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Alex = "Zander" Keep=20 previews this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix = at=20 Imola. Read Alex's report here in pdf format (145=20 kb).

Community News for=20 April 22, 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EEAH: "gotcha" has posted a EEAH maps version change.

F-22=20 Total Air War: "Moms_Killer" has announced that = the=20 license is about to be secured from Atari. Check the = following=20 two news items for information on the start-up of the = F-22 mod=20 project. The F22 TAW MOD team needs a coder, 3d = modeler,=20 tecture maker, and more. The F22 TAW MOD team also = needs a bug and wish list from members. =

Fighter=20 Squadron: Scream 'n Demons Over Europe: The "Sweet La Rhonda" Campaign v1.2 = has been=20 released.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Top Gun has released a new F-18 skin (VFA-195 Chippy Ho).

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "tankeriv" has posted some screenshots of desert cities. Sooty's web site has newly = released=20 material. Thanks to "Reno" for the heads up.

Jane's=20 F/A-18: "Joe" is looking for help "Betty" voice files for simulating a RIO. = Incredible=20 photos of the new VFA-102 CAG bird are here. Thanks Joe. ;)

Jane's=20 Longbow Series: "Polak" has posted LBmap vs Game World pictures.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: Reminder: = The VFTC=20 Aerobatic Team's Virtual Airshow via Internet is April = 23rd.=20 Click here for more information. Click = here for an Up-to-Speed Guide for = the=20 Su-25T/Flaming Cliffs. Thanks to "ZoomBoy27" for the=20 information.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "USAFTML" has = announced=20 the F-86D is now available.

General=20 News: "Deuces80th" has posted a photo of a P-51, F-86, F-4 = Phantom, and F-16=20 in diamond formation at the Sun N Fun Fly in. NASA, = NOAA team=20 up for unmanned aircraft tests. Read the full story here.

Condor:=20 The Competition Soaring Simulator in the CD = version is=20 now available. Read more here at the official web site. = Thanks=20 "Ventus" for the news.

Check out the web site Fighting Colors. Thanks to "Polar = Bear" for=20 the news.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Gamershell=20 has a new movie from Medal of=20 Honor: European Assault available here.

Patch v1.12 for Korsun Pocket has = just been=20 released. The update includes a few minor fixes and = PBEM=20 updates. Additionally this update is included in the = new=20 Digital Download version of Korsun Pocket. This is an=20 incremental update that is intended for installations = that are=20 already updated to v1.11. Please note that v1.12 is = not=20 compatible with PBEM files from previous versions, so = PBEM=20 games should be concluded before upgrading or = re-started once=20 upgraded. You can download it from Matrix=20 Games game product page here.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

S.C.S. Dangerous Waters v1.01 Patch released! The first = S.C.S. = Dangerous Waters=20 Patch (v1.01) has = been=20 released today by Battlefront and should be = available from a=20 variety of download sites. The update is just over 5 = megs in=20 size and features a large list of improvements, fixes = and=20 additions. Also included with the patch is a very = useful Sonar=20 Profile document which lists every naval unit's sound=20 frequencies, turns per knot and blade count, essential = info to=20 help track and categorize contacts. To download the = patch go=20 here. Look for a SimHQ update = report=20 soon.

Naval-technologies.com reports = that the=20 L-3 Communications = WESCAM (L-3=20 WESCAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3=20 Communications, announced today that is has been = awarded a=20 contract from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) = that=20 could see over 70 multi-sensor MX-15 electro-optical = and=20 infrared (EO/IR) systems installed on US Navy P-3C = maritime=20 patrol aircraft in the next 5 years. Read more here.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

GTR has gone gold. = Read the=20 announcement here=20 at the official web site.

Sound Guru = MethylEthyl has=20 released yet another "Sounds-of..." This time it's = Sounds of rFactor, = which you=20 can read about here.

M4driving=20 reports (in Italian) news about an official demo of = rFactor here.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

The = Tech=20 Report reviews and tests out AMD's Dual-Core = Opteron CPU's=20 here.

PimpRig=20 looks at Aspire's=20 X-Plorer ATX case here.

Trusted=20 Reviews reviews = Biostar's=20 iDEQ 210P case here.

Dan's Data=20 tests out the Deck = Keyboard here.

Hot=20 Hardware tests and reviews Epox's 5LWA+ i925XE = motherboard=20 here.

Bjorn3D tests=20 out Gigabyte's Radeon = X800=20 (GV-RX80256D) video card here.

