Check out the review here!You begin to appreciate the sheer power of the NX7950GX2 as doubling the resolution from 1024x768 to 2048x1536, with 4X antialiasing, only resulted in a 34.5% decrease in the overall 3DMark05 score.
8/31/06
| MSI NX7950GX2 - 8/31/06 @ 9:03 am - By: MUYA - Source: N/A |
| Steve Angelly has completed his review of the MSI NX7950GX2 graphics card. Based on NVIDIA's GeForce 7950 GX2 GPU, Steve pairs the NX7950GX2 with his mid-range system and checks out performance in Far Cry, Doom 3, F.E.A.R. and Oblivion.
Check out the review here! |
| Thursday Roundup - 8/31/06 @ 9:01 am - By: MUYA - Source: Various | ||||||||
| Deals | ||||||||
|
| Inno3D GF 7100GS - 8/30/06 @ 9:45 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| Experience superb graphical technology with Inno3D GeForce 7100GS. Hong Kong 30th August 2006 – InnoVISION Multimedia Limited presents the Inno3D GeForce 7100GS supporting 512MB with DDR2 speed. It is built with NVIDIA TurboCache technology that shares the capacity and bandwidth dedicated video memory which is turbocharged for performance and increases total graphics memory.
For more information please visit their website. |
| SLi vs Crossfire - 8/30/06 @ 8:43 am - By: MUYA - Source: Browsing |
| Extremetech has a Core 2 duo X6800 system setup for a high resolution dual GPU showdown pitting 7900 GTX SLI, 7950 GX2 Quad SLI, Radeon x1950 XT Crossfire and Radeon x1900 XT Crossfire setups. |
| Core 2 Extreme X6800 - 8/29/06 @ 10:51 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
GamePC posts a review of Intel's Core 2 Extreme X6800. While admitting it is the fastest processor, they didn't seem to think the retail price was justified.
|
| Tuesday Roundup - 8/29/06 @ 10:41 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| Deals |
| NVIDIA Newsletter - 8/27/06 @ 6:46 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
Here are a few headlines from the latest installment of NVIDIA's newsletter, which is delivered via email every four to six weeks.
|
| Friday Roundup - 8/25/06 @ 11:20 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| Deals |
| MSI NX7900GT Review - 8/24/06 @ 4:24 am - By: MUYA - Source: N/A |
| Kyle Kerley has posted a review of MSI's NX7900GT graphics card. Factory overclocked out of the box, Kyle takes the card for a spin in F.E.A.R., Serious Sam 2, Oblivion, and Prey.
Check it out here! |
| Thursday Roundup - 8/24/06 @ 4:23 am - By: MUYA - Source: Various | ||||||||
| Deals | ||||||||
|
| GeForce 7900 Series - 8/22/06 @ 7:23 pm - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
Beyond3D has published a belated preview of NVIDIA's GeForce 7900 Series of GPUs - the GeForce 7900 GT, GeForce 7900 GTX, and GeForce 7950 GX2. The preview contains a variety of information that includes the new ForceWare control panel, image quality tests, performance tests for antialiasing, texture filtering, and transparency AA, game performance, SLI analysis, overclocking, and power, heat, and noise testing.
|
| Tweaking Companion - 8/22/06 @ 6:23 pm - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| TweakGuides has released version 3.2 of their Tweaking Companion, which is a complete system optimization guide for Windows XP users. The guide contains a wealth of detailed information and resources together in one free 175-page downloadable PDF file. |
| GPU Showdown - 8/19/06 @ 7:31 am - By: MikeC - Source: Browsing |
The crew over at X-bit labs have completed a huge roundup of game performance on high-end and mainstream graphics cards from ATI and NVIDIA. Here is what you'll find in their showdown.
|
| Super Talent DDR2 - 8/16/06 @ 8:17 pm - By: MikeC - Source: N/A |
| Kyle Kerley has an updated rig that features 2GB of Super Talent's 800MHz DDR2 memory. This is the same memory that powered the high-end NVIDIA system in our GPU World Tour article.
