Net Reviews: 3D Price/Performance Shootout

Periodically, ExtremeTech does a review where they compare all the major graphic processors on the market and then make an assessment of what they feel gives the most bang for your buck. This time around, they have put together 15 different GPUs for their 3D Price/Performance Shootout.

Don't forget to check the other reviews posted on the Net over the weekend.

Desktops

• Velocity Micro Vision FX AVD @ CNet

Laptops

• ABS Mayhem G1 @ CNet
• Polywell PolyNote 3015NS @ CNet

Cooling

• Gigabyte 3D Cooler-Ultra Heatsink @ Legion Hardware
• Koolance CPU-300-V10 Water Block @ Viper Lair
• Swiftech MCX64-V and MCX6400-V Heatsinks @ HardOCP

CPUs

• AMD Athlon 64 300+ @ Bjorn3D
• AMD Athlon FX-52 vs. Intel Pentium 4 3.4Ghz EE @ Ace's Hardware
• Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz @ The Tech Report
• Intel Pentium 4 3.4GHz @ Tom's Hardware

Memory

• PMI PC3200 DDR @ GruntvillE

Monitors

• Planar PX191 19" LCD @ PC World
• Princeton LCD19D 19" LCD @ CNet

Motherboards

• Albatron K8X800 Pro II K8T800 @ 3DXtreme.net

Optical Drives

• Memorex True 8x DVD+/-RW @ CDRLabs
• Pioneer DVR-A07 8x DVD+/-RW @ CNet

Sound Cards

• Mad Dog Entertainer 7.1 @ Viper Lair

Video Cards

• 3D Price/Performance Shootout @ ExtremeTech
• ASUS Radeon 9600XT/TVD @ Bjorn3D
• Chaintech Apogee AA5700U @ PC Stats
• Power Color Radeon 9800XT @ HEXUS
• XFX GeForce FX 5900XT @ NextGen