Nvidia GeForce AGP 8X cards already on sale

THERE'S A PC on sale that claims to sport the upcoming 64MB Geforce 4 MX with AGP 8 x over here. So, will cards sporting the chip tip up this month, next month or is it on sale already? The Bosnian says he knows, but will he put finger to keyboard to tell us?

Anyhow, we learn that the GeForce4 MX440 AGP 8x works at the same frequencies as the standard MX-440 card. MSI's version is quieter and more efficient, than their previous offerings, they say. And it's got a bigger fan! A version equipped with TV-out will cost around 150 euros, we learn. According to MSI's tests, the AGP 8x card is around 4.68 per cent quicker than the 4x version under 3D Mark 2001 SE.

Dunno if our source is in trouble. We can't be, we don't sign NDAs : )

Meanwhile, ASUS's GeForce4 TI 4200 with AGP8X is also "a very impressive piece of work," we're told.

Still in graphics card corner, OverclockersClubCanada has a look at four bog-standard MX440 graphics cards over here.

myWORLD Hardware is proud, it says, to present another review article on NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti4200 reference card. That's here.

And gamers seeking summat to throw at their stupidly fast and completely understretched graphics cards may be pleased to learn that Unreal Tournament 2003 has gone gold, according to this post here.

Gamingin3d.com say they have a piece of how to build "A Intel Bad Ass Mofo". They chose, they say, the GF4 Ti 4200 over the 9700, the Sis645DX chipset over the 648. And the P4 over the Athlon. Wibble this way.

Back from the frozen wastes, ICEHardware reviews a D-Link USB Radio. It's only six squids but will convert tunes from the airwaves into MP3s if you let it. Twiddle your dial over here.

AMDZone has seen some Asus, Abit, and Soyo KT400 boards added to its smart little Pricegrabber page for the more informed shopper over here.

Ocworkbench has sneaked a look at MSI's 845PE Max i845PE mainboard over here.

Sudhian considers the impact of the Pentium 4 two years on, over here.

Software? RipNet has a fiddle with Netscape 7 over here. Just for those that like to, er, shun Microsoft just for the hell of it…

OCModShop chills out in the presence of Thermalright's SLK-800 heatsink. The best heatsink they've tested, they say, over here.

Tobitech has a look at a Triple Colour Cold Cathode over here. Very pretty.

And, hoping to catch the eye of Anna from X-bit labs, let me point you towards their review of Thermaltake's HardCano Coolers for Hard Disk drives, over here. And yep. That's a fan for your hard disk. Think I'll need some air to pass over my hot, wibblesome mouse soon too.

You can nail the Wibbler here.