A while ago we linked to a review that stated the zalman VF-900 rocked and the Accelero x2 failed bad. Well i decided to test that and bought an accelero x2 at w1zzards suggestion.

3DChipset

I had been in the market for a new graphics card for several months when the PNY Nvidia Geforce 6800 GS AGP popped up for about $200 (CAD) on Tigerdirect, so I threw caution to the wind and grabbed it while it was cheap.

How much video card do you need? Which ones deliver the most bang for the buck? We've tested an amazing collection of 17 of the latest graphics cards that cost between $80 to $600.

OCIA.net has teamed up with CoolerMaster in a year-long, month-to-month giveaway promotion.

CoolerMaster has been sponsoring reviews and giveaways here at OCIA.net for several years now and we are pleased to be working with them again on what is easily the biggest giveaway news in site history. Each month this year, Coolermaster will be sponsoring a different giveaway here in the OCIA.net forums just for you guys! CoolerMaster is committed to giving back to the community as shown here by their efforts and generosity.

Looks like a redesigned HSF is coming too. I wonder what ATI will come up with, as since the X850, all its high end cards have a similar heatsink.

techPowerUp

We have received some rather interesting info on AMD's new range of Socket AM2 processors. According to internal AMD documents, system builders will be able to purchase the new AM2 processor starting on May 15th. Dual core and single core Athlon 64 processors will be available as well as 64-bit Sempron processors.

DailyTech

China's HKEPC has the scoop on AMD's end of life timetable for Socket 940 and 939 Opterons. The chips will be progressively terminated after the introduction of the new 1,207-pin Socket F, which will be land grid array-based and enable support for DDR2 RAM. On the Socket 940 front, the Opteron 244 and 844 will be the first to go, with last orders taking place in the first quarter of this year.

The TechReport

A brief look on XG Duro 900, a 900-watt power supply with four independent 12 V rails, targeted to the most power-hungry user.

Hardware Secrets

ATI have previously mentioned that their next generation, DirectX10 architecture would leverage much of the technology designed for "Xenos", ATI?s graphics processor developed for the XBOX 360, and we surmised that would equate to the R6xx generation featuring a unified shader architecture at the hardware level.

Looking to upgrade your display? We have five of the best widescreen monitors on test. Check out how they perform in our image analysis and real-world gameplay tests. Not only that, but win goodies from little-gamers.com too!

Bit-Tech

Follow a visual history of PC Mag's relationship with Apple computers and products, from their first Apple cover story in 1983 on "Surviving an Apple to PC Switchover" to the present: a review on the Apple iMac (Intel Core Duo). Download past PC Mag articles and reminisce 30 years of Apple in the making.

AMD will launch Opteron 256 and Opteron 856 on April 4th with clock speed reaching 3GHz. It will be Socket 940 based, support 1MB L2 cache, 1GHz HT, Dual Channel Registered DDR400, 95W TDP. AMD will continue supporting Socket 940 Opteron by releasing Dual-core Opteron 285 and 885 at 2.6GHz in June and Opteron 290/890 at 2.8GHz in 2007 co-existing with Socket F Opterons.

VR-Zone

Probably one of the last of its type, BehardWare.com has released its ultimate CRT survey. Have LCDs really improved display quality, or is it just because users follow the trend, that they prefer their design and that less and less tubes components are found on the market?

Albatron Technology has launched the 7900GT graphics card in a shorter and slimmer form factor, but retaining strong game playing capabilities. The new card is designed to give gamers the power to use the most intensive 3D graphics software available today in small-form-factor (SFF) systems, according to the company.

DigiTimes

Wondering which Radeon X1900 XTX card is right for you? In today's article, we've rounded up five of the hottest X1900 XTX graphics cards on the market. See what features separate the boards from each other, as well as check out our X1900 XTX overclocking results. How does 700MHz+ on the graphics core sound to you?

FiringSquad

This card's magic is that it actually has G71, Geforce 7800 GT PCIe core bridged down to AGP. It has G70 core with full 20 pipelines that worked at 425 MHz and famous BR2 chip managed to bridge the card down to AGP.

Last week at the GDC, the buzz was all around us. At hardware and software booths alike. I was able to see the Ageia PhysX card in action as well as sample ATI and NVIDIA?s approach to physics and gaming.

Techgage

We've posted a new review on 3DXtreme.net - DangerDen Maze 4, AquaXtreme MP-1 and Swiftech MCW60 Performance Comparison. We've taken the top 3 GPU water blocks and let them square off.

Will multiple processors or a dual core processor be beneficial to you, and what are the differences between them?  These are the questions this article will attempt to lay to rest.

Puget Systems

A 17-inch LCD monitor is big enough for most people's everyday computing needs. But for others, 17 inches simply will not do--nor will 19, 20, or 24 inches. Until recently, if you wanted a large screen to use with your computer, you'd have to buy a television that doubled as a monitor. That's fine for casual use, but a low-resolution TV is far from ideal for reading text, let alone graphic design tasks or professional photo editing.