Exclusive Look at P897 Inno3D GeForce GTX260

 

We said the third-generation GTX260 design plan “P897/D10U-20″ would be surfaced quite soon. Compared with earlier P654 design plan, P897 plan is expected to save cost of $10 to $15, which makes the products more competitive.

Now we manage to get more details of P897 GTX260 which features reference design. This card will enter into mass production from next week, but the pricing is unknown yet.

 

Inno3D GeForce GTX260 of P897 design (click to enlarge)

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Voltage Has Great Influence on Temperature & Power Consumption

 

Thanks to our friend privater, we’re able to check out how much influence voltage actually has on temperature and power consumption.

He used EVGA GPU Voltage Tuner software which allows him to set the voltage level.

EVGA GPU Voltage Tuner v1.0

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Screenshots of Windows 7 Enterprise Build 7032

 

While we’re still excited about Windows 7 Build 7022, the screenshots of Windows 7 Enterprise Build 7032 have been unvealed by Winfuture.

Just as we can see, Windows 7 Build 7032 was created on Jan 29th (Build 6.1.7032.0.winmain.090129-1812). The new edition has intergrated with two themes of “Architectures” and “Characters”, and added 6 new wallpapers. The IE8 RC has also been updated, while the other features keep the same as Build 7022.

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NVIDIA Graphics Driver Version 182.05 Released

 

With the announcement of F.E.A.R.2, NVIDIA also unleashes GeForce 182.05 Graphics Driver, and recommends gamers of F.E.A.R.2 to use this new release. Just as NVIDIA states, this is a WHQL-candidate driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, and 200-series desktop GPUs.

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Galaxy’s GeForce 9600GT Green Edition has been leaked

 

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Download: EVGA GPU Voltage Tuner V1.0

 

EVGA offers GPU Voltage Tuner v1.0 now to allow you to set a custom voltage level for your GTX 295, 280 or 260 graphics card, and to increase your clockspeeds beyond what was capable before.

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New Features of Windows 7 Build 7022

 

Yesterday we unleashed the download of Windows 7 Beta 7022, and some of you might have experienced it. If not, you may be interested in checking out its new features revealed by Win7.

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NVIDIA Releases GeForce Stereoscopic 3D Driver Version 181.25

 

Today NVIDIA releases GeForce Stereoscopic 3D stereo Version 181.25. If you are using the new NVIDIA 3D glasses, we recommend you to install this driver.

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Microsoft Windows 7 Build 7022 Leaked

 

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EVEREST v5.00 Released

 

EVEREST is a widely used PC diagnostics and benchmarking tool. Now it’s updated to 5.00 version coming with full support for Intel Core i7 “Nehalem” processors, OpenGL 3.0 and Microsoft Windows 7.

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GeForce GTX260 Coming With New PCB Design to Cut Cost

 

At the end of last year, GeForce GTX 260 became the first one of NVIDIA GTX200 series graphics cards to use 55nm processing technology. It featured P654 reference design, which cost less than earlier P651. The number of PCB layers reduced from 14 to 10, and it has abandoned the expensive Volterra chip to cut cost. Quite soon, the third-generation GTX260 design plan with codename of “P897/D10U-20″ will be also surfaced.

You might be interested in reading: The First Review of 55nm GeForce GTX260

The schedule drawing of P897 PCB design

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Pictures From Quake LIVE Webpage Edition

 

The test of Quake LIVE has begun just now. If you also have a personal key for it, just visit http://beta.quakelive.com to enjoy it. Here are some pictures for your eyes.

Play now!

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We Are in Luck to Test Quake LIVE Beta Version

 

Quite fortunately, we get a letter today from Quake LIVE Team inviting us to test the functions of Quake LIVE Beta Webpage Edition. Id Software has been working on its gaming website. (http://beta.quakelive.com).

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Badaboom Media Converter v1.1.1 Available

 

Famous video converter software Badaboom Media Converter was updated to v1.1.1 recently. The new release comes with support for FRAPS support which allows gamers to transcode their recorded game play, and has improved the overall stability of Badaboom.

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Galaxy Non-Reference 55nm GeForce GTX260 With Monster Cooler

 

Last month Galaxy announced the first non-reference 55nm GeForce GTX260 graphics card. It’s still being tested and the retail edition hasn’t been finalized yet, but we manage to get more details of its performance.

 

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