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HH Deal of The Day, GeForce GTX 280: $259

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:49:18 GMT

For some of you, today is what's known as Good Friday. And we'd offer that for all of you, it could very well be "gooder" than you think. If you've been following our coverage of NVIDIA's new line of GeForce GTX 285 cards, you'll note that we were optimistic that the migration of the GT200 GPU to a new 55nm process for the GTX 285, would drive down prices a bit as retailers and distributors blow out their aging inventory of GeForce GTX 280 cards, to make room for the new lower power, optimized version of the GTX 285 cards. It appears now that things are definitely moving in that direction and we're happy to present you with what we feel is a pretty darn good deal for a top-shelf graphics card.

Though it consumes a bit more power and requires an 8-pin PCIe power connector, as well as a 6-pin plug, we're seeing GeForce GTX 280 cards from BFG filtering into certain etailers like NewEgg at the $279 - $259 mark...

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It also looks like the package that comes with the offering at NewEgg, also includes Call of Duty World at War, to help you stretch your new found frame rate running legs a bit. Get there soon if you want in!

GeForce GTX 285 Round-Up, Asus, BFG and Zotac

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:18:29 GMT

NVIDIA launched the GeForce GTX 285 about three months ago, and in our launch article, we found it to be a very strong product. As you are no doubt aware, the GTX 285 is a replacement for the GTX 280. The GT200B GPU at the heart of the GTX 285 is nearly identical to the GTX 280's GT200 GPU. The most significant difference between the two GPUs is that the GT200B is manufactured using a 55nm fabrication process while the GT200 is built on a 65nm process.

We take our NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 coverage further here as we round up three factory-overclocked cards and pit them against each other. As enthusiasts, we think overclocks are great, but factory provided overclocks covered under warranty are even better. Components that offer more bang for the buck are always welcome in our systems. Recall that the reference NVIDIA GTX 285 clocks speeds are 648 MHz for the core GPU, 1,242 MHz for the GDDR3 memory and 1,476 MHz for the shader clock. The first card in this round-up is the ASUS ENGTX285 TOP, which sports clocks of 670 MHz, 1,300 MHz and 1,550, respectively. Next up, we have the BFG Tech GeForce GTX 285 OCX, the overall fastest card of this bunch, rocking at 702 MHz, 1,332 MHz and 1,584 MHz, respectively. Finally, we have the Zotac GeForce GTX 285 AMP! Edition, which boasts clock speeds of 702 MHz, 1,296 MHz and 1,512 MHz, respectively.

As you can see, this should be an interesting battle to see unfold. We are going to put these cards through their paces in our benchmark suite, and along the way, we'll compare them to a reference GeForce GTX 285, a reference GeForce GTX 295 and a reference Radeon HD 4870 X2. To make it even more intriguing, we're throwing in GTX 285 SLI benchmarks in dual and triple configurations.

Asus, BFG and Zotac - GeForce GTX 285 Round-up

HP DV5-1104TU Graphics Driver Problem

amar — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:48:35 GMT

The nvidia setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware? Setup Will Now Exit.?

I have an HP Pavillion dv5-1104TU Entertainment Notebook PC and I'm running Windows Vista Home Basic with an NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS/9600M GT Video/Graphics Driver.
I am download the VGA driver from HP website but when i try to install on my notebook... It's getting me an error message and exit the installation.

Here is the error message :
"The nvidia setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware? Setup will now exit."

Is there any update or anything else I can do to fix this problem.

Thanks in advance....

Re: ATI Radeon HD 4850 and 4870: RV770 Has Arrived

Marco C — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:18:10 GMT

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ATI Radeon HD 4850 RV770 Sneak Peek

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:11:59 GMT

As many of you are no doubt aware, AMD is about to release a new line of ATI Radeon graphics cards based on the GPU that was internally codenamed RV770. Cards based on the GPU were supposed to launch next week, on June 25 to be specific, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, we are able to offer you some preliminary information and benchmark scores a little early.

Like the RV670 used on the Radeon HD 3800 series, the RV770 GPU powering the Radeon HD 4850 is manufactured on TSMC's 55nm process node. A full wafer of RV770 dies is pictured to the left. At the heart of the GPU lies 800 stream processors, which give it considerably more muscle than the previous generation. Of course, there is more to the RV770 than just having more stream processors, but we have to save that information for the official launch.

For now, we can show you what the card looks like, tell you its basic specifications, and provide some preliminary performance information.

ATI Radeon HD 4850 (RV770)

Sapphire Radeon HD 4850

The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 you see pictured here has a core GPU clock speed of 625MHz with 512MB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 993MHz. The memory is connected to the GPU via a 256-bit memory bus. The card is cooled by a single slot, copper fansink, that remained relatively quiet during our brief testing, but man did it get hot. The drivers reported an idle temperature of around 80'C, and the card was way too hot to touch. Pricing for the card is expected to be set at $199.

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

Of course, NVIDIA caught wind of the impending Radeon HD 4850 launch and was prepping a product to rain on AMD's parade. Out of the blue, a couple of graphics cards arrived here in the lab based on a "new" GPU from NVIDIA. What you see pictured above is the upcoming GeForce 9800 GTX+.

What does the "+" designate you ask? Well, this card is based on a 55nm version of the G92 - down from 65nm on previous products. The GeForce 9800 GTX+ will arrive with an MSRP of $229, which is much lower than what current GeForce 9800 GTX cards are selling for, so expect the GTX+ to push the current GTX down into the sub-$200 price bracket in the coming weeks (think mid-July).

