Items tagged with Sapphire
Over the last couple of years, we've evaluated quite a number of socket 939 motherboards for AMD Athlon 64 processors. The vast majority of these motherboards were based on NVIDIA's very popular nForce 3/4 chipsets, although a smattering were based on chipsets from SiS or VIA as well. In November of last year though, ATI also chimed in with...
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Hey folks! A new version of Croteam's Serious Sam II Demo is available today. The new demo contains the v2.064b patch and the level "Greendale" from the retail version. Grab the demo from FileFront, or Fileshack if your interested. Futuremark Interview (Part 1) @ Beyond3D "Over the years, Futuremark Corporation has launched...
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Logitech mm50 Portable Speakers @ CoolTechZone.com: "As Apple continues to introduce newer iPods, third party manufacturers including Logitech are updating their product line continuously to specifically revolve around the world's most popular music player. The latest from Logitech is the company's mm50 Portable...
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Hey folks, who likes mondays? Not me, but I managed to get a chuckle this morning from "Flat-screen memorials to the dead emerge" story over at the Inquirer. Anyway, I need to be getting back to work, enjoy the news. X800GT BIOS Update Boosts 7% Performance @ CoolTechZone "Powercolor appears to be making its mark with the X800GT,...
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Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74 GB Hard Drive Review @ The TechZone "Designed for servers and NAS/SAN systems, the drive of choice for high-performance workstation and gaming systems, the WD Raptor hard drive is a new class of drive that matches SCSI performance and reliability while providing simplified...
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Today, we're going to take a look at the Sapphire Radeon X850 Pro PCI Express Graphics Card. The X850 Pro follows ATI's reference design closely, sporting 12-Pixel Pipelines and 256MB of GDDR3 memory. Based on the R480, the X850 Pro offers several advantages over the R423, the core driving the X800 series. Like the R423,...
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He may be sippin umbrella drinks on some sandy beach in the Eastern Carribean right now with the new Mrs. BigWop but he was good enough to load up one of his patented Graphics Card showcases before he left! Here's hoping Marco comes back... Here's our take on Sapphire's New Radeon X850 XT PE AGP card. Who says you need a PCI Express...
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Although the transition to PCI Express is in full swing, the huge installed base of AGP equipped systems is still a major market that's continually being targeted by every major video card manufacturer. As proof of this, we present you with Sapphire's new AGP Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition. This card sports nearly the exact same feature set,...
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Hello HotHardware Fans! And Happy St. Patrick's day! Just in case you've jumped right to the news and missed the fresh link at the top of the main page, I'm here to let you know that we've just posted a new review of Sapphire's Toxic Radeon X700 Pro 128. This is a PCI Express based Radeon X700 Pro with an interesting bundle, and an oversized,...
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When shopping for a new video card, naturally, we all want the fastest card available performance wise. However, many simply can't justify the price that some high-end cards currently command. With many premium models now selling for more than $500, gamers on a budget often need to focus their efforts on finding a good,...
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Good evening HotHardware fans! Just in case you missed the fresh link at the top of the page, I'm here to let you know that we've just posted a new review of Sapphire's Hybrid Radeon X800 XL. This card has the same base specifications as a 'Built by ATI' Radeon X800 XL, but it's built upon a blue PCB and is equipped with a much more compact...
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It has been a little over two months since we first got to play with ATI's Radeon X800 XL, and we have now begun to receive retail products based on this eagerly anticipated GPU in the HotHardware labs. For those unfamiliar with the Radeon X800 XL, it is a .11 micron GPU, with 16 pixel pipelines, 6 hardware vertex shaders and all of...
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Hey folks, the mailbox is packed full of items, so it's time for another update. If your checking in for the first time during this 3 day weekend, make sure to check out Dave's review of the "Intel Pentium 4 6XX Sequence and 3.73GHz Extreme Edition Processors". Enjoy! Sapphire X800 PCI-E Review @ The Tech Zone "The Sapphire...
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Good evening folks :) After attacking a large pizza, I'm about ready to burst so I'm here to unload the news while I digest the pounds of Italian perfection that's sitting in my stomach. In addition to the news articles, I'd also like bring your attention this story, which makes notice of new spyware that attacks...
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Good afternoon guys and gals :) First on the list today, is an announcement for LanChelms 160 Man LAN Party that's being held on Fed 12th. On a different note, there's a guide on "Wireless Networking Troubleshooting", which I was very glad to see as I know more and more people these days, who are freeing themselves from the shackles...
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Good Evening HotHardware fans! Just in case you missed the fresh link at the top of the page, I'm here to let you all know that we've just posted a new review of Sapphire's PCI Express Radeon X800 XT. This video card sports ATi's 16-pipe X800 XT GPU and 256MB of high speed Samsung GDDR3 RAM. It's also got a few other niceties thrown in for...
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Over the last six weeks, three new chipsets for the AMD processor platform have been announced that all have one very important feature in common. NVIDIA's nForce 4, VIA's K8T890, and ATi's RADEON XPRESS 200 all have support for the emerging PCI Express standard. PCI Express, which was first brought to market with Intel's 900 series...
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Good evening friends, NJ here with your nightcap. I just walked through the door from work, so I am going to cut the banter short. The smell of fresh pasta and garlic bread is just killing me ;) Here is your news shot... Sapphire X600 XT PCI Express Video Card Review @ AMD Zone "The...
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Welcome back HotHardware fans! Considering it has only been a few hours since my last post, things have been busy. After checking the new mailbox, I was greeted with quite a few noteworthy items. Here's what we've got so far... Sapphire Toxic X800 PRO VIVO Review @ Beyond3D: "Beyond the cooling system, and the...
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Good morning everyone, how are you doing? It has been a few days since I have touched the front page, let alone been home. I can honestly say that the past week has been the busiest in my entire life. The new position which I took at my day job required me to do a lot of media interaction this week, so I have been running...
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Welcome back everyone! It's your friendly neighborhood Italian checking-in to let you all know that we've just posted a review of Sapphire's Toxic X800 Pro. This oversized video card sports some major cooling, ships with a utility to dynamically overclock the on-board RAM, and has one of the best bundles we've seen in quite a while....
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With all of our recent articles concerning NVIDIA's latest round of products, it seemed as if our analysis in the graphics space was getting a bit lop-sided. Today, we're aiming to change that with a new card from Sapphire, dubbed the Sapphire Toxic X800 Pro ViVo. This card alone could make up for some of the new mid range Radeon's...
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