Help Expand Our Database
Posted By: Michael Thomas - 08:22:57 Thu, May 04, 2006 - 0 Comments
I'm currently tracking down as many cards as I can find, both new and old, to try to make the database as complete as possible. We already have around 370 cards in the database but I know I'm missing a bunch. Especially early ATi models based on the Rage chipsets and early S3 cards. If you know of a card that we don't have, and you have a link to information about it, please submit it to us on the Contact Page!
ATi Launches The X1900 GT
Posted By: Michael Thomas - 11:12:42 Fri, May 05, 2006 - 0 Comments
ATi released the X1900 GT today to immediate availability. I haven't seen any official benchmarks yet, but this card is sure to be a great performer for the money. I also can't find the card for sale online yet, but, since at least one person got the card 3 days ago from Best Buy, it can't be too far off.
 X1900 GT |
X1900 series Overclocking Guide
Posted By: Steve McBarnes - 10:57:15 Fri, May 05, 2006 - 0 Comments
So over at Madshrimps.com (home of the crazy crustaceans) they have decided to help all the rich and clueless by showing them the best ways to overclock their new X1900 graphics card. Enjoy it with a friend.
ATI X1900 Series Overclocking Guide
ATI X1900 Series Overclocking Guide
nVidia's Partners Launch the 7300GT
Posted By: Michael Thomas - 09:56:55 Mon, May 15, 2006 - 0 Comments
I haven't heard a peep out of nVidia yet, but their AIB partners put the 7300GT up on their websites today. So far MSI and Club-3D have cards up, with more expected to follow later today. Our page for the 7300GT can be found here.
Official Windows Vista PC Requirements Posted
Posted By: Steve McBarnes - 02:44:04 Thu, May 18, 2006 - 0 Comments
If you are reading this you are probably interested in Windows Vista and DirectX 10 which are poised to become the future foundation of PC gaming. Well, Microsoft has the official hardware requirements up and ready for you.
Make sure to click the superscripts for more information if you need it, I sure did. What the heck is "Windows Aero"?
SIGH. If you click on a superscript you are taken to this page where they talk about how many pixels you can run on your "single monitor". I did the math on those numbers for you, because I am cool like that.
64 MB of graphics memory will get you any resolution UNDER 1280x1024
128 MB of graphics memory will get you resolutions of 1280x1024 up to 1920x1200
256 MB of graphics memory will get you higher resolutions than 1920x1200. They don't list an upper limit.
One more thing, Microsoft has a Beta program for you to run on your current machine that will give you upgrade advice. They call it the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Beta.
SIGH. If you click on a superscript you are taken to this page where they talk about how many pixels you can run on your "single monitor". I did the math on those numbers for you, because I am cool like that.
64 MB of graphics memory will get you any resolution UNDER 1280x1024
128 MB of graphics memory will get you resolutions of 1280x1024 up to 1920x1200
256 MB of graphics memory will get you higher resolutions than 1920x1200. They don't list an upper limit.
One more thing, Microsoft has a Beta program for you to run on your current machine that will give you upgrade advice. They call it the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Beta.
Madshrimps compares 8 low to midrange cards.
Posted By: Michael Thomas - 06:31:23 Sat, May 20, 2006 - 0 Comments
This was a tough call to make, but after reading through it I am going to classify this article as a quick comparison of 8 video cards and not a review of 8 video cards. That means I will link it here instead of posting it as a review for all 7 of the retail cards it includes. This decision has nothing to do with me being lazy (even though I am lazy).
You can check out the comparison here.
The cards covered are as follows:
Asus X1300 Pro Silent 256Mb, Sparkle 6600 GT 128Mb, Powercolor X800GTO 128Mb, Asus X1600 XT Silent 256Mb, eVGA 7600GT CO 256Mb, Club 3D X1800 GTO 256Mb, eVGA 7600GT CO SC 256Mb, and a reference 7600 GT.
[H]ard|OCP article on OCed 7900 series problems.
Posted By: Michael Thomas - 01:32:05 Thu, May 25, 2006 - 0 Comments
The head man of [H]ard|OCP himself, the awesome Kyle Bennett has written up a very informative article about the problems many users are having with their overclocked 7900 series video cards from EVGA, BFG and XFX. He has spoken to all three companies about this issue and nVidia as well. I highly recommend anyone who has or is thinking about buying a 7900 to read this article.
nVidia struts its Vista stuff at WinHEC.
Posted By: Steve McBarnes - 01:53:47 Thu, May 25, 2006 - 0 Comments
So apparently nVidia is showing some of its Windows Vista-ready products at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in the birthplace of Grunge, Seattle, Washington. And that is about all I can tell you I guess. I can't find anything more specific than that unless you want to hear about how "excited" Microsoft is. And even if you want to know how "excited" Microsoft is, I am not going to tell you, but you can read about it in nVidia's press release if you really want to.
HP Picks Up nVidia's Latest Mobile Solution
Posted By: Steve McBarnes - 02:00:25 Thu, May 25, 2006 - 0 Comments
So ATI recently announced their new mobile computing platform that will support the new AMD Turion X2 processor line and now it is nVidia's turn. Imagine that! They both offer very similar "benefits" as well, such as low power consumption.
Apparently the news is NOT the release of the 6150 Integrated Graphics Processor and the 430 media communications processor but the fact that HP has decided to use them for their new notebooks. Both the 6150 IGP and the 430 MCP have been around since late 2005.
nVidia Press Release
Apparently the news is NOT the release of the 6150 Integrated Graphics Processor and the 430 media communications processor but the fact that HP has decided to use them for their new notebooks. Both the 6150 IGP and the 430 MCP have been around since late 2005.
nVidia Press Release
ATI has announced the Radeon Xpress 1100 chipset.
Posted By: Michael Thomas - 02:02:12 Thu, May 25, 2006 - 0 Comments
ATI has announced its new mobile chipset, the Radeon Xpress 1100. It offers "33 percent faster graphics than the Radeon Xpress 200M" and increased battery life span. The chipset is designed to take full advantage of the new AMD Turion 64 X2.
Radeon Xpress 1100 announcement
This is good news for those of you looking for a blazing dual core AMD laptop.
DriverHeaven X1900 XTX evaluation.
Posted By: Michael Thomas - 09:00:18 Fri, May 26, 2006 - 0 Comments
The wonderful Europeans over at DriverHeaven have decided to show you the results of overclocking the Club3D X1900 XTX. They used the stock cooler (I don't even think they changed any voltages) then they benched several games and 3DMark05. Hurray!
