Overclocked Nvidia kicks ex ATI champ

DIGIT LIFE has a combined review of the Gainward Bliss 7800GT and the 6800GS Goes like Hell model. In a nutshell, they are fabulously quick machines well suited for their respective markets. The 6800GS is in the same ballpark as the X850XT PE while the 7800GT is almost a perfect match for the X1800XT. They can of course overclock quite remarkably and are well worth the money spent.

French website VTR hardware has a guide on how to smooth/lap your heat sink to improve your CPU/GPU cooling and therefore hopefully get much bettter overclocking. It is not expensive although a little bit time consuming. The required tools are fairly impressive and the results are fairly impressive given the fact that heatsinks are supposed to be rather simple accessories.

Neoseeker checks Intel's Dual Core Gaming Performance and lays down a five-page analysis. Five games are compared using two different processors and two different graphic cards settings - all using 1GB memory. THe processors are dual and single core to give you a clearer impression and although Nvidia's platform was used, switching to ATI won't produce a much different picture.

Platnet X64 reviews the Tuniq Symmetry 1 Case - first time I hear of this brand. Expectations were high though as this brand seems to produce very good value stuff. Unfortunately, although it looks great and has an analog dial meter, it is marred by poor airflow, loose hard drive fittings and some inflexibility when it came to dual slot cards.

Madshrimp has the third Gigabyte Motherboard review in three days to grace us. Seems the PR at Gigabyte is working overtime. Madshrimp checks the Ga-G1975X Turbo model which not only has a Creative Labs SB Live sound module onboard but is also compatible with ATI's Crossfire, Gigabyte's own Turbocooling, GbE, Firewire and so much more. See why it would be top of the reviewer's list of motherboards.

Techfear presents the Corsair TwinX2048-3500LLPro. You probably already know the shot - black memory sink with the Corsair Logo on the right hand side and the XMS letters extruding. The memory is still DDR but ths one runs at DDR437 and comes with lifetime warranty. It is expensive and comes with the activity LED that made it a legend. Runs at DDR560 without fainting - not bad at all. µ

* The price of yesterday's KB and Mice peripheral is $99 not $499. This is the kind of mistake you make when you don't sleep enough. Apologies. DA.