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by Rafael Hernandez on October 15, 2008 · 0 comments

Another year another IGP refresh, this time around Nvidia gets in on the fun with their new MCP7a chipset. ECS’ GF9300TA Motherboard makes good use of the new chip as Guru3D can attest to. Interesting read:So why is this integrated…

Read more ECS GF9300TA Motherboard Reviewed, MCP7a Fun!

by Rafael Hernandez on October 14, 2008 · 0 comments

Office productivity has ground to a halt as everyone has been waiting with baited breath for the latest Apple laptops to make their grand appearance. Steve Jobs and his Cupertino gang have come up with a refreshed lineup for their…

Read more Apple Announces New Laptop Lineup, Cinema Display

by Rafael Hernandez on October 11, 2008 · 0 comments

Here’s a look at some of the news and reviews that hit the web this week: Cases, Cooling, and Power Supplies Best CPU Cooler Performance – Q3 2008 – Benchmark Reviews Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler – CPU3D Cooler Master…

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 11, 2008 · 0 comments

The recent spat of failures centering around some of the mobile GPUs Apple has relied on in several of their MacBook Pro notebook models is entirely Nvidia’s fault, or so says their knowledge base support article TS2377. Here’s the gist…

Read more Apple Blames Nvidia for GPU Failures

by Rafael Hernandez on October 8, 2008 · 0 comments

Every month or so ATI and Nvidia push out the latest and greatest drivers for their graphics chips all the while claiming to improve on the performance of earlier versions. Tom’s Hardware wonders if these claims are appropriate and compares…

Read more Driver Performance Improvements, Are They Real?

by Rafael Hernandez on October 2, 2008 · 0 comments

There is an absolute glut in the mid-range graphics card segment with every manufacturer looking for different ways to improve on very similar product lines. HotHardware has a look at a pair of Nvidia 9800 GT based cards from…

Read more Gigabyte and Palit 9800 GT Comparison, More Midrange Options

by Rafael Hernandez on September 28, 2008 · 0 comments

Adobe’s Creative Suite 4 is finally joining the GPU processing club. The update to the professional graphics editing suite now includes an OpenGL acceleration option. Here’s what it means for all you pixelsmiths, from APC: For instance, with the…

Read more Photoshop Finally Puts GPUs to Use

by Rafael Hernandez on September 27, 2008 · 0 comments

…albeit a little choppy. Mobile Computer took Asus’ little Atom-powered, 10.2-inch netbook for a spin and found that it does a decent job of playing Call of Duty 4. Ultimately, reviewer Julian Prokaza came away impressed by the little…

Read more Asus N10 "Netbook" Plays Call of Duty 4

by Rafael Hernandez on October 29, 2007 · 0 comments

HardOCP has a look at the Nvidia GeForce 8800GT graphics chip. The GPU (and boards based on it) are conveniently targeted, price wise, at the mid-range but its performance is anything but ordinary. A fantastic option for those needing DX10…

Read more Nvidia GeForce 8800GT Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on October 8, 2007 · 0 comments

DriverHeaven has a look at the Zalman VF1000 LED and ZM-RHS88 graphics card coolers. The VF1000 LED supports a variety of graphics cards thanks to its multiple mounting holes while the ZM-RHS88 is specifically designed to cool the memory and…

Read more Zalman VF1000 LED and ZM-RHS88 Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on September 26, 2007 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a look at the XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty graphics card. As with any Fatal1ty labeled product you can expect some form of extra added incentive for that added gaming edge, in thise case it’s a silent cooler…

Read more XFX GeForce 8600 GT Fatal1ty Reviewed