[H]ardNews 7th Edition

XFX GeForce 6600 DDR2:

We have a brand new video card evaluation posted today for your viewing pleasure. Head on over and see what our man Brent had to say about the XFX GeForce 6600 DDR2

When we talk about the value end of the video card spectrum, we are mainly talking about cards in the $99 to $149 level. At this level, you can’t expect the gaming performance at the same level of mainstream or performance enthusiast cards, but with the new technologies that each new generation of cards brings to the table, they just might give you a solid, enjoyable gaming experience.

ASUS Extreme N7800 GT:

Lost Circuits seems rather impressed with the ASUS Extreme N7800 GT that they have on the test bench today. We posted an evaluation of this card’s big brother, the Extreme N7800GTX TOP a few months ago, you can check that out here.

nVidia has dominated the midrange sector with the GeForce 6600GT series for quite some time while ATI still maintained the lead in the high end market segment. However ATI's lead vanished into thin air few months ago with nVidia's introduction of the 7800 series of GPU based on the G70 core.

ECS KN1 SLI Extreme:

For those of you shopping for a new Athlon 64, SLI motherboard for your next PC upgrade, techFEAR has a handy review of the ECS KN1 SLI Extreme posted today that you should definitely have a look at. Here is a quote:

techFEAR put the ECS KN1 SLI Extreme motherboard on the test bench and ran it through our testing cycle. With ECS recently refocusing their energy on filling new-found gaps in the enthusiast market, the new KN1 SLI Extreme is one of the company’s first entry into this highly competitive space.

DFI Infinity NF4 Ultra:

After reading the review above you decide you need an Athlon 64 board but SLI isn’t your thing, then check out this review of the DFI Infinity NF4 Ultra at Overclockers Online.

The build quality is great and the components that are used are top notch and seem to be almost the same as the LanParty Ultra-D. I have basically compared these two motherboards throughout the review and have come to the conclusion that the Infinity nF4 Ultra is almost the same model but without the options or accessory package.