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I N   T H I S   I S S U E FEATURE STORY: PC Chipsets Today: Choice and Confusion Understanding chipsets can help you make better choices in motherboards. We lay out the current landscape for desktop PC core logic. Read this story MORE STORIES: Firefox 3 Still Tops Firefox 3 is now available. Here's why you should download it. Read this story Brute Force: Nvidia's GeForce GTX 280 and 260 They're huge, expensive, and incredibly fast. Nvidia's new GPU architecture and products redefine "high-end." Read this story It's All About Power The GeForce 280 GTX eats over 200W at full load. Meanwhile, the ASUS EeePC is one of the hottest products on the market.   What does this mean?  Read this story PODCAST: ExtremeTech Podcast  June 16, 2008 This week the editors at ExtremeTech go head-to-head to discuss topics about GeForce GTX 280 and 260, Intel's new Penryns, and the GPU war.  Read this story DISCUSSIONS: Intel C2D E8600 E0 & Biostar P45 First Look If you get the chance, stop by and check-out this thread by ET forum member Windwithme.  Besides having in-depth pictures and information, Windwithme shows the breakdown of each motherboard, CPU, and RAM components.  Read this story Is PC Gaming Dead? We have heard so many times that the death of PC gaming is coming soon.  ET forum member Swing848 has a thread that tells a different story.  Stop by and contribute your two cents.  Read this story Buy Another Video Cards for My Third Monitor? Builder Lowtrak is fortunate to be getting a third monitor.  Now the question is:  What video card would be best suited to handle the power of displaying all three monitors with no choppiness?  Any GPU gurus out there that can lay a-helping-hand.  Read this story SUBSCRIBE TO PC MAGAZINE AND SAVE 82% Subscribe today and save 82% off the newsstand price. Plus, you will receive FREE software from PC Magazine with your subscription. Don't miss this limited time offer. PC Magazine is America’s #1 technology magazine, delivering authoritative, lab-based comparative reviews of technology products and services to more than 6.6 million professionals every issue. Shred 3: Wipe Out Files for Good This premium utility protects your personal info by making shredded data completely unrecoverable. Click here for the utility. FEATURED OFFERS HP® MediaSmart Server: The Best Just Got Better Join HP and Microsoft for an in-depth look at the HP MediaSmart Server, and how you can extend the functionality of your Window Home Server for Music, Videos, Photos, and more! View Now Increase Productivity With Online Backup Learn how Dreambuilder Investments uses MozyPro to focus on higher-level business operations, increase quotas, add new users, save more than $5,000 each year, and help them safeguard against disaster. Read More MozyPro automatic backup restored Pariveda Solutions employee data in minutes. What would you lose if your main office computer suffered a fatal hard drive crash? Learn how automatic backup with MozyPro helps Pariveda Solutions restore employee data in a matter of minutes. Download this free white paper now! Business Objectives provides Business Intelligence for your industry Companies are constantly seeking ways to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Business intelligence (BI) applications give companies an edge by allowing them to take advantage of two of their strategic assets, their data and their employees. Learn how in this free white paper now! eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to ExtremeTech's Weekly Update with the email address ignoble.experiment@arconati.us. Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter. To subscribe to other e-mail newsletters from Ziff Davis, change your delivery format from HTML to text, or change your email address, click here. Copyright © 2007 Ziff Davis Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Media Inc., 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 ALSO OF INTEREST Big-Screen GPS Devices Meet the New iPhone How to Dual Boot an EeePC An Appealing LCD HDTV Check Out DL.TV Episode 235! FEATURED VIDEO Apple Announces the 3G iPhone Plus, Icahn's big bet on Yahoo hinges on Microsoft sale, Your Complete Father's Day Gift Guide and more! More Videos>> FREE ONLINE NEWSLETTERS What's New Now ExtremeTech Build It PCMag.com Security Watch Tech Saver Small Business Update HTML Text Email address: PCMAGAZINE UTILITY DOWNLOADS Download the latest PC utilities! CoverUp: Protect Application Windows from Prying Eyes Download now. Defrag-A-File: Optimize Your Favorite Files Download now. StartEase: Find and Launch Programs Effortlessly Download now. PackEmIn: Maximize Disc Space Download now. Titlebar Add-Ons: Add New Functions to Windows Download Now. More Downloads >> SPECIAL OFFERS Find the ThinkPad that fulfills your business requirements!  Click here today! Special Offers Now on Thinkpad® and Lenovo 3000 PCS. Save Now > Free White Paper: A Smart Server Strategy for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Learn More!