ATI X1800 CrossFire Video Card Review @ Legit Reviews
Legit Reviews :: Thursday, January 19, 2006
“While ATI’s first generation Crossfire platform proved ATI could offer a dual video card solution to gaming enthusiasts it was based on a core that was dated and had a number of issuses when it came to resolutions. The second generation of Crossfire cards is based on the R520 core, which is still the flagship GPU for ATI and comes packed with the latest features…”
Samsung 40″ LNR408D LCD TV @ Bytesector
Bytesector :: Thursday, January 19, 2006
“This 40″ Samsung LCD TV isn’t the largest nor the smallest of its kind, but it hits that sweet spot in terms of a moderate screen-size that makes viewing in any sized room convenient and affordable. The LNR408D model from Samsung is bundled with an intelligent brightness sensor, high contrast ratio, high luminance output, and an acceptable 12ms response time among its many features. It also has an eye-catching design that is slightly different from other manufacturers. ”
Logitech Z4 2.1 Speakers at CaseModGod.com
Case Mod God :: Thursday, January 19, 2006
Summary: The Logitech Z4 2.1 Speaker set is a stellar value for its affordable price ($99.99 American). It’s far more than adequate for heavy gaming or listening to music, and I won’t be going back to headphones any time soon.
HEXUS.features :: Futuremark 3DMark06 Launch
Hexus :: Thursday, January 19, 2006
Another year, another 3DMark Ever since I started taking hardware performance testing seriously, a version of 3DMark has been an oft-used part of my software arsenal. You need literally dozens of tools to just evaluate a graphics product these days, to get as comprehensive a picture of the hardware as possible in order to make an informed judgement for a discerning readership such as yourselves.
NVIDIA 7300 GS Preview @ Viper Lair
ViperLair :: Thursday, January 19, 2006
“As with all of the GeForce 7 Series GPUs, the GeForce 7300 GS features PureVideo which will provide very good image quality at the targeted price-point. Therefore, builders of HTPCs can look into this product since it will accelerate MPEG-2 in hardware, as well as Windows Media HD Video (WMV HD). The GPU offloads video decoding from the CPU and should provide smoother video playback and lower CPU usage.”
XFX GeForce 6800 GS XXX Edition Review at nV News
OCModshop :: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Steve Angelly has posted a review of the XFX GeForce 6800 GS XXX Edition, which is overclocked out-of-the-box. Game performance is tested in F.E.A.R., Battlefield 2, Chronicles of Riddick, Far Cry, and Doom 3 with an Athlon 64 3700+ processor.
Steve also attempts to match the XFX card up with a reference GeForce 6800 GS to form an SLI configuration.
NVIDIA nForce4 SLI XE and nForce4 Ultra Technology Report Posted!
Tech ARP :: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
ATI Radeon X1600 XT and X1300 PRO review @ Beyond3D
Beyond3D :: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Both X1300 and X1600, although around in various locations roughly when they were supposed to be, hardly appeared plentiful, which may partially have been to do with their pricing. ATI set fairly high MSRPs on both the X1300 and X1600 product lines, likely set for some high margins and to be competitive to where they were when they were introduced. However, when shipping is set to occur nearly two months after announcement, as was the case for X1600, a lot can happen in that time span, as indeed it did with NVIDIA’s release of the 6800 GS. Now, though, following a reduction in MSRPs by ATI both products are becoming plentiful, vendors are coming out with numerous SKUs of both product lines, and street prices are more inline with where we would expect for their die sizes.”
Inno3D GeForce 6800GS SLI Review
PC Modding Malaysia :: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Content: “The Inno3D GeForce 6800GS sample we reviewed here performed admirably and considering that it is priced below the GeForce 6800GT, it simply puts every graphics card in its category into shame. Although the 6800GS comes with only 12-pixel pipelines, the increased GPU speed made the 6800GS to perform as good as a 6800GT or X800XL, if not better. Given that Inno3D was a bit skimpy on the packaging side, we enthusiasts care less about the packaging as we truly dig for pure performance. Besides, it helps Inno3D to cut down the retail price which makes the deal a lot sweeter, but it wasn’t the sweetest…”
Superbowl Home Theater Guide @ WindowsAtoZ.com
Windows A to Z :: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
“The Superbowl is almost here and you want to have the best high-definition television and home theater setup, right? We know you do and that’s why we are here to help you. Our editor’s have come up with the best HD televisions and powerful home theater systems to suit your needs. We’re your number one source for Superbowl home theater setup and information to make this Superbowl one to remember.”
ASUS EAX1800XT TOP
Hexus :: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The EAX1800XT TOP is a fast, quiet graphics card with a great bundle, but ASUS are pricing it out of its own market with it costing £100 more than XTs from other AIBs. The bundle and performance aren’t worth it at the time of writing, versus the cost of a bare board with reference clocks from another AIB, with the user having a stab at overclocking themselves if they wish.
