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- SLI
- Scalable Link Interface A multi-GPU interface from NVIDIA for connecting two or four NVIDIA display adapters together for faster graphics rendering on one monitor or two monitors. SLI...
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- AMD to ship DirectX 11 GPUs this year
- AMD to ship DirectX 11 GPUs this yearGreatJust read it on pcmag. I was really expecting NVIDIA to be the first one to unleash a Dx 11 GPU. Nonetheless my motherboard only supports SLI and doesn't support crossfire so as usual am going for NVIDIA :)Now is the BEST TIME...
- Tags: GPU, SLI, DirectX, card, DirectX 11, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., DirectX 11 GPU, new GPU, NVidia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- SLI comes to the Intel X58
- SLI comes to the Intel X58Great, but..The i7 "Nehalem" CPU's arent designed for gaming power... They've been designed for servers at this point. So what does a server need SLI for? I realize that the hardcore enthusiast are going to buy them anyways and use them for gaming but I...
- Tags: Games, Corporate governance, Performance management, Video cards, SLI, Intel X58, game, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- (Make the best of your graphics card upgrade)
- Make the best of your graphics card upgradeSLI upgradeI am running two 8800GTX cards in SLI. Is there an upgrade that makes any sense for gaming? These things are ovens and gobble up a total of four slots in my full tower. Is technology heading to the point where SLI...
- Tags: Video cards, SLI, video card, graphics
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- NVIDIA announce GeForce 9M Series notebook GPUs
- NVIDIA, responding to user demands for a better visual experience when using notebook PCs, announces the GeForce 9M Series of graphics processors, and a new graphics innovation, Hybrid SLI technology. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Graphics, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, nvidia, gpu, geforce, sli, hybrid
- Image galleries 2008-06-03
- Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX (512MB)
- Editor's note: When this review was first published, the Half-Life 2: Lost Coast demo chart was labeled simply Half-Life 2. The Lost Coast demo implements more-advanced 3D features than the original Half-Life 2 graphics engine.Nvidia's new flagship graphics card, the GeForce 7900 GTX, offers better performance at a lower price...
- Tags: card, GTX board, Nvidia GeForce, GeForce 7900 GTX, Geforce 7900, SLI, NVidia Corp.
- Product reviews 2006-04-26
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- Apple debuts new 21.5" and 27" iMac desktops; aluminum and glass; SD card slot
- I wish I had $2,000 to spend, it sure does look sweetMaybe some day it will go on sale ..... I know, I'm dreaming.....It's Apple having fun with MSThe two companies do like to play with each other from time to time. What better time than when MS is...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, Notebooks, SD card, desktop, Apple Inc., Apple iMac
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Intel debuts Core i7 960
- Why?LGA1366 is effectively dead.RE: Intel debuts Core i7 960I think I was happier when Intel had competition at the high end and had to price their chips accordingly.Whether or not I use AMD, I need them to compete better to keep Intel's prices down.Why would you say that?Where are you...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Corp., socket, chipset, LGA1366, Bloomfield, LGA1156
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Is NVIDIA dead?
- RE: Is NVIDIA dead?Give me a break!Don't forget IntelThere have been rumors for some time that Intel was going to enter the discrete graphics card market, with cards designed to work with their processors and MB chipsets. Perhaps nVidia felt like the market is getting squeezed too much to...
- Tags: Games, Video cards, NVidia Corp., game, graphics, Intel Corp., mid range
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- ATI debuts Radeon HD 5870 with 'most powerful processor ever created'
- Mad Mike Magee 35th of 50 TOP Britons in IT & 5870 Diagram:Thomas Stewart Von Drashek Pat Moorhead: MUCH TO THE CHAGRIN of Nvidia, AMD/ATI today launched its RV870 architecture with the highly anticipated Radeon HD 5850 and HD 5870 graphics cards.We could spend a whole day writing about...
- Tags: processor, ATI Technologies Inc., card, Radeon HD 5870, Radeon HD, NVidia Corp., Radeon
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Falcon Northwest Talon (Intel Core i7)
- Falcon Northwest was first to ship us a PC with Intel's new mainstream Core i7 CPUs, and based on this $2,495 Talon configuration, we can say that Intel has met its goal of enabling system builders to sell fast PCs at lower prices than they could previously. Falcon Northwest has...
