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NVIDIA's SLI Pt. 4: CPU selection

NVIDIA's SLI Pt. 4: CPU selection [66]
CPUs | 19th May 2005

We look at how far SLI is limited by your CPU speed. We match up a pair of 6800GTs with bleeding-edge, mid-range and low-end processors to see how real-world gaming performance scales.

NVIDIA's SLI: Part 3 - 6800 & 6600 GT

NVIDIA's SLI: Part 3 - 6800 & 6600 GT [66]
Graphics | 18th May 2005

The third part of our extensive look at NVIDIA's SLI takes us to evaluating the more affordable GeForce 6800 Std and GeForce 6600 GT SLI solutions.

NVIDIA's SLI: Part 2 - 6800U & 6800GT

NVIDIA's SLI: Part 2 - 6800U & 6800GT [66]
Graphics | 17th May 2005

Yesterday, we had a look at four NForce 4 SLI motherboards for Socket 939. Today we continue with SLI, covering the basics of getting SLI to work, while also evaluating the real-world gaming experience delivered by the GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800 GT in SLI.

NVIDIA's SLI: Part 1 - Motherboards

NVIDIA's SLI: Part 1 - Motherboards [66]
Graphics | 16th May 2005

After a number of false starts, we finally begin our journey on NVIDIA's Scalable Link Interface. The motherboard is an important part of building a stable and powerful gaming machine. We take a look at four feature-rich NForce4 SLI based motherboards for socket 939.

How the Xbox 360 affects PC gamers

How the Xbox 360 affects PC gamers [82]
Columns | 13th May 2005

In today's column, I examine how the technology behind the newly-announced Xbox 360 - the processor, graphics unit and system architecture - could have an impact on the PCs that we enthusiasts see on our desktops over the next couple of years.

Sony PSP - a month later

Sony PSP - a month later [17]
Gaming | 12th May 2005

After grabbing an early Sony PSP and playing it non-stop for over a month, Wil Harris thinks that he's about got the measure of the portable gaming super-console.

ECS PF21 Extreme

ECS PF21 Extreme [26]
Hardware | 11th May 2005

Richard Swinburne evaluates a rather interesting motherboard from ECS: the PF21 Extreme. It's based on Intel's 925XE and ICH6R chipset, and advertises a 1.2GHz front side bus.

CeBIT 2005 Part 4

CeBIT 2005 Part 4 [8]
Bits | 10th May 2005

We take a final look at the 2005 CeBIT technology show, which includes submerged fans, iRobot cars, and plenty of self-referential digs.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Preview

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Preview [11]
CPUs | 9th May 2005

Today, AMD release third party benchmark scores of its Athlon 64 X2 architecture. With dual core up on us, does it really make a fat lot of difference? We answer this question inside...

Waking up to a new world

Waking up to a new world [22]
Columns | 6th May 2005

Readers woke up to a new world and a new bit-tech design this week. Wil Harris discusses the changes

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