATI Autumn refresh will bring you 512MB of memory and we remember that ATI actually said something about delivering 512MB cards by the end of this year. More graphics memory means larger textures but then again our beloved game developers cannot resist the pressure of the source of their money, the publishers and have to optimise for more standard cards with a smaller amount of frame buffer memory. It’s sad that even years after people learned that the graphic chip is the heart of the graphic card responsible for performance, people still measure cards by the quantity of memory. The majority of people seem to want a slower card with 256MB than a faster card with 128MB. So, after years with 256MB cards it's time for 512MB and ultimately to 1024MB in about a year, I expect. The Nvidia NV48 and the ATI R480 are very likely candidates for 512MB but it all depends on availability at the time of launch. Source: The Inquirer

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 04:36PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Drivers: ForceWare 62.20

Neowin send news that they've snagged a new set of Forceware Drivers in the shape of 62.20 for Windows 2000/XP! All Cards Supported: Nvidia released their highly anticipated WHQL drivers(61.76) on Tuesday. We're expecting a 62.xx or 63.xx driver in WHQL form to be released in early September ready for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Since the WHQL drivers released on Tuesday simply aren't unstable enough and fun to play with we've decided to share some more with the world. Files are dated 07/15/2004 and will work with all ranges of Nvidia cards. Remember these drivers aren't WHQL and are beta. Have fun and play safe ForceWare 62.20

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 04:29PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Nvidia Custom Resolutions

Just spotted this bit of Info posted over at Nvnews.net!: I've created a sticky thread on creating custom resolutions using NVIDIA's ForceWare drivers. Not only can you increase your desktop real estate, but you will find that some games will allow the custom resolutions to be offered as a selection.

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 04:24PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

id Software talks DOOM 3 and Beyond

GameSpy have thrown up their chat with id Software's Tim Willits, Todd Hollenshead and Marty Stratton as they talk about their highly anticipated return to Mars and what's next on the horizon: GameSpy: When did you actually wrap up development? Tim Willits: We code released about 45 minutes before Todd (Hollenshead) told the rest of the world. GameSpy: How many CDs is the game shipping on? Todd Hollenshead: Three. GameSpy: Can you give us any idea how much hard drive space everyone will need? Todd Hollenshead: About 2 GB. Also, tell people to defrag their hard drive before they install! Read More

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 04:19PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Pics of Half Life 2

This article was posted over at Beta Connect!: Today Chris and I visited Valve's offices in Bellevue. We got some interesting pictures, and learned some new information. # VAC 2 will be released with HL2. It will be created for general use among mods and HL2. # Collectors Edition will be available over steam as a "Special Version" # There are some new Bink videos they showed us. They were trailers with collections of all footage from the E3's, etc, and a new promotional trailer. They all looked awesome. These will be released prior to HL2 and will be in publications at first, then will be available for download. # The SDK will be released the same time the game is released. We also saw a demo that highlighted HL2's HDR technology. Trust us, this is going to be awesome. Read More Source:Warp2Search

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 04:18PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Halo 2 Theatrical Trailer Download Avail

The small-yet-epic Halo 2 theatrical trailer is now available to watch online here Source:Warp2search

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 04:14PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Gainward's CoolFX Ultra/2600

Things arguably begin to get out of hand once the graphics card costs as much as an average midrange PC - this is the case with Gainward's new top-of-the-line model with the long-winded name Gainward PowerPack! CoolFX Ultra/2600 TV-DVI-DVI Golden Sample. The name stands for a GeForce 6800 Ultra graphics card equipped with NVIDIA's latest graphics processor and an Innovatek water-cooling system read more

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 12:44PM GMT +10 by Perc | top

NV Silencer & ATI Silencer Preview

Hardcore gamers and overclockers often own high end graphics cards. These high end graphic cards usually run at high temperatures. Proper VGA cooling is a must to cool down these hot graphic cards, with noise level, performance and cost in mind. Today, we are going to take a Preview some of the best VGA coolers that you might ever want to get. read more

Posted July. 23, 2004 @ 12:23PM GMT +10 by Perc | top

DooM3 benchmarks @ Hardocp

"Today we are sharing with you framerate data that was collected at the id Software offices in Mesquite, Texas. Both ATI and NVIDIA were present for the testing and brought their latest driver sets. While an extensive amount of data was taken, what we want to focus on is the high end video cards that are currently making their way to market. That means we will be showing you frames per second rates taken using the DOOM 3 timedemo "demo1" that will be included in your boxed copy of DOOM 3. The version of the game used to test is the same version you will be loading onto your own computer." A must read, check it out Here

Posted July. 22, 2004 @ 09:03AM GMT +10 by ST | top

Enermax Noisetake 425 Watt powersupply.

