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Nvidia To Use Hynix GDDR3 For 9800 GTX

Hardware · Author sineoc · April 11, 2008 · 1527 reads · ★★★★☆ (1 votes)

VR-Zone learned that Nivida is planning to add Hynix as a second source memory for GeForce 9800 GTX. The current source is course Samsung with their K4J52324QE 0.8ns GDDR3 memories while the fastest equivalent from Hynix is HY5RS123235BFP 0.8ns part. A BIOS update is needed for the 9800GTX cards with Hynix memories.…

POV GeForce 9800 GTX EXO EDITION with Assassin's Creed

Hardware · Author sineoc · April 10, 2008 · 1502 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

POINT OF VIEW, well known for its range of NVIDIA based graphics cards, is launching today the overclocked version of one of the fastest single GPU graphics card on the market, the GeForce 9800 GTX EXO EDITION. The performance of the POV GeForce 9800 GTX EXO EDITION is pushed further by increasing the core speed to…

New 3DMark06 World Record with Dual Radeon HD 3870 X2 Cards

Hardware · Author sineoc · April 7, 2008 · 2064 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Overclockers Kinc and Elmor from NordicHardware, have managed to break the 3DMark06 world record this weekend using two of ATI's latest dual GPU video cards. With Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (C1 stepping) @ 5.719GHz (439.9x13), ASUS P5E64 WS Pro motherboard, 2x ASUS EAH3870X2 TOP overclocked to 990MHz/1125MHz…

ASUS Eee PC with Windows XP Now Available on Best Buy

Hardware · Author sineoc · April 7, 2008 · 2477 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

ASUS' Windows XP preinstalled Eee PC has now become available on Best Buy , two days before the previous April 9th shipping date. Dubbed EEEPC4G-BK010X, and coming with two color options - Black or White (available only online), the Windows XP Eee PC have a price tag of $399.99, identical to that of the Linux Eee 4G…

Thermaltake New Armor+ MX Middle Tower Chassis

Hardware · Author sineoc · April 4, 2008 · 1439 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

With the success of the previous Armor+ full tower, Thermaltake has created the middle tower version of Armor+, the Armor+ MX. The aluminum Armor+ MX is now compact, lightweight, cool, quiet, user-friendly, yet still stylish - an ideal concept for the modern users. Thermaltake has included tool-free and cable…

Club3D 9600GT 512MB OC Edition w/ Arctic Cooling

Hardware · Author sineoc · April 2, 2008 · 2039 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Club3D is going to launch their 9600GT Overclock Edition fitted with cooler from Arctic Cooling next week. The price is about 139 euros. Specifications: GPU: NVIDIA G94 GPU speed: 700 MHz Shaders: 64 Stream Memory Size: 512 MB Memory Type: GDDR3 Memory Speed: 1900 MHz Memory Bandwidth: 256 BIT Source: VR-Zone

NVIDIA ForceWare 174.74 WHQL Released

Hardware · Author sineoc · April 2, 2008 · 1577 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Following the official release of GeForce 9800 GTX, NVIDIA has updated the ForceWare driver package to version 174.74. This driver adds support for GeForce 9800 GTX and enables 3-way SLI with GeForce 9800 GTX. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known…

NVIDIA GT200 : GeForce 9900 GTX & 9900 GT In Q3

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 31, 2008 · 2587 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

VR-Zone has learned that there will be two high end parts from Nvidia to replace the current GeForce 9800 GX2 and 9800 GTX in Q3. These two parts are GeForce 9900 GTX and GeForce 9900 GT based on the new GT200 architecture. Nvidia has positioned GeForce 9900 GTX to replace 9800 GX2 and this gave a clue that a single…

Thermaltake Unleashes the Big Typhoon VP CPU Cooler

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 30, 2008 · 1809 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Building on the apparent success of the Big Typhoon 120 VX (CL-P0310), Thermaltake has announced a new high-end CPU cooler dubbed Big Typhoon VP. The product combines a copper base, six 6mm heatpipes and a big block consisting of 142 aluminum fins, with not one but two 120mm fans, one perpendicular to the base and one…

