9700 Pros slug it out

THE ATI 9700 PRO continues its reign as the fastest graphics card available at the moment. But are all 9700 Pros made equal? 3D Velocity gets its paws on two of the best and lets them shoot it out to find the winner.

According to AMD Zone, Corsair's problem is they are so far ahead of the industry. They've managed that by turning out DDR3500 CAS 2 memory but is it too much too soon? You be the judge!

Xabre Gamers reports a problem with the AGP 1.14 driver and Windows XP, here.

Stuck with no money and an old graphics card? Viper Lair is giving away an MSI GF4 MX440-T8x in its forums so there's your chance to get a little more up to date.

Despite accusing our very own Mike Magee of being too negative, Paul DeMone shows he knows what's cooking in the world of 64bit computing, even if he knows nothing about diplomacy or marketing. It's a deep and long read so you'll want to get yourself a cuppa before heading over to Real World Tech.

What do you do if you're a bit of an audiophile but still need a microphone for your online battles? PC Arena have the answer with some decent headphones that have a microphone attached.

If you're not certain whether the all new GeForce FX has all the technology it needs, this Beyond 3D Q&A session gives some interesting insights. Especially if you read between the lines.

For the power user who needs lots of gizmos to show off their PC, Hexus is on the case. It has a review of a CoolerMaster case that will turn heads and empty wallets.

Giving a little one-on-one feedback that should be of interest to all, Dan answers questions that have been sent in by readers over at Dan's Data. A good little read.

OCWorkbench claim to have an exclusive review of the ECS L7S7A2 SIS 746 mainboard. Find out if the latest SiS chipset for the Athlon XP can hold its own.

Checking out the Albatron Ti4200, TweakTown think it's a winner and, despite being low down on nVidia's range of chips, the Ti4200 is still a great buy. We'd have to agree that the Ti4200 is still the best value out there.

Finally, our very own Jack Russell has had his words put into lights. As well as burning millions of pixels to keep you happy here at your blockbusting Inquirer, it appears that VisionTek's latest advert has taken a shine to his musings. µ