(07/07) DIAMOND VIPER 2900 XT 1GB PERFORMANCE AT FIRINGSQUAD - "Not only does Diamond’s Viper Radeon HD 2900 XT 1GB sport more memory than your typical Radeon HD 2900 XT card, as we outlined earlier, it’s packing 1.0GHz (2.0GHz effective) memory. As a result, the memory subsystem is capable of delivering up to 128GB/sec of peak bandwidth to the graphics core. That’s an impressive figure that no other GPU on the market can match, but this number can be a little deceiving. We’ll discuss this in more depth on the next page. The graphics core itself carries over largely unchanged from the 512MB Radeon HD 2900 XT. The chip runs at 745MHz, 5MHz higher than the 512MB GPU. That’s not really a lot honestly, especially considering the overclocking potential R600 has demonstrated in the past – these GPUs can really be pushed. It’s too bad these GPUs weren’t pushed to say, 800MHz or so."
(07/07) MSI NX8600GT T2D256E-OC GEFORCE 8600GT REVIEW AT PCSTATS - " While the 'G84' core carries forward with nVidia's current thinking of how a graphics processor should be built, there are a few notable changes from the 'G80.' Gone are the hard coded Vertex and pixel shaders, they've been replaced with a more flexible Stream Processor (or unified shader) that calculates both types of data. The Stream Processors runs at 1.18 GHz incidently. It's important to note that the GeForce 8600GT and 8600GTS GPUs have 32 stream processors each, while the GeForce 8800GTS model has 96 and the 8800GTX 128. If you remember, 16 stream processors equals one thread processor, so there are only two in the nVidia 'G84' core."
(07/07) SAPPHIRE HD 2600XT REVIEW AT XSR REVIEWS - "ATI's 2xxx range of cards has received mixed press throughout review sites since their release. Today I get my first play with with one of them, the HD 2600XT from Sapphire. Let's see if it lives up to its budget card ideals."
(07/07) AMD'S RADEON HD 2400 AND 2600 SERIES REVIEW AT TECH REPORT - "At last, I'm pleased to report, our review is complete. The result isn't perfect by any means (as we are keenly aware), but we do have a number of intriguing things to offer, including a look at the new Radeon HD cards' Avivo HD video acceleration capabilities, with tests of CPU utilization, image quality, and power use during playback. We also have a 3D graphics performance comparison, complete with some thoughts about why ATI's new GPUs tend to fall short of expectations in that department. Keep reading for our take on the new low-end and mid-range Radeons."
(07/07) HIS RADEON ICEQ TURBO X1650XT REVIEW AT TWEAKNEWS - " Today I will be reviewing HIS's mainstream option that is readily available online through most retail channels. Not only does it perform well, but it comes with a software and hardware package than makes it US$150 or less price point an extreme value. Not everyone wants or needs a screaming fast videocard, but their are options like the X1650XT that are for the mainstream consumer that doesn't want to settle for a lower end product because they don't need an enthusiast card."
(07/07) ECS AMD690GM-M2 MOTHERBOARD REVIEW AT HARDWARE SECRETS - "ECS AMD690GM-M2 is a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the latest chipset from AMD/ATI, AMD 690G, also known by its codename RS690. This is the first chipset coming from the collaboration between AMD and ATI, after AMD bought ATI. We were very curious to compare its performance to the previous on-board video solution from ATI, Radeon Xpress 1100, to its main competitors, GeForce 6100 and GeForce 7025 from nVidia, and also to cheap add-in video cards, like GeForce 6200. Let’s take a look on the performance and features of ECS AMD690GM-M2."
(07/07) ATI HD 2400 TO NVIDIA 8400 REVIEW AT DRIVER HEAVEN - "The GeForce 8400GS and the ATI HD2400XT are the latest entries into the budget market and judging by their price you shouldn’t expect much from them, especially in terms of gaming. But as always we shouldn’t judge the book by the cover, so let us take a closer look at these newest offerings."
(07/07) BFG GEFORCE 8600GTS FASTER THAN THE REST REVIEW AT FUDZILLA - "Today we bring you one of the best Geforce 8600GTS cards we had a chance to test, and the name is BFG Geforce 8600 GTS OC2 256MB GDDR3 PCI-E with ThermoIntelligence cooler. The card is run by the popular G84 GPU, better known as Geforce 8600GTS OC2. BFG cards are usually over-clocked and run faster than reference speeds, and this one is no exception. As usual, over-clocking results in greater power usage, higher core temperatures but also more frames."
