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eVGA NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI FTW Review

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Techgage published a review of the eVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW mid-range motherboard.
Quote from the review: "Need an SLI motherboard but have less than $200 to spend? No need to stress, as the 750i SLI chipset was designed with you in mind. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 07:30:47 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA not quitting Chipset Business

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NVIDIA has reacted to a report from Digitimes about the company getting out of the chipset business. Today Digitimes reports that NVIDIA issued a statement saying that they are not stopping to make chipsets.

NIVIDIA says that their motherboard chipset business is healthy and the are planning new chipsets for the AMD and Intel based motherboards. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 06:07:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA to get out of Chipset Business?

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Digitimes reports that NVIDIA has supposedly decided to stop making chipsets.

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NVIDIA not quitting Chipset Business.

Apparently the nForce chipsets do not get enough demand from motherboard makers.
If NVIDIA is not making the chipsets for the SLI functionality needed on motherboards for their high-end cards needs to be enabled through chipsets made by other manufacturers. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:02:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mythbusters Coming to NVIDIA's NVISION 08

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NVISION 08 is coming up at the end of August and NVIDIA is really stacking the deck to get geeks to show up for the show. NVIDIA announced that Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage will appear in a unique presentation at the conference. The pair are best known for their show Mythbusters on Discovery Channel.

Exactly what the pair will be dong at the show is unknown. NVIDIA will only say that the guys will be shooting or blowing something up. Maybe they will loft an AMD graphics card in the air on a rocket powered by Mentos and Diet Coke. Between these guys and Battlestar Galactica hottie Tricia Helfer, I really need to go. NVIDIA if you are reading send me a plane ticket so I can come to the show. -- for purely professional reasons mind you. Read more

Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:04:12 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Apple ARM and NVIDIA Chips Rumors

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This week a rumor about Apple using some new chipsets along the Intel CPUs in MacBooks have triggered more rumors and speculations on who would supply these chips.

One rumor ties NVIDIA GPUs to upcoming Apple MacBooks. NVIDIA also makes with the Tegra chips a mobile processors, which could also link them to future Apple products. More details on the NVIDIA Apple rumors can be found on AppleInsider. Read more

Posted on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:22:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA Launches New Graphics Cards

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Yesterday I mentioned that NVIDIA had launched new notebook GPUs. NVIDIA also officially announced three new desktop graphics cards -- The 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, and 9500 GT. The cards cover several different price points with the 9500 GT coming in at under $100.

All three of the GPUs support PhysX processing and CUDA processing; the new cards will also support SLI and 3D stereoscopic technology. I saw NVIDIA's 3D drivers in action at CEs this year and it was fantastic. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:47:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NVIDIA Announces 9800M GTX for Notebooks

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NVIDIA announced today that its latest high-end GPU for the notebook market called the GeForce 9800M GTX and 9700M GTX is now available. The new 9 series GPUs bring PhysX acceleration to the notebook GPU for the first time.

Features of the 9800M GTX and 9700M GTX include PhysX technology compatibility, 112 processing cores, faster graphics engine, support for SLI, Hybrid SLI support, PureVideo HD, Blu-ray support and support for MXM 3.0 graphics model specification. Notebooks using the new GPUs will be available from Toshiba and several other PC makers. Read more

Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:06:29 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NVIDIA Launches New Developer Tools

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NVIDIA has announced three new developer tools aimed at allowing game developers to more quickly and easily debug games. NVIDIA says that some of the biggest names in video game development use its tools including Crytek, epic Games, and Rockstar.

The new developer tools are PerfHUD, a graphics debugging and performance analysis tool for DirectX 9 and 10 applications. FX Composer 2.5 is an integrated development environment for fast creation of real-time visual effects. The final application is Shader Debugger, which helps debug and optimize shaders written with HLSL, CgFX, and COLLADA FX Cg in both DirectX and OpenGL. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:46:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Unofficial, but sexy NVIDIA Video Card Spokesmodel Katarina Van Derham

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The I4U Gadget Model of July is as promised a photo model spread for the NVIDIA video card fans. Meet the very sexy Katarina Van Derham and her EVGA e-Geforce 9800 GX2.

You might have seen Katarina Van Derham already as the face of several advertising campaigns such as Coors Light, Nike, AT&T, Bacardi, and RockStar Energy Drink.

See the Photos Now in our exclusive I4U Gadget Model Gallery.
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Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA informs about faulty GPUs, takes one-time Charge from $150m to $200m

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NVIDIA announced a new financial outlook that includes information about issues with previous generation GPU and MCP products in notebooks.

The issues are big enough that NVIDIA plans to take a one-time charge from $150 million to $200 million to cover anticipated warranty, repair, return, replacement and other costs and expenses. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 01:02:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA's PhysX: Performance and Status Report

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Techgage posted an in-depth look at NVIDIA's PhysX, both from a status and technical standpoint. Included are performance comparisons between the GPU, PPU and CPU, in 3DMark Vantage and UT III.