Legion=20 Hardware reviews Thermaltake's Tenor = case here.

GDhardware=20 tests out Gigabyte's = GV-3D1=20 6600GT SLI video card here.

A1-Electronics looks at NVIDIA's Geforce 6600 & = 6600=20 GT video cards here.

AnandTech=20 tests out Seagate's = Barracuda=20 7200.8 400GB HDD with NCQ here.

Check out this=20 innovative power pack. Thanks to "Polar Bear" for the=20 link.

HotHardware has an article = entitled=20 "Revisiting SLI: Asus = Extreme=20 N6600GT x 2" available here.

Community News for April = 21,=20 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air Combat=20

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EEAH: EECH / EEAH players are setting up a ICQ = or=20 messenger list for members to meet online.

European=20 Air War: "VonBeerhofen" has posted a preview of = a new sky set called Shadowcast. =

Fighter=20 Squadron: Scream 'n Demons Over Europe: "Major = Hippie"=20 has released a Sweet La Rhonda training debriefing fix.

FS 2002=20 / FS 2004: The following files have been = released at FlightSim: FS2004 Scenery--Queen = Mary 2=20 (FILENAME: qm2queb.zip). FS98-FS2004 FsXPand/FsClient=20 (FILENAME: fsxpnd.zip). FS98/FS2000/FS2002/FS2004 FS = Value=20 Capturing (FILENAME: fsvalues.zip). FS2004 MelJet 777 = Multiple=20 Monitor Panel (FILENAME: mj77_4sc.zip). FS2004 AI = Sound=20 Environment (FILENAME: aisnd_10.zip). FS2004 = Production Video=20 "VOZ Landings" (FILENAME: vozld1.zip). FS2004 FSE = Objects=20 (FILENAME: ronsiobj.zip). FS2004 Turboprop Reverse = Sound=20 Effect (FILENAME: revfxtur.zip). FS2004 Jet Reverse = Sound=20 Effect (FILENAME: reversfx.zip). FS98 - FS2004 FS Real = Time=20 (FILENAME: realtime.zip).

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "D-scythe" = has=20 posted a F-16 War Pack preview.

General=20 News: "Saganuay82" has found a diagram of a = F-14 carrier landing circuit.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Gamespot has=20 new information on locations to be visited in Call of Duty 2 here.

Worthplaying has news that Stronghold 2 is in = stores, read=20 it here.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Dangerous Waters: "enigma6584" = might have a=20 fix to the "Sound Distortion-Crackling in 3D" some = people get=20 while playing Dangerous=20 Waters. Read his forum post here.

The SimHQ Dangerous Waters Monthly = Calendars. As you=20 may or may not be aware on the front page at the = bottom you=20 will find the The SimHQ Monthly Calendars. Now is your = chance=20 to contribute by submitting an image for = consideration. Read=20 how to submit your picture here.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

There are new images from = the CTDP=20 2005 mod for F1 = Challenge=20 at m4driving here.

Screenshots from the = upcoming=20 Service Pack 4 for the Prototype-C mod have = been=20 released and they can be seen in this thread at Race Sim Central. = Thanks to=20 m4driving for the link.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

Xtreme=20 Resources tests out Uneed's=20 DIGN HV5 HTPC case here.

Ninjalane=20 tests Chaintech's VNF = 4 Ultra=20 Zenith VE Motherboard here.

TechIMO tests out=20 eDimensional's = AudioFX=20 Gaming Headset here.

techPowerUp reviews the DFI Lanparty Freezer = here.

Guru3D looks=20 at Lian-Li's PC-V1000 = Plus=20 Aluminum Gaming Case here.

Hardware=20 Zone has an nForce3=20 motherboard roundup here.

PC = Stats=20 reviews Soltek's = EQ3501-300PW=20 QBiC Mania SFF PC here.

SFF = Tech=20 tests out AOpen's = EZ855-II=20 XC Cube here.

X-Bit Labs=20 reviews and tests Thermaltake's=20 CL-G0003 Passive VGA Cooler here.

SystemCooling reviews and tests = out the=20 Cooler Master Vortex = TX=20 Heatsink here.

Community News for April = 20,=20 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air Combat=20

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: "MrJelly" has posted a new campaign manager. "MrJelly" = has found an=20 important discovery about online games. "Sandbagger's" = lastest news is=20 here.

