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A Simple Graph Chooses Your Next Video Card
The Tech Report has assembled a very straightforward bang-for-your-buck video card graph. Plotting performance on Crysis' high quality setting, you can see the simple facts laid out very clearly—like that the GeForce 9600 GT is probably worth its $5 pricetag over the Radeon HD 3850. These metrics always vary by game, and Crysis' highest settings don't demonstrate these cards at their best (the top performer can't even break 40 frames per second). But it's a quick tool to tip the scales on your next purchase. [Tech Report]
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ASUS EAH3850 Trinity Prototype Video Card Goes Triple Penetration With Three Cores
What the crap? As if shoving two GPUs onto a single card wasn't enough to play contemporary games at a decent frame rate, Asus has just made an EAH3850 Trinity, a tri-core card with its own connected water-based cooling system. When you break it down, it's three RV670 cores in one card, generating output for four DVI ports allowing you to power four monitors (or one gigantic one at insane-o resolution). More »
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ATI's Mid-tier Cards Bring HDMI and 1080p Support
ATI's new Radeon HD 2400 and HD 2600 cards are hitting the streets today, bringing DirectX 10 and 1080p support to your desktop. The cards, which are clocked from 525MHz to 800MHz, range in price from $99 to $199. They also pack ATI's Unified Video Decoder, which helps decode high-def 1080p video. The cards are out now and will soon be available on pre-configured systems. Price-wise, they're not a bad way to give your system's graphics a kick. More »
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Asus' OCGear Lets You Overclock, Keep Tabs on Your Video Card
Remember the XG Station we spotted back at CES? Well, Asus is releasing a desktop version that'll connect to one of Nvidia's 8600 GT cards. The breakout box will let you overclock your video card without having to rely on any software. It fits into a 5.25-inch drive bay in your PC and also keeps track of your card's temperature, fan speed, and overall performance. No word on pricing yet, although Asus plans on demoing the device next week. More »
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Sapphire's HD 2900 Toxic Kit Cools Your Entire System
Now that ATI has unleashed its new video cards, Sapphire is stepping up to the plate with its forthcoming HD 2900 XT Toxic. The kit pairs two HD 2900 XT cards with a drive-bay-mounted water cooling system designed with its own reservoir, pump and radiator system. What's cool about the system is that it'll provide enough cooling to keep your video cards and your CPU from overheating (even if you decide to overclock the cards). Pricing hasn't been set yet, though the kit should be out in the next few weeks. More »
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NVIDIA's GeForce 7200 GS Gets You Windows Vista Aero For Peanuts
If you're like Adam over at Lifehacker who has a copy of Vista but a graphics card from 1997, nVidia's got you covered. The latest entry-level GeForce 7200 GS is their cheapest standalone graphics card, but still meets the requirements Microsoft's set for running Aero. It's 50% better than integrated graphics cards, which is like saying you're 50% stronger than your infant child—technically true, but nothing worth bragging about. More »
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PNY Accidentally Outs Nvidia GeForce 8600
PNY jumped the gun a little early today announcing its new GeForce 8600 GT cards before Nvidia's official blessing. The new cards will pack 256MB of GDDR3 memory and according to PNY will go on sale tomorrow. If true, this means we should hear an official announcement from Nvidia any second. The cards are expected to go up against ATI's RV600 and RV630 models (once those come out). There's no mention of pricing, however, although previous rumors had these cards coming in at around $150. More »
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New ATI X2900 XTX Shames Nvidia 8800 to Second Place
I like it when rumors jibe with each other, and the latest ATI rumblings seem to go hand in hand with the initial X2900 XTX leak we posted on last month. The difference is this time around the card has been benchmarked. So just as a recap, this is the card that could power those 8-core Macs we've been promised. It has an 800MHz core and a gigabyte of DDR4 memory. The folks at VR-Zone pitted it up against Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GTX and... More »
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Every Video Card, Ranked
Deep down, most of us know that we suck. But a new video card ranking compiled by J3r3my on overclock.net can quantify our waste of space based upon one's video card. More »
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ATI's Radeon X2800XT Brings Heavy Horsepower to Apple's Next Gen Mac Pros
So if the guys at AppleInsider are on the money, ATI's abnormally long X2800XT could be the graphics card to power Apple's rumored next gen Mac Pros. The red giant will feature 1GB of GDDR4 memory clocked at 2GHz while the card's core will come in at 800MHz. Basically that means it has the potential to eat Nvidia's overclocked 8800GTX for lunch. The card will also bring CrossFire technology to the Mac, so you'll be able to string two of these suckers together for maximum voltage. It's about time we get some heavy duty card options for the Mac. Better start saving now, though, as I'm sure this config won't come cheap. More »
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Intel Leaping into Graphics Card Biz?
Rumor has it that Intel is quietly building up a new army. An army that'll soon tackle both AMD/ATI and Nvidia. Job openings at Intel's Visual Computing Group have led people to speculate that the chip-maker is jumping into the video card market. The job descriptions state that the VC Group will be in charge of "developing discrete graphic products based on a many-core architecture." Multi-core graphics cards? Bring them on! More »
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