PNY 9800 GX2 Graphics Card Review

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Today we are looking at another 9800 GX2, this time the card is PNY branded. The PNY 9800 GX2 is an excellent performer. The card has much in common with the XFX 9800 GX2, since both share the same clock speeds.

If you are in the market for a high-end graphics card and have the budget for the $600 price tag, the PNY 9800 GX2 is a great option. The only drawback is that PNY offers no bundle, which some other 9800 GX2 makers like XFX do. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:56:13 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

MSI GeForce N9600GT OC Graphics Card Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the MSI GeForce N9600GT OC Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "The latest company to come to the 9600GT parade is MSI, and like most other cards we’ve looked at they’ve decided to move away from the stock cooler and use their own design. They also figure if they’re going to do that, they may as well bump up the speed of the card and see what it’s capable of. Read more

Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:16:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Jon Peddie Research Release Q4 Graphics Card Figures

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Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has released its report covering the Q4 figures for the discrete graphics card makers. According to JPR Q4 2007 was the strongest quarter of the year for graphics card makers with a 50.3% gain year to year and a 23% gain over the previous quarter.

JPR says that NVIDIA continued to be the largest vendor in discrete graphics cards with 71% of the discrete graphics card market in Q4 2007. This number was up from 64% the previous quarter. NVIDIA’s gains in Q4 were no doubt linked to the fantastic performance and price of its 8800 GT cards. Read more

Posted on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung Ships GDDR4 to PowerColor for HD 3870 X2 Graphics Cards

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Samsung announced today that it is providing PowerColor with its GDDR4 graphics memory to be used on the PowerColor HD 3870 X2 graphics cards. The RAM will be clocked at 1126MHz for the application and will be used in a 16MB x32 configuration for a total of 1GB of GDDR4.

"We are delighted that TUL is using the most advanced graphics memory on the market today to enhance the performance of its PowerColor HD 3870 X2," said Mueez Deen, marketing director, graphics memory, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. "With the Samsung GDDR4, PowerColor is providing animation with faster speeds and amazing clarity," he added. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:35:57 CST | by Shane McGlaun

PNY Verto GeForce 9600 GT Graphics Card Review

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Today we are looking at the PNY 9600 GT graphics card. The PNY 9600 GT is virtually identical in performance to the XFX 9600 GT we tested a while back.

PNY uses default clock speeds on its PNY 9600 GT. This card retails for a good price and has great performance for under $200. Gamers looking for a budget video card upgrade should give the PNY 9600 GT a look. Read more

Posted on Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:53:06 CST | by Shane McGlaun

PNY Launches its 9600 GT Graphics Card

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With the launch of the NVIDIA 9600 GT yesterday most all of the NVIDIA card partners introduced their own cards. PNY announced its 9600 GT card at a price of $199.99. The card runs stock clock speeds and has the same features as the other 9600 GT cards on the market.

PNY clocks its card at 1800MHz on the memory, 650MHz on the core and 1625 MHz on the shader. Memory is 512MB of GDDR3 with a 256-bit memory bus. The card is also HDCP enabled for protected HD content. Read more

Posted on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:43:41 CST | by Shane McGlaun

PNY XLR8 8800 GTS 512MB Graphics Card Review

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Today we are looking at the PNY 8800 GTS 512MB video card. This card runs stock NVIDIA reference clock speeds unlike the previous 8800 GTS 512MB XXX we looked at from XFX.

The PNY card performs well though it has no bundled games. The 8800 GTS 512MB card has more shader units than the old 640MB 8800 GTS giving it more performance. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Jan 2008 08:34:50 CST | by Shane McGlaun

XFX 8800 GTS 512MB XXX Graphics Card Review

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Today the XFX 8800 GTS 512MB XXX graphics card launches. This card has fantastic performance coming within a hair of the performance the NVIDIA 8800 Ultra is capable of.

If you are shopping for a powerful gaming graphics card for a gamer on your shopping list the XFX 8800 GTS 512MB is a card you should seriously consider. This card replaces the old 8800 GTS 320 and 540MB graphics cards. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:25:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

PowerColor Radeon HD 3850 Xtreme 512MB Graphics Card Review

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Today we are looking at the PowerColor HD 3850 Xtreme graphics card. This card is factory overclocked for more performance. PowerColor says this card is aimed at the NVIDIA 8600 GTS, which it outperforms handily.

If you are a fan of ATI graphics cards looking for performance in the mid range category, the PowerColor HD 3850 Xtreme is a great option. Read more

Posted on Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:23:32 CST | by Shane McGlaun

PowerColor ATI HD 2600 256MB Graphics Card Review

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Today we are looking at the PowerColor HD 2600 video card. This card is a great low cost card for casual gamers and for use in HTPC computers.

The card is easy on your power supply and can be found for around $100 online making it very affordable. This is a good card for a basic upgrade from integrated graphics to be able to enjoy more Windows Vista features like the Aero interface. Read more

Posted on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:18:55 CST | by Shane McGlaun

XFX 8800 GT XXX Graphics Card Review

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Today we are looking at the XFX 8800 GT XXX graphics card. The 8800 GT XXX has features similar to the PNY 8800 GT we looked at before.

The main difference between the XFX 8800 GT XXX and the PNY XLR8 8800 GT is that the XFX card is overclocked right out of the box. XFX also includes a full copy of Company of Heroes DX10 for PC with the card. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:37:03 CST | by Shane McGlaun

XFX Launches 8800 GTS 320MB Fatal1ty Graphics Card

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XFX announced a new video card yesterday in the Fatal1ty line called the 8800GTS 320MB Fatal1ty graphics card. The card is the fastest 8800 GTS 320MB video card in the XFX line. The core speed of the card is 650MHz.