(07/07) GALAXY GEFORCE 8600 GE REVIEW AT BEYOND3D - "GeForce 8600 GE isn't on any official NVIDIA product list, but Galaxy use the GE moniker in this case to slide a SKU into the fairly big theoretical gap that appears between 8600 GT and 8600 GTS. It's hard to nail down the exact spec. and frequencies for the GE if you poke Galaxy's website, so let's explain just what's going on. Galaxy GeForce 8600 GE can range from 600-650MHz base clock (25MHz shy of the G84 clock of 8600 GTS at the top end of that range), with either 256MiB or 512MiB of memory on-board at 1000MHz (2000MHz DDR of course). Our sample came clocked at 630MHz (1400MHz hot clock, 50MHz shy from a 8600 GTS) with 256MiB of Samsung GDDR3."
(07/07) ATI VIDEO CARD CHART UPDATED AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "Includes new specification information for the:- ATI HD 2600 XT, ATI HD 2600 PRO, ATI HD 2400 XT and ATI HD 2400 Pro."
(07/07) ATI TV WONDER 650 COMBO PCI EXPRESS REVIEW AT HOT HARDWARE - "Probably the most successful of these companies is ATI, who almost three years ago, released their first HDTV tuner. Because of copyright issues, the tuner was only able to display HDTV from OTA (over the air) broadcasts, limiting the content you could watch on your TV to only local stations that occasionally carried HD broadcasts of sporting events or prime time television programs. Late last year, ATI released their Theatre 650 chip, a chip that added the HDTV tuning of the HDTV wonder with improved analog image quality and FM radio tuning, creating an all-in-one media tuning powerhouse. Today we’re looking at ATI’s latest endevour on the TV tuning front, the ATI TV Wonder 650 PCIe, which as its name suggests is based on the ATI Theatre 650 chip utilizes a PCI Express interface."
(07/07) SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 2600 XT 256MB GDDR4 REVIEW AT HARDWARE ZONE - "As the highest clocked member of the Radeon HD 2600 family, the XT comes with GDDR3 or GDDR4 flavored memory with a maximum rated speed of 2200MHz DDR. The GDDR4 version we're taking a look today comes with Samsung chips that are rated at 0.9ns that allow them to handle the high speeds and at the same time be more power efficient. Meanwhile, the same RV630 core present on all the Radeon HD 2600 cards, along with the exact same number of stream processors, texture units and other graphics hardware, are all found on this card. In short, everything should be identical to the Radeon HD 2600 PRO that we had covered previously, but with vastly higher clock speeds and the use of GDDR4 memory. How would this leading Radeon HD 2600 card stack up against NVIDIA's GeForce 8600 series?"
(07/07) GECUBE RADEON X1950PRO 256MB REVIEW AT 3DGAMEMAN - "Geeks.com has generously provided a GeCube x1950Pro video card for review today. Not too long ago, this card was part of the leading group of video cards on the market. With the progression to newer GPU’s (ie: GeCube HD2900XT), prices on these cards have come down making these a mid-level card; affordable to most upgrading users."
(07/07) SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 2600 PRO OC REVIEW AT HEXUS - "We took a look at AMD's low-to-midrange DX10-supporting graphics cards last week and surmised that they had significant potential at the attractive price-points laid down by the green team and its partners. Time restrictions imposed upon us by late sampling meant that we couldn't fully test all the facets of Radeon HD 2600 XT and 2400 XT performance in the timeframe provided. Sapphire dropped off its pre-overclocked Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics card for scrutiny. We take a look at traditional 3D performance, high-definition video-decode ability and evaluate it against its peers. Read on to see if it's worthy of extracting £65 from your wallet."
(07/07) XFX 8600GT FATAL1TY REVIEW AT BJORN3D - "Today at Bjorn3D we have the distinct pleasure of reviewing the second product in XFX's Fatal1ty Professional series, the GeForce 8600GT. With an endorsement from the world's #1 gamer this gaming graphics solution has big shoes to fill. We plan to use typical testing regimen modified ever so slightly to determine if this product can fill those shoes, or maybe even go beyond."
