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NVIDIA Releases ForceWare 195.39 Video Card Drivers
NVIDIA has released a new driver this morning on their beta download site that adds OpenCL 1.0 support for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. These drivers are dated October 27, 2009 and feature improved SLI and multi-GPU support for several recent popular titles as well as over 200 various bug fixes. The drivers also add support for CUDA Toolkit 3.0, which will be made available to developers sometime down the road. You can find the list of changes below. Be sure to download these drivers if you want the latest and greatest available!
New in Version 195.39
- Adds support for OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
- Adds support for CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements. See CUDA Zone for more details.
- Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for Borderlands, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, G-Force, FIFA Soccer 2010, League of Legends: Clash of Fates, NHL 2009, Order of War, Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, Race On, Star Trek: D-A-C. Improved SLI and multi-GPU support for Champions: Online and Dragon Age: Origins.
- Includes over 200 bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
- Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
Posted by | Fri, Oct 30, 2009 - 10:16 AM
October 30 News from Around the Web
ASUS P7P55D Deluxe, EVO Motherboards @ iXBT Labs and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
"If you have to choose between these two models, it's really easy. Deluxe has a tad better power supply system and a formally better audio codec. But EVO offers eSATA on the rear panel. You have to agree that the boards are very similar. The key difference is TurboV Remote that is not available for EVO."
Posted by | Fri, Oct 30, 2009 - 10:12 AM
TSMC 40nm yield issues resurface, CEO promises fix by year-end
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revealed it recently run into issues with its 40nm process technology impacting yields. Company chairman and CEO Morris Chang pledged the issue will be solved within the quarter. During TSMC's July 2009 investors conference, Chang revealed that yield rates for 40nm processes had improved to 60%, up from as low as 20-30% in the second quarter of 2009.
TSMC said it has seen yield rates for its 40nm node drop to 40% due chamber matching issues. Main customers for TSMC's 40nm processes are GPU vendors AMD, which recently launched its new 40nm-based Radeon 5870 series, and Nvidia, who is scheduled to launch its 40nm-based GT300 series of chips in December, according to previous reports. TSMC's recent issues may impact the shipping schedules of the GPU vendors, market watchers commented.
Posted by | Fri, Oct 30, 2009 - 09:53 AM
Windows 7 and Microsoft Hardware: Better Together
Windows 7 is now broadly available to the public, and to celebrate this launch Microsoft Hardware is offering deals on some of its innovative products that help make everyday tasks faster and easier with the new operating system. Consumers all over the world are celebrating the availability of Windows 7 by hosting their own launch parties from Oct. 22 through today, and party hosts have been able to receive virtual coupon books to share with their guests, which are filled with exciting offers on several products. These offers are now available to people who didn't host a party so everyone has the opportunity to take advantage of the deals.
Using many Microsoft keyboards, people can easily access their open programs by mapping keys to the location of applications on the improved Windows Taskbar. The icons in the Taskbar can be easily rearranged just by clicking and dragging, and Taskbar Favorites will instantly adapt to the icons' new locations.
Posted by | Thu, Oct 29, 2009 - 10:19 AM
Arctic Cooling Announces RC Pro RAM Cooler for Overclockers
RAM cooling is crucial for maintaining high clock rates as well as to avoid any damages caused by overheat. In order to offer an efficient tool to lower RAM temperature, the Swiss IT cooling solution provider ARCTIC COOLING today launched the new ARCTIC RC PRO, an advanced RAM cooler designed for DDR2 and DDR3 SDRAM modules. One package contains a pair of ARCTIC RC PRO. This product is available in November 2009. The MSRP is US$ 9.95 and 6.95€. I think this is the largest RAM cooler that I have ever seen and to be honest with you it almost looks too big and is a tad ugly.
Following the design concept of the award-winning ARCTIC RC, this Pro version also features long aluminium fins as well as highly conductive thermal pads. The fins are extended to 5cm which lead to a significant increase in heat transfer area and optimized natural convection. The pre-applied thermal pads efficiently draw heat out from the RAM to the fins. The ARCTIC RC PRO is securely assembled by 3 screws. By giving high pressure to the two heatsinks, thermal pads will firmly lay on the modules for best heat dissipation. While a generic heat spreader has only limited cooling effect on the RAM, the ARCTIC RC PRO powerfully lowers the temperature by 50%*. Such unparalleled temperature reduction extends the RAM service life and boosts overclocking to a new level.
Posted by | Thu, Oct 29, 2009 - 09:41 AM
A-DATA Introduces Industry’s Fastest SSD - S596
A-DATA Technology announced today its industry-leading SSD S596, a 2.5” SATAII SSD designed specifically for PC enthusiastic, multi-task and heavy-graphic users to perform assorted applications five times faster! Capacities are available at 64, 128, and 256GB, the S596 is completely in compliance with Windows 7 and Mac Snow Leopard. A mini USB port that comes with S596 extends the use of the SSD to become a secondary external hard drive.
