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Sure, Nvidia's crashing into the mobile market Intel wants to dominate. And Intel is running into discrete graphics (not to mention ruling with integrated graphics). But you know, it's friendly right? Wrong. It's total war. Nvidia's continuing to hold out licensing SLI support for Intel's boards, notably its next-gen Tylersburg chipset for the Nehalem CPUs. And Intel hasn't yet licensed Nvidia to make an nForce chipset that'll support Nehalem, citing a "disagreement" over the terms. If they don't make nice, gamers will have to pick between having SLI or the latest and greatest Intel processors, meaning they get screwed either way. Man, where's AMD when you need them? [Maximum PC]
Intel and Nvidia At War, Gamers Are Collateral Damage
Sure, Nvidia's crashing into the mobile market Intel wants to dominate. And Intel is running into discrete graphics (not to mention ruling with integrated graphics). But you know, it's friendly right? Wrong. It's total war. Nvidia's continuing to hold out licensing SLI support for Intel's boards, notably its next-gen Tylersburg chipset for the Nehalem CPUs. And Intel hasn't yet licensed Nvidia to make an nForce chipset that'll support Nehalem, citing a "disagreement" over the terms. If they don't make nice, gamers will have to pick between having SLI or the latest and greatest Intel processors, meaning they get screwed either way. Man, where's AMD when you need them? [Maximum PC]
toshiba
Toshiba X205-SLi5 and SLi6 Gaming Notebooks Pack Penryn and SLI Goodness
Along with the re-designed and cheaper Satellite notebooks from last week, Toshiba's tossing out a pair of gaming notebooks packing Penryn chips (Core 2 Duo 8300 or 9300) and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT running in SLI, with HDD configs up to 400GB. Starting at two grand, which isn't bad for "gaming" notebooks, but churning the 8600M GT seems a bit old and busted with 9-series cards right around the corner. Plus, the plain Jane looks aren't going to turn any heads. [Toshiba]
dell
Dell Ditching Proprietary Parts
One of the best arguments for building your own PCs is that you make the decisions regarding parts, which means you don't have to scrap the whole system or buy sub-standard hardware from the manufacturer when it is time to upgrade. This is especially true for gaming rigs. Dell, one of the biggest offenders when it comes to this issue, has announced that proprietary parts like power supplies and motherboards will be a thing of the past. More »
graphics cards
NVIDIA's Three-Way SLI Graphics Cards Cost More Than Actual Three-Ways
If tying two video cards together in an SLI configuration doesn't quite get you the frames-per-second you need, NVIDIA's just intrduced three-way SLI, which does exactly what it sounds like. Now you can use their nForce 680i SLI motherboard to tie together tres GeForce 8800 GTX or 8800 Ultras to give a 2.8X boost over just using a single card—so you will be able to play Crysis at something more than the "slideshow" configuration. More »
laptops
Malibal Veda Notebook Has Huge 20.1" Screen, SLI Graphics
Las Vegas PC purveyor MALIBAL, the company that insists its logo be written in all caps, has rolled out its Veda series of laptops, whose distinguishing characteristic is a gigantic 20.1-inch screen. More »
pcs
First AMD 4x4 Mobo Spotted
Intel may be getting all the attention with its quad core and Core 2 Duo blitzkrieg, but AMD's not one to rest on its laurels. Its forthcoming 4x4 platform will place two dual-core CPUs on one mobo for a total of four cores. Asus' L1N64-SLI WS will be the first mobo to support the 4x4 architecture and this here is an overview of what you can expect. It'll have 4 memory slots (2 memory sticks dedicated for each processor), 12 SATA ports, and 4 PCI Express x16 slots. The two CPUs will be connected via AMD's Direct Connect architecture. Spec-wise, the board is fully loaded. Our only concern will be pricing, as something with this many features can't possibly be cheap and could potentially be more expensive than the Intel alternative. More »
gadgets
ASUS P5N32-E Motherboard: Gaming Hydra
ASUS knows, like you do, that you can never have too many graphics cards. In a day and age where double- and quadruple-SLI graphics solutions are commonplace, ASUS saw a weakness in traditional motherboards that only house a couple of your $800 GPUs. That's why the NVIDIA-based P5N32-E comes equipped with not one or two but three 16x PCI Express slots: because more is always better. Read about more additions to the ASUS line after the jump. More »
peripherals
Hurry Up and Wait: Quad SLI Driver for NVIDIA 7950 GX2
As we reported to you yesterday, just about the only thing wrong with NVIDIA's hot graphics card released yesterday, the GeForce 7950 GX2, is that the high-powered yet relatively low-cost 1GB graphics board is not yet capable of Quad SLI. That's because the driver hasn't been written yet. Now NVIDIA says we won't be seeing that driver until the end of the summer. More »
peripherals
The first reviews of that GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics card we told you about last week are just coming in, and the guys at FiringSquad took a close look at this 1GB graphics card from NVIDIA that just shipped today. They liked the HDCP (HD copy protection, must also have an HDCP-compliant monitor) support, the shorter board design that lets it fit into computer cases easier, enhanced cooling, and then there's the fact that this is two graphics cards in one, giving you great performance for the money.
