the Gamer Mage 855 is AMD’s Radeon 3870 X2. With two RV670 graphics processors onboard, the X2 is no slouch when it comes to gaming. The 3870 X2 might be a little overkill for the included 20.1” monitor as it really wakes up at resolutions over the monitor’s...

built-in graphics here for a high-end 8800 card, however. The Gigabyte MA69G family is built around the AM2 socket and the AMD 690G chipset. We chose the powerful, top-of-the-line AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz AM2 processor for this build, because it offered...

• -A Closer Look At The Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H

However, a good Zalman or Thermalright AM2 cooler won't cost you more than $50-$60. AMD System Hardware Socket AM2 Processor 4800+ Athlon 64 X2 AM2 processor (2.5 GHz, 65 nm, 1 MB L2 cache) 6000+ Athlon 64 X2 AM2 processor (3.0 GHz, 90 nm, 2 MB L2 Cache0...

• -Two Sets Of Builds, Two Sets Of Hardware

as an alternative, but it integrates at the A/V receiver, not through the PC) Socket AM2 Processor 6000+ Athlon 64 X2 AM2 processor (3.0 GHz, 90 nm, 2 MB L2 cache) ($229) Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H (retail: $99) Hard Drives...

• -Benchmarks And Results Compared

earns its middle-of-the-road but acceptable performance and capability scores (which we produce in the next section of this story). Table 1: tx2000z Devices and Components TypeDescriptionNotes CPUAMD Turion 64 X2 TL-662.3 GHz, 800 MHz HyperTransport Graphics...

Olympus StylusTough 6000. Compact digital Cameras. We look at 37 different cameras, ranging from the super slim to the super useful in underwater conditions. Find Canon, FujiFilm, Olympus and more. Intelligent Automatic Mode Like the most other...

Fast-Motion-Codec Fraunhofer Codec Data Rate Burn to CD-R Burn to CD-R Burn to CD-R 176 x 112 Pixels adaptive, max. 6000 kBit/s 128 kBit/s, 44 KHz, Stereo 37 kB/s very good 300 min 323 min 370 min 240 x 192 Pixels adaptive, max. 6000 kBit/s 128 kBit/s,...