AMD-ATI today announced the availability of it’s next generation of video graphics cards: the Radeon HD 2000 series. Encompassing a complete line of graphics cards from mobile to mainstream to enthusiast, ATI brings it’s new main guns online. PlanetX64 was fortunate enough to have participated in the press events leading up to this launch...
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Asus X1950Pro Video Card Evaluation
Many people recognize the Asus name and associate it with motherboards. Over the last few years Asus has made the move into the video card market and has been gaining momentum with each new generation of cards. This time around we are taking a look at the ATI based EAX1950PRO CF model.
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Gigabyte GeForce 7600GS SLI Evaluation
Gigabyte is no newcomer to the graphics market, we have reviewed several of their video cards in the past and have been impressed several times over. This time around we are looking at their passively cooled nVidia 7600GS card named the GV-NX76G256D-RH. With more and more users looking to build higher end HTPC systems...
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Foxconn 8800GTS 320MB – FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC Evaluation
Introduction: Just a few months ago, Nvidia?s next generation DirectX 10 GPUs were released with the GTX and GTS monikers. Unfortunately, along with next generation hardware, came next generation prices. So in a bid to reduce costs and to offer a slightly more attractively priced DirectX 10 card, Nvidia have taken the 8800GTS and...
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Foxconn 7950GT 512MB – FV-N79GM3D2-HPOC – Evaluation
Product: Foxconn 7950GT 512MB FV-N79GM3D2-HPOC Author: Paul Mercer Date: December 2006 Product cost: MSRP $279 Manufacturer: Foxconn/Nvidia Spelling and Grammatical Editor: PlanetX64 Staff Introduction This may be the first time we?ve seen a piece of Foxconn kit in for review, but they?re certainly no newcomer. Established over 30 years ago, Foxconn is actually the...
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ATi Radeon X1950PRO 256MB CrossFire Evaluation
Product: ATi X1950PRO 256MB Crossfire Author: Paul Mercer Category: Value/Performance Date: November 2006 Product cost: MSRP US $199.99 Manufacturer: ATi Spelling and Grammatical Editor: Sean Kalinich & Jason Hambly With all the talk and rumours lately about DirectX10 graphics cards, it was a little surprising that ATi recently launched yet another DirectX9 card...
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ATI Radeon X1650 XT 256MB CrossFire Evaluation
Reviewer: Jason Hambly Date: October 30, 2006 Manufacturer: ATI Model: Radeon X1650 XT 256MB Supplied By: ATI Category: Midrange Price: ~$149 (~?117) Grammatical and Spelling Editor: Sean Kalinich As Vista?s launch gets nearer and the talk about DX10 video cards coming to market, manufacturers have started releasing cards numbered as though they are only...
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Leadtek PX7900GTX TDH Extreme 512MB Evaluation
Product: Leadtek PX7900GTX 512 Extreme Author: Sean Kalinich Category: Enthusiast/ Gamer Reviewed on: March 30 2006 Product cost: $550.00 (MSRP) Manufacturer: Leadtek Spelling and Grammatical Editors: Jason Hambly and Sean May Introduction: The enthusiast community is nothing if not dynamic, with GPUs hitting the market every time you blink, it seems. The latest...
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nVidia 6150 Onboard Video Mini Review
Reviewer:Jason Hambly Date: April 21, 2006 Manufacturer:nVidia Category: Mainstream Product: nVidia 6150 Onboard Video Grammatical and Spelling Editor: Ian King We are always reading about the hardcore video cards that set us back $500. You know, those purchases that you don?t tell the wife about because you don?t want her to feel that she...
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