Xbitlabs have posted their round up of 7 new mainboards based on Intel's i845PE chipset for the Pentium 4 processors supporting DDR333 memory. they tested the following products from ABIT, ASUS, Gigabyte, EPoX, MSI, Intel and Albatron. Find out more about their features and performance! Hit read More......
4x Radeon 9700 Pro = simFUSION 6000
Got some money to burn then get your ass over to Evans & Sutherland and check out their simFUSION 6000 which comes with 4x Radeon 9700 Pro chips on one board.
simFUSION 6000 offers unbeatable PC-IG performance and image quality, with 2-to-24-sample full-scene antialiasing at screen resolutions up to 2048x1536 and fill rates up to 9.6Gpix/sec. OGL 1.3, D3D 9.0, and Linux compatible, simFUSION configurations include two or four ATI RADEON 9700 graphics chips, one or three DVI-I outputs, a DVI input, and Chanlock® channel synchronization. Genlock to internal or external video and 256MB of unified memory are standard in all configurations. The DVI input allows multiple chassis to be cascaded for higher performance or additional AA samples. Optional sensor postprocessor and distortion correction/edge blending cards are available.
simFUSION 6000 offers unbeatable PC-IG performance and image quality, with 2-to-24-sample full-scene antialiasing at screen resolutions up to 2048x1536 and fill rates up to 9.6Gpix/sec. OGL 1.3, D3D 9.0, and Linux compatible, simFUSION configurations include two or four ATI RADEON 9700 graphics chips, one or three DVI-I outputs, a DVI input, and Chanlock® channel synchronization. Genlock to internal or external video and 256MB of unified memory are standard in all configurations. The DVI input allows multiple chassis to be cascaded for higher performance or additional AA samples. Optional sensor postprocessor and distortion correction/edge blending cards are available.
S3 Announces new DirectX 9 graphics chip!
I am shocked just like you by this new, but the world will not stop suprising us. S3/Graphics as well :) S3 Graphics semi-Announced a new graphics chip with the name DeltaChrome9 which will carry Directx9 support... Head over to Savagenews.com for the full info and white papers!
ASUS V9280S GeForce4 Ti4200-8X
TC reports that Asus have Launched a new Nvidia graphichs card the Asus V9280S.......Graphics performance just got better with the ASUS V9280S SuperFast 600MHz, supporting NVIDIA's enhanced GeForce4 Ti4200-8X chip. With the newest AGP 8X standard, the card enables the new peak AGP bandwidth of 2.1GB/s to offer excellent graphics quality. The latest "ASUS Smart Cooling" technology ensures a quiet computing environment
TherMagic CPU Cooling System CCS
With processors continuing to gain in speed and power, heat issues are requiring more consideration whether you choose Intel or AMD. To maintain an acceptable level of cooling, many people have turned to alternative cooling methods. Come join TweakTown as they take a look at one such method, the fully enclosed TherMagic CPU Cooling System; or CCS for short. Let's see if it has what it takes to handle the load!
VIA Epia M9000 Mini-ITX Motherboard @ Tweaknews.net
The VIA EPIA M-Series Mini-ITX Mainboard is a revolutionary, ultra-compact x86 platform optimized for today's killer digital applications. At just 17cm x 17cm, Mini-ITX is the world's smallest native x86 mainboard platform, and is fully compatible with Microsoft and Linux Operating Systems.
ATI RADEON 9700 PRO Extreme Overclocking Experience
Well, it looks as if NVIDIA has got a really serious cause for concern: ATI RADEON 9700 Pro proved capable of beating NVIDIA's brand new highly praised GeForceFX solution. Are you curious to find out how come? Sure! So come join Xbitlabs and learn how your RADEON 9700 Pro graphics card can get up to 35% faster!
OCZ Releases Dual Channel Optimized EL DDR PC-3500 Modules
OCZ Technology Group would like to announce the availability of Dual Channel Optimized EL DDR PC-3500 Modules. OCZ Technology Dual Channel EL DDR modules are intended for use in Dual Channel platforms to increase memory bus efficiency. OCZ Releases Dual Channel Optimized EL DDR PC-3500 Modules
OCZ Technology to Launch DDR500 Memory Modules
OCZ Technology Group announced the availability of 466MHz and 500MHz OCZ EL (enhanced latency) DDR SDRAM memory chips. OCZ Technology plans to use these chips in their ?PC3700? and ?PC4000? EL DDR modules, as they gain mainboard support for enhanced latency DDR SDRAM memory devices.
GeForce FX in January of 2003 with only 1 line-up
Watch.Impress have detailes of Nvidia's launch of the Geforce FX in Japan and did you know that FX stands for FXFlow? Here's a quick translation as the sites in Japanese and I think that's right this Time LOL....
According to the Higashi person, as for immediate line-up the core clock 500MHz, the memory clock 1gHz (DDR II) you call only 1 type. Concerning price, assuming, " the board manufacturer decides ", you avoided declaration.
According to the Higashi person, as for immediate line-up the core clock 500MHz, the memory clock 1gHz (DDR II) you call only 1 type. Concerning price, assuming, " the board manufacturer decides ", you avoided declaration.
Zalman ZM80A-HP Heatpipe VGA Cooler
Zalman is back with another fanless heatsink, this time with a TON of surface area (almost 3X as much as before!). It is the first GPU cooler to employ heatpipe technology, and you are going to be amazed by our findings...
ColorBreeze LED Fan review
Well there are many ways to lighten up your case, you can use CCFLs , glowire or ofcourse a LED fan. Although the ColorBreeze isn’t as bright as a CCFL it surely great to see. The light effects on the front of the fan aren’t so fantastic , but on the back of the fan they’re very cool!
Gainward 4300 ULTRA with Dual Bios
Gzeasy.com has an article up, which talks about Gainward's 4300 ULTRA graphics card with Dual Bios on board! all you got to do too change bioses is press a switch....and don't forget the sites in Japanese
NVMAX EXCLUSIVE: Zaurus SL-C700
Nvmax.com reports that Dynamism, a company dedicated to converting Japanese released electronics into English, has committed to converting Sharp Electronics newly released Zaurus SL-C700 to English. � The SL-C700 is the new "clam-shell" designed PDA from Sharp that includes a 400Mhz X-Scale processor, 96MB of combined memory, 640x480 Display, SD and Compact Flash slots as well as many other features
Soltek Golden Flame Granite Bay
Soltek Computer Inc. today officially launches the world wide first Granite Bay mainboard with golden PCB. This Shiny Golden Mainboard is named "Golden Flame", and it will be available only with limited edition! (We will offer SL-85FR 500pcs, and SL85FR-R 200pcs only.) Click on the MB Logo for more Info
Trident XP4 Total Failure
It looks like Trident XP4 is a big failure and doesnt live up to anyones expectations. actz from Geeknewz.com writes..... Dear me ... its not looking good at all for Trident. The card was boasting some amazing specs and claimed more than what they could produce. The fact it was a budget card with DX9 ready and also boasting it could pull its own weight with ATI and Nvidia's new cards was a perfect package. This has all gone down hill looking at this review and benchmarks that show terrible preformance from the card even for a budget card, give us a break.
ATi FIREGL? X1 Preview
Just got word from Crow @Darkcrow.co.kr that he's post his Perview of ATi's professional graphics solutions the FireGL FX1
ATI Announces New All-In-Wonder VE Graphics Card
ATI Technologies Inc. announced the new All-In-Wonder VE, now shipping to retail outlets across North America. ATI's newest value multimedia video card, All-In-Wonder VE, is available for USD$129.00.