- Tags: Intel Core Microarchitecture, TALON, Falcon Northwest
- Product reviews 2009-09-08
- 30% of desktops to have 2 GPUs by 2012 ... Really?
- I really don't see the need...Unless you're a hard core gamer or work heavily in the graphics dept...RE: 30% of desktops to have 2 GPUs by 2012 ... Really?Mine has two. And how do you get the little quote box thing? I've been looking to get that on mine for...
- Tags: Desktops, Games, GPU, desktop, graphics, Jon Peddie, game
- Discussion threads 2009-08-17
- Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building
- It all started with two extra Opteron CPUs and RAM and a bunch of hard drives which I had lying around, that mushroomed into a Build-Your-Own monster PC project. Like a modern day Victor von Frankenstein, who digs up bodies in graveyards in order to bring his...
- Tags: PC, AMD Opteron, Amazon.com Inc., Power Supply, CPU, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Gulftown/Core i9 sneak peek
- Gulftown/Core i9 sneak peekEnough for Doom 4Maybe with 12 cores and 8 GB for video cards, you'll have a full proof system when Doom 4 comes out 2010/11Dual CPU mobo'sIs there a real selection of DUAL cpu mobo's for Intel's Core i7? I have only seen dual Xeon's? (I...
- Tags: Processors, Gulftown/Core i9, Dual CPU, Doom 4
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Maingear debuts eX-L 18, 'world's most powerful laptop'; dual GeForce, triple HD, $3-6K
- High-performance computer builders Maingear on Thursday announced its eX-L 18 desktop replacement laptop, 'the world's most powerful' notebook, according to the company. The system features dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs (1080p HD resolution, of course), Intel Core 2 mobile processors and dual-channel...
- Tags: Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, 1080p, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Maingear, eX-L 18, Serial ATA, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- Maingear Pulse
- PC gamers demand speed, a pursuit that--at least with current technology--runs directly counter to the idea of saving energy. HP's Firebird struck a reasonable balance between the two earlier in the year, and had we reviewed Maingear's new Pulse six months ago, it would have given the Firebird stiff competition...
- Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, PCI, Maingear, Firebird
- Product reviews 2009-07-21
- Alienware M17x Gaming Laptop Computer (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300, 500GB HDD, 8GB)
- With a brand-new look, and some of the highest-end tech available in a laptop, we're semi-surprised that Alienware has kept the M17x name for its newest 17-inch laptop (even if it loses the X-Files-esq "Area-51" moniker). While the system starts at a reasonable $1,799, you'll need to configure something closer...
- Tags: Processors, Alienware, Intel Core 2 Duo, laptop computer, NVidia Corp., hard drive, Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-07-16
- PC makers are lying to you about battery life
- PC makers are lying to you about battery lifeI get about 30-45 minutesBut then I have a gaming laptop with sli graphics.On my Sony Vaio, i get about 5 hours under normal use ntnt5.5 hours, 5900 mAH batterySamsung NC20 with a mildly customized power profile, running at 62.5% brightness.Now lets...
- Tags: Engineering, battery, MSI, Toshiba Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobile
- AMD has many challenges, but lately its ATI graphics business has been on a roll. Now the company is trying to capitalize on the momentum. At Computex, AMD demonstrated the first GPU to support DirectX 11, Microsoft's next-generation graphics API (AMD's DX11 press release). Microsoft first demonstrated...
- Tags: Computex, Mobile, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, GPU, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Alienware "Allpowerful" teaser
- Alienware "Allpowerful" teaserAn Allpowerful...An Allpowerful Dell.Yeah, whatever.RE: Alienware What do I think the device will end up being?Hmmm. Really physically heavy. Incredibly over priced.May be tricked out with some cool features but these will be for a niche group of users.I hope I am wrong but...They should simply call it...
- Tags: Games, Allpowerful, Alienware
- Discussion threads 2009-05-28
- Intel's next-gen Atom platform - Pine Trail
- Intel's next-gen Atom platform - Pine TrailOk, but what kind of gfx can we expect?I'm hoping that they have something that will at least do HD video with high bitrates. The GMA X4500HD works fine for that, but the GMA 950 and 500 are just terrible.It'd be nice if...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., graphics, GPU, Pine Trail, CPU, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-20
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