Today NVIDIA unveil more details on their hotly anticipated chipset NV30, now to be named GeForce FX. Beyond3D has a preview, based on the details that we know at present! Here?s a snip.

Colour Compression - 4:1 Z compression techniques have been implemented in prior generations of hardware; however, Intellisample now extends that into colour compression. Again, a 4:1 loss-less compression technique is enabled on the pixel colour information. The process is enabled entirely through hardware and is transparent to the application. The biggest benefits of colour compression will be seen when FSAA is enabled! The preview still leaves a number of questions unanswered, however we are at the European launch today and we?ll be endeavoring to get answers to many questions.

Just got word that NVNews have posted their GeForce FX Preview and are keeping the article updated with coverage from around the web.

Our preview of Nvidia's upcoming GeForce FX graphics processing unit has been posted. The GeForce FX is being manufactured using TSMC's 0.13-micron process allowing the processor clock speed to operate at 500MHz.

While the GeForce FX continues to use a 128-bit memory bus, it has undergone further optimizations and also uses DDR2 memory running at an effective speed of 1.0GHz.

As expected, Nvidia will take the wraps off its new GeForce FX chip, once code-named NV30, at a news conference in Las Vegas, just before the Comdex Fall 2002 trade show today.

The GeForce FX will also improve PCs' capabilities to create realistic graphics more quickly, said Dan Vivola, vice president of marketing at Nvidia. The chip can render graphics as much as four times faster than Nvidia's current GeForce4 Ti 4600 processor.

I was just over @Digit-Life.com and I noticed some new products Launched by Gigabyte , MSI and Asus! well all three manufactures have released Intel's new E7205 chipset the Granite Bay! Here's the Spec's for Asus's version P4G8X Deluxe. Intel E7205 chipset AGP 8х slot 4 DIMM sockets (up to 4GB Dual-Channel DDR333) 5 PCI slots Gigabit LAN (Broadcom) Serial ATA, IEEE 1394 (optional) C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall), Multi-language BIOS, Q-Fan, ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS POST Reporter, AGP Warning LED, ASUS EZ Plug Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS) Software included: Trend Micro PC-cillin 2002, InterVideo WinCinema (Gold version), ASUS PC Probe

Just got word that Inside-hardware.com have posted their review of Magic's 3 Playstation 2 ModChip! Here's a snip.

The Magic 3 bypasses region coding allowing you to play import games, CD backups, DVD backups, and your EA sport backups directly with no more need for patching and/or swap tricks. The Magic 3 is the successor to the Magic 2 Modchip, Magic 3 has less wires to solder, is a one chip fits all (i.e. its compatible with all 7 version PS2's), and has a smaller profile so its easier to tuck away inside the PS2 housing after installation. The kit were reviewing is from Modchip.ca (they gurantee you get real Magic 3 Chips and not clones), what other retailers offer in their kits may differ. So without further delay, lets jump in and see what arrives at your doorstep.

The TYAN Tachyon G9700 Pro card was released to the public this week, but there are still no cards on the market or reviews of the TYAN card, or is there.

Kingston a long term supplier of main stream memory modules is now aiming at the enthusiast market, rivaling shares of renowned memory makes such as Corsair, Mushkin and others. The heatspreader equipped HyperX modules come in 256 and 512Mbyte versions at PC3000 and PC3500 ratings. Read more...

Triplex has given some preliminary specs regarding the yet to be announced SiS Xabre 600 GPU: Worlds first 0.13um production process GPU chip 300Mhz core / 300Mhz memory Micro BGA DDR memory Xabre Ultra 600 / 64MB / 3.3ns / MicroBGA / DVI / TVOUT 3DMark Test: 8652 score Xabre 600 is scheduled for a mid November launch while a highend 8 pipeline SiS GPU/VPU will be announced in Q1 2003.