Fighter=20 Squadron: Scream 'n Demons Over Europe: "Major = Hippie"=20 has announced that hip63's Sweet La Rhonda Campaign = has been=20 released.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Top Gun" has posted new F-18 skins. The freeware Seagul = G-2 (Galeb)=20 Jet trainer has gotten excellent reviews at AVSIM. Thanks=20 to "bosher" for the heads up

Helicopter Sims: "WB" = has=20 created a new Interactive Tactical Reference. =

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "Box-weasel" has posted a preview of a P-51D skin, "Delta Queen." "MK2" has announced = new campaigns for Pacific = Fighters.

Jane's=20 F/A-18: "_Frenchy" has released two new beta = patches:=20 Patch-Stick and Patch-Navflir. = "Mac 4.0" has=20 posted an update of the F-14 cockpit.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "ZoomBoy27" = is=20 assembling a Su25T mission-pack. "Thomas DW" = has released=20 a F-15 dog-fight pack. "Thomas DW" = has=20 released an A-10 attack pack. "ruggbutt" has = posted a CH Gear Profile for Flaming = Cliffs.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "RussoUK2002" = has posted=20 a T-45 Goshawk preview. "pasko" has = announced=20 the H-1B Huey Iroquois has been = released.=20 "ajunaidr" has posted an update of the f-104B/D & TF-104G and F-104A + = S.=20 "JSF_Aggie" F-84 skin preview. "JSF_Aggie" has = released=20 an A-7E: VA-174 Skin. "Razer" has = posted a F6F-3 Hellcat preview. "kout" has = posted a=20 USAF main screen preview. = "Digital-Overload"=20 has posted some F-14 preview skins of VF-101. "The = Wrench"=20 has a new Sabre hangar screen available. =

General=20 News: "RAF_Dumoulin" has found a 747-400 Virtual Cockpit. SSAC = Aircraft=20 Conducts Cold Soak Testing on New SJ30-2 at an = Incredible 40=20 Degrees Below Zero. More here. Boeing talks of new jet, = click here. Construction of new = Simulator Centre=20 in Vienna marks birth of Vienna Aviation Campus. Read = the full=20 story here. InterSense Receives New = Orders From=20 Link Simulation and Training for Additional Helmet = Tracking=20 Systems. Click here.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Close=20 Combat: First to Fight is in stores today.

Gamespot=20 reports that Delta = Force:=20 Xtreme has gone gold and will be in stores = soon. Read=20 about it here.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Dangerous = Waters=20 Patch 101 News 4-18-2005. Madmatt = posted in=20 the official forum "Hello everyone, I thought you = might to get=20 a little update on the first DW patch. I know we = haven't said=20 a lot about it yet but we were busy working on = it.

In a=20 surprise move, a developer and publisher actually have = some=20 GOOD news about a patch. We have finished our primary = testing=20 of the patch and are just wrapping up the final Q-A on = it.=20 This process usually takes about a week or so. If = everything=20 goes to plan, you should have the patch in your hungry = little=20 hands shortly." Read the rest of Madmatt's post and = the full=20 list here. (Thanks enigma6584.)

Navy News=20 reports that the dream of a fitting home for the = Navy=92s oldest=20 surviving warship could be a reality in the next few = years if=20 the public backs a =A320m appeal. Bosses of the Mary = Rose Museum=20 plan to erect a world-class ship hall and exhibition = centre=20 around Henry VIII=92s flagship in its existing dry = dock home in=20 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Read more here.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

What is R-Concept X? Blackhole=20 Motorsports features an interview with one of the=20 developers from AdrenalinStorm here.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

CaseModGod=20 tests out A-Top's = Xplode=20 Gaming Case here.

SharkyExtreme gives AMD's Sempron 3300+ = CPU a=20 thorough checkout here.

CDRLabs tests=20 out Memorex's 16X DVD = =B1RW=20 here.

Trusted=20 Reviews tests out the ECS=20 915P-A (1.2A) motherboard here.

bit-tech.net=20 reviews the CoolerMaster=20 AquaTrident Water Block here.

hardCOREware.net has a Next Generation SATA = Hard Drive=20 Comparison here.

Gruntville=20 reviews OCZ's EL DDR = PC3200 Gold=20 VX Memory here.

PCStats=20 reviews the Seasonic = S12-430=20 430W PSU here.

ByteSector=20 tests out Thermaltake's Shark=20 (VA7000BWA) Case here.

AMDReview=20 has another case review, this one the Thermalrock Circle Full = Tower=20 Case here.

Community News for April = 19,=20 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air Combat=20

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

Airliner=20 Pilot, a unique expansion for FS2004, is due for release = on Friday=20 22nd. Learn more about Airliner Pilot at Just Flight,=20 here.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Worthplaying has 27 new screens of = Battlefield 2 here.

