Right before Christmas, AMD has revealed its new “Tahiti” Radeon HD 7970 graphics card for desktop computers. It’s based on a 28-nanometer manufacturing process and according to AMD, the fastest GPU ever. It will serve as a flagship video card for AMD and is also the first card to support Direct3D 11.1. Specifications include a read more
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EVGA Dual CPU Motherboard Coming in 2012
December 13, 2011 – 10:33 am
Even in the age of multi-core processing one CPU just isn’t enough for some people. You may associate dual processors with expensive workstations and servers, but EVGA hopes that change that with its EVGA SR-X Dual Socket LGA 2011 motherboard. But make no mistake, this is no regular motherboard. The EVGA dual CPU motherboard is read more
Zalman to Produce Video Cards
December 8, 2011 – 3:28 pm
PC cooling giant Zalman has announced plans to enter the video card market with its line of AMD Radeon cards. Zalman video cards available will include the Zalman HD6870-H (Radeon HD 6000), Zalman HD6850-H (Radeon HD 6870) and Zalman HD6770-H (Radeon HD 6770). Each Zalman video card will include two DVI ports plus a DisplayPort read more
From the Ashes of CM Storm, A new Bird Takes to the Air: BitFenix
April 12, 2010 – 8:32 am
Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the computing world. From the ashes one company, a fenix arises: BitFenix. With a wealth of knowledge from both IT professionals and gamers alike, BitFenix aims to manufacture high quality gaming hardware and peripherals incorporating innovation and novelty. However, with a highly competitive market formed over previous years, how will the new boy on the block perform? Only time will tell.
ZOTAC Releases Next Generation Fermi Graphics Cards
March 28, 2010 – 5:33 pm
ZOTAC International, the world’s largest manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs in the channel, today unleashes the world’s most powerful graphics cards capable of delivering a phenomenal gaming experience and unmatched processing power – the new ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 480 and GeForce® GTX 470 graphics cards. The ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 480 and GeForce® GTX 470 graphics cards take gaming to uncharted levels with new Microsoft® DirectX® 11, 32x anti-aliasing, NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Surround and HDMI 1.3a technologies.
Weekly News Round-up (22/02)
February 22, 2010 – 6:54 pm
ATI’s new catalyst drivers, 10.2 and 10.3 are being released currently and there’s several articles looking at the upgrades found with the new drivers.
XFX Aliens Vs Predator Bundle
February 22, 2010 – 6:03 pm
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OCZ Vertex Limited Edition SSD
February 22, 2010 – 5:59 pm
OCZ has now officially released the Limited Edition Solid State Drive which is rumoured to be the first to utilise the Sandforce controller. Using MLC NAND flash memory, the OCZ Vertex Limited Edition has a 3.0Gbps SATA interface as well as including TRIM support. With reported read and write speeds of up to 270MB/s and 250MB/s respectively, not to mention a sustained write of 235MB/s, the Vertex certainly packs a punch.
Weekly News Round-Up (15/02)
February 15, 2010 – 9:43 pm
ATI are releasing more and more budget cards as part of the DirectX 11 GPU series; as a result there’s lots of the reviews on the HD 5450, HD 5670 and HD 5570 cards plus lots more…
Synology Launches DiskStation DS710+
February 15, 2010 – 7:04 pm
Synology® UK, leaders in open source network attached storage solutions announced today the DiskStation DS710+ aimed primarily at SMB and home enthusiast users. Shipping with Synology’s award winning DiskStation Manager 2.2 web-interface, the DS710+ can be set up and configured within minutes without the requirement of extensive technical knowledge.