(07/07) SAPPHIRE RADEON X1950 PRO AGP REVIEW AT TWEAKNEWS - "Sapphire delivers enthusiast-class features to the mainstream with the ATI RADEON™ X1950 PRO. The SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON™ X1950 PRO promises to awaken the senses and free the imagination from the shackles of PC hardware limitations while remaining affordable. The Sapphire family of products are synonymous with extreme performance and reliability. The Sapphire X1950 PRO makes for a welcome addition to the family with its robust hardware offerings such as: the industry acclaimed X1950 GPU, 512MB of GDDR3 of onboard memory, DirectX and OpenGL acceleration along with enhanced support for the Windows Vista™ 3D environment. Experience the price vs. performance champion with the Sapphire X1950 PRO!"
(07/07) ENEMY TERRITORY QUAKE WARS ATI PERFORMANCE AT AMDZONE - "We did some testing with ATI's video cards but unfortunately we weren't able to max out their settings as we were with the GeForce cards. The differences were the game ran at 8X anisotropic filtering and 4X anti-aliasing instead of 16X and 8X and we were unable to enable soft particles."
(07/07) ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT, 2600 PRO AND 2400 XT REVIEW AT PCPER - "Here is the 2600 GPU in its block diagram glory. While the flagship 2900 XT architecture features 320 stream processors, 16 texture units and 16 ROPs, the 2600 architecture (for both 2600 XT and the 2600 Pro) is powered by 120 stream processors, 8 texture units and 4 ROPs. As you might guess, that gives the 2600 series considerably less horsepower though at a lower price and lower power consumption."
(07/07) POWERCOLOR RADEON HD 2400 PRO REVIEW AT TECHPOWERUP - "Powercolor is a brand of Tul corporation which has been in business for many many years. Being one of AMD's premier AIBs they have received a license to design and build their own Radeon HD 2400 and 2600 cards. Today we have on the testbench their Radeon HD 2400 Pro 256 MB which looks like it is a great choice for media PC systems because of its small form factor, integrated UVD HD Video decode acceleration and great price. AMD's RV610 GPU is very similar to the RV630 in design and features, it's mainly the performance that differs to make this a lower cost part."
(06/07) ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT AND 2600 PRO REVIEW AT EXTREMETECH - "Though the HD 2900 XT was the only card actually released six weeks ago, the rest of the HD 2000 line was announced. We discussed those briefly. Today, ATI begins selling those long-promised cards, the HD 2400 and 2600. We'll take a look at two of the cards in the HD 2600 series: the Radeon HD 2600 Pro and 2600 XT. These two cards are meant to fill the $100–$200 price range, making them the primary competition for Nvidia's GeForce 8600 GT and GTS."
(06/07) ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT AND 2400 XT REVIEW AT OCW - "Today, we take a look at this mid range offering from PowerColor. Powercolor 2600XT is based on the mid range GPU core ATI HD 2600XT supporting DX10. This GPU delivers incredible gaming performance for Windows Vista™ and DirectX® 10 Includes ATI Avivo™ HD technology for hardware HD video processing and HDMI with built-in 5.1 audio for big-screen entertainment. Native CrossFire™ upgradeability makes it easy to scale up graphics performance."
(06/07) ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT AND 2400 XT REVIEW AT HOTHARDWARE - "On the pages ahead, we’ll go into detail on the new Radeon HD 2600 XT GDDR4, the Radeon HD 2600 Pro, and the Radeon HD 2400 XT, and compare their performance to a number of current and previous generation cards. But first, here are the Radeon HD 2600 and HD 2400 series’ features and specifications, as per the folks at ATI."
(06/07) ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT AND 2400 XT REVIEW AT HEXUS - "Today sees the official launch of AMD's latest mid-range graphics cards. The Radeon HD 2600 and 2400 family aim to dethrone NVIDIA's GeForce 8600/8500/8400 by offering a greater feature-set, better performance and a lower comparative street price."
