The Geforce 8800 has landed, take me to your leader

NVIDIA'S G80, the next evolution in graphics, has arrived and everyone is really excited about it, with reviews, previews and overviews sprouting like pimples the week after Easter. TweakTown has reviewed the MSI GeForce 8800GTS, Elite Bastards has previewed the Foxconn GeForce 8800 GTX, AMDZone has had a look at the Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTS TDH and we have our own First INQpression's here and here.

In case you're feeling overwhelmed by all this talk of DX10, stream processors and unified pipelines IT-review have put up an excellent Tech Preview of the Nvidia 8800 series, explaining exactly what's so different about this new design.

If you want to add some street cred to your gadgetry then you'll want to be getting your hands on a FlexiGlow Cyber Snipa Dog Tag reviewed by Techware Labs, which include a USB memory stick, screwdrivers, pliers, can opener and an LED flashlight. After attempting to 'hook up with some homies' the fliashlight can be used to blind your attackers while you make a run for it.

After the problems that plagued the nForce 590 SLI chipset, Nivdia has quickly followed it up with its 680i chipset that seems to set the record straight. PC Perspective has reviewed EVGA's NVIDIA nForce 680i Chipset for the Intel Platform and it looks like this a chipset to rival Intel's own, netting a Gold award.

Rbmods has reviewed the Zalman CNPS 9700 LED CPU Cooler and it looks like Zalman have done it again, offering a silent, well performing cooler that can be used on a variety of CPU sockets.

Virtual-Hideout brings us the Thermaltake Mozart TX Home Entertainment Chassis Review. The case looks brilliant and is very versatile, but when I think Home Entertainment I tend to think small form factor, which this case certainly isn't. However, its unique design should allow you to configure any setup your heart desires. µ

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