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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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- 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
Additional Resources
- News to know: Google Chrome; CAPTCHA breaking; StatusHQ
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Google to launch browser to target IE; Is Firefox a target or tag-team partner? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer? Ryan Naraine: Google Chrome, the security...
- Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- SLI comes to the Intel X58
- It used to be that if you wanted to make use of NVIDIA's multi-GPU SLI solution, you were stuck having to buy a board that was fitted with an nForce chipset. X58 motherboards for Intel's Core i7 CPU changes that. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Board, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Corporate Governance, Chipsets, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Review roundup: AMD's Radeon 4870 X2 delivers
- AMD has been on a roll lately with its Radeon 4800 series GPUs, and with the official introduction of the Radeon 4870 X2, it can now claim the world's fastest 3D gaming card. The Radeon 4870 X2 combines two of AMD's fastest GPU, the RV770, each clocked...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Radeon, GPU, Radeon 4870 X2, Games, Video Cards, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- Via stops making chipsets for Intel, AMD systems
- And then there were three . . . After months of rumors, Taiwan-based Via Technologies has confirmed that it will stop producing chipsets for PCs that use Intel and AMD processors. A company spokesperson told the hardware site Custom PC that the third-party chipset business was on...
- Tags: via technologies inc., advanced micro devices inc., intel corp., chipsets, semiconductors, hardware, components, john morris
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Do it Yourself Mojave
- Do it Yourself MojaveVista security broken - Black Hathttp://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/08/vista-security-rendered-uslessI really don't understandI have a cheap white box machine with a Q6600 processor, 8600GT, 4 Gig Ram, single hard drive, Vista Busines 32 bit. The machine is an absolute dream. Everything is fast. Its the best machine I...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, GPU
- Discussion threads 2008-08-08
- Apple prices are just peachy
- I'm always looking for a bargain. I'm in charge of buying technology for a small, rural school district; I don't spend much time deciding between SLI video options for my students. That being said, I still just bought a whole slew of Macs for the K-8...
- Tags: apple macintosh, pc, apple inc., laptop computer, apple mac os x, desktops, notebooks, operating systems, software, apple mac os, hardware, notebooks & tablets, christopher dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- (Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change)
- (Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change)Cheap and Dirty...Do I miss a case??RE: (Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change)I disagree. I had a similar configuration;Amd x2 64 4600MSI K9AGM2VistaPatriot 2X1GBWD Caviar 500GBSamsung 18XDVD BurnerEvga 7600GS 256MB pci-e sliPurchased around this time last year, for 3...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), cheerful Vista capable PC, Vista capable PC, Vista Capable, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performance
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performanceI'll give you one thing ...... you're fast!RE: ProofreaderYou missed, "As expected, the difference in score between a system running [b]8GB[/b] of RAM and one running with only [b]8GB[/b] was small when measured with PassMark PerformanceTest 6.1."I offer ZDNet the...
- Tags: Memory, Vista x64, More RAM, RAM, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- (Hardware 2.0 Best Kit List for Aug/Sep 08)
- (Hardware 2.0 Best Kit List for Aug/Sep 08)Incorrect ListingFor your CoolerMaster Cosmos S 1100, you have a 1000 pictured. The Cosmos S is a meaner looking beast with a mesh front to it. Bit of a difference.samsung yesI can't recommend this monitor. Specwise it barely stacks up to...
- Tags: Hardware 2.0 Best Kit List, Aug/Sep 08, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-28
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 089800 GTX?At $200 dollars, I think that the 9800 GTX is finally able to be considered for the mid-range level card. I was surprised by nVidia and their recent price drops, but after purchasing two of these cards, I have been pleased.Linux...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware 2.0, SoundBlaster X-Fi, Linux, Lol, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Gateway FX4710 desktop computer
- Gateway's last $1,000-ish desktop came out earlier this year with an aggressive 4GB of RAM and 64-bit Windows Vista. The resulting performance impressed us greatly. Perhaps working under the assumption that more is always better, Gateway's new $1,150 FX4170 comes with 64-bit Vista and 6GB of RAM. Surprisingly, we saw...
- Tags: 64-bit, Desktops, Memory, Network technology, Flash memory, desktop computer, desktop, computer, Gateway Inc., Gateway FX4710
- Product reviews 2008-07-23
- AVADirect Core 2 SLI DDR3 Gaming System
- If you consider this upper midrange $3,220 AVADirect's Core 2 SLI DDR3 Gaming System representative of the value and build quality available from this small custom builder, we can report that we were mostly happy with this PC, even if we found it loud and its gaming performance a bit...
- Tags: Games, AVADirect Core 2 SLI DDR3 Gaming System
- Product reviews 2008-07-02
- WALL-E: Steve Jobs meets Al Gore
- Since it's summertime, this column will have the occasional off-topic diversion. Today, I have to take a few minutes to talk about the new Disney-Pixar film, WALL-E. Don't worry, no spoilers here, but I will try and tie in education. I took my kids and a good...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Earth, Disney Corp., Movie, Pixar Animation Studios Inc., Al Gore, WALL-E, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Gateway FX7026
- Continuing in their line of desktop computers with quad-core processors, the Gateway FX7026 offers a loaded computer that can go head-to-head with other high end gaming and media heavy machines. The $1,099 price tag is more than fair for the amount of high performance features and comparable to a similar...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Consumer electronics, Gateway FX7026, Gateway Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-06-25
- Radeon HD 4850 - Another GPU that fails to keep up with the aging 8800 GTS
- Radeon HD 4850 - Another GPU that fails to keep up with the aging 8800 GTSThis is a great surpriseAMD said that the new 4XXX graphics card range would give movie realistic gameplay...guess it's marketing...Well...I have to say, that GTS is a great card! I've used it in my work...
- Tags: AMD GPU, Radeon HD 4850, Radeon HD, Radeon, GPU, GTS, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., NVidia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- NVIDIA launches the 'best performing GPU on the planet'
- (At least that's what Gizmodo's Matt Buchanan says.) Accordingly, NVIDIA announced the release of their latest line of graphics cards this morning. The GTX 260 and GTX 280 mark the debut of the upcoming 200 series GPUs. The GTX 280 counts 240 processing cores and 1GB of...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., GPU, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
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