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NVIDIA’s Scheme of Single-PCB Reference GTX295 Outlined

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 25, 2009 · 2520 reads · ★★★★★ (14 votes)

While GeForce GTX275 and Radeon HD 4890 catch the most focus, we’re informed that NVIDIA is working on a new GTX295 reference design card featuring single PCB. The current GTX295 features dual-PCB design codenamed P656 with one GPU on each. New GTX295 will adopt single PCB design known as P658, which means NVIDIA need…

Foxconn Readying X58 Renaissance II Motherboard

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 24, 2009 · 1947 reads · ★★★★★ (10 votes)

Foxconn has been in the league of companies to come up with one of the first motherboards supporting the Intel Core i7 processors. It used both its Digital Life and Quantum Force product lines to come up with performance and enthusiast-grade motherboards featuring the Intel X58 chipset. The company is coming up with a…

Radeon HD 4750 Gets First Listing

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 24, 2009 · 2060 reads · ★★★★★ (12 votes)

With all the attention the RV790 (Radeon HD 4890) is grabbing as it heads for launch, we almost seem to forget its smaller sibling, the RV740 Radeon HD 4750 is also in the works. What makes the special, is the fact that it is the industry's first GPU to be built on the 40 nm silicon fabrication process. A preview of…

Colorful Releases Crippled 9800 GT Graphics

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 23, 2009 · 1879 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

On the brink of being a regular AMD partner, Colorful has come up with a new way to market GeForce 9800 GT cheap: by crippling it with a (much) weaker memory sub-system. The card uses a regular GeForce 9800 GT GPU, with 512 MB of memory. Wait, that sounds pretty normal when it reads on the box, doesn't it? Only till…

MSI Intros Five Native HDMI Equipped Radeon HD 4600 Series Video Cards

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 22, 2009 · 2047 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

MSI on Friday launched a total of five graphics cards that include native HDMI support. Among the new cards are the ATI Radeon HD 4670 and Radeon HD 4650 models: R4670-MD1G, R4670-512, R4650-MD1G, R4650-512, and R4650-MD512Z. Global graphics cards and motherboards brand-manufacturer, MSI International, announces the…

Sapphire launches 2GB Radeon HD 4870 Vapor-X

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 22, 2009 · 4945 reads · ★★★★★ (18 votes)

It's no secret that ATI is launching its next generation cards sometime very soon, however Sapphire is keen to revitalise its 4870 and 4850 lineup with a pair of new Vapor-X coolers and an extra gigabyte of GDDR5 on its 4870 card. The latest Vapor-X coolers eschew the larger heatpipes of the Toxic design for a 1.5x…

GeForce GTX 275 will release in April 6

Hardware · Author Slu4ainik · March 22, 2009 · 2535 reads · ★★★★★ (14 votes)

The last couple of days, pics and 3DMark of AMD Radeon HD 4890′ were leaked and take some attention. The Radeon HD4890 will release in April 6, and NVIDIA will release GeForce GTX275 at the same time, and takes direct aim at HD4890. According to NVIDIA, it will not release any reference cards of GTX275, but the AIC…

CM 690 Dressed in White

Hardware · Author sineoc · March 21, 2009 · 2170 reads · ★★★★★ (7 votes)

Cooler Master's CM 690, one of the most popular mid-tower cases in Europe, has yet another special-edition variant. This time, the company designed a case, that uses white with a dash of chrome as its colour-theme. CM made changes to the side panel of this case, it lacks the fan mount-holes. Also used, are more silent…

AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU Coming on April 20th

Hardware · Author ozmo · March 18, 2009 · 2152 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

AMD was planning to launch 3.1GHz Phenom II X4 950 in Q2 according to our previous source, but Phenom II X4 955 is said to replace it as the fastest AMD CPU. Phenom II X4 955 has employed 45nm processing and Socket AM3. Clocked at 3.2GHz (16*200MHz), it’s coming with 2MB (4*512MB) L2 Cache and 6MB L3 Cache. With 125W…

Early Look: Zotac 9800GT Green Edition

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 18, 2009 · 2135 reads · ★★★★★ (5 votes)

Zotac plans to launch 9600GT Green Edition this month, and now their 9800GT Green Edition Graphics Card is also unveiled.Known as Zotac GeForce 9800GT Eco, this card is based on 55nm manufacturing process, coming with 112 stream processors. Equipped with Samsung GDDR3 memory to form 512MB/256bit, the core/shader clock…

