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• XFX 5700 Ultra Dual DVI @ Viper Lair

  Published: Thursday, April 15, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Keep in mind this is the DDR2 version but does have dual DVI outs for those of us with digital displays.
  "While the XFX 5700 Ultra isn't the fastest card in the block, it is still a good card worthy of a recommendation for the performance and Dual DVI capability if nothing else. If you want a good, stable, fast video card that won't break the bank I would put the 5700 Ultra on your list of possible video cards to purchase."

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• asetek Antarctica Waterblock Review Posted

  Published: Thursday, April 15, 2004 | By: Dennis

  asetek has introduced a new high performance waterblock called the Antarctica. The block is using a microchannel design and 3 push in type hose barbs for better cooling and performance.

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• BIOS Mod a 9800 Pro to 9800 XT @ RojakPot

  Published: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Here is a cool mod that reminds me of what you can do with high end nVidia cards new and old.
  "Unlike the early versions of the Radeon 9800 Pro, the latest 256MB cards are 99% identical to a real Radeon 9800XT! Yup! It has the same PCB, R360 core and even the same Hynix 2.5ns DDR II memory!"

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• WaterCooler Intergration @ CustomGinun

  Published: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 | By: Dennis

  For those just getting into watercooling it is sometimes difficult to get everything installed. One of the more difficult tasks is finding a location for the pump and radiator.
  
  The CustomGinun guys have a little step-by-step article with some great photos. If you are looking for installation ideas be sure to check it out.
  
  The review is in French but it translates well using babelfish translator at Altavista

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• NL: Review Block - NV40 Day

  Published: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 | By: Dennis

  I'll see about adding reviews to this list as they come in.
  
  - GeForce 6800 Ultra GPU review @ Hexus
  - GeForce 6800 Ultra GPU Review @ The Tech Report
  - GeForce 6800 Ultra Preview @ Guru3D
  - GeForce 6800 Ultra Preview @ [H]ard|OCP
  
  If anyone wants to send any NV40 samples to us the URL is below.

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• nVidia GeForce 6800 Press Release

  Published: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 | By: Dennis

  NVIDIA Launches GeForce 6 Series—Biggest Performance and Feature Leap in Company History
  "“This is the biggest generation-to-generation performance leap that we have ever seen with a new GPU,” said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. “In addition to the raw performance increase, we had two fundamental strategies with the 6800 models. First was to take programmability to the next level with the industry’s only GPU with Shader Model 3.0. Second was to extend the reach of GPUs to the consumer electronics market with a powerful and fully programmable video processor capable of multiple video formats and ‘prosumer’ level image processing.”"
  I think they succeeded.

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• nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra Preview @ TrustedReviews

  Published: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 | By: Dennis

  "With a mind-boggling 222 million transistors onboard, (that’s just short of 80% more than Intel’s latest Prescott CPU by the way), nVidia claims that the GeForce 6800 Ultra will deliver up to eight times the pixel shading performance of its previous generation hardware."
  Whooo, processing galore!

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• GeForce 6800 Ultra Review @ NordicHardware

  Published: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Well its NDA gone day in the nVidia Camp so expect to see a bunch of NV40 Reviews. Here is one from Nordic Hardware
  "GeForce 6800 Ultra is, as expected, the fastest graphics card we have ever reviewed here at NordicHardware. The increase in performance over the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is everything from a few percent up to over 100 %. The differences will become even more remarkable when we get more DirectX9 tests."
  Just about everyone is saying the same thing.

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• GeForce 6800/6800 Ultra: photos and specs

  Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 | By: Dennis

  The NV40 comes out in a couple of days, and based on the specs I can't wait to get my hands on one.
  "A number of Chinese and Korean resources informed on specs and published photos of NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra GPU:"
  Just 3 photos but they tell the story of a single slot nVidia solution with a massive heatpipe enabled heatsink.

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• NL: Review Block - Misc Crap

  Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 | By: Dennis

  Not the greatest stuff around but what can you do.
  
  - Swiftech H20-8500 Series Water Cooling Kit @ Extreme Overclocking
  - Nitro PC4000 Matched Pair @ The Crucible
  - Abit AN7 Review @ LAN Addict
  
  In case you get lost click the link below.

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