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NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Reviewed (Verdict: Speedy Value)
The first reviews of that GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics card we told you about last week are just coming in, and the guys at FiringSquad took a close look at this 1GB graphics card from NVIDIA that just shipped today. They liked the HDCP (HD copy protection, must also have an HDCP-compliant monitor) support, the shorter board design that lets it fit into computer cases easier, enhanced cooling, and then there's the fact that this is two graphics cards in one, giving you great performance for the money.
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peripherals
NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 Details Leaked
NVIDIA is at it again, where its upcoming GeForce 7950GX2 Quad SLI graphics card is going to seriously leapfrog its predecessor. Delectable details have leaked out, complete with preliminary benchmarks that show just how far that card will leap ahead, showing its performance at 20% to 80% faster than the card that preceded it, the GeForce 7900 GTX. More »
laptops
Alienware Aurora mALX and m9700
Alienware appears unfettered by its recent assimilation into dorktastic PCmeister Dell, blasting out two 64-bit AMD-packing monster notebooks with dual SLI graphics and MIMO connectivity the company says is faster than wired. More »
laptops
Eurocom M590K Emperor: Beefy
We're pretty familiar with Eurocom and their OEM monsters. Most of them are dead generic, but the M590K has a 19-inch display and two GeForce Go 7800 graphics cards sitting atop a 100GB hard drive. While it may be quite hubric to name your laptop "Emperor," this monster runs a 2.1-GHz AMD Turion 64 MT-40 and costs... are you sitting down? $4000. More »
pcs
VoodooPC ENVY U909 SLI: Laptop to the Max
Here's a company that's putting all the heavy juju it can think of into a laptop, and the result is the VoodooPC ENVY U909 SLI Laptop, going over the top with two NVIDIA GeForce 7800GTX graphics cards in an SLI configuration and an AMD Turion 64 processor. The thing is huge, though, with a 19-inch 1680x1050 screen, and don't expect to be exactly light, either—at nearly 16 pounds it's more like a luggable computer than a sprightly notebook. Continuing the maximum theme, it's got a 160GB hard disk and includes a 4-in-1 memory card reader as well. The company was coy with pricing but said the laptop would be released next month. More »
pcs
Velocity Micro Shipping Raptor Signature Edition Quad SLI Gaming PC
Velocity Micro is now shipping the Velocity Micro Raptor Signature Edition which it calls the world's fastest gaming PC. It s packing NVIDIA Quad SLI (
laptops
Eurocom Launches M590K SLI Notebook with 19-Inch 16:9 Screen
Eurocom introduced the M590K Emporor, a laptop that it calls the world's first SLI (Scan Line Interleave) notebook. Gamers will like the combination of two NVIDIA SLI-certified Geforce Go 7800 GTX 256MB graphics cards strapped together for 2x graphics performance. Those two GPUs are pumping out video to a 19-inch 1680x1050 widescreen display. With its 16x9 aspect ratio, Eurocom says this laptop has integrated HDTV support with anti-aliasing video algorithms. More »
laptops
Widow to Launch Dual GPU Laptop
Just got a bit of news in about the WidowPC SLI laptop. It will be a portable/desktop replacement with dual PCI Express graphics cards and should, on average, blow away single GPU desktops. The laptop, called the 919, will be running an AMD CPU and have a 19-inch screen. Very LAN-party worthy. No release date or price. More »
cellphones
NEC's Musical Cellphone Microchip
In response to the rapid increase in the number of mobile phones being used as music players in Japan, NEC Electronics has developed a dedicated SLI chip for audio. This is a companion chip made specifically to enhance audio in cellphones. It has a CPU dedicated to music play, a digital signal processor and a connection for an application processor. It functions with SD cards and supports copyright protection (CPRM). The chip also minimizes battery drain, thus enabling continuous music play for 50 hours. Sampling started yesterday, and mass production is planned for April. Sample price is $13. Hopefully we'll see these in stateside handsets before the end of the decade.
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