HD-DVD Playback - On the Xbox 360 & on NVIDIA GPUs
As a follow up to our recent articles on HD media playback, we will now take a look at a couple HD-DVD movies using the Xbox 360 player.
Fix for EVGA 680i SATA issue
NVIDIA would like to thank all of EVGA's customers who have purchased the NVIDIA-designed nForce 680i-based motherboards and who have patiently been waiting for a fix to the SATA issue.
GeForce 8800 Tech Demos
So you've recently purchased a shiny new GeForce 8800. What better way to show off the capabilities of your new hardware to your friends than with these amazing Tech Demos:
Intel?s Upcoming Price Splash: 40% Price Cut to Core 2
In the past, AMD once won the performance battle with Intel by its innovative and excellent processor micro-architecture, and then Intel got back the leadership by the introduction of its new Core architecture. From this history, instead of clock speed and FSB, we know micro-architecture really does matter to the performance race.
PC Buyer's Guide Christmas 2006 @ Guru of 3D
Kick of the new year with a new computer, ready to go for the anticipated release of Vista! Guru3D brings you the PC Buyers Guide Christmas 2006 edition . We'll present to you recommendations, they can be controversial and subjective for you to read. Be sure to read other buyer guides from other media as well to get a complete overview on what's best suited for your specific situation.
R600 has 512-bit external memory bus, Orton promises it takes no prisoners
Speaking at yesterday's AMD Financial Analysts Day, Executive Vice President of Visual and Media Businesses, Dave Orton, appeared to throw down the performance gauntlet in favor of AMD's upcoming R600 GPU.
MSI GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB PCI-E: Performance Analysis In 2560x1600
It will be an unusual article this time. The fact is our testlab got hold of several video cards based on RADEON chips of various series, plus a new card based on GeForce 8800 GTX. But they all came from the same manufacturer.
Advanced Micro Devices 2006 Analyst Day
Watch the webcast of AMD Financial Analyst Day Presentation held yesterday
NVIDIA nForce 680i Chipset Problems
Out of the gate, the nForce 680i chipset from NVIDIA seemed to be the best Core 2 Duo overclocker going, that is of course when your system is not plagued with BSODs and data errors. You need to read this if you are considering a 680i motherboard.
Antec NSK2400 Media PC Case Review
Now that a lot of PC enthusiasts are adopting the Micro ATX design for a HTPC, companies are developing interesting cases that provide just enough space to comfortably squeeze all components with a sleek design to match the case with the rest of the home entertainment setup. Take the NSK2400, for instance.
Mouse Roundup: 17 Tested
With the launch of the world's first independent benchmarking system for mice, buying a desktop rodent will no longer involve guesswork and luck. Sujoy Roy has been analysing hardcore data and investigating the real world at a fundamental level since entering Cambridge University in 1994. His other passion in life is gaming, so the creation of the MouseScore benchmark makes perfect sense!
Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 Rev 2.0
Gigabyte will be releasing a new version of the DQ6. It is labelled rev 2.0. Let us show you the differences between the DQ6 and DQ6 rev 2.0.
OCWorkbench
OCWorkbench
Mod of the Year 2006
As the year closes out, we pick the 12 best case mods of this year and, in association with AC Ryan, we're asking for your help to decide on the winner. Prizes abound in this recognition of bit-tech's awesome modding community!
Bit-Tech
Bit-Tech
NVIDIA G80: Image Quality Analysis
With every new hardware generation comes an expectation of better image quality and more performance, and with G80 NVIDIA deliver that in pretty big spades. Outwardly the hardware is capable of all the big feature checkboxes, such as "HDR+AA" and very high quality filtering. Digging deeper you find true 8x multisample AA, coverage sample AA, filtering of data in non-linear colour spaces and more.
HD Video Playback: H.264 Blu-ray on the PC
We now have Blu-ray titles that make use of H.264 encoding in order to put our hardware to the test.
NGOHQ December Contest
This month we are giving away a single Gainward Bliss 7600GT (PCI Express) Graphics Card to one of our readers. All you need to do is to make a small NGOHQ slogan and post it in the thread. The competition ends on the 11th of January, and the person with the best slogan will win this cute card.
Mid-Range VGA Mayhem - ATI and NVIDIA compared
Following a mid/high end roundup Madshrimps explores the performance of mid-range products from HIS, Powercolor and Sparkle. Which VGA card can provide you with the most bang for the buck? Do you fancy silence and power at an acceptable price, keep on reading.
Test Your Skills @ HardwareSecrets
In this area you will find free on-line quizes prepared by our team with questions about hardware and networking for you to evaluate your knowledge and to learn more about a given subject.
Thermaltake Eureka Home Server Case Review
Thermaltake is a longtime maker of PC cases, and over the years, the company has expanded into other categories as well. Now that PC cases are starting to mature, in that they don?t look overly designed and quite sleek actually, it was really a pleasure to work with Eureka.
Stripping The GeForce 8800 Heatspreader
We've all seen the G80 cores dressed over with their decent Heat-Spreaders. Now see them naked and sexy!
