6600GT cards and Sonoma X700 laptop reviewed

TARGET PC opens today daily hardware roundup with a look at an uninterruptible power supply from APC, the BackUPS CS500. While it might not be seen as very useful, the UPS can save your PC's day especially if you live in a fluctuation prone area.

From Digital daily comes a comparison of AGP Geforce 6600GT video cards from Galaxy, Leadtek and Gigabyte. Interestingly, Radeon 9800 Pro and unlocked 6800LE models are also included for the sake of comparison. Results are here.

Stephen Caston from Anandtech tests sony's latest ultra compact digital camera, the DSC-L1 which is not larger than a pack of eight AA batteries. But it is loaded with details like a 4MP resolution and a 3x optical zoom.

The AMD Athlon 64 faces a new challenger at Legionhardware, its own brother the semp0rn. Steven Walton want to find out which of the two offers the most value for money. The results are crystal clear though for gamers and power users.

Extreme overclockers, be aware. Asetek has released the new Vapochill Extreme Edition II and xtremeresources has it here. This phase cooler would probably high on any true OC'er wish list.

Another gadget that would also please oc'ers is the mCubed T balancer SL4, at bittech, which can hook your system fans for monitoring and control. Your internal temperature will hence be more accurately measured with this little baby.

The XFX Geforce 6600GT is scrutinized at Hexus in a bid to know how well it performs under pressure. Is it the must have 6600GT asks Tarinder as he sets out to determine what this XFX has got as guts.

Meanwhile Hardwarezone has a very lovely wide bodied Acer Travelmate 8100 which includes the new Intel Sonoma platform as well as the mobility Radeon X700. With an almost perfect 90%, Acer has done more than a fine job. µ