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Face Off: Nikon D80 and Sony A100

Face Off: Nikon D80 and Sony A100

09 Oct 2006  /  By Daniel Lim

A much-debated topic in the photography community revolves around the two new entry-level DSLR cameras from Sony and Nikon. Just which of these 10.2-megapixel DSLR cameras is the better challenger? That's the focus of this article so read on for our take and be your own judge too with our test shots gallery.

Logitech MX and VX Revolution Mice

Logitech MX and VX Revolution Mice

19 Sep 2006  /  By Daniel Lim

Logitech's latest breakthrough in pointing device technology has spawned two new wireless laser mice with ultra smooth looks and an even smoother scroll. Experience the MX and VX Revolution right here.

Q3 2006 Midrange GPU Shootout

Q3 2006 Midrange GPU Shootout

04 Aug 2006  /  By Vincent Chang

With virtually all the present generation of graphics cards already on the table, it's timely to conduct a short investigation on which is the best midrange graphics card for your budget. We gathered six such chipsets from both ATI and NVIDIA and ran them through our select benchmarks. Care to lay your bets?

Intel Core 2 (Conroe) Performance Review

Intel Core 2 (Conroe) Performance Review

14 Jul 2006  /  By Zachary Chan

Intel's highly anticipated codename Conroe CPU has finally been released and we dive straight into an in-depth, head on performance review of the Core 2 Extreme and Core 2 Duo CPUs. The verdict? Simply amazing. If you think you can trust your eyes, then read on.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and FX-62

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and FX-62

23 May 2006  /  By Vijay Anand

AMD's Socket AM2 platform goes gold and we check out their top of the line offerings with the Athlon 64 FX-62 and the Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2 processors against their Socket-939 predecessors and the competitor's. Fasten your seatbelts and dive in to this review for the full details.

Intel's Pentium XE 965 and 955 Processors

Intel's Pentium XE 965 and 955 Processors

29 Apr 2006  /  By Vijay Anand

Succeeding their lackluster predecessors, the new Pentium XE processors based on the Presler core sport some serious specs. With clock speeds of up to 3.73GHz, loaded with 4MB of L2 cache and taking advantage of a 1066MHz FSB, they seem to instill fear into AMD's A64 FX series; but are they that extreme?

MSI NX6600 Diamond (AGP & PCIe Combo Review)

MSI NX6600 Diamond (AGP & PCIe Combo Review)

07 Mar 2005  /  By Vijay Anand

Using a standard GeForce 6600 GPU, but coupled with better components found on MSI's expensive 6600 GT products, the NX6600 Diamond edition strikes a unique performance point with superb overclocking potential and more. Find out if it has what it takes to win you over.