Delivering sequential read and write speed up to 250 MB/sec and 180 MB/sec, the S596 eases the bottleneck conventional HD causes. The S596 utilizes the next generation of Flash technology and DDR2 SDRAM cache buffer to provide an amazingly fast boot-up time at 20 seconds on platforms running Windows 7, a 40% performance improvement compared to platform equipped with ordinary SSD.
Posted by | Thu, Oct 29, 2009 - 09:33 AM
Silicon Power Unleashes SDHC Class 10 16GB Memory Card
Silicon Power today unleashes SDHC Class 10 16GB memory card. Aimed at HD quality photo capacity, instant and continuous photo shots, the SDHC Class 10 16GB memory card will bring out the best in your digital camera and you will never miss any important moment. With modern day digital cameras becoming smaller in size, the CF card is no longer the only storage solution. Silicon Power’s SDHC Class 10 16GB memory card offers users an extra choice when choosing the digital camera’s memory card.
With an eye on the digital camera market, Silicon Power saw the change in the main stream digital camera market where SDHC card has become the main storage choice. Along with the digital camera put more emphasis on the features such as continuous shooting mode, the demand on fast write speed and large storage capacity has become critical for memory card. Should the memory card not write data fast enough, the camera will haul and it is during these few precious seconds that one may miss “the moment”. The demand for write speed is faster and the need for storage capacity is greater. Silicon Power’s SDHC Class 10 16GB has both of these characteristics, high speed to allow users to snap away continuously at will and need not worry about having not enough storage capacity.
Posted by | Thu, Oct 29, 2009 - 09:26 AM
GM To Offer Mobile WiFi
Texting while driving could be the least of our roadway worries now that mobile WiFi is rolling out. Coming soon to a GM car near you.
Beginning next month, Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet dealers will all begin offering up Autonet Mobile's $499 WiFi router as a dealer-installed option, though it's on you to pony up the $29 (or more) it takes to get said device online month in and month out. As always, you'll also get a docking station to take it from one GM vehicle to another, though (at least initially) it'll only be offered in SUVs, crossovers and trucks, which are whips most likely to be used by internet-addicted families.
Posted by | Thu, Oct 29, 2009 - 08:27 AM
October 29 News from Around the Web
Silverstone RV02 Raven 2 Case Review @ Ninjalane and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
In this review we will be looking at the latest and greatest case from Silverstone called the Raven 2. As the name indicates this case is a second generation Raven chassis that shares many of the same fundamentals established by the original Raven. We had a rare opportunity to see a working prototype of the Raven 2 at Computex and were impressed from the start.
Posted by | Thu, Oct 29, 2009 - 07:40 AM
JVC Announces Ultra-Thin $199 XV-BP11 Blu-ray Player
JVC today announced the availability of a new entry-level Blu-ray player. The new JVC XV-BP11 is a truly versatile high definition player, offering playback of high definition Blu-ray discs, plus playback of the AVCHD format, the high definition format widely used for HD camcorders, including the JVC HD Everio line. The new JVC XV-BP11 Blu-ray player is available immediately for $199.95. I wonder if they are hoping that this player will be a big hit this holiday season!
Features:
- BD Profile 1.1
- Playable Media: BD-ROM, BD-R/RE, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, +R/+RW, CD, CD-R/RW, USB
- 1080/24p Playback
- HDMI with x.v.Color(TM)/Deep Color
- Dolby Digital+/Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD Decoding
- Slim and Compact Design — 16-15/16" (430mm) W x 1-9/16" (39mm) H x 7-7/8" (200mm) D
- AVCHD, MP3, WMA, JPEG Playback
- USB Host
- HD Audio Bit-Stream Output for HDMI
- 1080/24p Playback
- HDMI with x.v.Color(TM)/Deep Color
- Dolby Digital+/Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD Decoding
- Composite Video Out
- Analog Audio L/R and Coaxial Digital Outputs
- Quick Disc Loading
Posted by | Wed, Oct 28, 2009 - 09:44 AM
October 28 News from Around the Web
Review of the XFX HD 5870 @ Neoseeker and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
"For the time being, we think most gamers would be better embracing this new generation and going for a HD 5000 series video card over other options -- and the XFX HD 5870, at a touch under $400, is a good one to go with."
Posted by | Wed, Oct 28, 2009 - 08:59 AM
Chip Recovery Underway
This news is another indicator that the tech sector is getting healthy again and a sign that we will see an increase in new technology products which stagnated during the recent economic downturn.
