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- GPU shipments fall Q1 '08
- GPU shipments fall Q1 '08Because, frankly, nVidia leads in performance , , ,ATI may look better in some artificial benchmarks, but it seems nVidia does better in real world tests. You recently whined about how your crossfire configuration with ATI only got about 25 frames/second with Crysis set to "high"...
- Tags: Games, NVidia Corp., ATI Technologies Inc., game, GPU
- Discussion threads 2008-05-03
- If my kid doesn't like Linux now...
- ...then I'll give him Vista. I finally had the chance to install Ubuntu 8.04 on his laptop last night, wiping out an unhappy 64-bit Kubuntu 7.10 installation. His final words before I took the laptop were, "Just save my music." Typical teenager. So I backed up...
- Tags: Desktop, CD, NVidia Corp., Laptop Computer, Vista Business DVD, Linux, Notebooks, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- nVidia ForceWare Graphics Driver for GeForce 9 Series (Windows XP) (74_geforce_winxp_32bit_english_whql)
- NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of your NVIDIA product. This package contains certified...
- Tags: Graphics Driver, Microsoft Windows XP, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Nvidia ForceWare, NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture, Performance Management, Games, Microsoft Windows, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- nVidia ForceWare Graphics Driver for GeForce 9 Series (Windows XP 64-bit) (74_geforce_winxp_64bit_english_whql)
- NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of your NVIDIA product. This package contains certified...
- Tags: Graphics Driver, Microsoft Windows XP, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows, Nvidia ForceWare, NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture, Performance Management, Games, 64-Bit, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- nVidia ForceWare Graphics Driver for GeForce 9 Series (Windows Vista 32-bit) (74_geforce_winvista_32bit_english_whql)
- NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of your NVIDIA product. This package contains certified...
- Tags: Graphics Driver, 32-bit, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Nvidia ForceWare, NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture, Performance Management, Games, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- nVidia ForceWare Graphics Driver for GeForce 9 Series (Windows Vista 64-bit) (74_geforce_winvista_64bit_english_whql)
- NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications. ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature updates over the life of your NVIDIA product. This package contains certified...
- Tags: Graphics Driver, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Nvidia ForceWare, NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture, Performance Management, Games, 64-Bit, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- PhysX coming to GeForce 8/9 owners soon
- PhysX coming to GeForce 8/9 owners soonThis is my second time nVidia cost me; this time $220Adriver overwrite took out the RUN.DLL on my NEW! XP O/S with 150GB Hard drive. It all works fine with ATi Technologies; brfore and I guess when I need to fix it. Gasoline prices...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., GPU, Nvidia GeForce
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- PhysX coming to GeForce 8/9 owners soon
- When nVIDIA bought Ageia Technologies in February of this year it was clear what nVIDIA had in mind - to make the PhysX API independent of separate hardware and instead offload the work to the GPU. Well, only two months on and nVIDIA have announced that the conversion of the...
- Tags: Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Graphics, Intel Corp., GPU, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Putting perspective on the "30ò0of Vista crashes caused by nVIDIA" reports
- Putting perspective on the "30ò0of Vista crashes caused by nVIDIA" reportsnVidia lives up to the 30% figure on my systemI too have a video driver vertical sync problem in Vista. I remain at driver 158.18 as other newer drivers cause Steam games to fail. Every new driver causes an immediate...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Monitors & displays, Microsoft Windows XP, Sad Thing, Microsoft Windows Vista, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-28
- Putting perspective on the "30% of Vista crashes caused by nVIDIA" reports
- A story that's echoing around the blogosphere at the moment relates to how information contained in the 158 page pack of emails released as part of the Vista Capable lawsuit indicates that during some unspecified point during 2007, 30% of Vista crashes seemed to be down to nVIDIA drivers. Back...
- Tags: Recovery, NVidia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., TDR, Diagnosis Information, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08Good ListThanks for the list, I was just thinking I should put one together.Great listI am really hoping the new AMD chips perform as well as I hope they will. My next PC is going to be mid range, and the tripple...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), hardware, NVidia Corp., ATI Technologies Inc., card, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-03-28
- Asus EN9800GX2
- Nvidia intends for its new dual-chip, 1GB GeForce 9800GX2 3D cards to replace the venerable GeForce 8800 GTX as its flagship 3D graphics card. Featured here in the $600 Asus EN9800GX2, we found that Nvidia's new card does indeed surpass the 8800 GTX, and for most PC gamers looking...
- Tags: Video cards, ASUS, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., card, chip
- Product reviews 2008-03-18
- nVIDIA launches high-spec nForce 790i series chipset and GeForce 9800 GX2
- nVIDIA launches high-spec nForce 790i series chipset and GeForce 9800 GX2Yay for more stuff for me to waste my money on!I love high end computer components. Is it me or do nvidia computer chipsets put on boards not made by nvidia seem to be unstable?As for alienware.. i can...
- Tags: Games, GeForce 9800, GeForce 9800 GX2, series chipset, nForce, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- nVIDIA launches high-spec nForce 790i series chipset and GeForce 9800 GX2
- Today sees nVIDIA launch a new chipset series and a new high end graphics card. nVIDIA begins a new era of high-performance computing. On the chipset front here's what nVIDIA has to tempt enthusiasts: nVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Socket 775...
- Tags: Card, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Chipsets, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- Acer Blue laptop revealed
- It turns out Acer's Blue is a desktop replacement laptop with a bunch of entertainment-oriented features. It's also not a "concept PC," as the invitation to today's press event suggested, but an actual product that will be available in about a month. The marketing department got...
- Tags: Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Acer Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Laptop Computer, Aspire 6920G, 6920G, Blu-Ray, Notebooks, Processors, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- Intel to steal graphics market share from AMD and nVIDIA in 2009? It depends ...
- Intel to steal graphics market share from AMD and nVIDIA in 2009? It depends ...This article begs to differ.I doubt Intel will have that much success with graphics. The person you are quoting is probably not that much in the know. Most analysts aren't. http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/05/780g-changes-graphics-gameAdrian, do you recalla few...
- Tags: Video cards, Intel Corp., graphics, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-07
- Intel to steal graphics market share from AMD and nVIDIA in 2009? It depends ...
- In an interview with HEXUS.tv Jon Peddie, one of the world's leading experts on the graphics market, suggests that Intel's Larrabee general purpose GPU/stream processor will steal market share from AMD and nVIDIA: 'Intel will take market share from nVIDIA, AMD and S3 just because it showed up,' he...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Games, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- NVidia FCode Flasher (dmg)
- This firmware update is for customers using Mac OS X version 10.2 or later with an Apple Cinema HD Display and a Power Mac G4 with one of the following NVIDIA graphics cards: GeForce2 MX, GeForce2 MX TwinView, GeForce3, or GeForce4 MX. It is recommended that the user upgrade to...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, NVidia Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-02-27
- Forget AMD, Intel should buy Nvidia
- Forget AMD, Intel should buy NvidiaAre you trying to twist...the knife AMD already has in their gut?consolidation of the tech industry is not in best interest of consumer. (nt:).RE: Forget AMD, Intel should buy NvidiaOddly enough when I build systems for my gaming clients ATI cards seem better paired with...
- Tags: Strategy, GPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Forget AMD, Intel should buy Nvidia
- AMD stock is in the tank right now, so proposals have been circulating they might be an acquisition target. However this combination makes no sense to me, and it took me a while to figure out why. Intel should be the one buying, and they should be buying Nvidia. ...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., ATI Technologies Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., AMD Stock, Mergers & Acquisitions, Chipsets, Investment, Finance, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
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