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- SharkyExtreme.com: Interview with Microsoft's Dan Odell
- SharkyExtreme.com: Interview with ATI's Terry Makedon
- SharkyExtreme.com: Interview with Seagate's Joni Clark
- Half-Life 2 Review
- DOOM 3 Review

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
    Hercules 3D Prophet II GTS Pro 64MB DDR (NVIDIA 6.31 Reference Drivers)
    Hercules 3D Prophet II Ultra 64MB DDR (NVIDIA 6.31 Reference Drivers)
    Hercules 3D Prophet II GTS 64MB DDR (NVIDIA 6.18 Reference Drivers)
    Elsa GLADIAC GeForce2 GTS 32MB DDR (NVIDIA 6.18 Reference Drivers) ATI RADEON 64MB DDR (ATI 3056 RADEON & 3043 Special Purpose Drivers)

    Intel Performance Test System
    Processor: Intel Pentium III@1GHz
    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 Performance Test System
    Processor: AMD Athlon "Thunderbird"@1GHz
    Heatsink: CoolerMaster DP5-6H51
    Memory: 128 MB Micron PC133 CAS2 SDRAM
    Motherboard: ASUS A7V
    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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