http://www.guru3d.com Our latest articles Copyright 1997-2008 Sat, 17 May 2008 16:35:12 +1000 NVIDIA replaced the GeForce 8800 GS with the GeForce 9600 GSO. The 9600 GSO is still based on the same G92 core with 96 stream processors that the 8800 GS has but NVIDIA gave card makers a bit more freedom in their designs in terms of own PCB design to and determine their own clocks. This 'old' card will still have 384 MB of GDDR3 memory over a weird 192-bit memory interface. Cards like these will sell for less than 99 Euro and considering the performance you get returned for that you'll love it. http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-9600-gso-386-mb-review-point-of-view/ Videocards http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-9600-gso-386-mb-review-point-of-view/ Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Quad core CPU vs gaming. For this article we figured it's be a good idea to have a look at the performance of your average Core 2 Duo dual-core processor and then take a handful of Intel and AMD quad-core processors throw them at a high-end specced graphics card but and see what processor and platform really will bring the most value and is the fastest. http://www.guru3d.com/article/cpu-scaling-in-games-with-quad-core-processors/ Processors http://www.guru3d.com/article/cpu-scaling-in-games-with-quad-core-processors/ Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Today we review the Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3850 512Mb Ruby edition a lovely product. It's a Radeon HD 3850 colored with a red PCB a custom cooler slapped on top of itand they pre-overclocked it to get closer the Radeon HD 3870 performance level. http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-3850-review-diamond-viper-ruby-edition-512-mb/ Videocards http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-3850-review-diamond-viper-ruby-edition-512-mb/ Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 The ECS GF8200A black edition mainboard is a 70 USD/EUR mainboard comes with Hybrid graphics integrated GeForce 8200 VGA output HDMI output HD audio integrated Gigabit Ethernet PCI-Express 2.0 Serial ATA RAID 0110 DDR2 memory up-to 1066 MHz and all that for a price hovering at roughly 70 bucks That's just electrifying. Say you want to build a HTPC capable of decoding 1080P Blu-Ray. Well purchase this mainboard slap some memory on it and get a budget processor. Because the integrated graphics core will handle the HDMI and even media VC-1/h.264 decoding for you Blu-ray / HD-DVD. See this is just a very cheap alternative. http://www.guru3d.com/article/ecs-gf8200a-black-edition-mainboard-review/ Mainboards http://www.guru3d.com/article/ecs-gf8200a-black-edition-mainboard-review/ Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 A new review at Guru3D. One PSU that certainly will catch your attention is the one we'll be testing for Hiper High Performance group today. it's their 680Watt Type RII 680 Watt PSU. A product that costs roughly 120-130 bucks. This PSU immediately will catch your attention die to it's original packaging the extremely 'out there' paint job and then .. when you look at the front side of the PSU you'll spot 8 USB connectors. And all that is it next to being an actual PSU. http://www.guru3d.com/article/hiper-typer-mkii-680w-power-supply/ PSU - Power Supply Units http://www.guru3d.com/article/hiper-typer-mkii-680w-power-supply/ Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 eVGA decided to make a new cheaper mainboard opposed to 780/790 designed it l33t sexy yet offer two or maybe three features less than these sub 300 USD counterparts. And they named their new baby the eVGA nForce 750 FTW. Where FTW literally means For The Win. Now if you send a product with FTW in the actual name then as a company you need to have some pretty big balls as any reviewer will see if that product lives up-to the reputation. You know what you need balls as big as an NVIDIA colored bull. http://www.guru3d.com/article/evga-nforce-750i-sli-ftw-for-the-win-review/ Mainboards http://www.guru3d.com/article/evga-nforce-750i-sli-ftw-for-the-win-review/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 A review on that XXX rated version of the GeForce 9600 GT. Hey only XFX can implement such a name for you. XFX have a way of communication and getting attention. They quite honestly deliver really impressive products. Today's tested product is no different. http://www.guru3d.com/article/xfx-geforce-9600-gt-xxx-512mb-review/ Videocards http://www.guru3d.com/article/xfx-geforce-9600-gt-xxx-512mb-review/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 A small review of 3DMark Vantage. 3DMark Vantage is a gamers benchmark for the DX10 platform. Its primary purpose is to help gamers evaluate their system performance for gaming use and through online services relate the tested system to other available hardware. This should provide true value to gamers by enabling them to make better purchasing decisions and to compete against each other in system performance. http://www.guru3d.com/article/3dmark-vantage/ Articles & Guides http://www.guru3d.com/article/3dmark-vantage/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Exactly two years ago we reviewed the analog VGA Matrox Triplehead to go. And although a little rough around the edges when it came to graphics card support times have changed for the better. In fact last year they released a digital DVI interface version of the product and we figured it was about time to check out how this small box of magic has developed and we where pleasantly surprised I might add. http://www.guru3d.com/article/matrox-triplehead-2-go-digital-edition-dvi-review/ Videocards http://www.guru3d.com/article/matrox-triplehead-2-go-digital-edition-dvi-review/ Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000 With the incremental increase in multi-core computing AMD last year surprised pretty much anybody in the world when information leaked regarding a roadmap showing CPUs with not 12 or 4 cores on them .. no three cores. That's right a triple core processor based on the Phenom architecture. Let's have a look at it. http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-phenom-x3-8750-review/ Processors http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-phenom-x3-8750-review/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000