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There is a speed war on the web. Browsers compete on many fronts; security, standards support, features and speed. Most people are aware of which major browser fails on three of these, but one of them is still open for grabs. Speed.

OSNews.com reports that in a browser speed comparison, Opera resulted the fastest browser on Windows. You can find all the benchmarks here

TweakGuides have thrown up their latest guide that looks at tweaking your ATI Catalyst Drivers!

New ATI Catalyst Version 5.2 graphics drivers have been released. These drivers contain performance improvements primarily for Radeon X850, X800 and X700 series graphics cards, as well as a new method for quickly accessing Control Center settings. I have updated my ATI Catalyst Tweak Guide to reflect these changes, although there is no major change.

When Nvidia first announced SLI I was impressed by claimed performance increases. Naturally I was also a bit dubious. Hearing alot of information around the internet I have been reading both negative and positive opinions about the SLI setup. Naturally I have wanted to test an SLI setup myself to better formulate my own opinion. After formulating that opinion I also wanted to share my results with others. So Welcome to my SLI Investigation Thread.

The ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 is a very powerful GPU, as we have seen in our recent review. It trashed even the NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5650! But is that the limit of its performance? We think not. Today, Adrian takes a look at how we can maximize the Mobility Radeon 9700's performance by overclocking! Let's see if we can turn the Mobility Radeon 9700 into a badder card than it already is!

Unlock the enigma that is DOS, and get a handle on the command prompt in Windows XP. PCstats covers the basics, and some commands you ought to know.

Have you ever wanted a Windows XP CD that would install Windows XP by automatically putting in your name, product key, timezone and regional settings? Followed by silently installing all your favourite applications along with DirectX 9, .Net Framework and then all the Pre-SP2 hotfixes, updated drivers, registry tweaks, and a readily patched UXTheme.dll without any user interaction whatsoever? Then this guide will show you how you can do just that!

Myth (Definition) - A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. There are numerous Myths floating around the Internet regarding Windows XP, especially relating to Optimizations and Security. Hopefully this site will debunk some of these.

PCstats guides you through the list of the most popular ways by which you will eventually kill your PC, despite your good intentions. This is a good primer for "what not to do" folks.

The reason I wrote this article is I see too many people running without a backup. It doesn't cover anything geeks don't already know, just the basics really. Topics covered are: Partitioning, XP's built-in backup methods, using Acronis Disk Director and Norton Ghost. It also points to other backup solutions.

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AnandTech is bringing back audio reviews with a look at offerings from Creative, Intel/Realtek, and Echo Audio.

It's Hammer time at Ars Technica, as our CPU guru Hannibal looks at the architecture of AMD's 64-bit CPUs.

Thanks to CDFreaks for the Heads Up!

If you spend any time at all in our forums, then maybe you have paid a visit to our NEC Recording Hardware Forum. This community is to say the least, a very active and knowledgeable bunch, with many dedicated and enthusiastic members. And do they ever love their NEC drives!

These sections go into how I maintain a clean install of Windows XP Pro SP2 and keep it running as fast and as problem-free as I know how!

Optimize Windows 2000 to improve both work and gaming performance safely. Windows 2000's default configuration is far from optimized. This guide will help you improve your overall system performance. I avoid using or recommending "all-in-one" Windows 2000 Tweak programs since many blindly adjust settings that have no affect on performance and can cause future problems.

Today the MSX Resource Center published the results of an MSX emulator comparison. Twelve MSX emulators have been put to the test. The relatively new emulator BlueMSX 2.1 ranks first, followed closely by the open source initiative openMSX 0.5.0. The performance of several MSX emulators proved emulating a 20 year old computer system is a lot harder than it seems. Many classic videogames that played a key role in the history of gaming were released on the MSX platform in the past. MSX emulation makes it possible to enjoy these games like like Final Fantasy 1, Metal Gear, Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake and Vampire Killer (Castlevania) on any modern PC. This Emulator Comparison is the second edition of the first emulator comparison ever.

Ever wondered how much impact does adding RAM make to your system? Then head this way to T-Break

We compare a system with 256MB, 512MB and 1GB RAM and find out why synthetic benchmarks dont always tell the truth.

Due to their proprietary nature, notebooks have so far eluded attempts at overclocking. Except for isolated cases, notebooks have so far been safe from the overclocking craze. Until today, that is. Today, Adrian's Rojakpot will show you how to overclock Intel Centrino motherboards! We will show you how to do it, as well as explore the risks and the rewards associated with such an attempt.

Ars Technica have thrown up their mini-guide to Mac OS X for new Mini owners! Here's a snip.

some of the new Mac mini owners are Windows or Linux users who have always wanted to fool around with Mac OS X, but have been turned off by the Apple?s price structure. A dual-CPU G5 tower will set you back at least two grand, while the least expensive iMac runs US$1,299. Even a good, gently-used Mac costs far more than comparable x86 gear. Now that Apple has a stripped-down Mac desktop available, the curious have finally begun taking the plunge.