Nvidia Geforce 7800 GTX Review by Nicholas Spriggs
Nvidia has done it again, with it's newest video card, the geforce 7800 GTX. If money is no object and you demand the best, this is the video card for you. The 7800 GTX, which promises 600 MHz, 256 MB of 256-bit DDR3 memory and a graphics core clock speed of 430 MHz, is the absolute fastest... With over 200 GFLOP's of shading avaliable, Nvidia raises the bar, once again, on video card's graphics and performance. ... In this case you may want to hold off on getting both cards untill you upgrade your processor.

Buying the Best Gaming Laptop by Julien David
If you're in the market for a new gaming laptop there are some certain things you should look out for. This article will explain the various factors you should consider when buying the best laptop for your gaming needs. Processor The processor inside your laptop will have a lot of influence on... If you’re going for a GeForce card, get at least a GeForce 7400 or a GeForce 7600. ... The two main types of graphics cards around today are the ATI Radeon and the NVIDIA GeForce series. ... Laptop screen sizes range from 14” to 15”, all the way to 17” and above.

Dueling Duals: ATI Puts SLI into the CrossFire by Nicholas Spriggs
Let’s face it. In today’s modern world we like things fast. Fast cars, fast food, and especially fast computers. So when it comes to graphics on today’s PCs, we not only want them to look good, we also want them to perform as fast and as smooth as possible. ... ATI was king of the high end graphics card race for a long time, until NVIDIA recently took a big step ahead of them with their GeForce 7 series. ... ATI lost a lot of potential market share by allowing NVIDIA’s SLI to remain unchallenged for so long.

PC Gaming Video: Meeting the Demands by Phil Moyers
If you have an interest in playing PC games that were made at least in the past couple of years, you’ve probably seen the serious video demands these games now have. It’s not only that you need a fast system that can handle all of the information in today’s games, but you need a major... The big feuding video card brands have been ATI and nVidia for some time now, although nVidia is now basically leasing out their GeForce chipsets to other manufacturers, like Chaintech. ... You should make sure you get your hands on at least a good AGP 8X video card with lots of video memory (256 megs) and...

The XFX 6800 XTreme 256MB Video Card: An Inexpensive High-Performance Secret by Jason Busch
XFX supplies a wide variety of video cards and has significantly grown over the years. While XFX is currently selling the 7950 GX2, there is one particular video card which is a video diamond in the internet ruff of manufacturers. The XFX GeForce 6800 XTreme 256MB DDR3 is currently selling for... I only recommend downloading a GeForce card's drivers from nVidia directly. ... Overclocking The XFX GeForce 6800 XTreme 256MB Overclocking the 6800 XTreme 256MB is quite easy to do with the proper tools, so you're base clock settings of the video card's Core Clock (the GPU's processing speed)...

Buying Gaming Laptops by Jerry Baker
Laptops are designed keeping a target user in mind. The different parameters to consider while designing a laptop are battery life, processor speed, graphics, weight of laptop and cost. Gaming laptops come installed with the fastest processors, cutting edge graphics cards. ... Try looking for laptops with ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 graphics processor. ... ATI and NVIDIA have mobile versions of their fast cutting edge graphics cards, complete with 128MB or even 256MB of video memory.

Video Cards For Desktop Computers by Alan LeStourgeon
Purchasing a video card for your desktop should be considered as one of the first performance upgrades you can make to your existing computer. If you bought your computer as a complete unit from a retail outlet, or an online computer store, chances are that your computer only has an on-board... You'll see their popular brands, like Radeon, All-in-Wonder, and Crossfire for ATI products, and nForce, GeForce, and Quadro for nVidia products. ... While there are dozens of graphics card manufacturers, there are really only two major companies that produce the chipsets found on these graphics...

What to Look for in a Video Card by John Gibb
The proper graphics card can help speed up almost any system by taking the responsibility of many visual functions, allowing the CPU to work more effectively in other areas. Let’s take a look at a few of the key features to look for in a graphics card. ... Where things start to change is on high end games, that’s where the Geforce and Radeon cards make the difference. ... Most all graphics cards are based on an Nvidia or ATI Radeon chip set. ... For gamers or those doing some sort of video production work, a minimum of 128MB is recommended, with a strong lean to 256.

Upgrading, Adding or Removing a Video Card, Sound Card, or Other AGP/PCI Card by Mark Berger
For Video cards - Most PC video cards these days are AGP. But you COULD be working with PCI, or PCI express. If you're not sure which you have (more then 75% of the time it will be AGP) consult your motherboard manual. If your video card is AGP, you should see a slot smaller then the other slots... You can likely also tell your video card if it has a GPU (a processor with a fan on top of it) or a video card company printed on it like Nvidia or Geforce. ... Start up your PC, make sure the card is working, then put your case back on.

Video Card Purchases: The More You Play...The More You Pay by Jason Busch
In case you haven't noticed, the high-end video cards are expensive with every release, and the same high-end video cards disappear from their pole position within 6 months or less due to another model replacing it. There are video card owners who feel betrayed after spending $700 on a graphics... And just as I'm writing this article, I picked up a XFX 6800 XTreme 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 which will be $95 after rebate. ... For example, the GeForce 5900. ... nVidia and ATI are alone in the competition and each company wants to be the first one to come out with 1GB of on-board...