(06/07) ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT AND 2400 XT REVIEW AT GURU3D - "Oh good gosh people, that certainly took a while didn't it? But yes, today finally is the day we can bring you an in depth review of AMD's ATI Radeon HD 2400 and 2600 products. Two products armed with loads of features to attack the budget and mid-range market with prices that are really interesting. AMD has now launched no less than five desktop graphics cards, in the high-end range you'll see the 80nm fabrication process Radeon HD 2900 XT, a product that is still discussed a lot for sure. But there are four other products as well. ATI is also launching an all new Radeon 2400 and 2600 series (low- and mid-range). These products will be based on the newer 65nm fabrication production process."
(06/07) ATI RADEON HD 2600 PERFORMANCE AT FIRINGSQUAD - "After announcing the Radeon HD 2000 series a little over a month ago, today AMD-ATI and their board partners are pulling the wraps off their mainstream and value desktop GPU lineup, namely the Radeon HD 2600 XT and 2600 Pro, and the Radeon HD 2400 XT and 2400 Pro. Due to time constraints, today we’re going to focus on the former cards in ATI’s mainstream lineup, the Radeon HD 2600s."
(06/07) DIAMOND VIPER ATI RADEON HD 2900 XT 1GB GDDR4 AT GOT FRAG - "Diamond's Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 1024MB GDDR4 graphics card looks to be the final incarnation of ATI's long-awaited R600 core. Does this card have what it takes to overcome NVIDIA's 8800 Ultra?"
(06/07) ATI CATALYST v7.6 DRIVER AT AMD-ATI - "Official AMD Product Support for ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 series, ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 series and ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 series. Performance Improvements - Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and Dark Messiah Might and Magic performance improves on the ATI Radeon™ HD2900 XT Crossfire. Improvements of 16% or more can be seen with HDR enabled."
(06/07) ATI CATALYST v7.6 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AT TWEAK TOWN - "The HD 2900 XT graphics card is well and truly out there and we imagine it would be on top of the to-do list for the driver folks in Canada when it comes to increasing performance – suffice to say, hopefully we see a good bump this month. Before we move on to the benchmarks, let’s have a quick look at the latest release notes and take it from there. Performance Improvements - Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and Dark Messiah Might and Magic performance improves on the ATI Radeon™ HD2900 XT Crossfire configurations. Improvements of 16% or more can be seen with HDR enabled."
(06/07) MSI NX8500GT-TD256E GEFORCE 8500GT REVIEW AT PCSTATS - "The MSI NX8500GT-TD256E videocard is based on the reference nVIDIA design, but it comes in MSI's signature colour, red. MSI equip the videocard with a compact aluminum heatsink and tiny 50mm fan. Should you want to put a different heatsink on the NX8500GT-TD256E, there are mounting holes around the GeForce 8500GT GPU to accommodate most after market coolers. During our testing the videocard ran pretty quietly though. There are no heatsinks installed on the 256MB of GDDR2 BGA Hynix memory, it's simply unnecessary at stock speeds. Noticeably missing from the MSI NX8500GT-TD256E is a SLI bridge connector on the top left hand corner of the videocard. Don't fret though, the NX8500GT-TD256E can still run SLI through the PCI Express bus, should you happen to have a second GeForce 8500GT videocard and a motherboard which supports SLI."
(06/07) ZOTAC 8400GS REVIEW AT FUDZILLA - "Geforce 8400GS is based on the G86 GPU, the same one that is used on Geforce 8500GT cards. Core clock is the same, 450MHz, although our Zotac 8400GS works at 459MHz. We mentioned that Zotac has two versions of 8400GS cards, the passively cooled which we have on in our lab today, and another one, cooled by a small fan. The second card is a low profile design, and has a higher core clock, 630MHz. Memory clocks are the same on both Zotac 8400GS cards, 800MHz, the same clock found on reference 8500GT cards. The fan cooled card doesn't feature sound over DVI so you don't get the HDMI adapter in the box."
(06/07) THE CORE 2 DUO E6750 REVIEW AT PC PERSPECTIVE - "Today, we are previewing the upcoming CPU release with a new Core 2 Duo processor: the E6750. This processor isn't going to be put on sale today: actually the official "launch" of the 1333 MHz FSB processors will come towards the end of July. But because Intel was confident in their ability to build these faster bus CPUs, they are giving us a quick preview of the hardware today."
