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LucidLogix UNITY HYDRALOGIX on board graphics card Multi GPU image

LucidLogix’s Hydra graphics engine allows any motherboard infused with its awesome powers to accept graphics cards from the two major manufacturers and allows them to work in tandem as a Multi-GPU solution that doesn’t take into account CrossFireX or SLI capabilities. The technology does have its merits but it required motherboard manufacturers to add quite [...]

Read more Lucid UNITY enables HYDRALOGIX Multi-GPU graphics processing possible for all

by Rafael Hernandez on August 30, 2010 · 1 comment

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 graphics card picture

There are certain sets of “facts” many computer users start to believe when it comes time to setting up their newest machine which compels us to purchase much more expensive hardware despite the fact that you might not get much faster performance. The PCI Express x8 and x16 slots are one of those examples where [...]

Read more PCI Express x8/x16 multi-GPU performance tested, results astound

by Rafael Hernandez on August 23, 2010 · 0 comments

Apple iMacs picture

You may have remembered Apple’s iMac line refresh well AMD’s graphics division has finally gotten around to exclaiming how happy they are to be in the company’s new machines. Apparently they’re overjoyed that their ATI Radeon HD 5000 series has made it into their computers I mean why wouldn’t they be since their chips are [...]

Read more ATI Radeons happy to be all over your new Macs

by Rafael Hernandez on August 6, 2010 · 0 comments

XFX Radeon HD 5770 single slot graphics card EyeFinity 5 picture

Mid-range graphics cards benefit from the same features of the high-end models without having to drop a whole lot of money. Unfortunately they also inherit the same massive coolers that are installed on to their faster counterparts as well which can eat up valuable slots on a motherboard or simple make things difficult in cramped [...]

Read more XFX Radeon HD 5770 goes single slot for your space saving needs

by Rafael Hernandez on August 2, 2010 · 0 comments

NVIDIA Quadro 5000 video card picture

The professional graphics card market is filled with all sorts of technological wizardry that makes creating 3D worlds a whole lot easier. These cards don’t come cheap of course but if you’re dealing with triangles day in and day out you’ll no doubt be glad you’re running a GPU that can handle complex scenes. Enter [...]

Read more NVIDIA Quadro 5000 tesselates like no other

by Rafael Hernandez on July 27, 2010 · 0 comments

EVGA GTX 460 1GB EE External Exhaust video card picture

The majority of mid-range graphics cards are created with a reference cooler design that has cost cutting in mind over other factors which can lead to a whole heck of a lot of heat being dumped back into your PC’s case increasing the temperature of every other component in your system. EVGA’s GTX 460 Superclocked [...]

Read more EVGA GTX 460 Superclocked EE dumps the heat load outside

by Rafael Hernandez on July 22, 2010 · 0 comments

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 GPU picture

The problem with purchasing top of the line cards, besides the price aspect, is the fact that they require a huge system overhaul in order to make them run optimally and you’ll need a new power supply to get them running. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 sports a bit less bandwidth and isn’t as power [...]

Read more NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 brings raw power to the mid-range gamer

by Rafael Hernandez on July 12, 2010 · 0 comments

ATI Radeon HD 5870 video card picture

Aside from the Hybrid CrossFire or Lucid Hydra multi-GPU coprocessor you don’t see many people delving into mis-matched graphics card pairs since they usually aren’t supported or they’re thought to be an inefficient usage of a high-end gamer’s time. Interestingly the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and 5850 seem to pair up quite nicely, given their [...]

Read more Radeon HD 5870 + 5850 CrossFireX pushes framerates quite nicely

by Rafael Hernandez on July 1, 2010 · 0 comments

Sometimes it doesn’t matter how much cooling you’ve got on your graphics card, you’re going to have to dig in there if you want to get the most out of it and without the proper tools you’ll be facing some difficult soldering ahead. The ASUS GeForce ENGTX480 is a fine card when run at its [...]

Read more ASUS GeForce ENGTX480 comes prepped with voltage tweaking action

by Rafael Hernandez on June 28, 2010 · 0 comments

The biggest question you would face when looking for a gaming performance improvement was which graphics card was the one to buy, now you’re faced with which platform to choose for that extra special multi-GPU performance push as well as which graphics cards to buy. You just can’t win. NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 470 and 480 [...]

Read more NVIDIA Fermi SLI scales quite nicely thank you very much

by Rafael Hernandez on June 18, 2010 · 0 comments

All of that time spent on building graphics cards is sure to give you some sort of insight on what works and doesn’t work when putting together a brand new product…and why you might want to wait for later revisions if you’re the perfectionist type. ASUS steps up with its new Radeon EAH5870 V2 graphics [...]

Read more ASUS Radeon EAH5870 V2 is a whole revision better

by Rafael Hernandez on June 14, 2010 · 0 comments