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Reality Check: 3D Graphics Take On HollywoodOct 22, 2008 - in Reviews
How close do PC graphics and effects get to the real world? Tom's Hardware takes a look and shows you the progress that’s been made so far, along with the tricks of the trade used by game developers.
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NVIDIA Responds to Chip FailuresOct 20, 2008 - in News
It has now become a case of finger pointing when it comes to Nvidia and ATI's battle for the consumer's wallet.
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Nvidia ‘Big Bang II’ Close to Release?Oct 17, 2008 - in News
Back in August, Many Asian based rumor sites noted that Nvidia’s ForceWare 180 drivers will introduce several major changes.
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New Catalyst 8.10 Drivers Bring Fan Speed ControlOct 16, 2008 - in News
Just a few hours after the new Nvidia 178.24 ForceWare release, AMD posted its new Catalyst 8.10 graphics drivers.
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Asus Launches 'Dark Knight' Graphics CardsOct 13, 2008 - in News
Looking to upgrade your current video card? Looking to upgrade to something that looks cool AND has functionality for cooling? ASUS has launched a few customized cards based on ATI and Nvidia GPUs.
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Hackers Use Nvidia GPUs to Crack WiFiOct 12, 2008 - in News
Most people grumble and complain about the high cost of top end GPUs. Now it appears that these GPUs are cost-effective ways to breach wireless network encryption. Russian Hackers reportedly broke through WPA and WPA2 encryption using a brute force attac
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Bad Nvidia GPU Show Up in MacBook ProsOct 10, 2008 - in News
Nvidia originally assured Apple that its Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT based MacBook Pros had narrowly averted the defect – Apple now counters back saying it was actually not so lucky.
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ATI: Expect DirectX 11 and 40 nm GPUs in 2009Oct 8, 2008 - in News
During Ceatec in Japan this past week, ATI said that it expects to see DirectX 11 GPUs based on a 40 nm manufacturing tech sometime next year.
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Do New Drivers Really Boost Performance?Oct 7, 2008 - in Reviews
How much extra performance can you get from a simple graphics driver update? And what sort of gaming gains can you expect from a high-end graphics card when you overclock your CPU?
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Best Video Cards For The Money: Oct '08Oct 6, 2008 - in Reviews
Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great—that is, if you have the time to do the research. At the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within a certain budget, and that’s what we’re going to show you.
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Toshiba SpursEngine Add-In Video Cards Coming SoonOct 1, 2008 - in News
Toshiba SpursEngine, released earlier this year is based on the same Cell processor technology as used in the Sony PlayStation 3 console.
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AMD Releases HTPC-Friendly Budget Graphics CardsSep 30, 2008 - in News
Two new budget graphics cards by AMD have been announced Tuesday; the ATI Radeon HD 4550 and the ATI Radeon HD 4350
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Stalker: Clear Sky - Is Your System Ready?Sep 30, 2008 - in Reviews
Thinking about picking up the latest update to Stalker, but not sure if your graphics subsystem can handle it? Hang on as we take you through a performance tour and demonstrate how the game has been prettied up.
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Nvidia Settles Price Fixing LawsuitSep 29, 2008 - in News
A recent major class action lawsuit that was brought against both Nvidia and ATI for conspiring to fix, raise, maintain and stabilize prices of graphics processing chips and cards may soon be coming to a resolution
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Part 4: Avivo HD vs. PureVideo HDSep 28, 2008 - in Reviews
The 780G chipset/Radeon HD 3200 and the MCP78S chipset/GeForce 8200 provide the first integrated graphics solutions that can accelerate Blu-ray playback. We dig deep into how well they work with high-quality Blu-ray 1080p video playback.
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Nvidia's 55nm GeForce 9’s Getting New NamesSep 26, 2008 - in News
Some of the current naming conventions used in Nvidia cards tends to confuse some consumers.
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Four GeForce 9600 GT Cards ComparedSep 26, 2008 - in Reviews
Manufacturers really love the first Geforce 9. The graphic chip is fast, the cards are inexpensive, and some retailers offer more than ten variations.
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S3 Launches Energy-Efficient Graphics ChipsSep 25, 2008 - in News
S3 Graphics announced on Wednesday its new Chrome 400 ULP Series of low-power graphics solutions for ultra mobile devices
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Diamond Multimedia Radeon 3800 WoesSep 24, 2008 - in News
If you can read this text your card has not failed. On a serious note – AMD partner Diamond Multimedia is reporting that it has shipped 15,000 up to potentially 20,000 Radeon 3800 series cards that suffer from an apparent ‘design / manufacture’ defects.
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Nvidia to Chop 6.5 Percent of its Work ForceSep 19, 2008 - in News
360 Nvidia employees soon to be "downsized"
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Stereoscopic Glasses from NvidiaSep 18, 2008 - in News
Some of you might remember way back in the day when you could get the 3D VR glasses.
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"Fusion" is AMD's New FutureSep 18, 2008 - in News
AMD Fusion is a new brand campaign that AMD hopes to promote a combination of technologies, both with CPU, GPU and software tools
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Leaked AMD '09 CPU & Chipset RoadmapSep 16, 2008 - in News
We bring you the latest CPU and chipset plans from AMD through to the second half of 2009.
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VGA Charts 2008: 101 Configurations TestedSep 14, 2008 - in Reviews
Our VGA Charts are updated for 2008 and now include 101 different configurations and more than 6,700 results. Needless to say, it's the biggest collection of scores we've ever compiled.
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Nvidia GT206 and GT212 Spotted in ELSA RoadmapSep 12, 2008 - in News
There has been some talk about Nvidia not releasing any new GPU’s any time soon, but ELSA's presentation slip could offer a peek at what's next.
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AMD's Budget Video Cards Pack PunchesSep 11, 2008 - in News
Need a new videocard, but don’t have the Benjamins—or the need—for a high-end model? Take a look at some of the new budget cards from AMD.
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Nvidia's Own Shareholders Sue for CoverupSep 10, 2008 - in News
Nvidia has been slapped with a lawsuit alleging the company violated U.S. Securities laws and accusing it of keeping major chip flaws a secret, despite knowing about them and their "root causes"...
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Best Video Cards For The Money: Sept '08Sep 5, 2008 - in Reviews
Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great—that is, if you have the time to do the research. At the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within a certain budget, and that’s what we’re going to show you.
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AMD, Nvidia Conspire to Price Fixing; SuedSep 3, 2008 - in News
A major lawsuit has been filed against AMD and Nvidia for breaking antitrust laws and fixing prices on GPUs and graphics cards.
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Nvidia Expanding for Intel Core i7Sep 2, 2008 - in News
Nvidia is furthering its support for Intel’s coming Core i7 processor line while it is preparing the announcement of its next generation of integrated graphics. The announcement will back Nvidia’s efforts to expand offerings into Intel’s upcoming high-en