A new=20 SWAT 4 player tracking tool has been made and = released=20 here. Thanks to 10-David for the information and = link.

Grouchy=20 Media has released a new military theme video here called "Infantry". This is a = collection=20 of military theme music video's made with real world=20 footage.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Dangerous=20 Waters: = Finiteless's=20 Sound Mods & Finiteless's Ambient Sound Mod for=20 Dangerous=20 Waters are = available at Subguru. The Sound mod 102Mb (7 = smaller=20 files) and the Ambient sounds are 111Mb (4 smaller = files).=20 Download them here.

Boomtown has a Silent Hunter III review and they = say "To=20 ignore Silent = Hunter=20 III is like = finding a=20 diamond in the streets and kicking it down a = drain". =20 Read the review here.

Competition! Boomtown and Ubisoft have a=20 great new competition to win Silent Hunter III=20 prizes.

There are five prizes up for grabs:

1st Silent Hunter III PC = DVD, 256Mb=20 USB memory key, ship recognition manual=20
2nd Silent Hunter III PC = DVD, ship=20 recognition manual=20
3rd, 4th, 5th, ship = recognition=20 manual

Head = over here to=20 enter: click here.=20

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

Screenshots showing the = Lotus 63 which=20 will be included in the GPL =B469=20 mod have been spotted at m4driving,=20 here.

A very fine carset = for the=20 NR 2003 GTP = mod,=20 featuring Le Mans 1970 liveries and drivers has been = released=20 and can be downloaded from here.

Information regarding = Service=20 Pack 4 for Team = Virtual LM's=20 Prototype-C mod (F1C) can be viewed at m4driving here. One might say that his mod = grows on=20 you!

Some new screenshots from GTP Legends; an = add-on to the=20 GTP mod can be = found at=20 m4driving here.

The April issue of = Auto Sim=20 Sport has hit = the street.=20 Get it from the news stand here.=20

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

AnandTech=20 reviews AMD's new = Sempron 3300 +=20 90mm CPU here.

InsaneTek=20 looks at Scythe's = Silent Box HDD=20 Silencer here.

3daccelerated reviews ATI's Sapphire X800 = Pro here.

Red = &=20 Blackness looks at Thermaltake's Bigwater Water = Cooling here.

hardcoreware.net tests out Coolermaster's Vortex TX = Cooler=20 here.

Trusted=20 Reviews checks out the Corinex AV Powerline = Ethernet=20 Adaptor here.

ExtremeMhz=20 tests out the Sytrin = Nextherm=20 ICS 8200 Air-Conditioned PC Chassis here.

Community News for April = 18,=20 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air Combat=20

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EEAH: "gotcha" has posted a new texture pack = for=20 Georgia and Lebanon and new version 162W1T5. Click here for details.

European=20 Air War: "ColJLanders" has posted a P-51 skin, = "Big Beautiful Doll." = "RAF_Dumoulin" has=20 posted some screenshots of a large B-17 raid. "Skylark" has posted = screenshots=20 of P-51B and D's on a mission.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Top Gun" has posted new Aerosoft A-10 skins of the 104th = FW. The=20 following files are now available at Flight=20 Sim: FS2004 DeHavilland Dh89a Dragon Rapide = (FILENAME:=20 fs9_dh89.zip). FS2004 The 737 Experience By Moach v1.2 = (FILENAME: 737exp12.zip). FS2004 1934 Waco YKC = (FILENAME:=20 wykc.zip). JABScreen (FILENAME: jabscren.zip) = JABScreen can be=20 set to record on your hard disk either screen copies = or active=20 windows copies. FS2004 Cursus (FILENAME: cursus.zip) = This file=20 contains information about adding airplanes and adding = textures. FS2004 Ultimate Citation 550 AI Package = (FILENAME:=20 uga_550.zip). FS2002 Traffic For UK And USA (FILENAME: = trfukpai.zip). FS2004 Peeps For FSE (FILENAME = fse_peop.zip).=20 This file contains a collection of 64 people (32 men = and 32=20 women) based on Martin Strong's "My Peeps" collection. = FS2004=20 Cruise Ship Asuka (FILENAME: asukav03.zip). FS2004 = Diamond=20 HK36 TS80 Motor Glider (FILENAME: acadtvig.zip). = FS2004 Tips=20 and Tricks - Part 8 (FILENAME: tpstr_8.zip).

