Here is the help information on the new Link clocks checkbox.
9/30/07
| RivaTuner 2.05 - 9/30/07 @ 6:12 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| Version 2.05 of RivaTuner was released a couple of days ago. The update has a few bug fixes and new functionality to control the shader clock as shown in the screenshot below (GeForce 8800 GTX).
Here is the help information on the new Link clocks checkbox.
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| Graphics Card Prices - 9/30/07 @ 4:09 am - By: MikeC - Source: PriceGrabber |
| Good news at the high-end as prices of graphics cards based on NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 Ultra and GeForce 8800 GTX dropped from the last time we reported.
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| Weekend Roundup - 9/29/07 @ 9:14 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| Motherboard GPUs - 9/27/07 @ 10:11 pm - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| Wow, talk about memories, but the last time we checked out the 3D performance of integrated graphics, which NVIDIA refers to as motherboard GPUs, was back in 2004 with Soltek's Qbic EQ3702M mini-barebones system. The system was based on an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ and NVIDIA's GeForce4 MX. In that article, we checked out performance in Call of Duty, Dungeon Siege, Halo: Combat Evolved, Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast, Max Payne, and Wolfenstein Enemy Territory. Fast forward three years and we find NVIDIA back in the motherboard GPU market as Inno3D and XFX both announced motherboards with integrated GeForce 7150 GPUs (DirectX 9/Shader Model 3.0) for Intel-based PCs. The motherboards support a full range of processors from the Core 2 Quad to Celeron and utilize DDR2-800 memory. For storage, the nForce630i models have a single IDE connector for two PATA devices and four SATA 3Gb/s connectors.
NVIDIA motherboard GPUs for AMD platforms are also available. |
| Thursday's News - 9/27/07 @ 6:57 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| Quake Wars Gameplay - 9/26/07 @ 6:40 pm - By: MikeC - Source: N/A |
| It's an exciting time to be involved in PC gaming as a number of quality titles are about to be released such as Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Hellgate London, Clive Barker's Jericho, Team Fortress 2, The Witcher, and Crysis. Today we are reporting on gameplay performance in the demo of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is one of the few PC games being released that uses the OpenGL API, which makes it portable to Linux and Mac operating systems, both of which are currently under development. Along with BioShock, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars will be incorporated into our graphics benchmark suite as we ready ourselves for the next generation of GPUs from NVIDIA.
Check it out here! |
| Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 - 9/25/07 @ 9:04 pm - By: MikeC - Source: |
| Brian Cochran has posted his review of the Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 Sound Card. Brian found that the new features make the X-Fi Prelude to be completely worth your while.
Check it out here! |
| Tuesday's News - 9/25/07 @ 7:14 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| Monday's News - 9/24/07 @ 9:01 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| GPU Price Chart - 9/22/07 @ 7:57 am - By: MikeC - Source: PriceGrabber |
| Our updated GPU price chart reveals that graphics cards based on NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 GTX increased in price during the past week as the cheapest model rose from $499.99 to $519.99. Prices for the remaining GPUs remained steady while mail-in rebates ranging from $20-$40 are being offered on most models.
The deal of the weekend is MSI's NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB. Including a $20 mail-in rebate, the price of this DirectX 10 mid-range graphics card is $132.99 at Newegg.
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| Intel Skulltrail & SLI - 9/22/07 @ 6:57 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| At this past weeks Developers Forum, Intel demonstrated its new Skulltrail motherboard, which supports NVIDIA's SLI technology. Based on the Stoakley chipset, the motherboard features dual CPU sockets and is targeted at desktop enthusiasts and workstation customers. To provide SLI support, Intel purchased nForce 100 SLI Media Communications Processors (MCPs) from NVIDIA, which converts a single x16 PCI Express Gen 1 bus into dual x16 PCI Express Gen 1 buses. NVIDIA assisted Intel in the bring-up and testing of the Skulltrail motherboard, which will be available directly from Intel. |
| 163.71 Beta Driver - 9/22/07 @ 6:44 am - By: MikeC - Source: Browsing |
| NVIDIA has released beta driver 163.71 for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista. The driver supports graphics cards based on their GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series of GPUs and improves compatibility for PT Boats: Knights of the Sea and features an SLI profile for Team Fortress 2. Click the headline for additional information and links to driver release notes. |
| Friday's Newsbits - 9/21/07 @ 7:10 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email/Browsing |
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| Thursday's News - 9/20/07 @ 7:07 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| ET: QW Tweak Guide - 9/19/07 @ 4:49 pm - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| TweakGuides has complete their Enemy Territory: Quake Wars tweak guide, which is a compilation of information that players can use to maximize their gameplay advantage.
