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by Rafael Hernandez on April 19, 2004 · 0 comments

X-bit labs stumbled on a news bit over at Tweak PC, which they so graciously translated, that mentions a few of Matrox’s plans such as a revised Parhelia card and PCI Express rumors. Their last card was marketed as a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 14, 2004 · 0 comments

What’s a major graphics chip launch without some NDA coated reviews done before a chip is officially launched? Here are a small selection of GeForce 6800 Ultra reviews and previews I’ve come across, overall it looks like one killer chip…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 14, 2004 · 0 comments

Expect lots of hoopla over NVIDIA’s just launched NV40 graphics chip which is set to bring all sorts of new features and stellar gaming performance but at a cost. Initially the chip will be use in higher end parts starting…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 13, 2004 · 0 comments

A Beyond3D forum member managed to get his hands on some images of a supposed “Ultra” version video card based on NVIDIA’s upcoming NV40 GPU. With both ATI and NVIDIA set to make new chip announcements this week you can…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 10, 2004 · 0 comments

NVIDIA’s next video chip, rumored to be named GeForce 6800 Ultra, may require quite a bit more power according to The Inquirer. So much more power that NVIDIA allegedly is recommending 480watt power supplies in order to power your system…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 6, 2004 · 0 comments

AnandTech has somewhat reliable sources when it comes to information dealing with unreleased products so it stands to reason their info on ATI and NVIDIA’s upcoming video chips is close to the truth. They dish out some info on launch…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 24, 2004 · 0 comments

DigiTimes has done some digging around and come up with some more information on upcoming video products namely ATI’s project codenamed “R420” and NVIDIA’s “NV40”. The biggest news is both companies planning on moving from AGP completely after these new…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 22, 2004 · 0 comments

Beyond3D wandered around CeBit 2004’s show grounds in search of all things graphics card related. They have info on most of the major players at the show with PCI-X being the hot new interface they’ve slapped onto their offerings….

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 16, 2004 · 0 comments

SystemCooling takes a look at the Koolance EXOS water cooling solution. It’s an ingenious package which includes everything you need to cool off your CPU and video card without the need to hunt around for parts to build your own…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 13, 2004 · 0 comments

Digital-Daily had a bit of free time on their hands so they’ve compared twenty different video cards ranging from the lowliest GeForce2 MX to the mighty FX5950s and 9800XTs. Some image quality comparisons would have been nice but what are…

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 9, 2004 · 0 comments

Madshrimps has reviewed a nice selection of aftermarket coolers for video cards. With modern GPUs pumping out almost as much heat as processors, card makers are resorting to obnoxiously loud and inefficient cooling solutions straight out of the factory. This…

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