AMD Radeon HD 4890 Pictures Leaked

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 18, 2009 · 2351 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

AMD RV790 is set to be launched on April 6th, but now Radeon HD 4890 based on RV790 has been leaked to the web. The card is marked as ATI Radeon HD 4890, so it seems true that RV790 will be finally named as Radeon HD 4890. Similar to Radeon HD 4870 in appearance, we can see Radeon HD 4890 features a dual-slot cooler,…

ECS Hydra GeForce GTS 250 SLI With Water Cooling

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 18, 2009 · 3922 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

ECS is best known for its OEM products and it hasn't really made much of a break for the retail and enthusiast market. Stories have been going around that this will change soon though and lack of ideas is certainly not an issue. A new graphics card package from ECS shows that it is keeping up with the trends, the…

EVGA Silently Launches the GeForce GTX 295 Red Edition

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 18, 2009 · 1858 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

With no official press release, a new version of EVGA's GTX 295 has appeared on their website. Dubbed the GTX 295 Red Edition, the card is clocked at the stock speeds of 576 MHz on the core, 1242 MHz on the shaders, and a 1998 MHz memory clock, using a reference cooler, which appears to have simply been painted red.…

ATI Radeon HD 4890 1 GB GDDR5 in Pretty Pixels

Hardware · Author ozmo · March 17, 2009 · 3856 reads · ★★★★☆ (3 votes)

Here's something fresh from Asia, with love. Popular Chinese site Coolaler is once more first to show pics from an yet unreleased product - the next generation ATI Radeon HD 4890 video card. The card below is equipped with single RV790 GPU clocked at 850 MHz and 1 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 3900 MHz. It has full…

Sapphire 790GX AM3 Motherboard Reaches Store

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 16, 2009 · 1994 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Sapphire 790GX AM3 Motherboard has reached store at Akiba with price tag of JPY18980 (about $193).Featuring AMD 790GX+SB750 chipset, Sapphire 790GX AM3 Motherboard is designed for AMD Phenom II AM3 quad-core processors. This motherboard offers 6+1 phase power supply and employs four DDR3 DIMM up to 16GB 1333MHz Dual…

Mushkin Launches New Redline Triple-Channel DDR3 Memory Kits

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 16, 2009 · 2610 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Mushkin Memory has just released two new Redline DDR3 kits. The triple channel Mushkin Redline memories, model numbers 998691 and 998692, both consist of three 2 GB modules for a total of 6 GB. They both operate at 1600 MHz with CL6-7-6-18 timings and 1.65 V. Model number 998691 comes with Mushkin's usual heatspreader…

Mushkin Introduces its first SSD Series called Europe

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · March 16, 2009 · 1811 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Mushkin Enhanced, one of the leading manufacturers for High Performance Computer announces the availability of his first SSD-series called “Europe”. The capacities are 32, 64, 128, 192 and 256GB in a noble aluminium housing and captivating with aggressive pricing. “Once, Zeus felt in love with the beautiful Europe,…

Galaxy Non-reference GTX260 VGA Card With 1792MB Memory

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 14, 2009 · 1757 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Galaxy unveils its non-reference GTX 260 graphics card equipped with 1792MB memory, which is designed for those demanding gaming players.Galaxy GTX 260 non-reference card is cooled by Galaxy’s self-designed cooler with 5 heatpipes and 3 PWM fans. The airflow passively cools the memory, the 4+1 phase VRM area has a…

Zotac Expands its GTX 285 Lineup, Uses Accelero Xtreme Cooler

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 13, 2009 · 1603 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Zotac has yet another GeForce GTX 285 SKU in the making. This time, it plans to use its own-designed GTX 285 PCB with an Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme GPU cooler. Zotac isn't using the entire kit, as the NVIO2 and VRM heatsinks aren't compatible with this PCB design. Other manufacturers using this cooler for similar…

GeCube Pairs Radeon HD 4670 with GDDR4 Memory

Hardware · Author krisko92 · March 13, 2009 · 2025 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Following Sapphire's move to create a Radeon HD 4670 SKU with GDDR4 memory, GeCube has one of its own, ready for launch. The RV730-based graphics card has 512 MB of GDDR4 memory, across a 128-bit wide memory interface. It uses a simplistic design for its PCB and cooler. The card draws all its power from the…

