Radeon X1900 XTX

Well it seems as though ATI is finally catching up with Nvidia's 7800 GTX graphics cards. It took them 7 months, but they did it. The Radeon X1900 XTX performs more efficiently in select games than the 7800 GTX in single GPU mode; but once you kick on the 7800 GTX in SLI then things start to slow down for the X1900 XTX, even in crossfire mode. With the GeForce 8 series graphics cards about to arrive it rather makes me wonder how long ATI will be able to sit in the king's chair.

Will the Radeon X1900 XTX be able to hold it's ground in the coming months with the release of the GeForce 8 series?

3D Mark 2006

3D Mark 2006 is beautiful to say the least. While it does not run well on my computer I can still see how great the graphics look. This 3D Mark comes with new customizations and new modes. It's really rather versatile. The simulations even include an HDRL mode for the cards that can support it.

Will this next generation benchmark tool fare just as good as the previous?

Windows XP SP3

It appears as though the next service pack update for windows XP will be released next year, 2007. My guess as well as C|net's is that the update will be released a short time before Vista is released to the public.

Is it a wise decision to make so many XP users wait so long for the next update?

Unreal Tournament 2007

The given screenshots of Unreal Tournament 2007 thus far show amazing potential for the game. It is still unknown as to whether or not there will be a physics engine like there is in the Source engine, but either way; the graphics of this game appear to rival that of Half-Life 2. The game previously mentioned on my blog known as Huxley uses this Unreal Engine 3 to power it. With the growing number of game titles being released on both the Source engine and Unreal 3 engine it rather makes me wonder...

Will the Unreal 3 engine become more popular than the Source engine?

Happy New Year!!!