The memory clock runs 2.0GHz, and the shader clock runs at 1500MHz. Like all the other 8800 GTS cards, the memory interface is 320-bit and 96 stream processors are available. The Fatal1ty 8800 GTS will support resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:31:19 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Foxconn 8600 GT Overclocked Graphics Card Review

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Today we are testing out the Foxconn 8600 GT overclocked graphics card. This card carries a very good price of $142 and brings performance that is a virtual dead heat with the XFX 8600 GT XXX.

The 8600 GT overclocked from Foxconn isn’t HDCP compliant so it won’t work for Blu-ray or HD DVD playback, but it is a very good, low cost DirectX 10 graphics card for gamers shopping in the sub $150 price range. Read more

Posted on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:23:21 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

ATI HD 2900 XT Graphics Card Review

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Today we are looking at the top-of-the-line graphics card from ATI, the ATI HD 2900 XT. This card is nice and has some great features, but is down on performance when compared to similarly price offerings from NVIDIA.

If you are an ardent ATI fan or want a card that can output both video and audio via HDMI the ATI HD 2900 XT is the only game in town. If you want sheer performance, big green ahs ATI beat this round. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:56:46 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

ASUS 8800GTX 768MB Graphics Card Review

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The Techlounge published a review of the Asus 8800 GTX 768MB graphics card.

Quote from the Graphics Card review:
"The 8800 GTX, after many months on the market, is still the best of the best. Sure, there's one card for competition: the 8800 Ultra; but that's sort of a joke; it's basically a stock-overclocked GTX, with a $150 premium. (The joke is really on the buyer.) ATI has given NVIDIA no reason to worry, since their HD 2000-series doesn't have a card like it. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

PNY XLR8 8800 Ultra Overclocked Graphics Card Review

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Today we are having a look at the PNY XLR8 8800 Ultra Overclocked graphics card. This is PNY’s second overclocked graphics card, coming right on the heels of the PNY XLR8 8800 GTX Overclocked that I reviewed a few weeks ago.

PNY’s overclocked 8800 Ultra bests overclocked cards from BFG in performance tests and carries one of the lowest prices for an overclocked 8800 Ultra you will find making this card a winner for those looking for overclocked 8800 Ultra performance. Read more

Posted on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:58:45 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

ATI Ships HD 2400 and HD 2600 Graphics Cards

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AMD is now shipping ATI Radeon 2400 and 2600 video cards to board customers. Both these graphics cards are DirectX 10 compliant and are designed for Windows Vista. Also featured on both the 2400 and 2600 is AMD’s Unified Video Decoder, which is a hardware feature, designed to offload video decoding from the CPU to the GPU, just like NVIDIA’s PureVideo HD.

Both the ATI HD 2400 and HD 2600 video cards are designed for entry level to mid range systems where the UVD technology is beneficial due to slower processor speeds. In higher-end systems with more powerful processors where the ATI HD 2900 will be used, UVD is not included. Read more

Posted on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:09:57 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

EVGA 8800 Ultra Black Pearl Graphics Card

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EVGA has pimped out the new NVIDIA 8800 Ultra and called it the Black Pearl. EVGA put out a Black Pearl Edition of the 8800 GTX last year as well. The new 8800 Ultra Black Pearl is a liquid cooled and overclocked graphics card.

The Black Pearl can be used with either 1/2 inch or 3/8 inch water cooling systems and is 100% tested for reliability and performance before the card is shipped. EVGA claims that the liquid cooled Black Pearl runs up to 30c cooler than normal 8800 Ultra graphics cards. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 May 2007 16:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

PNY 8800 GTX Overclocked Graphics Card Review

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PNY has been selling NVIDIA graphics cards for a long time and are not typically known for making overclocked cards. They are out to change that notion with the release of their first overclocked graphics card, the PNY XLR8 8800 GTX Overclocked graphics card.

This card is a very good performer and places PNY in the same playing field as XFX, BFG, and EVGA. If you have traditionally thought of PNY as the maker of cards that don’t perform well it’s time to change your notions. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 May 2007 15:40:45 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

PNY Announces NVIDIA 8800 Ultra and 8800 Ultra Overclocked Graphics Cards

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Today PNY announced the availability of their branded NVIDIA 8800 Ultra Standard and 8800 Ultra Overclocked graphics cards. The PNY cards share all the same features with the other 8800 Ultra graphics cards currently on the market.

The stock PNY 8800 Ultra will be clocked at 612MHz on the core, 1500MHz on the shader clock, and 2.16Ghz on the memory. PNY has set pricing for the standard 8800 Ultra at $799.99. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 May 2007 16:48:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

BFG 8600 GTS Graphics Card Review

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Today we are looking at another NVIDIA 8600 GTS graphics card, this time from BFG. The BFG 8600 GTS OC is overclocked right out of the box like the 8600 GTS from XFX we looked at earlier in the week.

Right now you can get some pretty good deals on the BFG 8600 GTS OC online which make it one of he best performing 8600 GTS graphics cards for the price you will find. BFG made the 8600 GTS HDCP capable as well so you can sue the BFG 8600 GTS OC for playing back HD video like Blu-ray and HD DVD. Read more

Posted on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:12:44 CDT | by Shane McGlaun