Nvidia in no rush to stamp out dangerous driver bug @ NGOHQ
NGOHQ :: Thursday, February 09, 2006
“Back on the 20th of October last year Nvidia Corporation introduced a new feature in their ForceWare 81.85 graphics card drivers. They called it “Direct Access”, and it was designed to enable users to control their monitors directly from the ForceWare control panel instead of the actual controls on their monitor. While it is nice to see Nvidia incorporating new features into their software, it turned out that there is an “evil side” to this Direct Access feature.”
ASUS Extreme N7300GS GeForce 7300 GS Graphics Card Review Posted!
Tech ARP :: Sunday, February 05, 2006
While the focus is always on the sexy, high-end cards, the reality is that most cards being sold today are lower-end cards. Today, we will take a look at the latest entry-level card to come out of the ASUS factory – the ASUS Extreme N7300GS.
Based on the new NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS GPU, this card will be simple and affordable. But just how fast is it? Will you be able to play 3D games even using this entry-level card? Read on and find out! ”
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty review
Tech Spot :: Sunday, February 05, 2006
Enter the new Sound Blaster X-Fi series, a truly new soundcard release from Creative in several years. Based on a completely new audio processor that Creative Labs like to call the “Xtreme Fidelity Engine”, the chip was in development for five years at the Creative ATC (Advanced Technology Center) in California.
Having owned almost all of Creative’s soundcards since the SoundBlaster 16, I have had the chance to experience many of those incremental jumps in the technology used, be it on the hardware or software side (e.g. EAX), the X-Fi offers several significant architectural changes such as the Ring Architecture, S-SRC, Quartet DSP, as well as 24-bit Crystalizer, and CMMS-3D.
PowerColor X1900 XT — 48 Horsemen
Bjorn3D :: Sunday, February 05, 2006
The late introduction of R520 had caused ATI to speed up the introduction of its new products. Going by how the company handles kicker products, most of us assumed it would be just that; a refresh of the older SKUs. All in all, it was a hasty and wrongful assumption. ATI had been actually cooking something tasty for us – R580 which has been in production since November 30th 2005.
BFG 7800GS OC AGP Review
Neoseeker :: Friday, February 03, 2006
“We can see that when going from the 7800 GT PCI-Express to a reference 7800 GS AGP, NVIDIA has dropped the core clock speed by 25 MHz, bumped up the memory clock speed by 50 MHz (100 MHz effective), reduced the number of vertex and pixel shader pipes, and very surprisingly, cut the amount of ROP pipes to half. Doing some rough calculations, we can expect a reference GeForce 7800 GS to take about a 15-20% performance hit when compared to the 7800 GT. Please note that the sample sent to us by BFG Technologies belongs to their “OC” line-up, which enjoys slight bumps in core and memory clock speeds, as well as snazzier blue PCB and cooling systems — those are the numbers you see in brackets.”
ATI’s Radeon X1900 Video Card Series Part II @ Legit Reviews
Legit Reviews :: Friday, February 03, 2006
“With a lower price than the competition, better availability, better performance in most every game, and the best feature set on the market, it is clear that ATI has stepped up to the plate and put one out of the yard with their X1900 series…”
Diamond Stealth X550
techPowerUp! :: Friday, February 03, 2006
Diamond Multimedia expands its offerings and adds the Stealth X550 to their lineup. This card is aimed at casual users surfing the web or building a HTPC system. The Stealth X550 is a cut above the onboard graphics solution and can overclock to X600 speeds. This entry-level card is good news for those on a low budget, so with card in hand let’s take a look at the Diamond Stealth X550.
nVIDIA 7800 GS Preview on Technic3D
OCModshop :: Friday, February 03, 2006
Quote: “With the 7800 gs presents nVidia again a AGP Card after newest technological standard.”
Albatron K8SLI @ Phoronix
Phoronix :: Friday, February 03, 2006
Summary: “The Taiwan-based Albatron could be considered a heavy player in the motherboard industry, as well as graphics cards for that matter, but how does their most recent AMD SLI adventure perform? Albatron’s K8SLI packs in NVIDIA’s nForce4 SLI Chipset combined with the innovative features as a Zero Jumper Design, Dual BIOS, and Watch Dog Timer, will this Socket 939 SLI offering be the next item on your shopping list? We have this motherboard here today to answer some of these questions.”
XFX GeForce 7800 GS AGP Review @ Bjorn3D
Bjorn3D :: Friday, February 03, 2006
Today, NVIDIA is releasing the GeForce 7800 GS AGP GPU. The reason for this launch is that end-users are not moving to the new PCI Express platform as fast as the company thought they would. So, with that happening, NVIDIA is bringing those users who do not have the funds or are not ready yet to take the plunge to get a new motherboard, CPU and GPU a GPU that will prolong the life of their systems.
BFG Tech’s GeForce 7800 GS OC AGP graphics card
The Tech Report :: Friday, February 03, 2006
OWNERS OF PC SYSTEMS with AGP slots have been getting the shaft lately when it comes to graphics cards. NVIDIA released its GeForce 7 series this past summer, and ATI has introduced not one, but two generations of high-end Radeon X1000-series GPUs. Yet neither company has seen fit to introduce a fast new AGP card, somehow figuring that the upgrade market would prefer PCI Express so overwhelmingly it didn’t matter. That seems to be a rather harsh assessment given the fact that one can slide an Athlon 64 X2 into a reasonably decent Socket 939 AGP mobo like the Asus A8V and get a dual-core CPU upgrade.