SAPPHIRE Launches Passive Cooled HD 3870 ULTIMATE Edition

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 30, 2008 · 3508 reads · ★★★★☆ (2 votes)

SAPPHIRE Technology, industry leader in alternative cooling solutions for PC graphics, has just launched a new ULTIMATE Edition of the top of the range HD 3870 - topping it's previous claim for the fastest passive cooled graphics card in the World by delivering even more performance. The SAPPHIRE HD 3870 ULTIMATE…

Mushkin Intros New Arctic White and Charcoal Gray EM2-6400 DDR2 Kits

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 27, 2008 · 1839 reads · ★★★★☆ (5 votes)

Mushkin today announced the immediate availability of two new DDR2 kits, whose Frost Byte heatspreaders have been painted in "Arctic White" and "Charcoal Gray". The modules are available now in two different 4GB (2x2GB) kits: XP2-6400 800MHz (model number: 99658Ow/g) with CL4-4-4-12 latencies, and EM2-6400 800MHz…

Sparkle Calibre P960 w/ Adjustable Dual Fly Cooling System

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 27, 2008 · 3761 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

SPARKLE today introduced the Calibre P960 Graphics Card with exclusive adjustable Dual Fly Cooling System. The cooling fans of the Dual Fly Cooling System can be adjusted aslant, so not only MOS circuit on the PCB can be cooled efficiently, the whole cooling efficiency can be raised too. By Introducing the Calibre…

ATI Planning HD 3850 X2

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 26, 2008 · 2248 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

ATI’s recently launched HD 3870 X2 graphics card was mostly well received, and according to Chinese site HKEPC, the company may now try the same tactic with the HD 3850. The site reports that the HD 3850 X2 should go on sale during mid-2008 with a price tag of between $299 and $379 - which would put it right in the…

Nvidia Preparing G96 (D9M) Card For Launch

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 26, 2008 · 1550 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Nvidia plans to add another member to the GeForce 9 series soon with their G96 (D9M) card for the mainstream market. This G96 card is meant to replace the current GeForce 8500 GT card so most likely the official marketing name will be GeForce 9500 GT. Final specs are 550MHz core clock, 512MB (32MX16) GDDR2 memories…

EVGA Launches e-GeForce 8800GT AKIMBO with 1024MB DDR3 Memory

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 26, 2008 · 1540 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Official NVIDIA partner EVGA has released a new e-GeForce 8800GT 1024MB G92-powered card part of the AKIMBO line-up. The AKIMBO cards feature a dual-slot cooling system that resembles the stock 8800 GTS 512MB cooler. The new 1GB GeForce 8800 GT model has 112 Stream Processors set to 1500MHz, a GPU clocked at 600MHz…

ASUS EAH3850 Trinity Has Three RV670 Chips

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 25, 2008 · 1912 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

Here's what happens when two GPUs aren't enough. The latest ASUS EAH3850 Trinity works with three mobile RV670 chips in CrossFireX and is cooled by a combination of aluminum heatsinks, copper heatpipes and an enclosed water cooling system. The three 55nm GPUs all have their dedicated memory and make use of a 256-bit…

Intel Eco PCs Uncovered

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 24, 2008 · 2559 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

These are the first close-up spy shots of Intel's next gen notebook Eco PC. Specs can be found in one of the pictures. Source: techPowerUp!

ASUS GeForce 9800 GTX Pictured

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 23, 2008 · 1914 reads · ★★★★★ (7 votes)

TechConnect Magazine has acquired some pictures and specs of ASUS’ upcoming EN9800GTX/HTDP/512M graphics card, which is expected to be released on April 1st. It will run at what are thought to be NVIDIA’s reference clocks of 675MHz core and 2200MHz memory, with 128 stream processors at 1688MHz. This version will come…

Nvidia To Launch GeForce 9800 GTX On April Fool

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 22, 2008 · 91 reads · ★★★★★ (7 votes)

Nvidia has informed their partners that the GeForce 9800 GTX launch has been pushed one week from March 25th to April 1st. No reason was provided for the delay but it is funny that Nvidia chose to launch a flagship product on April Fool day. GeForce 9800 GTX will be priced at US$349. On a side note, the industry is…

