6/29/06
| Prey SLI Support - 6/27/06 @ 3:38 pm - By: MikeC - Source: NVIDIA |
| NVIDIA notice about SLI support for Prey: A few enthusiasts have commented that the recent Prey demo does not support NVIDIA SLI. NVIDIA is currently testing a Prey SLI profile, which we expect to release later this week in a new driver on nZone.com. In the meantime, users can simply copy and paste the Quake 4 profile to make Prey scale. Prey and Quake 4 were developed with the DOOM 3 (OpenGL) engine, and SLI scales very well on Quake 4. NVIDIA recommends users download the new 91.31 ForceWare drivers for Prey. This driver works great on the Prey demo with all NVIDIA GPUs. NVIDIA works closely with all developers and publishers as part of NVIDIA’s The Way It’s Meant To Be Played program. By working with Human Head Studios (developers of Prey) and 2K Games, we were able to further improve performance on SLI, which users will see when the new drivers are available later this week. Ken Brown |
| Gigabyte GX2 Review - 6/23/06 @ 7:54 am - By: MUYA - Source: Browsing |
| Hardwarezone's has good words to say about Gigabyte's Gigabyte GV-3D1-7950-RH (GeForce 7950 GX2) card which can be found for $559. The card comes bundled with Serious Sam II and Cyberlinks' PowerDVD 6 otherwise it's pretty much a clone of reference NVIDIA design. Good to game...on. Click on the headline to read their review. |
| Prey Demo Available - 6/22/06 @ 4:45 am - By: MikeC - Source: Forums |
| The long awaited Prey demo is available to download. Developed using the Doom engine, some folks are saying that Prey has a look and feel similar to Quake 4.
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| eVGA GX2 Review - 6/21/06 @ 7:33 am - By: MUYA - Source: Browsing |
Two headed snake..at least that is what ET call the new eVGA GeForce 7950 GX2 and this dual-gpu card is certainly something that can catch an enthusiast's imagination. One major benefit is that GX2 does not require a SLI capable motherboard. It can be installed on a motherboard with a PCIe 16X graphics port with a BIOS upgrade. eVGA's GX2 can be found for $575!. That is cheaper than 2 7900 GTXs and about the same as two 7900 GTs.
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| XFX 7600GT Review - 6/19/06 @ 9:59 pm - By: MikeC - Source: N/A |
Kyle Kerley has completed his review of the XFX GeForce 7600 GT running under a single GPU configuration and in SLI mode. Performance is compared to the older, but popular, GeForce 6800 GT and the new GeForce 7600 GST.
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| 7950 GX2 Reviews - 6/19/06 @ 9:20 am - By: MUYA - Source: Various |
| GD Hardware reviews Leadtek's GeForce 7900 GX2 video card. Reference everything clocks and HSF. Nothing too different from NVIDIA's design but, these cards are value for money costing the same as 2 individual 7900 GTs. Inquirer on the other hand reviews a Gainward 7950 GX2 video card. This card yet again isn't too different from stock NVIDIA settings. Although, Inquirer detects optimal settings at 550 MHz core and 1.4GHz memor which, sounds promising. |
| Registry Booster - 6/18/06 @ 8:51 pm - By: MikeC - Source: |
Clay has posted a review of Uniblue's Registry Booster.Check it out here! |
| Happy Fathers Day! - 6/18/06 @ 10:50 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| Thursday Roundup - 6/15/06 @ 7:12 am - By: MUYA - Source: Various | ||||||||
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| GX2 and 7900 - 6/14/06 @ 8:17 am - By: MUYA - Source: Browsing |
| HardOCP reviews BFGTech GeForce 7950 GX2 video card. They pit the GX2 against ATi's x1900 XT crossfire and at max resolution supported by Dell's 3007FPW! This with AA and AF when available! Hot Hardware on the other hand reviews a Gigabyte GV-NX79X512DB-RH video card, a single GeForce 7900 GTX card, which is compared to dual GPU GX2 solutions as well as ATI's x1900 XT card. |
| GX2 Review - 6/13/06 @ 8:31 am - By: MUYA - Source: Browsing |
Trusted Review's Spode takes NVIDIA's new dual PCB, dual GPU solution the GeForce 7950 GX2 for a spin. With prices approaching a single 7900 GTX levels, the GX2 cards might offer a lot of value per dollar invested. Spode was curious about the GX2's performance vs two clocked matched 7900 GTs. Spode's benched a few demanding games with the two setups with high AA and high AF applied. How did they compare? Click on the headline above.