Palit releases the first and the only custom designed GeForce® GTX285 1GB and 2GB

Hardware · Author krisko92 · February 28, 2009 · 297 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Palit Microsystems, leading graphics card manufacturer, announces the first own design GeForce® GTX285 1GB and 2GB. Armed with NVIDIA PhysX® and NVIDIA CUDA® technology, the GeForce® GTX285 series are ready to enable a total new class of physical gaming interaction! Palit GTX 285 2GB is the first and the only one…

Zotac Officially Launches the GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition Video Card

Hardware · Author krisko92 · February 28, 2009 · 1752 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

ZOTAC International, an award-winning manufacturer of graphics cards and motherboards, today unleashes the latest addition to its water-cooling ready Infinity Edition graphics card lineup – the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition. The new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition pairs the world’s fastest single…

Sony-Optiarc Preparing 24X DVD Writer

Hardware · Author krisko92 · February 28, 2009 · 1777 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Sony-Optiarc, a subsidiary of Sony, is preparing the new AD-7240S DVD-Writer drive that is built to write DVDs at 24X. The drive rivals Lite-On, which is already out with a drive that burns DVDs this fast. The drive has a standard-sized internal form factor, and uses the SATA interface. It features adaptive…

Galaxy Innovates GeForce GTX 285 High Performance Design

Hardware · Author krisko92 · February 28, 2009 · 1932 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Pushing up the ante with innovation, Galaxy has come up with a new GeForce GTX 285 variant. No, it's not another cost-saving design, but rather the other way round: a mix of high-grade components. There are a few features which makes Galaxy's new card stand out: A 4+2 phase digital PWM power design as opposed to the…

Zotac Prepares New GeForce 9600 GT Green and GeForce GTX 285 With Water Cooling

Hardware · Author krisko92 · February 26, 2009 · 1890 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Zotac has two new video cards in its labs, waiting to be released very soon. The first one is a GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition with clock speeds of 600 MHz for the core, 1500 MHz for the shaders and 1800 MHz for the 512MB GDDR3 memory. The card is shorter than a standard GeForce 9600 GT, and also has no 6-pin external…

HIS Out With HD 4870 Fan Edition

Hardware · Author krisko92 · February 25, 2009 · 1932 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Having come up with the Radeon HD 4850 Fan Edition, HIS now has Fan Edition variants for the Radeon HD 4870. Coming in 512 MB (model: H487FN512P) and 1 GB (model: H487FN1GP) models, the Radeon HD 4870 Fan builds on the design methodology of simplistic cooling on the blue-coloured AMD reference design PCB that goes…

ZOTAC Expands NITRO Features and Compatibility

Hardware · Author krisko92 · February 24, 2009 · 1839 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

ZOTAC International today unleashes the award-winning ZOTAC NITRO hardware-overclocking controller for use with all NVIDIA GeForce based graphics cards. The ZOTAC NITRO is the world’s first hardware-overclocking controller, enabling graphics card overclocking with the press of three buttons. With the newest version of…

GeForce GTS 240 scratches appears

Hardware · Author krisko92 · February 23, 2009 · 1789 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

NVIDIA will release the new GeForce 9800GT, dubbed GeForce GTS 240, in April this year. Earlier on NVIDIA took the 65nm G92 GPU, used by GeForce 9800GT, and moved it to the 55nm node. Even if the shrunk graphics circuit is close to identical to the first G92 circuit NVIDIA also revised the circuit board. The 55nm…

Phenom II X3 Can be Unlocked to Phenom II X4?

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · February 23, 2009 · 2188 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

It is a well-known fact that AMD has been carving out triple-core and dual-core Phenom/Phenom II series processors out of complete Agena/Deneb dice with one or two cores disabled. In a fresh revelation, a Korean enthusiast claims to have discovered that it is rather easy to unlock the disabled core on Phenom II X3…

Pretec Announces the World's Fastest 16 GB CompactFlash card

Hardware · Author HaSLeS · February 23, 2009 · 1825 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Pretec, creator of the highest capacity CompactFlash card in the world (64GB) and also the fastest CF card in the world (333x) will demonstrate yet another spectacular product this year at the "Focus on Imaging 2009" imaging event. That's the new Pretec 433X CF card, which is more than 30% faster than the company's…