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- Half-Life 2 Review
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Buyer's Guides

- November Value Gaming PC Buyer's Guide
- September Extreme Gaming PC Buyer's Guide
- July High-end Gaming PC Buyer's Guide

HARDWARE

  • CPUs

    - Intel Core i7-965 XE & Core i7-920 Review

  • Motherboards

    - Intel DX48BT2 (X48) Motherboard Review
    - AMD 790GX Chipset Review
    - Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard Review
    - AMD 780G Chipset Review

  • Video Cards






  • Video Cards Tested
    ELSA GLADIAC MX 32MB SDR
    NVIDIA reference GeForce MX 32MB SDR
    ATI RADEON 32MB SDR
    3dfx Voodoo4 4500 32MB

    Video Card Drivers
    ATI: 4.0.3056 (win98se) / 4.0.3035 (win2k)
    3dfx 1.03.00 (V4 and WinME support)
    NVIDIA reference 6.31

    Intel Value Test System
    Processor: Intel Celeron 700MHz
    Heatsink: CoolerMaster DP5-6H51
    Memory: 128 MB Micron PC133 CAS2 SDRAM
    Motherboard: ASUS CUSL2 815
    Hard-Drive: 30 gigabyte Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM ATA2 (ATA66)
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba CD-M1402
    Power Supply: Sparkle 300 watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 2000 Professional

    AMD Value Test System
    Processor: AMD Duron 700MHz
    Heatsink: CoolerMaster DP5-6H51
    Memory: 128 MB Micron PC133 CAS2 SDRAM
    Motherboard: Gigabyte 7ZX
    Hard-Drive: 30 gigabyte Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM ATA2 (ATA66)
    Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live
    CD/DVD: Toshiba CD-M1402
    Power Supply: Sparkle 300 watt
    Operating System: Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 2000 Professional

    Software/Test settings
    Windows 98 Second Edition, Direct-X 7.0A, V-Sync was disabled
    Windows 2000 Professional, V-Sync was disabled





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