The reference Geforce 7800GTX core is clocked at 430 MHz and the memory is clocked 1200 MHz. The Gainward 7800GTX Golden Sample core is clocked at 480 MHz for the core and the memory is clocked at 1300 MHz. Yep you read it right; this is the fastest air-cooled Geforce 7800GTX card clocked at 480/1300. Memory bandwidth reaches 41.6GB/second. And the best part is that you are under warranty from Gainward at that speed.

I've published my review of NVIDIA's GeForce 7800GTX PCI-Express graphics card. That's right; an nVidia review on Rage3D. When you wake up from the shock of that, click here to read it.

While the battle between nVidia's 6-series and ATI's X-series was often bloody, brutal, and sometimes downright ugly, it reached a clear conclusion when nVidia launched the 7800GTX onto the battlefield. No more is it 6800 vs. X800, it's now 7800 vs. X800 and as you'll see in this review, that's a battle ATI has no chance to win.

Today we have on the test bench a pair of products from Blacknoise designed to enhance and protect the hard drive in your system, the Noiseblocker DriveGuard and X-Swing. Our senior European reviewer Grace evaluates these 2 interesting products for their effectiveness and usefulness in the typical computer system.

Today we test Revision 2 of the Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 5 which is designed for the PCI-Express Radeon X800 and X850. The cooler can be used on ATI X800 (R430) (XL), ATI X850 (R480) PRO, XT, XT PE.

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OCIA.net takes a look at the GeIL Ultra Platinum PC-4400 DDR in their latest review.

Enter the Athlon 64. With the high bus speeds possible on the A64 systems, GeIL has once again become a viable alternative for all computer enthusiasts, not just Intel. Today we will be taking a look at the Geil Ultra Platinum PC4400 2x256 Dual Channel Kit. These modules come as a matched pair and offer speeds up to 275 Mhz (DDR550) at CAS3-4-4-8-2T timings. Can it hold its own against the more traditional low-latency modules typically used in AMD systems? Let's find out.

Asus has decided to do something about that requirement in rather inventive fashion. The CT-479 is an adapter card that plugs into the processor socket of certain Asus Socket 478 motherboards and converts them to a Socket 479 configuration capable of accepting a Pentium M. This adapter neatly solves both the price and performance issues, the latter by supplying a dual-channel memory configuration unavailable in the Intel 855GME laptop chipset.

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We check out what one of the LG's latest notebooks has to offer. Intel M 730, 512 MB DDR2 and SATA hard drive should make it a worthy machine that could even replace your desktop setup in some cases.

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MSI recently launched their Digi VOX USB 2.0 adapter which allows you to watch and listen to digital TV and radio broadcasting on your PC or notebook. Read on as TweakTown take a close look at the Digi VOX and just what it can add to your HTPC with its many fancy features which won?t make a big dent on your bank account.

We take a look at MSI's new HTPC with Instant-On functionality that lets you watch TV or DVDs as well as listen to the FM or MP3/Audio CDs without booting into Windows.

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OCIA.net takes a look at the Chaintech VNF4 Zenith VE Motherboard in their latest review.

Today we will be taking a closer look at one of these "mainstream" nForce4 motherboards, the Chaintech VNF4 Zenith VE. Certainly Chaintech has made a name for themselves since their inception in 1986 as one of the world's top motherboard and graphics card manufacturers, however with MSI and DFI taking the spotlight among the nForce4 overclocking crowd, boards such as the Chaintech VNF4 often get overlooked. Can the lower-priced VNF4 offer the same features that have made nForce4 so popular while still satisfying the high-speed appetite of overclockers?

As we discussed in our Connect3d X700 Pro 256MB review previously, ATI?s X700 Pro is wrongfully placed in the market in terms of price and performance. ATI is apparently trying to compete against NVIDIA?s 6600GT with the card?s competitive price, but X700 Pro falls short when it comes to performance between the two rivals. The X700 Pro?s performance is closer to that of the regular 6600 instead of its successor.

Looking for a completely silent gaming system? Need a video card? How much memory do you need on a high-end video card these days? We have a look at GECUBE's Radeon X800 XL 512MB SilentCool Edition and investigate whether 'more is better'. Find out inside...

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The AN8-SLI Premium board is based on the popular nVidia nForce 4-SLI chipset. I think most people know that Asus is among the world biggest supplier of motherboards, shipping 40 million in 2004. That?s a very impressive figure. Asus builds their motherboards with top quality parts and they tend to be very overclocker friendly. As you all know, the PC industry is a fast changing industry and Asus is a company that are usually among the first to introduce the new technology to the consumers.

3DVelocity looks at one of ATi's current high-end cards, excluding the "Phantom Edition" that is, the X850XT. This one comes from memory aficionados Crucial.

Today we have on the evaluation bench the most recognized name in high performance CPU air cooling, Thermalright. On deck and in the hands of our very capable Senior European reviewer Grace, she has the pleasure of testing 2 staples of their line-up, the Thermalright XP-90 and XP-90C.

When you open the Qosmio G20 there is no way to escape the big impression its large 17? widescreen LCD will make on you. The picture is really clear and crisp, and the size of the screen (1440x900 WXGA+ and up to 2,048 x 1536 on external monitors) gives lots of space to work on. The graphics controller is a NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 Graphics with 128MB DDR video memory.The built-in TV Tuner can receive channels from an internal antenna, CATV or an external antennal, with an autoscan function from 41MHz to 860Mhz.

Want a new monitor for gaming? Think that LCDs can't handle your hardcore abilities? Check out this new 19" flat panel from Viewsonic, which sports a 4ms response time.

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During Computex 2005 in Taiwan we noticed a very funky looking computer case from Gigabyte. The Taiwanese company has since released their futuristic-looking and all aluminum body "3D Aurora" enthusiast computer case into the market and we've taken a closer look at the product. If you're on the market for a new and quality computer case with a lot of classy features, read on and learn more about the Gigabyte 3D Aurora.

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Don't worry, nobody has lost their job. We're talking RAID here. More specifically, a 100% hardware accelerated RAID solution from XFX. Powered by Netcell's Revolution processor, this RAID card doesn't require any drivers if you're running Windows and is a breeze to setup. Data protection has never been so easy and never been so fast. HEXUS.net has a review

Today 3DXtreme is featuring two of the latest Memory offerings from our friends at OCZTechnology. These two new products target two different user types and two different price points. For the gamer looking to squeeze every last frame out of their game OCZ has created the OCZ EL PC-3500 Gold GX Dual Channel Memory kit. The PC-4800 product is targeted towards the true enthusiast looking to run their Memory 1:1 with high HT overclocking primarily on the AMD64 platform. PC-4800 is rated to run DDR600 (300HT) with the memory timings of 2.5-4-4-10.