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by Rafael Hernandez on April 28, 2004 · 0 comments

HotHardware took a look at ATI’s All In Wonder 9600XT, a mid-range video card with a TV and FM tuner built-in. It also tosses in various software and cables as well as a remote control which will turn any PC…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 27, 2004 · 0 comments

HardOCP took a look at a GeForceFX 5700Ultra that comes equipped with GDDR3 memory. GDDR is suited for graphics board applications which generally require faster clock rates, and GDDR3 is promising to reach even higher performances levels by the looks…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 23, 2004 · 0 comments

MegaGames makes some interesting observations when it comes to Pixel Shader 3.0 support in ATI and NVIDIA’s upcoming high end video chips. PS3 is a part of the DirectX which enables developers to add a bit more realism to textured…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 19, 2004 · 0 comments

AnandTech tries to find a reason as to why NVIDIA’s last graphics chip, the NV3x, was such a dog while their newest chip, the NV40, is able to pump out stellar performance and imagery. NVIDIA did have a rather tough…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 19, 2004 · 0 comments

CNET News has some info on Apple’s upgrades to its iBook and PowerBook line of laptop computers. The product changes are for the most part CPU speed bumps and some drive upgrades but the most eye catching upgrade is the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 19, 2004 · 0 comments

The Tech Report did a little testing with NVIDIA’s latest Athlon 64/Opteron chipset, the nForce3 250Gb once they heard that the chipset was optimized to work better with the company’s line of video chips. Interesting results but it sets something…

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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…

Read more Next-Gen Video Card to be Power Hungry?