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- Video Card
- A common term for "display adapter," which is a printed circuit board that generates the images for the computer's screen. See display adapter.
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- Best 'bang for the buck' graphics cards
- No Love for NVIDIA?I'm a little disappointed you only mention one GeForce card as if they can't compete with ATI. I'm sensing either sponsorship or bias, Adrian... but if it's genuinely based on performance, I'd love to see some benchmarking and justification for the claim.They just killed off......half the cards...
- Tags: Video cards, HD 4890, card, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp., video card, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- Best 'bang for the buck' graphics cards
- It seems that gamers are no longer willing to blow $500 on a graphics card. More and more of you wan to know what's the best graphics card you can buy on a limited budget. In this post I will look at the best graphics card...
- Tags: Video Card, Graphics, Video Cards, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- Mass Effect Patch 1.02 (Windows)
- This patch includes bugfixes and fixes Nvidia graphics card issues. Read the readme for details.In a diverse interstellar society, you must overcome other species' distrust of humans and battle a force that threatens to end all life.
- Tags: Video Card, Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Windows, Graphics, Video Cards, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-08-25
- PowerStrip 3.86 (Windows)
- PowerStrip provides advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support to a wide range of graphics cards - from the venerable ATI Mach 64 to the latest Matrox Parhelia-LX and Radeon 9800. It is in fact the only program of its type to support multiple graphics cards from multiple chipset vendors, simultaneously, under...
- Tags: Video Card, Graphics, EnTech Taiwan, PowerStrip, Microsoft Windows, Video Cards, Microsoft Windows 95, Chipsets, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors
- Software downloads 2009-08-05
- NVIDIA offers Quadro FX 4800 graphics card to Mac Pro users
- NVIDIA offers Quadro FX 4800 graphics card to Mac Pro usersDid nVidia or Apple write the drivers?Did nVidia or Apple write the drivers? Apple has traditionally written its own drivers for the video cards because the manufacturers rarely offered Mac drivers.
- Tags: Video cards, NVidia Corp., Quadro FX 4800, video card, Apple Mac Pro, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-04-21
- NVIDIA offers Quadro FX 4800 graphics card to Mac Pro users
- NVIDIA yesterday announced for Mac Pro users its Quadro FX 4800 graphics card, what the company calls "the market's most advanced professional graphics card." Why would it call it that? Well, the 192 processor cores and 1.5GB of memory, for starters. ...
- Tags: Video Card, Apple Macintosh, NVidia Corp., Apple Mac Pro, Graphics, Video Cards, Processors, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- NVIDIA cancels plans for GeForce GTS 240 graphics card
- NVIDIA cancels plans for GeForce GTS 240 graphics cardWell I'm glad someone is giving nVidia competitionI like nVidia, I've had their graphics cards before, but it was hard to opt for an nVidia the last time in light of their power hungry offerings on the high end. I do miss...
- Tags: Video cards, NVidia Corp., GeForce GTS 240, video card, graphics, Nvidia GeForce
- Discussion threads 2009-03-16
- NVIDIA cancels plans for GeForce GTS 240 graphics card
- NVIDIA will not be going ahead with its controversial GTS 240 rebranding of the GeForce 9800 GT graphics card, reports DailyTech. Instead, NVIDIA is telling customers to focus on the three cards using the 9800 GT name: the standard version, a reduced power version and the 9800...
- Tags: Card, Video Card, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Graphics, Video Cards, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-03-13
- AMD, Nvidia play dueling graphics chip launches
- AMD, Nvidia play dueling graphics chip launchesHigh Definition bad influenceThat's all we need more of the same only better HIGH DEF DEATH.This is a call from market demand and a welcome one.Cebits will be a fun place this year I wish I was there. These two companies have done...
- Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, graphics chip launch, graphics chip, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- Planning on buying a high-end graphics card soon? DON
- Planning on buying a high-end graphics card soon? DONAnother reason to avoid SLI/CrossfireOne of the main reason's I haven't taken advantage of Dual GPU setups is the power required for these setups. Even with a high end GPU you can get away with a 450W or 500W PSU but if...