Enermax have always made awesome powersupplies and the Nosietaker series is no exception. Phoronix has only good things to say about it. "Over the years, I have owned several power supplies from Thermaltake, Orion, SilenX, CoolMax, and Antec, but none of their features or performance compare to the power supply that we will be examining today. This power supply is the Noisetaker EG425P-VE SFMA from Enermax Maxpoint." You can read the review here

Posted July. 22, 2004 @ 09:01AM GMT +10 by ST | top

iPod Revision 4

Apple has released its latest generation of the iPod digial music player. The new version has improved battery life of 12 hours, a new scroll wheel that is the same as the one found on the mini iPod, and has lowered the prices on the 20GB and 40GB by $100 and phased out the 15GB. You can go here for more information.

Posted July. 22, 2004 @ 08:57AM GMT +10 by ST | top

Far Cry 1.2 Patch released!

After being delayed for almost a MONTH the Far Cry 1.2 patch has been released. Weighing in at 65MB its quite big, but worth it because it has PS 3.0 support and quicksaving in single player! You can download it Here

Posted July. 22, 2004 @ 08:53AM GMT +10 by ST | top

Busting the Biggest PC Myths

We expose the bad advice that wastes your time and money. read more here

Posted July. 22, 2004 @ 05:12AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

Ars Technica review: AirPort Express

Posted July 20, 2004 @ 11:21PM, by Eric Bangeman Apple's new AirPort Express is an ambitious device. When it was first announced in June, we knew that we needed to get one for the Orbiting HQ and put it through its paces.

Posted July. 22, 2004 @ 05:09AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

The Ars Guide to PCI Express

PCI Express has generated a lot of excitement in the PC enthusiast scene in a short amount of time. And with good reason, since it promises to rid the PC of its bandwidth woes and enable a new class of applications. more

Posted July. 22, 2004 @ 05:08AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

Cooler Master Real Power 450

This is one sweet Power Supply with some little cool features For the Full Review check out VR-Zone

Posted July. 20, 2004 @ 11:12AM GMT +10 by Northy | top

DOOM III Video

Well if you want a sneak peak of whats to come in the long awaited Doom III then have a look at this, Quote: A direct-feed Doom 3 movie from a G4/TechTV show is now available for download, offering almost three minutes of in-game footage Clicky

Posted July. 20, 2004 @ 10:52AM GMT +10 by Northy | top

VoyeurMods Frostbyte H20

Well if you are after all the goodies that come with a watercooled case but dont have the know how/time to do it then this is for you. Quote: The Chenming 602 case is a nice enough case before VoyeurMods gets their hands on it. However, once they are done installing a complete Danger Den water cooling setup it just makes for an amazing case. Read More

Posted July. 20, 2004 @ 08:45AM GMT +10 by Northy | top

LGA775: New CPUs and Chipsets

Today we would like to offer you a detailed review of the new Intel platforms based on i915 Express and i925X Express chipsets. New LGA775 processor form-factor, PCI Express x16 graphics interface, DDR2 SDRAM and of course a bunch of new processors in the Pentium 4 and Pentium 4 Extreme Edition family. Wow, you can’t miss this! read more

Posted July. 20, 2004 @ 03:37AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

[NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra Voltage Mod]

Any 6800Ultra owner's out there? wanna volt mod your video card? check out the latest guide for volt modding your 6800Ultra. read more

Posted July. 19, 2004 @ 11:25AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

[Bowman's Vapochill LS vs Nventiv M

The great Bowman of Xtreme Resources has finished a very thorough and informative shootout between the Vapochill LS and the Mach 2 GT. Although the Mach 2 GT is no longer available commercially, it is still a very interesting read. Read the shootout here! get more

Posted July. 19, 2004 @ 11:22AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Review

Today we bring you a review of AMD's new Athlon 64 3800+ Processor. Using a brand new socket with dual channel memory, the 3800+ is an extremely fast CPU. Is it worth its $700 price tag? Come take a look read more

Posted July. 19, 2004 @ 11:20AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

[ATi Headquarters Tour]