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| 7950 GX2 Update - 6/11/06 @ 11:04 am - By: MikeC - Source: N/A |
| In some cases, an updated motherboard BIOS is sometimes necessary for NVIDIA's newly-released GeForce 7950 GX2 to function as intended. In my preview, I used an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard, which I flashed from BIOS version 1103 to 1205. Updating a motherboard BIOS is not to be taken lightly and should not be attempted unless it corrects a specific issue, such as an incompatibility. NVIDIA's engineers worked overtime with many motherboard manufacturers in providing a PCI Express compliant System BIOS for the GeForce 7950 GX2. Although I was aware that a motherboard compatibility list would be posted on launch day, I was a bit surprised when I read the following disclaimer: A few days after the GeForce 7950 GX2 preview was posted, I began to wipe the test system clean and perform a fresh install of Windows XP. Early on during the installation, which I subsequently cancelled, I received a message that the motherboard BIOS was not ACPI compliant.
I proceeded to visit the Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe support forum and discovered a few posts in regards to the 1205 BIOS. One post mentioned that certain USB devices failed to work after the BIOS upgrade, which I was able to confirm when I discoverd that a digital camera and label printer were no longer working.
After more searching around their web site, I discovered that Asus does not list the A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard as being compatible with their GeForce 7950 GX2-based EN7950GX2 graphics card.
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| NVIDIA Interview - 6/09/06 @ 9:34 am - By: MikeC - Source: Reuters |
Reuters talks with Rob Csongor V.P. of Corporate Marketing at NVIDIA. NVIDIA currently holds 52 percent market share in the global graphics card industry competing with ATI's 48 percent. NVIDIA posted record revenue of $2.38 Billion for its latest fiscal year. Csonger explains that.He also stated that some of the best growth was coming from mobile products along with new computers being outfitted for 3D graphics for use with Microsoft's new Vista operating system.. Check out the interview here. |
| Inno3D 7600GST - 6/08/06 @ 7:25 pm - By: MikeC - Source: |
| Kyle Kerley has completed his review of the Inno3d GeForce 7600GST.
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| MSI GX2 Review - 6/08/06 @ 8:32 am - By: MUYA - Source: Browsing |
| Hardwarezone reviews MSI's GeForce 7950 GX2 dual GPU card. Apart from the badge on the HSF, nothing is changed from the reference design. The GX2 card runs on par with a 7900 GT SLI system on the resolutions they bench the card with even with, AA and AF turned on. Bundle wise? MSI have been a bit frugal with only a copy of Perter Jackson's King Kong game DVD to show for. I think AiBs need to spice up their bundles since most cards these days hardly stray from reference NVIDIA designs. With the benchmark numbers though, I think this cards are awaiting Conroes imminent arrival for their graphics powers to be unleashed. |
| Press Releases - 6/07/06 @ 8:05 pm - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| More GX2 Reviews - 6/07/06 @ 10:33 am - By: MUYA - Source: Browsing |
Carrying with the GeForce 7950 GX2 frenzy, Tweaktown reviews XFX 's version of GeForce 7950 GX2 which is clocked 570MHz core, 70MHz more than reference clocks and 1.3 GHz memory, 100MHz over reference clock. Are the extra boost helpful? Read Tweaktown's review.
Then bit-tech have a go with a GeForce 7950 GX2 reference card. For about the same price as a 7900 GT setup, the GX2 may be something to look at if you do indeed intend to upgrade from last generation or couple of generations cards. Keep in mind, there are still Quad SLI issues (if you intend to go that way) which will hopefully get fixed by end of summer.
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| GF 7950 GX2 Preview - 6/05/06 @ 7:58 am - By: MikeC - Source: NVIDIA |
| It's been a crazy weekend, but we sucked it up and managed to complete a short preview of NVIDIA's latest flagship GPU - the GeForce 7950 GX2. This is one review I was really looking forward to...
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| GeForce 7950 GX2 - 6/05/06 @ 6:59 am - By: MUYA - Source: Various |
| Today sees the official launch of NVIDIA's GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics cards. A dual GPU solution on two separate circuit boards, each with a single G71 GPU clocked at 500MHz and each with 512MB of on board memory at 1.2 GHz and all packed into an innovative PCI x16 solution.
New NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Resets Performance Bar for Single Graphics Cards Previews can be found at the following web sites: |
| Friday Roundup - 6/01/06 @ 8:57 pm - By: MaxPower - Source: Email/Browsing |
| DealsGraphics, Drivers, DisplaysSystem, ComponentsCases, Power Supplies, CoolingInput DevicesAudio, MultimediaGames, Software |
| Thursday Roundup - 6/01/06 @ 7:53 am - By: MikeC - Source: | ||||||||
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