NVIDIA has released new Verde Drivers for notebook that have a model that contain GeForce 8M, 9M, 100M, 200M, and 300M-series notebook GPUs. The new driver is v196.16 and is WHQL certified. It unlocks improved Continue reading “NVIDIA Verde 197.16 WHQL Drivers Released For Notebooks”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 29, 2010 at 12:51pm
XFX and AMD have partnered together and have designed a limited edition run of Radeon HD 5970 graphics cards with not 2GB, but 4GB of on-board memory. Legit Reviews has the exclusive first look at this upcoming graphics card and from what we have been told it should give the GeForce GTX 480 series a run for its money!
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 29, 2010 at 12:00pm
MSI today launched the latest beta version of the MSI Afterburner overclocking utility that has support for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 and GTX470 video cards that were both launched last week. Afterburner 1.6.0 also Continue reading “MSI Afterburner v1.6.0 Beta 1 Released For Download – Supports GeForce GTX 480”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 29, 2010 at 10:32am
Chris Morley over at MAINGEAR has spent several days playing around with some GeForce GTX 480 video cards and has been focusing on triple SLI or 3-Way SLI performance numbers since pretty much no reviewer Continue reading “MAINGEAR Shows Off 3-Way SLI GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Performance”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 29, 2010 at 9:40am
Inno3D is showing off what they call the first non-BBN GTX470 video card. I am guessing that BBN stands for built-by NVIDIA and it looks they have a custom cooler on the card as the Continue reading “Inno3D Shows Off First Non-Reference GeForce GTX 470 Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 29, 2010 at 9:26am
Microsoft today inadvertently revealed a 64GB version of the Zune HD on their website. While not yet active, the new capacity is listed on Microsoft’s own site and is likely to be made official soon. Continue reading “Microsoft Sneaks 64GB Zune HD to Website”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 29, 2010 at 8:50am
AMD announces availability of a new server platform featuring the worlds first 8- and 12-core x86 processor for the high-volume 2P and value 4P server market. The AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform addresses the unmistakable Continue reading “AMD Announces Opteron 6000 Server Platform – 12-Core Magny-Cours Processors”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 29, 2010 at 8:33am
Peter “Shamino” Tan is a legend in the overclocking community and over the weekend he has pushed a GeForce GTX 480 graphics card higher than anyone else that I have seen thanks to LN2 cooling Continue reading “Shamino Gets 1165MHz Core Clock on GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Using LN2”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 28, 2010 at 10:46am
The worlds fastest GPU now meets the worlds best waterblock. EVGA teamed up with Swiftech to deliver a solution that truly goes For The Win! The EVGA Hydro Copper waterblock uses a 0.6×0.6mm thin pin Continue reading “EVGA GeForce GTX 480 Hydro Copper FTW Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 28, 2010 at 9:57am
A new version of GPU-Z is out! Grab it if you want to use the latest and greatest version! GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and Continue reading “GPU-Z Video Card GPU Information Utility v0.4.0 Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 27, 2010 at 3:24pm
NVIDIA’s open-source Linux efforts as it concerns their GPU support have historically been minimal. The xf86-video-nv driver has been around that provides very basic 2D acceleration and a crippled set of features besides that (no Continue reading “NVIDIA Drops Open-Source Driver, Refers Users To VESA Driver”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 27, 2010 at 7:10am
Yesterday, I got a rather disturbing e-mail from MSI. In this e-mail it basically stated that MSI was fed-up with explaining things that can be answered by reading the manual that comes with their products Continue reading “RTFM-chip details reveiled! – MSI Goes Off The Deep End”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 26, 2010 at 9:30pm
Long awaited by gamers, overclockers and demanding enthusiasts, the latest generation GF100 graphics processor from NVIDIA is finally here. ASUS is the first to release fully-optimized GTX480/470 graphics cards with customized features that deliver advanced Continue reading “ASUS Launches NVIDIA’s new GeForce GTX480/470 Graphics Cards”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 26, 2010 at 8:13pm
Thermaltake and NVIDIA recently teamed up to design and engineer the new Element V NVIDIA Edition chassis, which is certified for the next-generation of ultra-high performance graphics cards, including the just announced NVIDIA GeForce GTX Continue reading “Thermaltake Element V NVIDIA Edition Case Certified For GeForce GTX 480 SLI”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 26, 2010 at 7:55pm
Today is a Good Friday according to our friends over at CyberPower since NVIDIA is launching their much anticipated Direct X 11, Fermi Video Cards. CyberPower is clearly excited to be a launch partner. CyberPower Continue reading “CyberPower Adds NVIDIAs new Fermi Video Cards To Gaming PCs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 26, 2010 at 7:30pm