200 graphic cards guide, Prescott fans and Dual 6600GT reviews

FIRINGSQUAD has compiled an extensive review of the soon-to-become a legend à la V00d00 5500. The Gigabyte 3D1 is dissected here. At $550 with a dedicated motherboard, though, it might be a better idea to buy a single 6800GT card and a normal motherboard... That's your choice. Onlynews has also a review of that card and one things that we learn is that more dual GPU cards are on the way from Gigabyte.

Adrian's Rojak Pot (ARP) has updated its Desktop Graphics Comparison Guide to 7.4 and has now more than 200 desktop graphics cards analysed and commented. All major brands from the last 10 years or so have been listed. Missing from the list are Weitek (remember the P9000?), Bitboyz and Number Nine. Check it here.

Anandtech takes the Samsung TCCD memory to new heights thanks to the Corsair 4400C25 modules. Should you buy that memory if you want to have the fastest platform available? Read for yourself here.

Madshrimps reviews six socket 775 Intel Pentium IV heatsinks including Intel's own heatsink and comes to the conclusion that with the Prescott processor, only high speed fans should be used.

Of Apple and the rest, which is the best? That's the question many of you have been asking themselves lately especially when it comes to portable music players. Hypercube modding LMDN, via google translator, gets its hands on some of these models including two from Archos and Creative and comes with a definitive winner.

PC Modding Malaysia has a review of the Asour VPC-1000B which ressembles a similar Gigabyte drive we found some days ago. The package includes a stand alone DVD ROM, a FM radio receiver, five modes equaliser, vacuum fluo display and a remote control.

Another french website, hardware.fr, visits the ATI radeon X800XL, the graphics processor that is supposed to redefine mid-range performance. Also on the website, information about availability of the X800XL.

Mikhailtech invites us to its Basic System Buyer's guide for january 2005. As you could guess some items included are the Sempron and the ATI Radeon 9600. Read it here.

Belgium website Mat.be opens the Silvertsone TJ06S casing and after a deep look concludes that this ATX tower casing takes the best of BTX world and combines it with ATX.