DIRECTV and Microsoft in Bed Together
Microsoft :: Monday, January 16, 2006
LAS VEGAS — Jan. 5, 2006 — DIRECTV Inc., the nation’s leading digital television service provider, and Microsoft Corp., the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions, have formed an alliance to develop new ways to expand the reach of digital music, television and movies throughout the home and to portable devices. Under the agreement, announced today at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, DIRECTV and Microsoft will work together to enable the flow of digital content among Windows®-based PCs, DIRECTV’s set-top boxes, PlaysForSure™-compatible devices and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, which will allow customers to experience DIRECTV programming and digital content stored on their Windows-based PCs in a variety of new ways.
HP LP2065 LCD Monitor
Designtechnica :: Monday, January 16, 2006
“Business class never had it so good thanks to HP’s new flagship 20.1-inch LCD the LP2065. Let’s face it, a wide-screen display is nice, but not every situation calls for one. And in the business space there are plenty of reasons why a 20.1-inch LCD fits the bill. The LP2065 is unarguably one of the better LCD’s out there when it comes to choosing a new monitor for your company; oh let us count thy ways. Gamers might want to take a look at the LP2065 too, especially if you have a thing for HP monitors.”
Gigabyte Radeon X1800 XL 256MB (GV-RX18L256V-B)
Hardware Zoom :: Monday, January 16, 2006
Albatron K8SLi Motherboard @ Viperlair
ViperLair :: Sunday, January 15, 2006
“The board offers some very interesting solutions. It has virtually everything onboard that any user could want. SLi, NIC, plenty of USB ports, sound, etc. It only has one onboard NIC but for most that will be more than sufficient. The SLi solution without a jumper block, or flip card worked flawlessly, and without touching the FSB/Multi etc everything worked great. Something else that immediately comes to mind about the board is although the total height of the board is ATx spec the width is significantly shorter.”
ATI Promises Hard Launch with R580
CoolTechZone :: Sunday, January 15, 2006
“ATI has received well deserved criticism with its current line of GPUs, and while ATI did its best to avoid paper launches, the company just couldn’t keep up due to known and unknown circumstances, however, ATI promises to change that with its R580 launch.”
HIS X1800XT OC DL-DVI VIVO 512MB PCIe Video Card Video Review #637
3dgameman :: Sunday, January 15, 2006
“This is one heck of a Video Card. As a matter of fact, it’s one of the fastest Video Cards on the market. Being based on the ATI R520 chip, with a core speed of 700MHz, and a memory speed of 1600MHz, it’s easy to see why. It’s a product that will most definitely appeal to the hardcore gamer. Get one and start kickin’ ass! Watch the Video to find out more…” ~3dGameMan.com
HEXUS.beans :: Next generation NVIDIA GPU details and 3DMarks
Hexus :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
It would seem that a few key NVIDIA partners have already been sampled with GeForce 7900, and they’re currently working towards a hard launch planned for CeBIT 2006 in Hannover, Germany (9th through to 15th March), and if so, our money’s would be on watching for announcements from NVIDIA, ASUSTeK, eVGA, XFX and possibly MSI, between the 9th and 11th March.
HEXUS.beans :: RADEON X1900 benchmarks
Hexus :: Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Benchmark results of ATI’s X1900, comapred with reported results of the GeForce 7900 and alongside a number of other cards’ results? Why yes, we got those…
PowerColor X1600 XT & X1300 PRO @ Bjorn3D
Bjorn3D :: Monday, January 09, 2006
Today I have less expensive parts to test for both middle and low-end sectors of the market. They are PowerColor X1600 XT and X1300 PRO. The first card is based around RV530 core. There should be a lot of different SKUs mainly because ATI allows for handful of configurations ie. memory size and type. As far as memory bus is concerned, it features two 128-bit rings which is essentially a 128-bit architecture (ATI calls it 256, but that’s obviously wrong). It comes with 4 pixel pipelines, 12 pixel shader units and 5 vertex pipelines — not a standard 1:1 configuration. The X1300 PRO sample came in a non PRO box though based on real specifications I can assure you it’s a real PRO model (just not final retail product). This baby is equipped with 4 pixel pipelines, 4 pixel shader units and 2 vertex pipelines (1 to 1 ratio, just like R520). As with X1600 XT it’s also a 128-bit offering and should be available in many different configurations.
ATI PowerPlay Benchmarked
Phoronix :: Monday, January 09, 2006
Summary: “Introduced in ATI’s v8.19.10 proprietary display drivers for their RADEON series was support for PowerPlay. For the uninitiated, ATI’s PowerPlay allows the user to specify various “power-states”, or rather various frequencies and voltages at which the card can operate. The purpose for these various performance levels is ultimately to allow mobile users to save on battery life through running at reduced speeds when not performing strenuous 3D tasks.”