Check out Kyle's review here! |
| OpenGL on Vista - 8/11/06 @ 9:05 am - By: MikeC - Source: Browsing |
| A little over a year ago, a plea was posted at OpenGL.org to ensure that OpenGL remains a first class API under Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system. Microsoft is improving the user experience in Windows Vista with their Aero technology. With a DirectX 9 compliant graphics card, users will be able to turn on Aero Glass, which makes use of the hardware-accelerated features of the graphics card to produce special 3D effects on the desktop. At that time, Microsoft had planned on using its Direct3D API to drive OpenGL when Aero Glass was being used. Unfortunately, this solution would have crippled the performance of OpenGL applications...
|
| Core 2 Duo E6600 - 8/11/06 @ 7:04 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
GamePC takes a look at Intel's Core 2 Duo E6600 processor. The E6600 is the most eagerly anticipated Core 2 model to date and boasts excellent stock performance, low power consumption, and high overclockability. Performance is compared to AMD’s best dual-core Socket-AM2 processors.
|
| NVIDIA Financials - 8/10/06 @ 7:34 pm - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| NVIDIA Reports Record Revenue For The Second Quarter Of Fiscal Year 2007 SANTA CLARA, CA—AUGUST 10, 2006—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today reported its revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 ended July 30, 2006. For the second quarter of fiscal 2007, revenue increased to a record $687.5 million, compared to $574.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2006, an increase of 20 percent. Revenue for the six months ended July 30, 2006 was a record $1.37 billion, compared to revenue of $1.16 billion for the six months ended July 31, 2005, an increase of 18 percent.
Second Quarter Fiscal 2007 and Recent Highlights
|
| D-I-Y Quad SLI - 8/09/06 @ 2:06 pm - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| QUAD NVIDIA SLI TECHNOLOGY MAKES EXTREME HD GAMING A REALITY FOR THE DO-IT-YOURSELF CROWD Quad SLI is now ready for the D-I-Y enthusiasts! The following online retailers are armed and ready... SANTA CLARA, CA—AUGUST 9, 2006—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, has made extreme high-definition PC gaming a reality for everyone with the release of the new NVIDIA ForceWare 91.45 graphics driver with Quad NVIDIA SLI technology support. For the first time, users in the do-it yourself (DIY) segment have access to Quad SLI technology, which utilizes the power of four GPUs to make extreme high-definition gaming (XHD)—with resolutions of up to 2560 x1600—a possibility for hardcore gamers and computer enthusiasts. Enthusiasts can now build their own ultimate gaming PC by combining:
"By offering this level of graphics performance to the innovative minds of PC enthusiasts who prefer to build and tune their own systems, we expect to see 'maximum performance' redefined," said Ujesh Desai, general manager of desktop GPUs at NVIDIA. "For the ultimate gaming platform, you can’t go wrong with a system built around a NVIDIA nForce SLI MCP-based motherboard and a pair of NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics cards and completing the set-up with a top-of-the-line CPU and a widescreen display." NVIDIA SLI technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows users to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce SLI MCP-based motherboard. By using SLI technology, users can put two GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics cards to work in parallel, harnessing the power of four GPUs to deliver XHD resolutions, including an incredible 2560x1600, while still maintaining ultra smooth frame rates, stunning visuals and pristine image quality for an immersive gaming experience. |
| Quad SLI Drivers! - 8/09/06 @ 11:21 am - By: MikeC - Source: Forums |
| NVIDIA has released ForceWare 91.45 Quad SLI Technology Windows XP/2000 drivers for the GeForce 7950 GX2 ONLY.
|
| Wednesday Roundup - 8/09/06 @ 9:46 am - By: MikeC - Source: Various |
| Deals |
| Tuesday Roundup - 8/08/06 @ 7:56 am - By: MUYA - Source: Various | ||||||||||
| Deals | ||||||||||
|
| AMD Drops ATI Brand - 8/07/06 @ 6:53 pm - By: MikeC - Source: Forums |
Ben Hardwidge from PCPro reports that AMD is to drop the ATI brand.Discussion here. |
| Friday Round-up - 8/04/06 @ 9:16 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
| Deals |
| NVClock Updated - 8/02/06 @ 6:39 pm - By: MikeC - Source: PM |
Linux users are in for a treat as forum moderator Thunderbird has updated NVClock 0.8 to Beta2. NVClock allows users to overclock NVIDIA based video cards running on the Linux platform. Changes include:
|