- Tags: Video cards, card, high-end graphics card, video card, Planning, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-02-19
- Planning on buying a high-end graphics card soon? DON'T!
- Are you planning on dropping $250 or more on a graphics card any time soon? DON'T! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Video Card, Graphics, Video Cards, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-02-19
- Monster PC upgrades - Without the monster price tag!
- Monster PC upgrades - Without the monster price tag!What about RAM?Did you forget about RAM? Most peoples RAM would be incompatible w/ these machines... not to mention that they might not have enough in their current machine to begin with, compatible or not. Theres another 50-100 on top of your...
- Tags: Video cards, power supply, video card, RAM, card, Monster
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- Monster PC upgrades - Without the monster price tag!
- Upgrading your PC need not be a $1,000+ activity - with a few well-placed upgrades you can give your PC a new lease of life while not hammering your wallet! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Video Card, Monster, PC, Board, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Motherboard, CPU, Graphics, 4850e, GeForce 9600 GSO, TForce TP45HP, Corporate Governance, Video Cards, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-02-18
- (How much power does your video card use?)
- (How much power does your video card use?)What is this blog about? I clicked over here to find information on how to tell just how much power my video card was robbing from my PSU and found nothing other than photos of a fancy video card.What is the actual...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Video cards, video, video card use, video card
- Discussion threads 2009-02-03
- How much power does your video card use?
- With everything going green it was only a matter of time before we implemented some sort of standard power consumption testing in the labs. With that being said, graphic cards just felt like a great candidate. With the available configurations, Crossfire and SLI companied by the myriad of cards...
- Tags: Card, Video Card, Video, Video Cards, Hardware, Components, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-01-30
- Asus EAHD4870X2 Top graphics card
- If you've read our review of Nividia's GeForce GTX 295 card, you might be able to guess our assessment of this overclocked, Asus-packaged version of AMD's ATI Radeon HD4870X2. Simply, for $550--$50 more than the Nvidia card--the amped up Radeon card gives you less performance and uses more power along...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Video cards, video card, card, ASUS, Radeon, Radeon HD4870X2, Asus EAHD4870X2, chip, NVidia Corp., graphics
- Product reviews 2009-01-21
- NVIDIA lifts lid on world's most powerful single and dual GPU graphics cards
- NVIDIA lifts lid on world's most powerful single and dual GPU graphics cardsThis GTX 285 is just...the 55nm version of the GTX 280, maybe the shrunk transistors will offer some better power efficiency and somewhat reduce the price but there is no performance improvement.You need more than cash...you need space,...
- Tags: Video cards, PCI, GTX 295, video card, most-powerful, NVidia Corp., dual-GPU, cable, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-01-08
- NVIDIA lifts lid on world's most powerful single and dual GPU graphics cards
- Still looking for a way to squeeze more frames per second out of Crysis Warhead, Call of Duty 5 or Far Cry 2? NVIDIA has the answer in the form of the world's fastest single and dual GPU graphics cards - all you need is the cash! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Video Card, NVidia Corp., Millimeter, Graphics, GPU, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-01-08
- NVIDIA lifts lid on world's most powerful single and dual GPU graphics cards
- Still looking for a way to squeeze more frames per second out of Crysis Warhead, Call of Duty 5 or Far Cry 2? NVIDIA has the answer in the form of the world's fastest single and dual GPU graphics cards - all you need is the cash! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Video Card, NVidia Corp., Graphics, GPU, Video Cards, Hardware, Components, nvidia, gtx, 285, 295, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Image galleries 2009-01-08
- MiniFrame SoftXpand
- MiniFrame SoftXpandRe-read your EULAIt doesn't matter that you have software pretending to be a single user. If you have multiple people using it, then each person needs to be licensed.The precedent is in database servers and application servers connected to them. The application server appears to be a...
- Tags: Application servers, Middleware, Databases, MiniFrame SoftXpand
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
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