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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 21, 2004 · 0 comments

HardOCP has on their plate a review of the MSI K8N Neo Athlon64 motherboard sporting the NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb chipset. The board comes loaded with features like SATA RAID support, Firewire, and Gigabit ethernet with some solid performance to match….

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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

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…

Read more NVIDIA Chipset Optimized for GeForce FX

by Rafael Hernandez on April 18, 2004 · 0 comments

NVIDIA is offering some discounts to graphics board makers on its older graphics chips to make way for its latest and greatest according to DigiTimes. This could lead to lower prices at retail although with the current high memory costs…

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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 8, 2004 · 0 comments

NVIDIA’s first Athlon 64, the nForce3 150, was poorly received due to its lackluster feature set compared to VIA’s offering at the time. They seem to have remedied the situation with the nForce3 250Gb which the Tech Report just happens…

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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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