The chip recovery is under way, with quarterly sales forecast to increase year-over-year for the first time in 2009, according to a report from market researcher iSuppli on Tuesday. Revenue from chip sales is expected to rise by 10.6 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the same period in 2008. This would mark the first time this year that revenue has risen compared to the same period a year earlier, according to Dale Ford, senior vice president, market intelligence, for iSuppli.
Posted by | Wed, Oct 28, 2009 - 08:42 AM
ASUS P7P55D-E / P7P55D First Motherboards with USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/s
ASUS today announces a range of enhanced motherboard solutions that deliver true USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s data throughput. The ASUS Xtreme Design P7P55D-E Series motherboards feature onboard support while the ASUS Xtreme Design P7P55D Series utilize ASUS U3S6 PCIe x4 expansion cards to deliver the latest USB and SATA data transfer capabilities. Equipped with the Intel P55 Express chipset, the P7P55D-E / P7P55D Series support the latest LGA 1156 socket for Intel Core i7/Core i5 Processors. Additionally, they also feature exclusive Hybrid Technology—Hybrid Processor, Hybrid Phase, and Hybrid OS—offering intelligent performance enhancements, active cooling, and rapid online access. Faster than Ever—True USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s Performance with Bridge Chip
ASUS’ unique expansion bridge* fully unleashes USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s transfer rates for both the P7P55D-E Series and the U3S6 expansion card. This specially-designed onboard IC doubles the bandwidth of the PCIe interface from Gen 1 to Gen 2, delivering ten times faster USB 3.0 throughput than the previous USB 2.0 standard. Additionally, by eliminating transmission bottlenecks, the expansion bridge increases hard disk read and write speeds by up to 50%**. Transferring a 20GB high definition movie now takes less than 70 seconds, while a 4MB song requires less than 0.01 sec. Similarly, by inserting the ASUS U3S6 PCIe x4 expansion card into P7P55D Series motherboards, users can achieve the same rapid throughput with the latest USB 3.0 devices and SATA 6 Gb/s hard disks.
Posted by | Wed, Oct 28, 2009 - 08:27 AM
Vivante GPUs Power Marvell ARMADA Application Processors
Vivante Corporation, a leader in consumer oriented 3D graphics processors, today announced that Marvell has deployed Vivante's GC-series graphics processors in the new Marvell ARMADA range of application processors. Marvell ARMADA products are designed specifically for next generation ARM instruction set smartphones, smartbooks, consumer and embedded devices, and displays.
Vivante's innovative ScalarMorphic GPU architecture combines the latest in high performance arithmetic computing, graphics and embedded system design to produce breakthrough levels of performance and image quality for high performance integrated graphics processing at HD 1080p resolutions. Vivante's underlying ScalarMorphic GPU architecture is highly scalable in terms of triangle, texture, pixel and shader performance and requires only a few megahertz of CPU to deliver high resolution graphics.
Posted by | Wed, Oct 28, 2009 - 05:58 AM
Intel pulls 34nm SSD Trim Firmware for bricking drives using Windows 7
It seems the new firmware update for Intel drives might be killing some of the SSDs rather than improving the performance of them. I personally updated my 160GB drive in IDE mode and then switch back to AHCI mode and it still appears to be running okay. I am no longer running the TRIM command until Intel gets things sorted out on this though. If you haven't upgraded yet I'd advise waiting and it ran fine for a while, then windows crashed and I get an error on one of my drives. It may be something else, but you may want to wait a while before installing to make sure this isn't a common issue. Below is the quote that Intel sent us this afternoon.
“Yes, we have been contacted by users with issues with the firmware upgrade for our 34nm SSDs and we are investigating. We take all sightings and issues seriously and are working toward resolution. We have temporarily taken down the firmware link while we investigate.”
Posted by | Tue, Oct 27, 2009 - 11:59 PM
Ex-AMD CEO Hector Ruiz linked to Galleon via info leak
A former chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices became the biggest name to be linked to the Galleon Group insider-trading scandal, when the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that he leaked information about the microprocessor maker in 2008 to a hedge fund manager. The Wall Street Journal reported that Ruiz specifically imparted sensitive information about the restructuring of AMD at the time, in which it spun off its manufacturing operations into the Globalfoundries joint venture with an Abu Dhabi firm. Ruiz is now chairman of contract chipmaker and AMD-affiliate Globalfoundries. Here is a recent picture of Hector Ruiz from the Globalfoundries Fab 2 ceremony in New York back on July 24th, 2009.
