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XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ Black Edition 512MB video card review
Elite Bastards posted XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ Black Edition 512MB video card review

While it isn't trying to live up to the standards set by their XXX range of boards, the GeForce 9800 GTX+ Black Edition does sport some modest factory overclocks against a reference board. Oddly, these clock speed changes actually sees the GPU core clock drop very slightly (down to 785MHz from 788MHz), but this is more than compensated for by an increase in the board's shader clock to 1900MHz (from 1836MHz on a reference part). Finally, the 512MB of GDDR3 memory on-board finds itself with a 50MHz speed bump, giving it a final memory clock of 1150MHz.
XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+ Black Edition 512MB video card review

Smooth Creations LANShark Gaming System Review
Legit Reviews posted Smooth Creations LANShark Gaming System Review

So what can we say about this beauty from Smooth Creations? For the intended audience it’s great. If you appreciate art or really want a departure from the norm for your next gaming PC, Smooth Creations' LANShark is one to keep on your short list. However the one thing I’ve left out until now is the price. At $2,537 this is not an inexpensive machine, but it really isn’t an incredible amount of money over the sum of its parts. When you consider the amount of work that’s been put in, the 1 year warranty on the parts, and the lifetime warranty on the paint (excludes scratching and chipping of course) it really isn’t a bad price if you’re in the market for a system you don’t put together yourself...
Smooth Creations LANShark Gaming System Review

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bit-tech published a feature titled Intel Core i7 CPU and Platform Value, which looks at the relative value of Intel's Core i7 processors and the cost of a complete platform upgrade.