Fortunately, NVIDIA and BFG Tech are looking to right that wrong by introducing the GeForce 7800 GS OC, which brings the shader power of the GeForce 7 architecture to an AGP slot near you–or at least some of that shader power, anyhow. The GeForce 7800 GS is based on the same G70 GPU that powers other 7800-series graphics cards, but it’s cut down to a portion of the full functionality of a GeForce 7800 GTX. Does this G70 “lite” still have what it takes to dominate the AGP graphics upgrade market? Let’s find out.
XFX GeForce 6800GS Video Card Review @ CoolTechZone.com
CoolTechZone :: Friday, February 03, 2006
“What do you do, or say to a company that does something as unfounded as discontinuing a perfectly acceptable card such as the 6800 Ultra? Well, when NVIDIA pulled off this stunt, we cried foul and sent several e-mails asking them on their ideology behind the move. We were told by a rather bemused character that 6800GS is the next step forward and that we should wait till we got our hands on one to make a final judgment. Fair enough.”
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS Tech Report Posted!
Tech ARP :: Friday, February 03, 2006
Klipsch iGroove Desktop Audio System for iPod
Bona Fide Reviews :: Friday, February 03, 2006
The iPod market just keeps on growing by leaps and bounds, and along with it, the market for accessory speaker systems. At last count I found over 50 auxiliary speaker systems for use with the iPod. Klipsch, one of America’s first high-end audio companies, has recently expanded their offerings in this market with the iGroove.
Nvidia ships their worst-kept secret: The GeForce 7800 GS
NGOHQ :: Friday, February 03, 2006
Quote: “It seems that NVIDIA and their OEMs are shipping GeForce 7800 GS cards to distribution centers around the globe. Some of the distributors are waiting for the official launch, but others can’t contain themselves and have started distributing cards already.”
News – nVidia 7800GTX 256MB REBORN
TekBunker :: Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Quote – The 7800GTx comes with 2 different voltages for the core, 2d mode and 3d mode of course. Adjusting the voltage in 2d mode affects the voltage in 3d mode. By default the Xfx7800GTx comes stock at 1.3V in 2D mode and goes up to 1.5V in 3D mode. The best place to check voltages and adjust is in Dos mode, or just boot your system and go to the bios setup screen.
Adjust voltages there, then load to windows run a game or any 3d application, and check to see what your volts are reading. With stock air cooling I would suggest to not go past 1.55V, otherwise up to 1.6V, with water cooling or liquid extreme do as your temps would allow. But too much voltage will still kill any card so be cautious. Always adjust Voltage in small increments.
PowerColor X800GTO16
Overclockers Online :: Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Quote: If you’re looking for a cheap upgrade and don’t have intention on using either CrossFire or SLI, the X800GTO16 is not a bad investment for anyone in the market not looking for bragging rights.
News: ATI’s All-In-Wonder X1900 graphics card
The Tech Report :: Wednesday, February 01, 2006
We’ve reviewed ATI’s All-In-Wonder video cards in the past, and we just recently examined the new Radeon X1900 family of graphics cards. Package together the standard suite of All-In-Wonder extras with a Radeon X1900 graphics processor, and you pretty much have the AIW X1900–a $499 graphics card with a laundry list of multimedia features that will record your favorite TV shows, let you edit family videos, play DVDs while you relax on the couch, slice through the latest 3D games with ease, feed the cat, and wash the dishes while you aren’t looking. It is, indeed, a wonder. However, each new All-In-Wonder packs so many features into one box, just understanding what all you’re getting with the product can be daunting.
ATI All-In-Wonder X1900 PCIe @ Viper Lair
ViperLair :: Wednesday, February 01, 2006
“Not everyone who buys a PC is a hardcore gamer, but there are a fair number of people who do kill time by blowing stuff up. At the same time, a lot of folks do more than just play games. Make no mistake, you probably are a “more than causal” gamer if you’re considering the AIW X1900 PCIe for a HTPC, and in our opinion, the All-In-Wonder X1900 PCIe is the All-In-Wonder card that HTPC and gaming enthusiasts have been waiting for.”
Altec Lansing AHP-712I Active Noise Reduction Headphones
Bona Fide Reviews :: Wednesday, February 01, 2006
“Noise canceling” headphones have been around for awhile, but only recently have the prices dropped to levels most of us can afford. While the BOSE Quiet Comfort 2 still reigns supreme in both price and performance, dozens of manufacturers, have introduced competing models at a fraction of the cost. A good example is Altec Lansing’s AHP 712i which sells at just a quarter of the price.
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E 512MB-Version RX1800XT Videocard
PCStats :: Wednesday, February 01, 2006
“For hardcore gamers, there is no other component in a computer more important than the videocard. Equip a state of the art AMD Athlon64 FX-60 or Intel Pentium Extreme Edition based system with a low end videocard and framerates will still crawl along… On the flip side, a high end videocard can breathe new life into an aging system even, and at the moment one of ATi’s best video processing units (VPU) is the Radeon X1800 XT. The MSI Radeon RX1800XT-VT2D512E videocard that is the focus of this review incorporates Radeon X1800 XT GPU and includes and extra 256MB memory above the standard amount, for a whopping 512MB GDDR3. The X1800 XT core hums along at 625 MHz, and the GDDR3 at a remarkable 1500MHz.”
Samsung SyncMaster 240T Review
Windows A to Z :: Wednesday, February 01, 2006
“At a very competitive price, the Samsung SyncMaster 240T is a very excellent choice for a LCD display. Its got a very big 20-inch display and looks stylish in any room. It is also excellent for a wide range of usability applications, such as graphic design and just casual computer usage. It should definitely be at the top of your LCD choices and our full review will tell you why.”
