[H]ardNews 2nd Edition

Gigabyte 9800XT:

Gigabyte makes some very solid motherboards, now find out what GamePyre has to say about their video cards.

For now, keeping in mind the price differences on the net, if you want to purchase a card I would STRONGLY suggest waiting till after the X800XT and 6800 Ultra actually hit the market.

ATI Mobility Vs NV Go:

This is very likely going to be the first year that real gamers have given a second thought to buying a DTR (Desktop Replacement) notebook. Hexus has a look at what is hot right now by pitting our two favorite video rivals head to head.

Buy any laptop with MR9600, MR9700 or Go5700 and be confident of high performance, high image quality gaming on the move.

Video Shootout:

If you have a couple of hundred of dollars to spend on a video card today, or possibly less if you shop around, then you will want to read up on NordicHardware's verdict of their latest video card showdown.

On the table we have two GeForce FX 5900 XT, one GeForce FX 5700 Ultra (with GDDR3) and one Radeon 9600 XT.