Archive for March, 2006

Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 @ Bit-Tech

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

Bit-Tech has reviewed Intel’s high-end processor Pentium EE 965, coming to this conclusion:
All in all, the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 brings a respectable end to the NetBurst architecture, but it’s still questionable whether many users have a use for a CPU capable of simultaneously handling four logical threads, especially gamers. The Quake 4 test proves [...]

NVIDIA 7600GT vs. ATI X1800GTO @ TrustedReviews

Friday, March 24th, 2006

TrustedReviews has released an article comparing the two main-stream graphics cards NVIDIA 7600GT & ATI X1800GTO. This review features different game benchmark results showing that the two cards overall perform at the same speed. We’ll have to wait how high the price of the upcoming X1800GTO will be, however, it seems today the ATI card [...]

NVIDIA ForceWare 84.21 WHQL Drivers

Saturday, March 18th, 2006

The new WHQL certified ForceWare driver version 84.21 is now available for NVIDIA card owners. Release highlights are:

WHQL Certified

Adds support for GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7900 GT, and GeForce 7600 GT

New NVIDIA PureVideo features and enhancements. Please visit the NVIDIA PureVideo website for more information on PureVideo technology and system requirements.

Support for high definition H.264 [...]

ASUS EN7900GTX - Hardwarezone

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Hardwarezone has reviewed the ASUS EN7900GTX video card, giving it a final score of 3.5 out of 5. It seems there is no clear winner for the top performing card as the ATI x1900 XTX is as fast as NVIDIA’s 7900 GTX. Therefore, the price and availability of these cards will help enthusiasts deciding which [...]

XFX 7600GT XXX Edition - LegitReviews

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

LegitReviews has looked at the XFX 7600GT XXX Edition video card, featuring NVidias’s new mid-range graphics chip Geforce 7600 GT. LegitReviews comes to the following conclusion:
If you are looking to spend around $200 on a mid-range PCI Express graphics card that can play all of today’s game NVIDIA’s GeForce 7600 GT is definitely the way [...]