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by Rafael Hernandez on June 16, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD is attempting to extend their GPGPU computing reach by creating a plugin that will allow Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 to be accelerated by their ATI Stream technology.The basic premise is your ATI Radeon HD or FirePro graphics card…

Read more ATI Stream Speeds Up Adobe Premiere Pro CS4

by Rafael Hernandez on June 12, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD and Nvidia’s graphics card lineups have matched each other in performance, image quality, and feature sets. There’s not much more for fanboys to argue over but that doesn’t mean they won’t try.HotHardware has a roundup of Nvidia GeForce GTX…

Read more GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon HD 4890s Rounded Up and Tested

by Rafael Hernandez on June 11, 2009 · 0 comments

The GPU is set to become one of the most utilized components in your computer, and not just for video games. Nvidia and ATI/AMD have been coming up with graphics chip designs that are extremely parallel in nature and…

Read more ATI AVIVO Video Converter Still Flawed

by Rafael Hernandez on June 10, 2009 · 0 comments

HP’s Pavilion dv2 had been well received as a gradual step up from a netbook yet not quite as powerful as a notebook sort of solution. Its 12.1″ screen size made it a comfortable sub-notebook but now the company…

Read more HP Brings in The Dual Core Athlon Neo, Intros Pavilion dv2z Notebook

by Rafael Hernandez on June 5, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD’s ATI Radeon HD 4000 series has set the mark for performance and affordability in this generation of graphics cards. Their top of the line Radeon HD 4890 has been out long enough now to get the proper performance tuning…

Read more A Gaggle of ATI Radeon HD 4890s, The Tweakers Choice

by Rafael Hernandez on June 2, 2009 · 1 comment

Usually TV tuners take up quite a bit of room so they’ve been limited to large portable PCs and desktop systems of course. AMD’s new ATI Theater HD 750 looks to change all of that.Just look at its size.The…

Read more ATI Theater HD 750, Tiny Yet Powerful TV Tuner

by Rafael Hernandez on June 1, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD has announced their new ATI Radeon E4690 Discrete GPU. What does that mean for you? Well not all that much in the short term but you can be sure that notebook manufacturers will be all over this one.It…

Read more ATI Radeon E4690 Announced, Discrete Graphics Joy

by Pedro Hernandez on May 21, 2009 · 0 comments

New ATI Catalyst drivers are out, and this time they bring one oft-requested feature, a biggie for HTPC fans running Vista 64-bit: The comments section of my blog has been filled for 2 months with questions on when we were…

Read more ATI Catalyst 9.5 Video Card Drivers

by Rafael Hernandez on May 20, 2009 · 0 comments

Perhaps the thought of dropping a few hundred dollars on a new video card isn’t all that appetizing a thought, heck you could fund a whole new build for the cost of one of those high-end monsters that are available.As…

Read more Budget Graphics Card Roundup, Gaming on the Cheap

by Rafael Hernandez on May 5, 2009 · 0 comments

ATI’s Radeon HD 4770 fits into that nice category where it’s faster than the low end and almost as fast as the more expensive mid-range. Given the small performance trade offs and a $99 MSRP they’re a bargain for the…

Read more ATI Radeon HD 4770 CrossFire, A Budget Gamer's Dream

by Rafael Hernandez on May 4, 2009 · 0 comments

You could always count on ASRock to combine the latest CPU support with some oddball features and somehow make it all work together, lately that doesn’t seem to be the case. Oh their products do work splendidly but you’re likely…

Read more ASRock M3A790GXH-128M, A Normal AM3 Supporting Motherboard