Quote: "PhysX is getting a lot of attention right now, but the reasons vary wildly. Since we haven't taken a look at the technology in a while, this article's goal is to see where things stand. Read more

Posted on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ZOTAC NVIDIA 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Review

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Tweaktown published a ZOTAC NVIDIA 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard review.

Quote from the review: "The 790i is the first chipset from NVIDIA to be re-designed totally. 790i has its own PCI Express 2.0 controller built into the chipset along with a new memory controller for DDR3 memory with support for EPP 2.0, and today we have ZOTAC’s high performance motherboard to play with. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mitsubishi partners with NVIDIA and Aspen Media to bring 3D into the Living Room

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Mitsubishi announced new partnerships with NVIDIA Corp. and Aspen Media Products, creating a combined capability to bring 3D content to home entertainment.

Mitsubishi’s entire product line of Home Theater TVs feature 3D-ready technology and the new solution from NVIDIA and Aspen will play back 2D and 3D content.
It can also convert 2D PC games to 3D. Read more

Posted on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:51:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA nForce 790i and Intel X48 Chipsets

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Digit-Life takes a closer look at the NVIDIA nForce 790i and Intel X48 Chipsets.

Quote: "These solutions offer similar characteristics, possessing support for all necessary technologies to become top products. Read more

Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA Looks to Set World Record at NVISION 08

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Now that the gang at Firefox has their own Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in a single day, NVIDIA is looking to set its own world record. NVIDIA is looking to set a world record at NVISION 08 on August 25th in San Jose, California.

The record for the longest non-stop LAN party will be the target. To set the record a team of gamers will have to play video games for 36 hours straight. Gamers will be allowed a break of 10 minutes for every hour played. If the record falls to the team each member will get numerous prizes like a medal, custom gear, gift cards, and more. NVIDIA is looking for team members to participate in the event now. Read more

Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:02:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NVIDIA Sneaks a new 9800 GTX+ GPU into the Mix

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NVIDIA announced a new GPU today called the GeForce 9800 GTX+ that promise a new price/performance bar in the GeForce family. The 9800 GTX+ uses the G92-based 9800 GTX and offers more value for gamers. The 9800 GTX+ will sell for $229 and the original 9800 GTX will move to $199.

The GTX+ will have a processor clock of 1836MHz and a graphics clock of 738 MHz. The card will also support PhysX, CUDA, and Folding@Home. Both 2-way and 3-way SLI are supported. NVIDIA says that the driver to enable PhysX on GeForce cards is coming in July. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:40:02 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NVIDIA Tesla C1060 Card and S1070 Server

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Hothardware takes a look at the NVIDIA Tesla C1060 Card and S1070 Server.

Quote from the review: "We’ve got an in-depth look at NVIDIA’s latest lineup of Tesla products based on their new 10-series GPU that you’ve seen also driving their new line desktop cards today. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 in Tri SLI Tested

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NVIDIA revealed yesterday the new GeForce 280 GTX GPU. Tweaktown already got their hands on three of these new cards for some serious tri SLI testing.

Quote from the review: "It was always going to happen; the testing of two and three GTX 280 cards. We had hoped to have had it ready by launch date, and we’ve fortunately done it with an absolutely massive weekend that has involved over 250 benchmark runs across four different motherboards. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:34:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 280 Graphics Processor

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The TechReport takes a close look at the NVIDIA GTX 280 and 260.

Quote: "If the GPU world were a wildlife special on the National Geographic channel, the G80 processor that powers GeForce 8800 GTX graphics cards would be a stunningly successful apex predator. In the nearly two years that have passed since its introduction, no other single-chip graphics solution has surpassed it. Newer GPUs have come close, shrinking similar capabilities into smaller, cooler chips, but that's about it. The G80 is still the biggest, baddest beast of its kind—a chip, as we said at the time, with "the approximate surface area of Rosie O'Donnell." After it dispatched its would-be rival, the Radeon HD 2900 XT, in an epic mismatch, AMD gave up on building high-end GPUs altogether, preferring instead to go the multi-GPU route. Meanwhile, the G80 has sired a whole range of successful offspring, from teeny little mobile chips to dual-chip monstrosities like the GeForce 9800 GX2. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Video Card

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Benchmark Reviews published a report about the new NVIDIA GTX 200.

Quote: "Hot on the heels of a rapid-succession GeForce 9800 GX2 and GeForce 9800 GTX launch only two short months ago, NVIDIA now officially unveils the GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260 video cards. Using the fastest and most-powerful graphics processor NVIDIA has ever developed, both new GeForce products are constructed from a freshly-minted GT200 graphics processor. Both the GTX 280 and GTX 260 products position themselves at the very highest segment of the GeForce product line. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260 Details

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Hothardware analyses the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260.

Quote: "The high-end 280 card is powered by NVIDIA's 1.4 billion transistor GT200 GPU, produced on TSMC's 65nm process node and is the largest, most complex chip TSMC has ever manufactured. Read more