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Hardware

01 Feb
Hardware
Diamond to develop AGP 4X Video Card

Diamond to develop AGP 4X Video Card lands in February 1999 as PC hardware makers keep pushing faster chips, cards, drivers, and gaming peripherals.

01 Feb
Hardware
S3’s Savage4 Accelerator Announced

S3's Savage4 Accelerator lands in February 1999 as PC hardware makers keep pushing faster chips, cards, drivers, and gaming peripherals.

January 1999
25 Jan
Hardware
Gibbed Review: Magic TwinPowers Banshee Video Card

The Gibbed.com review department has posted a review of the Magic TwinPowers Banshee Video Card. Impressions? Some good, some bad.

21 Jan
Hardware
Guillemot JetLeader 3D USB Joystick Review

The Gibbed.com review department has posted a review of the Guillemot JetLeader 3D USB Joystick. This joystick received the Gibbed Editor's Choice award, and is recommended for anyone who appreciates a good, solid joystick.

20 Jan
Hardware
Heretic II Video Card FAQ

Phoebus let me know that Raven's Programmer on Heretic II, John "Pagan" Scott has worked with HereticII.com to compile the official Heretic II Video Card FAQ, which of course covers hardware acceleration and video cards in Heretic II.

19 Jan
Hardware
Wicked3D Beta Drivers

Wicked3D has a new file out today, and PC gamers with itchy download fingers have something else to grab. Wicked3D has released new Wicked3D Voodoo2 Beta Drivers.

19 Jan
Hardware
Smile CA6929SL 19″ Monitor Review

The Gibbed.com review department has posted a review of the Smile CA6929SL 19" Monitor. It looks like a monitor you don't want to miss, weighing in at only $400.

15 Jan
Hardware
New Monster 3D II Drivers released

Diamond Multimedia has released new drivers for the Monster 3D II which ar are version 4.10.01.0207.

11 Jan
Hardware
Intel Pentium III Processor announced

Intel Corporation today announced the Intel Pentium III processor brand name for its next generation microprocessor code-named Katmai.