The GeForce 9800 GTX+ offers a GPU clock speed of 738MHz, a shader clock of 1836MHz, and 512MB of GDDR3 Memory clocked at 1.1GHz (2.2GHz DDR). Like the current 9800 GTX, the new card will support 2- and 3-Way SLI configurations. Unfortunately, we do not have a driver to test the GTX+ just yet, but we will soon, so stay tuned. For now, here's how the Radeon HD 4850 stacks up to a handful of other cards in a few games and benchmarks...

As you can see, the Radeon HD 4850 fares quite well in all of the tests. It's not quite as fast as the new GeForce GTX 260, but keep in mind that card carries an MSRP that is double that of the 4850. With the small sampling of tests we ran, so far, it seems like the Radeon HD 4850 will edge out a stock GeForce 9800 GTX and hang with the Radeon HD 3870 X2. Stop back next week for the full story.

Re: AMD Launches ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

THEODOROS321 — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:39:07 GMT

Hi there,

I have a 17 inch LCD monitor 1280*1024 32bit, Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 3.262GHz 466FSB ORTHOS,PRIME,OCCT,SANDRA,AND OTHER FULLY STABLE (1.86GHz Default) with Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 Motherboard (Rev. X.X WITH F7 BIOS) with 2GB Kingston Hyper-X 800MHz Memory modules in Dual Channel Mode (128bit - 64bit*2).I'm using ATI GFX-Cards FOREVER and the reason is because i don't know what the Bench sites are saying or doing but every time that i was trust any of the benchmarks i was pissed off because is like they are saying lies to me at least.Finally i want to make something about the ATI HD3870 clear and not for the ATI HD3870 X2 is that in any game i'm playing the frames are about 60F.P.S.(Frames Per Second) and up, not at least in any time of the game drops below of that at ALL FULL GRAPHICS and all Details Cranked Up - AA16X,HDR and so on...... and something else those 55nm babes and not 65nm are so easy overclockable ~1000MHz+++ core (stock cooling- within VGA BIOS modifications).

Re: Dell XPS 710 H2C Performance Gaming System

chesbrougha — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:55:56 GMT

I am moving and am looking to sell a fully loaded, four month old Dell XPS 720 H2C with the following specs and buy something for portable:

Intel Core2 Duo QX6850 (3.00 GHZ overclocked to 3.67 GHZ) with quad core tech----
4GB RAM----
2x BLU-RAY, DVD+R/RW----
Dual: 768 NVidia GeForce 8800 Ultra----
Dual: 1 TB harddrives----
Windows Vista Ultimate (32bit)----
Windows Side Cover, Black (see picture)----
Aegia Physx Processor----
1 killowatt power supply----
Dual: 1 TB harddrives----
19-:1 Media Card reader----
3 year in home dell premium support----
Lycosa Gaming Keyboard----
Razer death addler gaming mouse----
Microsoft office standard 2007 suite----
Logitech Quickcam Fusion----
Samsung 2232BW monitor (22 inch)----
"World in Conflict"----

Total Package Price: $5,800 (buying everything new costs around $8K)

See the craigslist posting: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/ele/651633448.html

Asus Notebook With GeForce 9500M GS Mobile GPU

Dave_HH — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:35:30 GMT

As usual, we tripped through the Asus product booth this year at CES. And in traditional Asus fashion, we were privy to some sights and sounds that were rather interesting. If you've been paying attention, you've probably noticed that Asus is making a big push into the notebook space and has even managed to penetrate some of the major brick and mortar retailers like Best Buy. As such, Asus had a lot on display regarding their Notebook and UMPC offerings, with lots Eee PCs of course, front and center. However, tucked off in the corner we stumbled upon a previously released model that was updated with a next generation mobile GPU from NVIDIA.

Asus G1Sn with NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS GPU

The Asus G1Sn notebook you're seeing here is equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS mobile graphics processor. According to the system properties, the 9500M GS has a GPU code name of G84 and in this particular configuration, it is coupled to 512MB of frame buffer memory. Based on the naming convention, we would speculate that this is a mid-range mobile GPU - and we expect it to perform as such - but with features similar to that of the upcoming GeForce 9 series of graphics processors, with the potential for a Hybrid Power implementation when used with future nForce mobile chipsets..

XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty

Marco C — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:29:06 GMT

Hello Everyone,

We’re writing to let you all know that we have just posted a new article at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features, bundle, overclockability, and performance of XFX’s GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty. The XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty is one of the few GeForce 8600 GT cards on the market today that is not only passively cooled, but factory overclocked as well. And even though its “stock” GPU and memory clock speeds are already well above NVIDIA’s reference specifications, we found the XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty to have plenty of clock speed headroom left for overclocking. Head on over to the site and check it out...

XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty

Sapphire Radeon HD Triple-Shot: 2600Pro OC, 2600XT and 2400XT

Marco C — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:45:11 GMT

Hello Everyone,

We've just posted a new article at HotHardware in which we look at three mainstream video cards. The first is the Sapphire HD 2400XT which is an ultra affordable video card with some solid features. The next two models aim to deliver improved gaming performance while maintaining a respectable pricepoint that can appeal to a broad market, the Sapphire HD 2600Pro OC and the Sapphire HD 2600XT. We take a look at each model's bundle, feature set, overclockability, and performance to see how they stack up to similarly priced competition...

Sapphire Radeon HD Triple-Shot: 2600Pro OC, 2600XT and 2400XT