Photos of AMD's upcoming Radeon 6990 dual-GPU have surfaced on the Japanese website 4Gamer.net and the card's sheer bulk is an impressive sight. Instead of using a fan mounted at the back of the GPU that pushes air across and out the front, the 6990's fan sits dead center where it can simultaneously cool both GPUs. We're curious about how...Read more...
Hot on the heels of the arrival of their flagship GeForce GTX 580, NVIDIA is launching another new graphics card today, based on the GF110 GPU. As we’ve come to expect from NVIDIA, and AMD for that matter, when a new GPU arrives, derivatives based on pared down version of the chip typically get introduced at some point, but with somewhat...Read more...
Hot on the heels of the arrival of their flagship GeForce GTX 580, NVIDIA is launching another new graphics card based on the GF110 GPU. As we’ve come to expect from NVIDIA, and AMD for that matter, when a new GPU arrives, derivatives based on pared-down version of the chip typically get introduced, but with somewhat lower specifications....Read more...
Nvidia's SLI technology launched in mid-2004, and was designed to provide high-performance rendering power for gamers. Because the technology was brand new, and the fastest thing on the market, SLI configurations demanded exorbitant price premiums over single card configurations, despite first generation issues like software compatibility,...Read more...
DailyTech has managed to get their hands on a preliminary sample of ATI's upcoming mainstream RV570 GPU and has posted some early performance results for your viewing pleasure. Based on a 80u process, this new GPU features 36 Pixel Shaders and 12 pipelines and is said to run with a core frequency of 580MHz and memory running at 700MHz....Read more...
Hello Everyone. We've just finished putting NVIDIA's new $299 GeForce 7950 GT through the wringer, and have a fresh article on-line for your perusal. The card we looked at wasn't a vanilla reference card, however. Instead, XFX sent over a retail-ready GeForce 7950 GT 570M Extreme, complete with a dead-silent, passive cooler. And...Read more...
Last week NVIDIA officially launched the $199 GeForce 7900 GS, and jointly announced the $299 GeForce 7950 GT. In our coverage of the GeForce 7900 GS, we were able to reveal the 7950 GT's specifications and features, but were asked to reserve posting any benchmark results until the cards were made available. Well, here we are only...Read more...
DailyTech reports that their sources are indicating that ATI's upcoming RV570 GPU will be arriving mid-October with 12 pipelines and 36 pixel shaders. Dubbed the Radeon X1950 Pro, the card will be priced below the recently introduced Radeon X1900XT 256MB and be doing battle with NVIDIA's new GeForce 7900 GS. At this...Read more...
Hello HH fans! We just wanted to pop in to let you all know that we've just posted a new article where we evaluate the features and performance of Asus' affordable P5NSLI motherboard, which is based on the nForce 570 SLI Intel Edition chipset. Here's a snip from the article... "We recently received one of Asus' new P5NSLI motherboards...Read more...
Last month, Intel officially launched their new Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors with much fanfare. Based on the heavily hyped "Conroe" core and utilizing the modern "Core" microarchitecture, as opposed to the NetBurst microarchitecture employed in the Pentium 4 and Pentium D, Intel's Core 2 Duo and Core...Read more...
Fudo over at The Inquirer reports that their sources have indicated that ATI's upcoming RV570 GPU will be released with a surprisingly low $199 price point. Originally, it was believed that this GPU would compete at the $299 price point. Here, ATI's RV570 would be facing some stiff competition from NVIDIA's (rumored) GeForce 7950GT....Read more...
[H]Enthusiast has just posted a review of an nForce 570 SLI based motherboard from EPoX, aptly named the MF570SLI. It was a flawless performance, but the crew at [H] gave the board relatively high marks overall. EPoX has consistently made some nice motherboards, they just don't have the presence of some of the larger Tier 1...Read more...
It's not a review, but HardwareZone has a good preview of AMD's upcoming technology. Click here to check out some close up, high quality shots, of Gigabyte's two new boards. "Craving for more info on the upcoming Socket AM2 motherboards and NVIDIA's forthcoming high-end chipsets? We'll satisfy your thirst with more data and...Read more...
This morning, The Inquirer reports that ATI is prepping a more suitable answer to NVIDIA's GeForce 7600 GT in the way of a new RV560 / RV570 GPU. NVIDIA's new mainstream GPU offered performance which was very competitive with ATI's new X1800 GTO sku while being significantly cheaper to manufacture given its incredibly small die and low transistor...Read more...
Whoa! I apologize for the late start today folks! I had to take care of a little family business this morning, and wasn't able to get to my keyboard until now. I promise to make it up to you all though. I've got so much news to post, that you'll still be reading it when we post tomorrow morning's news... Swiftech MCX64-V...Read more...
Good Evening Folks! Just in case you missed the link at the top of the page, I'm here to let you know that we've just posted a review of eVGA's Personal Cinema FX 5700. This card is eVGA's answer to the very popular ATi "All-In-Wonder" line of products. We've compared its features and performance to a Radeon 9600 XT and a GeForce FX 5700 Ultra....Read more...
It's been a long time since several pioneering companies bridged the gap between the TV and the PC. What initially started out as a novelty is now driving the industry in a new direction with the merging of TV and Radio with the personal computer. Today, thanks to faster hardware, and the advent of the mini-PC, manufacturers and...Read more...
Good morning friends :) Things around the HH labs have been humming with activity over the past few days. With our newest member of the HH Crew, Rudy, firing up his first review and our other members preparing to unleash their reviews, this week is going to be a busy one. But you know us, the busier...Read more...
Good afternoon HH fans! It's your friendly neighborhood Italian checking in with a mid-day sampling of tasty hardware goodness! The news is flowing freely today, so there's quite a bit of stuff to get to. I'm also working on a review of our own which should be posted shortly. Check back later for that review, and for...Read more...
Sneak Peek: NVIDIA's GeForce FX 5700 Ultra with GDDR3 RAM By, Marco Chiappetta March 24, 2004 Monday, March 22, 2004: Good afternoon folks! An interesting package just landed in the lab, that we thought you'd like to take a look at. At first glance, the card below looks like an ordinary GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, but upon...Read more...
Chaintech Apogee AA5700U Redefining the meaning of mainstream By Robert Maloney March 15th, 2004 When we last checked in with NVIDIA before the holidays with our look at the 5900XT, we were surprised at its performance / price ratio. Releasing the 5900XT no less than two months after the similarly priced 5700 Ultra...Read more...
The BFG Asylum GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 128MBs, AGP 8X, and the Muscle to Get the Job Done! By, Jeff Bouton December 11, 2003 As 2003 comes to a close, we have to wonder if NVIDIA is looking to 2004 with eager anticipation. The last year has been tough for them, to say the least, with a number of nagging issues plaguing the embattled graphics...Read more...