Roughly two years ago ATI unleashed their most revolutionary graphics core to date, the R300, also known as the Radeon 9700. It took the graphics scene by storm and since then has changed the way most of us looked at ATI. Since then, the successors to the R300 have all been top in graphics performance and image quality. Take the ATI Headquarters Tour

Posted July. 19, 2004 @ 09:11AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

The DeltaChrome S4 Pro: S3 Graphics'

S3 Graphics has finally uncovered its graphics processor for entry-level market segment that will be opposed to integrated chipsets along with low-end graphics cards. The DeltaChrome S4 Pro inherited all the capabilities found in the more advanced S8 chip, but is it enough to become the king of the entry-level market? read more

Posted July. 16, 2004 @ 01:36PM GMT +10 by Perc | top

Power Color's X800pro: Modification

The first question an overclocker may ask about the RADEON X800 Pro is if it’s possible to turn its disabled pipelines back on and then overclock it to the level of the RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition? Then, will the X800 Pro be able to beat its immediate rival from NVIDIA, the GeForce 6800 GT, which is a cheapened version of a top-end model, too? Read our review to find all these answers now! read more

Posted July. 16, 2004 @ 01:33PM GMT +10 by Perc | top

How to break 915/925 overclocking prot

There has been a lot of talk on the Internet about Intel’s alleged overclocking protection on 915/925 chipsets. First impressions were that these chipsets had clock limiter that depended on the PLL (Phase Lock Loop). Theory goes that the PLL would refuse to lock a frequency that was higher then Intel’s threshold. Based on our findings we think this is not true – we think it’s a simple matter of North Bridge voltage. read more

Posted July. 14, 2004 @ 12:02PM GMT +10 by Perc | top

BIOS Updates for Week 28 @ PCTuning.cz

A lot of new motherboard BIOS updates form last week, including changelog's, can be found @ PCTuning.CZ. List contains: # Albatron (2) # A(10) # ASRock (5) # ASUS (15) # Biostar (2) # ECS (4) # Epox (3) # Gigabyte (10) # Chaintech (3) # Intel (13) # Jetway (8) # MSI (6) # Shuttle (6) # Soltek (4/2) # Supermicro (2) # Tyan (3) BIOS Updates for Week 28 @ PCTuning.cz Source:Warp2search

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 10:40PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Philips' Ultimate Edge sound card

In what seems like no time at all, VIA's Envy24 audio controller has successfully infiltrated every level of the consumer PC sound card market. The Envy24 isn't a single audio controller per se but an entire family of chips targeted at different applications and market segments. At the high end, the Envy24HT can be found in sound cards like M-Audio's Revolution 7.1. For mid-range markets, the Envy24HT-S is available in cards like Mad Dog Multimedia's Entertainer 7.1. Not to be left out, motherboards from Chaintech, Albatron, and others offer integrated Envy audio with the Envy24PT. Read more Source:Warp2search

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 10:37PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Intel 865/875 Versus 915/925

Tom's Hardware Guide have thrown up their latest article which compares the performance of Intel's previous line of 865/875 chipsets for socket 478 to the current line of 915/925 chipsets for socket LGA 775! Here's snip. Last month, Intel introduced the new platform generation for DDR2 memory, PCI Express and the new LGA 775 socket. Technologically, this generation breaks with everything that has been seen before. The new chipsets are superior to all competing products on the market feature-wise. The question is, however, do we need all that right now? Source:Warp2search

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 10:35PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

PlayStation 3 set for May debut @ E3

BBC News reports electronics giant Sony is planning to show off the console at the annual E3 video games trade show in Los Angeles. But the chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment, Ken Kutaragi, did not say when the machine would go on sale to the public. Source:Warp2search

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 10:33PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Its raining ForceWare drivers!

Here are some of the latest nvidia forceware drivers,ForceWare 62.01 Windows 2000/XP,ForceWare 61.72 Windows 2000/XP WHQL,ForceWare 61.80 Windows 2000/XP. Remember, these driver need to be considered Beta, use them at your own risk. Also a new version of coolbits has been released: ForceWare Coolbits 2.0, Coolbits 2 unleashes hidden function within ForceWare drivers, it enables several new Direct3d andL configuration tabs, and even more tweaking capability from the nVidia taskbar settings panel. This new coolbits registry hack has some new items in it that are interesting for sure. Unpack the achive (self extracting) and then in the setup directory simply click on the .reg file. To get to these options simply right-click on your desktop and go to 'NVIDIA Analog Display' (Win XP/2003). For Win 2000 and lower you may need to get to the Nvidia Control Panel the old way. Right click desktop > Properties > Settings > Advanced > GeForce xxxx *NOTE: Coolbits 2 is not fully compatible with driver versions older than 55.xx. If you do happen to run this tweak with drivers older than 55.xx you will more than likely get errors at startup! To enable full compatibility, you must disable the options that are causing issues with your current setup. Download Source:Guru3D

