As the 2005 holiday season is near, we dug deep into our holiday cheer and came up with a Newegg four-way system buying guide. We applied $500 and $1000 to upgrade systems and $1200 and $2000 to full systems for both AMD and Intel-based purchases
Wednesday Web Reviews:
HARDWARE
Epox Socket 754 SLI board @ bit-tech.net
BenQ S53W Centrino Notebook @ hardwarezone
BFGTech GeForce 7800GTX OC 256MB PCI-E video card @ Hardware-Review.net
Enermax Liberty 400W Modular Power Supply Review @ Tweaknews.net
Thermaltake Swing (VB6000SNS) @ CaseModGod.com
PQI Intelligent Stick Pro 170 @ Bytesector
ABS Stealth Computer Case @ A True Review
Mountain Mods Bob Slay Clear Acrylic Case @ ThinkComputers.org
Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GTO² @ Elite Bastards
XG Vortec 600 Power Supply @ LAN Addict
Accessories
BLUETAKE Bluetooth Mouse and USB Adapter Review @ Maximum CPU
Logitech Z-5450 Digital 5.1 Speaker System Review @ The TechZone
Editorials
TR's system guide @ The Tech Report
We've dipped deep into the wells of TR hardware know-how, forged by thousands of hours of exhaustive component testing, in order to formulate a series of recommended system specs designed to fit any budget.
"Moving a Beginner to Linux" @ XYZ Computing
Installing Microsoft Windows XP for beginners @ A1 Electronics.net
Contests
INTEL Xmas Gaming Giveaway! @ HEXUS
Electronics
Topcom Butler 4012 VOIP/Dect phone @ Rbmods
Nu Tech Dark Shadow 256MB MP3 Sunglasses @ Bigbruin
Games
Blitzkrieg II (PC) review @ Strategyinformer
Quake 4 Final Demo for Linux @ GamersHell