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What R600s are made of
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 11, 2006 - 06:22 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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CoolTechZone takes a sneak peek at Radeon's upcoming R600, the successor to the current R580. Much of the technology has simply increased in number or speed, though it is reassuring to hear it is expected to be fully compliant with Vista and DirectX 10.
Help for freezing manufacturer OC'd 7900GTXs
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 10, 2006 - 02:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Ryan has managed to get nVIDIA to work on a fix for the freeze issue with the first run of factory overclocked 7900GTXs. If you bought one, and don't seem to get what you paid for, read this article, and read it now.
7900GTX is more than just a fast 7800
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 7, 2006 - 05:04 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Tech-Hounds tested the Leadtek 7900GTX, against a 7800GTX from ASUS. While the frame rates certainly increase, they focus on image quality and other benefits that the 7900 offers.
Crossfire under the spotlight
Subject: Graphics Cards | April 5, 2006 - 04:37 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Motherboards.org put Crossfire to the test. They set up X1900's, 1800's and 1600's and tested them against an XFX 7900GTX and a Gigabyte 7900GT. See how they stack up in this performance race.
Tiny TV to take travelling
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 31, 2006 - 06:13 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Compro VideoMate U900 is a tiny TV tuner that accepts coax and antenna signals, and hooks up to a PC or laptop. While being able to carry a device to eceive a TV signal in a pocket sounds great, read the full review at [H]ard|OCP before you run out and buy one.
"The thing about the two is that, traditionally, people want larger television screens and
smaller electronics.
VGA cooling waterfight
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 29, 2006 - 03:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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If you have moved beyond 3rd party air cooling for your newest graphics card, 3DXtreme presents a 3 way watercooling shootout. The participants are the DangerDen Maze 4, the AquaXtreme MP-1 and Swiftech's MCW60. Drop by to see which can provide you with the most extra frames and craziest overclock.
"From this we have come across forums where certain products are recommended for their
performance with very little performance data to stand on.
Overclock your way to savings
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 27, 2006 - 06:33 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Legit Reviews points out one of the best values in video cards right now. The GeForce 7900GT isn't the fastest card out there, but with the overclock that most people can acheive, it comes close. If you are more worried about breaking the bank than voiding warantees, take a close look at this card.
"As an enthusiast and overclocker I have to say that if you were planning to upgrade or building
a new system I highly recommend looking long and hard at the 7900 GT.
The flagship ATI card from ASUS
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 24, 2006 - 07:12 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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PCStats examines ASUS' EAX1900XTX a 512 MB card with dual-DVI outputs and some really impressive clocks, the GPU is 650 and the memory runs at 1550Mhz. It will cost you a lot, but there isn't much out there that can come close to saturating it's bandwidth.
Plus, Ryan has been busy this week, dropping by the Game Developers Conference, and talking with ATI about their take on Physics accleration ...
Third Party VGA cooler shootout
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 22, 2006 - 06:21 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Looking to overclock that shiny new video card, but feeling the heat, or just trying to quiet it? Legion Hardware has a 6-way shootout between Thermalright, Zalman and Arctic Cooling. Drop by and find out which one can do you right!
Also, Ryan has a look at 2 upcoming cards from nVIDIA, the 7600GS and the 7300LE.
"When it comes to high-end air-cooled VGA coolers the six tested here today are amongst the best.
Let's get physical
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 22, 2006 - 12:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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First we had no physics cards, and now we have a battle royal between nVIDIA and Ageia to get their physics acceleration to the market first. The Inquirer feels that there is already a clear winner, and are quite happy to tell you who.
"So, the SLI physics engine can make water fall, ripples move, and rocks from the exploding cliffwall bo
Ageia's PhysX SDK v2.4 for PC's and consoles
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 21, 2006 - 11:49 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Ageia has announced their progress with the PhsyX physics accelerator card, and the Software Development Kit that goes with it. City of Villains is ready to incorporate the technology into their game as soon as people have the card installed. They aren't going to stop at PC's either, their card, and the drivers will be supported on consoles as well!
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Overclocked 7900GTX issues - help Ryan to help you
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 20, 2006 - 06:31 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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There have been numerous reports of problems with various vendors overclocked 7900 GTX cards not working correctly.
nVidia causes some Havok
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 20, 2006 - 01:59 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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nVIDIA has beat Ageia to the punch by partnering with Havok to create their own Physics Accelerator Card. By using SLI, they can have one GeForce card working on the graphics, while the second is devoted to physics. As well, it can be implemented on a single card, with some cycles devoted purely to graphics, and others to the physics calculations. [H]ard|OCP explains further here.
For even more info, read Ryan's findings on our main
Time to upgrade your ATI drivers
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 17, 2006 - 06:54 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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TweakTown has posted the results of their testing with ATI's new 6.3 Catalysts. Drop by and find out what enhancements you can expect from their newest drivers.
"Never fear, our Catalyst performance analyst for March 2006 is here, so let's take a look at
what ATI have done this month.
Getting to know your X1900 better
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 15, 2006 - 05:02 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Tech-Hounds continues their look at the X1900 series from ATI in the second part of their indepth examination. Find out more about the differences between ATI and nVIDIA than just the PCB colour.
"ATI's latest offering, the Radeon X1900 XTX is strong, but it does have its weak points. We already covered the lack of performance with texture dependent games in our last article. Now we discovered that ATI's adaptive antialiasing is not as effective as NVIDIA's transparency anti aliasing.
Is 512MB better than 256 yet?
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 13, 2006 - 06:38 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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PureOverclock ran some tests comparing a standard 256MB 7800GT and a 512MB version. With some judicious use of NiBiTor, all clock speeds were rendered equal. Read on to see if paying for that extra RAM is really worth it.
"Does a 512MB framebuffer make any difference?
The 7900 reviews of new video cards
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 10, 2006 - 02:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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[H]ard|OCP gives a you a good rundown of the technology behind nVIDIA's new cards, and what you can expect to get from them. More than jsut benchmarks, you are in danger of learning something by reading this.
"The big news for NVIDIA today is that their high-end GPU has gone 90 nanometers. This actuallyisn't their first 90 nanometer GPU, the GeForce 7300 GS is built on the 90 nanometer process.
ATI fires an answering salvo
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 9, 2006 - 01:29 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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In response to nVIDIA's product launch today, ATI has struck back with the X1800GTO. Read the review at Hot Hardware to see if ATI's newest can compete with the shiny new nVIDIA cards.
"ATI reacts quickly this morning to NVIDIA's hard launch of GeForce 7 refreshes, with a launch of
their own for the performance mainstream sector of the market.
nVIDIA's Big Day
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 9, 2006 - 12:26 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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nVIDIA came out swinging this morning, with the release of the new 7900 and 7600 cards. Start at Hot Hardware, who have revied both the budget oriented 7600, and the powerful 7900. Then, just keep going as there are a lot of sites working hard to give you a good look at these hot new models.
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ATI's Mid-Range monster
Subject: Graphics Cards | March 6, 2006 - 02:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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LOSTCIRCUITS has tested ATI's current mid-range card, the x1600 Pro, offered in an AGP flavour. If you are still putting off that total systems upgrade for a bit, but find yourself barely able to play some of the newer titles with any bells or whistles enabled, this card might give your PC a new lease on lfe.
"In the middle of ATI's current GPU lineup is the X1600 series, based on the R530 GPU and
described by ATI as the "Absolute in Mainstream Gaming Performance".
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