NVIDIA Hints at SLI Chipset Plans
Just spotted this bit of Info over at the TechReport
Amid the hubbub over the introduction of the GeForce 6600 line and the GeForce 6600GT's ability to work in an SLI configuration, folks from NVIDIA were dropping hints like mad at Quakecon about the company's plans for its next-gen Athlon 64 chipset with PCI Express support. NVIDIA is obviously working on a north bridge chip that will allow dual PCI Express graphics slots, and the company is confidently predicting SLI performance markedly superior to the dual Xeon-based motherboards that are powering the first SLI demo systems.
Amid the hubbub over the introduction of the GeForce 6600 line and the GeForce 6600GT's ability to work in an SLI configuration, folks from NVIDIA were dropping hints like mad at Quakecon about the company's plans for its next-gen Athlon 64 chipset with PCI Express support. NVIDIA is obviously working on a north bridge chip that will allow dual PCI Express graphics slots, and the company is confidently predicting SLI performance markedly superior to the dual Xeon-based motherboards that are powering the first SLI demo systems.
GeForce 6800 Series Comparison @ Beyond3D
Since NV40's introduction with the 6800 Ultra the 6800 line has been fleshed out a little, with a total of three boards available in retail: 6800, 6800 GT and 6800 Ultra. In this article Beyond3D compares these three boards, looking at the configuration differences between them and, of course, their respective performances.
LGA775 Pentium 4 w/ EM64T Retail Box Pics
VR-Zone reports LGA775 Pentium 4 retail box version with EM64T has surfaced in Akiba Japan where Intel has quietly released it earlier this week. The 64-bit Prescott comes in three speed grades; 3.2Ghz, 3.4Ghz and 3.6Ghz with S-Spec of SL7LA, SL7L8 and SL7L9 respectively. Although Intel has said that they are not releasing the 64-bit Prescott as a retail CPU, however, it is packed in a retail box although the box has no color. There is no price information regarding these 64-bit Prescott at the moment.
GeForce 6800GT giveaway at Tweakmonster.com
Tweakmonster.com has a new storefront up, and to celebrate its opening we are giving away a brand new BFG GeForce 6800 GT 256MB video card to one lucky winner!
ASRock's P4 Combo hits retail in Japan
Just spotted this bit of Info over at the TechReport.
AKIBA is reporting that ASRock's P4 Combo has been spotted on the streets of Japan. This hybrid motherboard is based on Intel's 848P chipset and features both Socket 478 and LG775 for easy upgrading in the future. Of course, the board was not designed to be capable of dual processor SMP. You can only use one socket at a time.
AKIBA is reporting that ASRock's P4 Combo has been spotted on the streets of Japan. This hybrid motherboard is based on Intel's 848P chipset and features both Socket 478 and LG775 for easy upgrading in the future. Of course, the board was not designed to be capable of dual processor SMP. You can only use one socket at a time.
eVGA 6800 GT vs. Sapphire X800 Pro @ 3DXtreme
This hasn't been an easy decision to chose one card over the other to suit my own personal needs. I'm still on the fence regarding this - so I feel what this review has done has presented enough information for the reader, yourself, to decide which card meets your needs best. The bottom line is that you can't go wrong if you are looking to upgrade your Video Card nVidia and ATI have moved the bar on what gamers expect - score one for the gamers.
NForce 3 Motherboard Group Test
Bit-Tech takes a look at 5 NForce 3 motherboards and give you the low-down on which you should be buying. If you're considering Athlon 64, Take a look here.
NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 GPU Preview
Just got word from the Guy's over at PC Perspective , TechReport and Nvnews that their GeForce 6600 GPU Preview's are out!
NVIDIA chose the perfect spot to launch their 6600 graphics card based on their marketing stance as the "The Doom 3 GPU." In a convention hall where nearly 4000 people who have been looking forward to Doom 3 are gathered, you can pretty much guarantee a positive response.
NVIDIA chose the perfect spot to launch their 6600 graphics card based on their marketing stance as the "The Doom 3 GPU." In a convention hall where nearly 4000 people who have been looking forward to Doom 3 are gathered, you can pretty much guarantee a positive response.
ATI Cancels X800XT PE?
ATI X800XT PE product has been discontinued as of Tuesday, August 10, 2004. According to a letter sent out to customers who ordered the X800XT PE from CDW.
NV43 Info
The Chinese site GZeasy.com have snagged some snaps of Nvidia's NV43 aka 6600 GT GPU which scores 8083 in 3DMark03.
NVIDIA Unveils Details On New GeForce 6
NVIDIA will soon announce a new card in to their GeForce 6 family according to a conference call with Jen Hsun Huang, the CEO of NVIDIA. In the conference call he stated that "In a few days we're going to turn up the heat another notch. At Quakecon in Texas, a mecca for gamers and truly a phenomenon to witness, we will officially unveil our newest mainstream member of the GeForce 6 family". Read more..
TeamDFI Motherboard Giveaway
TeamDFI and DFI Inc. are happy to offer you the chance to win one of our new flagship motherboards, the Intel based 925X-T2. This board has a MSRV of $230.
DVD Burner Round-up @ TechSpot
With today?s computers becoming more of a media focal point, data replication is becoming more critical than ever. Computers five years ago were used for surfing the internet, micro-processing and some gaming as well. Today?s high-end computers take on yet another daunting task: creating and storing your unforgettable moments with digital camera images or perhaps a digital video. These devices create amazing quality images, but they also take up a tremendous amount of hard drive space.
GeForce 6850 GT
Nvworld.ru have snagged a Roadmap that shows nvidia's PCI Express chipset the GeForce 6850 GT! Click Here to check it out!
ATi Mobility Radeon X600 Preview
ATi has previously announced their Mobility Radeon X600 GPU codenamed M24 at Computex Taipei back in June this year and is the first mobile GPU offering that is native PCI Express based. VR-Zone got hold of a pre-production notebook from an OEM manufacturer for some quick testing to bench against the Mobility Radeon 9700.
Enabling 16 Pipelines On Your GeForce 6800
Alexey Nikolaychuk, the author of RivaTuner, has found the mechanism, which NVIDIA cards use to set 12 or 16 pipelines on GeForce 6800 and 6800GT/Ultra, respectively. Of course, if a card has 4 offline pipelines defective, it will produce artefacts and we can't guarantee that any GeForce 6800 can be remade into a 6800GT.