Hector Ruiz is the unnamed AMD executive accused in a criminal case, filed by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office this month, of sharing information with New Castle portfolio manager Danielle Chiesi, the newspaper reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. New Castle was among the funds accused by U.S. authorities of engaging in the insider-trading scheme that has engulfed hedge fund Galleon Group. New York-based Galleon is at the center of the biggest insider-trading case in decades.
Posted by | Tue, Oct 27, 2009 - 11:30 PM
Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Headset Reviewed
Today, Legit Reviews examines Plantronics' latest Discovery Bluetooth Headset - the Discovery 975. Beneath the sleek exterior of the Discover 975 headset are the advanced technologies that keep your calls clear and your voice sounding natural, even in a noisy environment. Providing the simplicity of one touch control, this headset offers Dual-mic AudioIQ and WindSmart technologies that keep your conversations crystal-clear.
People will ask, "Is this headset really better than the Jawbone or BlueAnt?" If you are strictly measuring the overall quality of the headset by the sound volume and ability to dampen or reduce environmental noise, then picking a winner out of this lot is a toss-up. On the other hand, if you are looking for the best sounding, best looking, most comfortable, and longest battery life in the bunch, the Plantronics Discovery 975 wins hands down. The fact that Plantronics improved their battery case and included a never-before-seen LCD screen to give you battery status on the headset and case is amazing...
Posted by | Tue, Oct 27, 2009 - 12:20 PM
L4D2 Demo Available Today for Pre-Purchasers!
The Left 4 Dead 2 demo will be available for those that have pre-ordered the full-up game to be released November 17th. Today at approximately 12-Noon PST, gamers can input a code to unlock the demo. Players can obtain their "demo launch code" from the same retailers that they purchased their L4D2 pre-order. The demo will contain gameplay from the Parish campaign level allowing for you and up to three other players a chance to sample the new gaming environment. If you didn’t pre-order the game, the L4D2 demo will be available November 3rd for PC and Xbox Gold members, while Xbox Silver members will get the demo on November 11th, 2009.
Left 4 Dead 2 is an upcoming cooperative first-person shooter game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead.
Posted by | Tue, Oct 27, 2009 - 11:23 AM
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X HD 5870 1GB Video Card Pictures and Specs Announced
Sapphire just sent over some specifications and pictures of their Vapor-X HD 5870 1GB Video Card. It has been just recently revealed that the Vapor chamber technology used in SAPPHIRE Vapor-X coolers comes from Microloops. Vapor-X has very efficient heat dissipation, which helps to remove heat quickly GPU better than the stock cooling solution by ATI. The card is rumored to be coming out on November 3 along with a new Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 with Vapor X. The ATI Radeon HD 5870 reference model comes clocked at 850MHz on the stream processors and on the Vapor-X edition they are clocked 20MHz higher at 870MHz. That means this card is slightly overclocked right out of the box, which is nice for an extra performance boost. You can find tons of pictures and the full specs of the card in our forums by following the link below.
Vapor Chamber Technology is based on the same principles as heatpipe technology. A liquid coolant is vaporised at a hot surface, the resulting vapor is condensed at a cold surface then the liquid is returned to the hot surface. The recirculation process is controlled by a wick system. SAPPHIRE Vapor-X flattens the whole system into a slim chamber - which in the graphics application is mounted in contact with the surface of the graphics chip. Actually, the coolant is water – but because the chamber is evacuated to a very low pressure, the vaporisation process occurs at a much lower temperature than normal boiling point. The complex wick arrangement inside the module controls the flow of water and water vapor so that the system can be used in any orientation.
Posted by | Tue, Oct 27, 2009 - 10:23 AM
AXLE Announces GeForce GT 220 and 210 Video Cards
AXLE International Holding Limited (a Hong Kong Company) recently released the new series of GeForce GT 220 and GeForce 210 which bring you a new definition of HD entertainment with affordable price. We've never heard of AXLE before, but they are make NVIDIA based graphics cards and power supplies. Keep on eye on this company as they are starting to make their very first marketing push in the United States.
Applying the new 40nm GPU technology from NVIDIA, AXLE GeForce GT 220 and AXLE GeForce 210 deliver a more advanced level of performance than the predecessors 9500GT and 8400GS. In terms of the number of shaders, GT220 has 50% more than that of 9500GT whereas G210 has 100% more than that of 8400GS. AXLE GeForce GT 220 comes with 2 versions of memory, 128-bit 1.6GHz DDR3 memory and 800MHz DDR2 memory. The card features NVIDIA Unified Architecture, NVIDIA CUDA technology, Microsoft Windows 7 support, NVIDIA PureVideo HD and NVIDIA PhysX technologies, HDMI ouput with HD 1080p display support, PCI Express 2.0 support and Microsoft DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 support.
Posted by | Tue, Oct 27, 2009 - 10:03 AM
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