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| Wednesday's News - 9/19/07 @ 8:38 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| Tuesday's Roundup - 9/18/07 @ 10:50 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| XFX 8800 GTS Pro - 9/18/07 @ 5:55 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
| XFX has announced their GeForce 8800 GTS Fatal1ty graphics card 320MB with clock speeds well ahead of their Extreme and XXX models. The graphics card comes in a sporty red color and supports DirectX 10, OpenGL, HDTV, SLI and HDCP.
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| GPU Price Chart - 9/15/07 @ 5:30 pm - By: MikeC - Source: PriceGrabber |
| Here is an updated price chart from our PriceGrabber feed for graphics cards based on NVIDIA's mid-range and high-end GPUs. During the past month, the high-end 8800 Ultra actually increased in price, while the 8800 GTX dropped from $529.90 to $499.99. Graphics cards based on these GPUs are hot commodities, although they continue to command a premium price.
Note that $20 rebates are currently available on the GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB and GeForce 8600 GTS. |
| Saturday's News - 9/15/07 @ 8:14 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email/Browsing |
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| Game Optimizations - 9/13/07 @ 6:47 pm - By: MikeC - Source: Browsing |
The web site Gamasutra attracts an audience that includes software designers and engineers. Although their focus is on developing video games, many of the articles are relevant to developing other types of automated systems. Thursday's featured article is titled "The Top 10 Myths of Video Game Optimization".
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| Thursday's Newsbits - 9/13/07 @ 9:01 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| Fraps 2.9.2 Released - 9/12/07 @ 6:19 pm - By: MikeC - Source: Email |
A new version of Fraps was released today, which features a number of bug fixes.
For example, the benchmark results (avg/min/max frame rate, fps per second), screenshots (BMP, PNG and TGA format supported), and uncompressed video clips (w/sound) in our BioShock Gameplay Performance article were generated with Fraps. Note that the video clips were compressed in MPEG-1 format to conserve on bandwidth. The full size videos (in AVI format) were captured in real-time at half the 2560x1600 game resolution - or 1280x800. A great tool for high-performance PCs. Click the headline to download a shareware version that supports Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and x64 editions. |
| Tuesday's News - 9/11/07 @ 9:47 am - By: MikeC - Source: Email/Browsing |
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| Windows Beta Driver - 9/10/07 @ 1:44 pm - By: MikeC - Source: Browsing |
| NVIDIA has released beta driver version 163.67 for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP/2000 and Windows Vista. The driver features improved compatibility for BioShock and Crysis in addition to numerous game and application fixes. Please refer to the driver release notes for additional information. Click the headline for download links. |
| Multi-Core Gaming - 9/06/07 @ 5:20 pm - By: MikeC - Source: N/A |
| Two new games based on Unreal Engine 3 are making simultaneous use of multiple processors. For example, the following core usage graph was generated after having played a few minutes of BioShock and then atl-tabbing back to the Windows desktop.
The second game is Medal of Honor: Airborne, which made its debut yesterday. Forum member [EOCF] Tim has a quad core processor and commented that all of them were being utilized while playing MoH. With more UE3-based titles on the way, it looks like multi-core processors will be paying dividends for those gamers who invested in them. |
| Thurday's Roundup - 9/06/07 @ 7:55 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| Tuesday's Roundup - 9/04/07 @ 7:39 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| Labor Day Roundup - 9/03/07 @ 1:26 pm - By: MikeC - Source: |
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| G92 In November? - 9/03/07 @ 7:11 am - By: MikeC - Source: Browsing |
| X-bit labs is reporting that NVIDIA has plans to update its portfolio of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) by launching the "G92" in November. The launch of the GeForce 8 Series was back in November of 2006. While NVIDIA has gone on record that a sucessor to the high-end GeForce 8800 Ultra is in the works, the G92 launch is expected to consist of a performance-mainstream part.
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| GPU Price Chart - 9/03/07 @ 6:41 am - By: MikeC - Source: N/A |
| Our updated GPU price chart reveals a few changes since the last installment. First, the GeForce 8800 Ultra actually increased in price by 3.3% from $599.99 to $619.99. However, expect prices to drop slightly in the near term as a $30 rebate expired August 31st. With the Ultra carrying a premium price tag, the GeForce 8800 GTX, which remained at $499, is currently the better value at the high-end.
The mid-range GeForce 8600 GTS decreased in price by 3.8%. |
| Saturday's Roundup - 9/01/07 @ 8:59 am - By: MikeC - Source: |
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