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 10:29PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Windows SP2 Denies Access to Illegal CD

TechTree reports that this time around Microsoft may have found a much more destructive way to get rid off Illegal copies of WindowsXp than Service Pack1. Users installing SP1 on illegal copies would simply get a 'This is a pirated copy' error message. But now Microsoft has armed itself with a huge list of illegal CD keys ensuring that not only does the SP2 not install, but also destroys the computer hard drive by rendering it unusable. Source:Warp2search

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 10:17PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Half-Life 2 Specs Revealed and Hardware

EuroGamer have news of the hardware requirements for Half-Life 2 and over at Half-Life 2 Fallout Mr Chimp's has posted his Half-Life 2 hardware Q&A article! Here's a snip from EuroGamer. Valve boss Gabe Newell has revealed the hardware requirements for Half-Life 2, ahead of the game's expected late summer release Taking time out to post on HL2Fallout's forums last week, Newell said that the minimum spec would be a 1.2GHz powered PC with 256MB RAM, Win 98/ME/2000/XP and a DirectX 7 compatible graphics card. But for those who want to see the game running in all its glory, be prepared to spec up to around a 2.4 GHz machine, with 512MB RAM, Windows 2000/XP and a DirectX 9 capable graphics card. Half-Life 2 Specs Revealed Half-Life 2 Hardware Q&A It seems there's a lot of confusion about which hardware will be best for playing HL2. MrChimp tackles some of the more common questions in this HL2 Hardware Q&A. In the article, he explains the basics of constructing a smooth HL2 gaming rig by choosing the right components. Video cards, CPUs, RAM? Which part matters most? What's a system bottleneck?Read on Half-Life 2 will run on DX7 hardware and above, an example of DX7 hardware is a GeForce 2 or a GeForce 4 MX (really just a glorified GF2). It won't run very fast, though, and without any of the fancy effects. If you have hardware this old then you really do need to upgrade if you want to experience HL2's graphics anywhere near its potential. Likewise, if you have an integrated solution then you need to buy something new. Source:Warp2search

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 10:15PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

HIS x800XT IceQ II (LE) @ Guru3D

The HiS Excalibur x800 XT IceQ II VIVO 256 MB GDDR3 (Limited Edition) vid card has been reviewed by Guru3d: Another big plus is of course innovative IceQ-II cooling. By itself it did not do any wonders in terms of overclocking but that's as always a little board dependant, we did not receive an engineering sample. This was the real deal, a production line board. What we can say is that it cools down the graphics core very sufficiently and also very important, it's just downright silent. Read more Source:Guru3D

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 10:11PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Computex 2004: Cases and Cooling

Flying out to Taipei, the AnandTech team was expecting the BTX form factor to be the center of attention at Computex. Judging from the lack of BTX boards, we found this to be far from true. The only manufacturer who displayed a decent sized line of BTX boards was, not surprisingly, Intel. In turn, only a few manufacturers came to the show with their BTX style cases. read more

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 09:44AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

Another Look at the Acrylic Arena

A little over a year ago, we looked at 3 clear acrylic cases by ClearPC, C3, and BeanTech in our first clear PC case roundup. At the time, these so-called clear cases were just making an appearance and beginning to create a niche in the desktop case market. Manufacturers of these acrylics aim their products toward fanatics who have a taste for "modding" with customized parts from neon lighting to glow-in-the-dark data cables. read more

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 09:43AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

The Birth of an Abit NF7

Last year, we took the opportunity to travel with EliteGroup (ECS) and take an in-depth tour of their production facilities. On that tour, we had the chance to see PCB and motherboard assembly, as well as system building and testing. After receiving such warm response from that article, we jumped all over the opportunity to visit Abit's Chinese production facilities. read more

Posted July. 13, 2004 @ 09:40AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

Intel 925X: Exploring the Overclock Lock

Almost as soon as the 875/865 chipsets were introduced last year, we were dealing with news stories about PAT being implemented on the 865 chipset. This Intel "875-only" feature was quickly and cleverly being introduced on the mainstream 865 chipsets by the Taiwanese motherboard makers. This was not what Intel had intended, but it was a testament to the engineering capabilities of the major board manufacturers. read more