Nvidia To Launch GeForce 9800 GTX On April Fool

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 22, 2008 · 1734 reads

Nvidia has informed their partners that the GeForce 9800 GTX launch has been pushed one week from March 25th to April 1st. No reason was provided for the delay but it is funny that Nvidia chose to launch a flagship product on April Fool day. GeForce 9800 GTX will be priced at US$349. On a side note, the industry is…

LG Intros GH22 22x DVD Burner

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 21, 2008 · 1997 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

LG announced today GH22, the company's latest 22x Super-multi DVD burner. LG's new drive comes to join Samsung's SH-S223 22x burner, scheduled for release later this summer. Specifications of the drive include 22x writing speed for DVD-R/+R, 16x for DVD+RW DL, 12x for DVD-R DL and 12x for DVD-RAM. The drive also comes…

NVIDIA Launches 790i Chipset

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 19, 2008 · 1930 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Following the release of its GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card yesterday, NVIDIA has launched its new nForce 790i SLI and 790i Ultra SLI chipsets. Both versions support up to 1600MHz FSB and 2GHz DDR3 memory modules, as well as being capable of running Quad SLI. For full details, check out NVIDIA’s product pages. The…

NVIDIA ForceWare 174.53 Beta Released

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 19, 2008 · 1607 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

NVIDIA has updated its beta ForceWare driver to version 174.53, which is intended for use only on the GeForce 9600 GT and the new 9800 GX2. The only changes in this release are new PureVideo HD features for the GX2 card. Download locations are as follows: * Windows XP 32-bit – HERE * Windows XP 64-bit – HERE * Windows…

Palit Launches 1GB GeForce 9600 GT

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 18, 2008 · 2013 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Graphics card manufacturer Palit has introduced a new version of its GeForce 9600 GT graphics card featuring 1GB of memory, twice that of the standard model. The 9600 GT 1GB Sonic has a core speed of 700MHz and GDDR3 memory running at 2GHz. The card also comes equipped with HDMI, DisplayPort, Optical SPDIF and two DVI…

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Launched

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 18, 2008 · 2110 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Although there’s not yet been an official press release directly from NVIDIA, a number of graphics card manufacturers have today released their GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics cards. The card itself features two graphics processors with a reference speed of 600MHz core and 2000MHz memory, with 256 stream processors and…

Review of 9800GTX and 9800GX2

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 18, 2008 · 2103 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Both of the cards will be released later, but the crew of Chinese based website it168.com have already got their hands on both 9800GX2 and 9800GTX and posted a full review. Source: EXPreview

Gigabyte to Start Selling High-End PC Accessories

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 17, 2008 · 1940 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Well-known motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte looks set to diversify into the high end PC accessories market later this month, starting with the introduction of its new GK-K8000 keyboard. The company will be targeting its products at gamers, and the initial focus will be on strengthening brand awareness. The GK-K8000…

Inno3D Launches i-Chill ZEROtherm Hurricane GeForce 9600GT

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 17, 2008 · 2098 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Inno3D introduced last week the new i-Chill ZEROtherm Hurricane equipped GeForce 9600GT. Boasting overclocking speeds up to 750MHz/1625MHz/1940MHz core/shader/memory this card utilizes the ZeroTherm HC92 Cu 8800 3-in-1 cooler. Ideal for both active or passive operation, it is made of a large copper heatsink with 4…

ASUS Unveils Desktop Eee PC

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 16, 2008 · 2011 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

ASUS' Eee PC met with surprising success when it was launched last year, offering users a small, simple and cheap notebook to perform basic tasks such as browsing the internet and creating office documents. The company is now planning to try and build on that success by launching a desktop variant of the Eee PC,…

Sapphire released HD3690

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 14, 2008 · 1605 reads · ★★★★☆ (4 votes)

Finally, Sapphire rolls out their HD 3690(which we have some posts before).As you can see, the card’s only difference with HD 3850 256MB is the memory interface, limited in 128bit. The card is only available in China, as cheap as 126 USD. If the card can sell outside China, i believe it will be even cheaper. Source:…