Dual GeForce 8800M GTX graphics processors with 1 GB of graphics memory have become available today as a configuration option for Dell’s XPS M1730 notebooks. The company claims that systems with two GPUs are capable of reaching a performance of 13,500 points in the 3DMark2006 benchmark - or a 49% higher score than the same notebook with two 8700M GT processors.

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Compared to the results from the stock cooler, the Accelero X1 fan lowered temperatures four additional degrees at half the RPM. Better cooling with less fan noise...

With RivaTuner, clock speeds of 750MHz, 1675MHz, and 2300MHz were achieved, all of which are higher than the already overclocked core, shader, and memory clock speeds of 700MHz, 1500MHz, and 2000MHz...

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Fraps is the ultimate utility for benchmarking, capturing screenshots, and recording gameplay video in real-time while gaming.

Bug and compatibility fixes were also made as outlined below:

• Added 64-bit Fraps FPS1 codec
• Added support for resolutions up to 2560x1600 on single core CPUs
• Fixed crash when recording with sound under Vista SP1
• Fixed D3D9 recording speed on x64 versions of Windows
• Fixed Windows start bug when Fraps installed in a folder with a space in the name
• Improved compatibility with 3rd party graphic utilities

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After that, the fun really begins as he checks out 3D graphics performance in World In Conflict, Need For Speed: Pro Racer, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, Gears of War and Call of Duty 4.

It's been over two months since NVIDIA has launched the GeForce 8800 GT. The new Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) has ushered in a new era of performance within the midrange market. An era, where a video card with an MSRP of $259 can be neck and neck with the GeForce 8800 GTX, a card with an MSRP nearly double that of the 8800 GT. It's easy to understand why these cards have been flying off the shelves.

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• CES at Hardwaresecrets

Updates:

• Improved SLI / Crossfire support and performance
• Improved overall rendering performance (DX9 and DX10)
• Enabled VSync functionality in D3D10

Tweaks:

• Reduced grenade explosion radius in multiplayer
• Clamped water tessellation to avoid cheating in MP
• Reduced LAW splash damage vs. infantry in PowerStruggle mode
• Slowed Rocket projectile speed down in MP slightly

Feedback here.

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• NVIDIA at CES2008 at PCPerspective
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• Hands-On With Nvidia's Stereoscopic 3D Demo at Wired
• NVIDIA Pioneers Hybrid Technology for the PC
• NVIDIA Advances the State of Graphics for CAD and DCC Visualization

The hot new graphics cards right now are based on the the affordable 8800GT chipset from nVidia. I recently received an XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition graphics card for review. This card came in at standard 8800GT clocking with 256MB of DDR3 memory.

We will take a look at this card, run it through tests with some of the latest games, and then compare it to another 8800GT that I reviewed here recently. How does it stack up? The smaller amount of memory appeared to have made a drastic difference in a few cases. Overall, though, this is impressive card.

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• Gainward 8800GT at CDRinfo
  
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• Palit GeForce 8800 GT at OCC
  
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