Posted July. 12, 2004 @ 10:36AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

DDR2 Roundup: Reaching for 667 & Beyond

Each time we had approached the launch date for Intel's new 925X/915 chipsets, we ran into delays. The rumors seemed to be consistent that there were still issues with DDR2 memory for the new platform, and almost everyone with whom we talked had described the difficulties with getting the new DDR2 memory working as it should. read more

Posted July. 12, 2004 @ 10:33AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

Price Guides July 2004: Video Cards etc

Welcome to the latest edition of the Price Guides. In a time when technology is supposed to be getting cheaper and more powerful simultaneously, the industry seems to think differently in some areas. While the new generation of video cards from ATI and NVIDIA are both shining examples of hardware making leaps and bounds ahead of its own history, memory prices remain in the background to remind us of the glory days when RAM was bought and sold like popcorn. With this guide, we will take a look at what bargains remain available and which products will give you the most performance for your dollar. As always, be sure to visit our Realtime Pricing Engine for the latest prices and deltas on everything you see here, and more

Posted July. 12, 2004 @ 10:30AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

LeadTek 6800 and eVGA 6800 Ultra Extreme

The past couple months have been very exciting, entertaining, and interesting as far as consumer level computer graphics cards go. Everyone was blown away when NVIDIA essentially doubled performance of their previous generation in their new top of the line 6800 Ultra. Shortly thereafter, we had the pleasure of discovering that this generation of graphics cards would see two GPU makers on equal footing for the first time since hardware acceleration was introduced. Each IHV has strong points and weak points, but the overall picture is surprisingly balanced readmore

Posted July. 12, 2004 @ 10:28AM GMT +10 by Perc | top

Reviews: Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939

AMDZone have thrown up their review of Gigabyte's K8NSNXP motherboard based on nvidia's nForce 3 250GB chipset! Here's a snip. Gigabyte has an entire line of impressive Athlon 64 motherboards supporting a variety of sockets, and CPUs. Today we are looking at their latest K8NSNXP-939 nForce 3 250GB based Athlon 64 Socket 939 motherboard. We will compare it to the Asus A8V Deluxe K8T800 Pro based motherboard. First up here are the specs for the new board. Click here AMDZone

Posted July. 11, 2004 @ 04:42PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Bios Updates

If your looking for the lastest Bios updates for ABIT , A ASUS , GIGABYTE , INTEL or SHUTTLE , then head this way to Station-Drivers! Here's some of the updates they have: # ABIT KV8-MAX3 Rev 1.0/1.1/1.2 bios 2.2; Support AMD Athlon64 Sempron # ABIT AA8 bios 1.2: Support P4 Extreme Edition CPU. # GIGABYTE GA-8I915P Duo bios F2: Fixed system sometimes hang up randomly # INTEL D865GVHZ bios P18: Added display of Celeron Badge with Prescott Celeron Source:Warp2search

Posted July. 11, 2004 @ 04:38PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

Doom3 on 6CDs

PlanetDoom has a pic of the Doom3 cd's and case. One pic says more than 1000 words: Doom3 box/cd shot Source:Warp2search

Posted July. 11, 2004 @ 04:34PM GMT +10 by S.T.x | top

$11M Internet Scam

The FBI is investigating an alleged Internet scam that has raised $11 million from 1,600 investors nationwide during the past 17 months. The scam involve nonexistent products and a bogus Internet business named in documents filed in U.S. District Court in Portland as part of an attempt by federal prosecutors to seize property bought with proceeds from the scam. The waterfront property in Gig Harbor, Wash., was purchased by Scott Louis Guenther and property in Shalimar, Fla., is linked to Frank Richard Hendricks, according to an affidavit written by FBI Special Agent Joseph Boyer. Read the entire story at eWeek

Posted July. 11, 2004 @ 09:52AM GMT +10 by erock | top

Doom 3 Preview

Doom 3 has been billed as one of the biggest games of 2004. With a massive fan-base and a huge 4 year development time, John Carmack and the wizards at id software hope to have created something that will rock the gaming world. Indeed, even if Doom3 itself is not the success it hopes to be, the parts which make up the game should live long in the PC gaming world. A preview is up at gameSlave and offers some food for thought as we await this highly anticipated title. Preview here Source: Warp2Search

Posted July. 11, 2004 @ 09:47AM GMT +10 by erock | top

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