ATI today introduced Imageon 3200, a most advanced multimedia co-processor for handheld electronic devices such as Personal Data Assistants (PDA) and the new generation of data-enabled Mobile Phones. Imageon 3200 is a member of ATI's second-generation family of media co-processors for handheld devices. It integrates an advanced 2D graphics engine and an MPEG/JPEG decoder alongside a powerful and versatile set of peripheral I/O functions. The Imageon 3200 highly optimized architecture and features offer the highest graphics performance and frame rates while lowering the overall system power dissipation. Handheld devices using the Imageon 3200 will benefit from a much longer battery life.

XabreGamers has some interesting Xabre 600 rumors.

It seems the Xabre 600 could support Pixel Shaders 1.4 instead of 1.3 for Xabre 400!

Theinquirer.net reports that Mitac has inadvertently leaked details of mobile 2800+ processors AMD will release which will have 512K cache.

The cock up was noticed by Norwegian Web site Barbara.

Digit-life.com have posted info about a possible ATI secret that could help you overclock your ATI Radeon 9700 Pro. Check out this pic.



According to Andrew Vorobyev, our video editor, new ATI Radeon 9700 Pro cards have an interesting feature: those who tried to overclock them might have noticed a gap between GPU and heatsink? The match lies on the GPU with heatsink removed. Notice the about 1mm gap between chip walls and the crystal! ATI's thermogasket doesn't add to the overclocking potential. Naturally, if you remove it, you will have a lot of thermal grease... better chip-cooler contact easily raised the ATI R9700 Pro clock up to 400 MHz.

In Week 47 Club-3D will introduce the new Radeon 9500 series in a 64MB DDR memory version, four pipelines, 128-bit memory interface. Through a combination of incredible 3D rendering performance, sophisticated real-time visual effects, unsurpassed image quality and cutting-edge video features, it takes the PC entertainment experience to a totally new level. The Radeon 9500 version will have 275MHz core speed and 550MHz memory speed. The cards must also be connected to the computer's power supply to meet its performance and high-speed memory requirements, like the Radeon 9700 Pro models.

CD Freaks.com reports that Lite-On is about to release a stand alone DVD player with MPEG4 (DivX) support.

The Oki C5100n is Oki's entry level colour and mono printer. It brings fast colour and fast mono printing to a new level of affordability, in a compact size that is easy to install and use. With 12ppm (pages per minute) colour and 20ppm mono, the C5000 Series is ideal for individuals and small workgroups in large organisations as well as small customer facing businesses. In particular individuals that work from home, or small owner manager businesses will find the C5100n and very attractive proposition.

Tyan has posted picture's and details of their new Tachyon G9700 Pro graphics card. The 'report' on Xbitlabs and TheInquirer is spinning the rumour mill as no official announcement regarding the card has been made. It is not officially available yet. Here's a byte about it.

Caseumbau.de sent words that they have finished their christmas casemod.
These guys are really crazy and best is, you can eat the roof of the case.

Click the pic to enter the article.

Supplies of AMD's latest processors seem to be hitting the streets on time to meet the company's latest timetable, according to dealers. OEMs and brokers claim that supplies of the AMD 2600+ and 2700+ should be trickling into shops on or slightly before November 15, the same day as "enthusiast" OEMs like Voodoo PC expect to get their hands on the AMD 2800+ Athlon XP. AMD also seems to be marketing a special version of the AMD 2600+ chip with a faster 333-MHz front-side bus. Read more...

x86-secret.com have posted what I think is the first review of Intel's new Hyperthreading Pentium 4 3.06 Ghz CPU based on a preproduction sample.Here's a quick translation as the site's in French.

We thus got Pentium 4 3.06 Ghz of preproduction to be able to carry out our tests and to propose an article to you which we hope for most complete possible. Let us see a little the plan of this article. Before any things, we will see the configuration of test which was used for the development of our article, so much from the hardware point of view of than software. We will then start the test by a complete summary of all the cores of NetBurst architecture then, we will pass to a complete explanation on the operation of Hyperthreading technology. After having commented on the benchmarks, we are interested in the compatibility of Pentium 4 3.06 Ghz with the existing hardware and software. We will finish by a meeting of overclocking before concluding.