GeForce Go 7900 GTX vs. GeForce Go 7900 GS: Mobile GPU Battle

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Looking at an NVIDIA gaming GPU but can't decide on the GeForce Go 7900 GTX or the GS? We pit two similarly configured Dell XPS M1710 laptops against each other to test everything from performance to power consumption to see which GPU you should get.

5.5G IPOD Announced

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Apple has announced the latest and greatest IPOD yesterday, an "improved" IPOD Video. Too bad many won't find it all that great.. Head over to Engadget for the full scoop.

Battlefield 2142 Beta CPU Shootout

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Which CPU runs Battlefield 2142 faster, AMD or Intel? Does a larger L2 cache really play a huge role in performance, or is it minor? We've rounded up the latest CPUs from AMD and Intel to answer these questions. See the results inside!

Abit AW9D-MAX Overclocking Review

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NordicHardware has posted one of the first reviews of the Abit AW9D-MAX motherboard. A board designed for overclockers and tested as such. The board displays some excellent performance and it truly a credit to Abit's good work.

Canon Pixma mini260 vs HP Photosmart A516

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Behardware.com has tested the two inkjet printers, compared their results to the previous generation of products, to other manufacturers Samsung, Epson, Sagem, Lexmark and even filmed some of the tests. Many things are improved starting with the price, speed, and cost per photo, however, some of the marketing arguments proved to be very bold, even too bold (HP's video of ink resistance to water is pretty funny!).

RD600 is Scheduled for October

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We learned that the contradictory RD600 based boards with three PCIe 16X slots are still in the works. The ATI's acquisition delayed things for a few weeks but the boards are not cancelled.

The Inquirer

LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray Disc Rewriter Review

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After numerous delays that prompted speculations about its chances of winning the format war against the rival HD DVD standard, Blu-ray drives are starting to appear in the market. We finally managed to get one from LG that is capable of a record 4x Blu-ray write speed. Read on for our impression of this new drive.

First Look: Abit AW9D-MAX

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We have a quick look at one of the first Abit AW9D-MAX mobos let out in the wild. It has all of the right ingredients to become the next IC7-MAX3 - it just needs some time to mature.

Bit-Tech

Silence is Golden: Silent GPU Roundup

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Today we have a massive roundup of 21 silent graphics cards from seven different card manufacturers. We'll put them all in order and see what kind of performance these noiseless cards have to offer.

AnandTech

Benchmarking on Trial - Part 2

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A graphics benchmark is only good if it can show the performance a graphics card in graphically limited situations. But a relevant graphics benchmark achieves that goal and still have more than enough relevance to gameplay - particularly at the parts of the game where frame rates are at their lowest.

SLI vs. Crossfire: Hi-Res Slapdown

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If you want the absolute best PC gaming experience possible and have the money to pay for it, which dual graphics technology setup do you go with: Nvidia's SLI or ATI's Crossfire?