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July 23, 2008
Conroe vs. Wolfdale: To the LimitTest results of Core 2 Duo E6550, E6850, E8200 and E8500. Lower- and Higher-End Phenom X3/X4 ProcessorsOn the background of Core 2 Duo E4x00 series. July 17, 2008
i3DSpeed, June 2008Added test results for GeForce GTX 260/280/SLI, RADEON HD 4850/4870. July 15, 2008
ATI RADEON HD 4870 X2 (R700) 2x1024MB PreviewA serious threat to NVIDIA. July 14, 2008
ATI RADEON HD 4870 512MBConsolidating market success. July 10, 2008
ATI RADEON 4850 512MB2.5 times the shaders on the example of 4 graphics cards. July 8, 2008
ECS A740GM-A Motherboard on AMD 740G ChipsetWhat an entry-level intergrated board should be? GeForce 9600 GT TripletSome very interesting and original products from Gainward and Forsa. July 7, 2008
XFX nForce 790i Ultra 3-Way SLI and Zotac nForce 790i-SupremeTwo motherboards on NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset. July 3, 2008
AMD 780G/780V/740G Integrated Socket AM2+ ChipsetsHybrid CrossFire and High-Definition video. |
· Custom Palit HD 4850 For Less Than 160 USD · Microsoft Announces DirectX 11 API · Aeneon Releases High-Performance DDR3 SO-DIMM · Optimus Pultius, a Younger Brother of the Famous Keyboard · ATI and NVIDIA Accused of Collusion July 25, 2008
Custom Palit HD 4850 For Less Than 160 USD Discuss in our forum · Leave a comment Referring to Chinese GPUFans, the source published photos of an HD 4850 card that is being prepared for release by Palit. The solution is interesting because it doesn't copy the reference design introduced a month ago. As you can see on images below, TV-Out is replaced by HDMI. Also note the dual-slot width of the back plate. According to the source, Palit has not yet decided on a cooling solution. As you remember, a custom cooler has also been used in PowerColor's HD 4850 2GB. Palit HD 4850 is claimed to be priced about 142-157 USD.      Source: Hardspell Microsoft Announces DirectX 11 API Discuss in our forum · Leave a comment At GameFest 2008 in Seattle, Microsoft made a rather interesting and expected announcement of DirectX 11 API that is said to be fully compatible with the current DirectX 10. So, what might gamers expect from transition to the new API? According to the sources, developers call DirectX 11 a kind of a bugfix of DirectX 10, its more advanced version.  Microsoft plans to make DirectX 11 as simple as possible for game developers, and calls it a long step towards perfecting of gameplay. The new API has the following innovations compared to DirectX 10:
Microsoft plans to finish the DirectX 11 development by late 2008 / early 2009. And games supporting new API should be expected late next year. Source: Shacknews, Kotaku, GameTech July 23, 2008
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Aeneon Releases High-Performance DDR3 SO-DIMM Discuss in our forum · Leave a comment Aeneon, the partner of memory manufacturer Qimonda, released new high-performance DDR3 SO-DIMM modules for Intel Centrino 2 based notebooks. According to the sources, Aeneon was one of the first to introduce 1GB and 2GB DDR3-1066 SO-DIMM modules. New offerings feature 1Gb chips, 7-7-7-21 timings, 1.5V voltage, and are energy efficient. Volume shipments are scheduled for this August. Aside from DDR3, Aeneon is also offering DDR2-800 SO-DIMM (AET860SD00-25D).  Optimus Pultius, a Younger Brother of the Famous Keyboard Discuss in our forum · Leave a comment As we all remember, the interest towards Optimus Maximus keyboard nearly ceased after its release. All willing purchased that original OLED-key solution. And the rest, having got to know everything they wanted, turned to other innovations. Naturally, that couldn't please the creators of Maximus, so now there's another concept keyboard to be released late this or early next year. Optimus Pultius is an add-on unit of 15 OLED keys that can be used with any usual keyboard.  While no pricing information is available at the moment, we doubt this novelty will be cheap — as you remember, a Maximus keyboard featuring 10 OLED keys cost 599 USD. Source: Optimus project ATI and NVIDIA Accused of Collusion Discuss in our forum · Leave a comment A class suit was filed against NVIDIA and ATI (now AMD). According to it, about 5 years ago the aforementioned companies colluded to fix prices. In particular, there's an email in case records proving that such cartel deals were a usual thing in the graphics card market. In other words, NVIDIA and ATI, perhaps, coordinated their actions to make a semblance of competition — at secret meetings representatives of both companies negotiated price levels, release dates and other actions. Such pseudo competition allowed them to increase sales and revenues, acting as a single monopolist.  Images show clearly how behavior of NVIDIA and ATI changed with time. The upper chart shows price difference between comparable cards. The lower chart shows the difference in release dates. The first area on both charts is Pre-conspiracy, the second is Conspiracy, the third (a very brief period) is Post-DOJ Subpoena.  As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. In sum, suits (that were merged into one) were filed by 51 parties. Moreover, it was discovered that collusion also took place in DRAM, flat panel and CRT markets as well. Sources: techPowerUp!, ALM Properties, ITExaminer.com July 17, 2008
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Realtek ALC1200 Soundcard for the Digital DJ Digit-Life - ATI RADEON HD 4870 512MB - Page 3: Performance in games Welcome to the new design! some problem with d-link switch. |
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