Logitech Wireless Headphones for MP3 Review
OCIA :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
Gigabyte GeForce 6600 DDR2 256MB SLI Review
PC Modding Malaysia :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
Content: “Gigabyte GV-NX66256DP2 is NVIDIA’s latest GeForce 6600 series graphic card and we would like to conclude that it is another great value graphics card from NVIDIA. By changing the DDR to DDR2, the performance has been increased significantly. Futhermore, Gigabyte GV-NX66256DP2 is a totally silent graphics card using the Silent-Pipe cooling technology. Although it supports SLi, it is not really wise to run an SLi configuration as getting a single high end graphics card offers a better price versus performance ratio.”
MTV to launch HD channel
Home Theater Blog :: Sunday, January 08, 2006
The first thing that came to mind when I heard about MHD (MTV’s new high-definition network) was, I wonder how long it will take before their running ‘The Real Life’ in HD? But apparently the format is and will remain live music. According to an article in the Vail Daily News , the studio is located in Vail Colorado which should make for some nice backdrops.
MHD is set to launch Jan. 16, and will feature MTV, VH1 and CMT footage shot in hi-def. I haven’t really caught more than 20 minutes of MTV in the last year, but this might be just what the doctor ordered for those new HDTV owners eager for everything and anything shot in HD
HEXUS.CES :: Quad SLI showcased by Dell and NVIDIA
Hexus :: Friday, January 06, 2006
Dell have thought up a use for that massive 30 inch TFT of theirs. They’ve teamed up with NVIDIA at CES to showcase the biggest thing to hit PC graphics since SLI… Quad SLI.
Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev. 9.8 Posted!
Tech ARP :: Wednesday, January 04, 2006
X1800XT CROSSFIRE
Driver Heaven :: Wednesday, January 04, 2006
“It’s fair to say that neither ATI or Nvidia got their dual card solutions spot on first time around. While they had great performance and a high level of stability there were various niggles like limited resolutions or card compatibility restrictions which affected the two approaches to dual card rendering. With a recent driver update Nvidia went a long way to solving many of the limitations affecting SLI systems and on the hardware side of things also released a chipset capable of two 16xPCIe graphics slots. This meant that in specific areas ATI were really lacking in features when compared to the competition, especially with only the X8 series Crossfire available to buy.
Now with the launch of Crossfire for the X1800 series ATI effectively have a second generation of Crossfire coming to market which allows them to even the playing field again. So will things be more successful for ATI this time round?”
ATi Dual Core Optimizations + Phil Rogers interview @ DH
Driver Heaven :: Wednesday, January 04, 2006
“Today we are taking a short look at a feature included in ATI’s Catalyst 5.12 drivers – Dual Core optimisations. The article also includes a Q+A session with Phil Rogers. Phil is ATI’s senior software architect and as a whole it makes for very interesting reading…”
HIS X1600XT IceQ Turbo DL-DVI 256MB PCIe Video Card Video Review #633
3dgameman :: Wednesday, January 04, 2006
HIS X1600XT IceQ Turbo DL-DVI 256MB PCIe Video Card Video Review #633: “This product is loaded with the latest technologies & features. Two very noteworthy additions in this generation of video card is Shader Model 3 & AVIVO. SM3 will dramatically help on the gaming end and AVIVO is all about exceptional video playback. While this is not the fastest video card on the market, it offers unmistakable value. Watch the Video to find out more…” ~3dGameMan.com
NGO NVIDIA Optimized Driver v1.8195 @ NGOHQ
OCModshop :: Monday, January 02, 2006
Quote: “The NGO NVIDIA Optimized Driver is a tweaked version of the NVIDIA ForceWare driver. The main purpose is to satisfy the users with better performance and image quality. The Driver has support for all Geforce cards.”
Sapphire Radeon X1300 256MB PCI Express Video Card
Bona Fide Reviews :: Monday, January 02, 2006
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“After last week’s review of the BFG 7800GTX OC we visit the opposite end of the video card spectrum with Sapphire’s X1300 Pro. Sapphire seems to have really focused on making their offering of the X1300 extremely affordable by being cheapest X1300 available. At the time of writing this card can be found online for $95. In other words, this video card costs less than 20% of what the 7800GTX is currently selling for. That’s quite a statement. However, a graphic card has to perform to provide any real value to someone. A cheap video card that doesn’t run the games they want play doesn’t do much good either. So is this card worth its $95 price tag or is it a very effective paper weight? That’s what we will determine in our review of Sapphire’s X1300 Pro video card.”