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters: Oleg Maddox comments on BoB and = future=20 products. Thanks to "Lewicide" for the heads up. = "vpmedia" has=20 released a Romanian Bf-109E skin of Grupul 7. = "1.JaVA_Serval"=20 has released Skin manager 1.10 beta (multi = language).=20 Jagdgeschwader 5 has a new website here.

Jane's=20 F/A-18: "NetForce2K" has started a new Hi-Res cockpit project.

Jane's=20 Longbow Series: "Polak" has found new maps. "BeachAV8R" has posted a = link to=20 Longbow=20 missions.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: The LOMAC Files website is back = online. Members=20 have been posting 1.1 screenshots here.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "capun" has = announced=20 the Ju-88 G6 Nightfighter has been = released.=20 "Gepard" has released the Rolling Thunder campaign for SFP1. = "Gramps"=20 has released new Wilde Sau skins. "USAFTML" has = posted new=20 Sabre skins: 469th FIS McGhee-Tyson AFB 1954 = and several=20 various ones here. "fubar_512" has posted a ship effects video. = "Digital-Overload" has=20 posted a new CVN update. "FoxMonter" has posted = Viking Update #5.

General=20 News: NaturalPoint contest survey winners have = been=20 announced here. "ESV_Dimoni" has posted a = procedure to=20 mod a Saitek x-45. With this mod = the shaft=20 is lengthened to simulate a central position typical = in WWII=20 aircraft. The=20 Virtual Aircraft Website offers WWII aviation art = at very=20 reasonable prices, and has free desktops.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Navy Newstand reports that in a = joint=20 agreement with Colombia and Peru, one diesel-electric=20 submarine from each of these two countries is = deploying to the=20 United States in April to enhance fleet readiness by=20 participating in a number of naval exercises. Read = more here.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

SimBin's=20 GTR is reviewed at AltGaming here. Thanks to m4driving=20 for the link.

Nordschleife for GTR = has been=20 released. You can get it from the m4driving=20 forum here.

The first patch for Nascar SimRacing has = arrived.=20 Several download locations are available. M4driving, Blackhole Motorsports, SimRacingWorld.com or from EA's = ftp by using=20 the automated update function.

There are more screenshots = to feast=20 your eyes at from the upcoming SimBin sim; GT = Legends in this thread at Race = Sim=20 Central.

A brilliant new car; a Skoda = Octavia=20 for Richard Burns = Rally=20 has been released at Blackhole=20 Motorsports. You can download it from here.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

CoolTechZone reviews Abit's KV8 Pro = motherboard here.

PC = Stats=20 looks at the MSI K8N = Neo4=20 Platinum motherboard here.

AMDZone tests=20 out the same board here.

X-bit Labs=20 reviews the NVIDIA = nForce4 SLI=20 (Intel Edition) Platform here.

ipkonfig.com=20 takes the Samsung DVD=B1R/RW-TS-H552U = for a "spin"=20 here.

X-bit Labs=20 also reviews the ASUS = VENTO=20 3600 PC Case here.

PC = Perspective=20 shakes down AOpen's XC = Cube=20 EY855-II Pentium M SFF PC here.

PimpRig=20 tests out ThermalRight's Sl-97=20 Socket A Cooler here.

LanAddict=20 reviews the A-Top = Technology=20 XPlode ATX Case here.

Barry's=20 Rigs 'n Reviews tests out Arctic Silver = ArctiClean here.

HEXUS.net tests=20 out Gigabyte's=20 GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard here.

TweakTown=20 tests NVIDIA's nForce = 4 SLI=20 Edition here.

HardAvenue=20 checks out Western = Digital's=20 WD3200 320GB PATA Hard Drive here.

Short-Media reviews Gigabyte's Neon 8-BL = Heatsink=20 here.

XYZ=20 Computing reviews Samsung's=20 213T LCD Display here.

Monster-Hardware reviews the Songbank Digital Audio = Jukebox=20 here.

CoolTechZone reviews Asus K8N motherboard = here.

GDHardware has a review of the = ASUS' Extreme = N6800GT PCI-E card here.

Corsair Memory has partnered with = tier one=20 motherboard manufacturers to enable the NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel = Edition=20 Platform. Read the = news here.

Designtechnica reviews Turtle Beach Video Advantage = USB here.

Is = EA=20 destroying the videogame world? Read the controversial = article=20 here in the Indiana=20 Statesman.

The SimHQ Monthly Calendars for = April=20 2005

Download a calendar by = clicking on the=20 thumbnails. The files are approximately 250 kb.


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