MSI Afterburner Utility Updated to Version 1.5.1 |
MSI has just updated Afterburner, the graphics card monitoring and tweaking utility, to version 1.5.1, and all the updates are related to MSI graphics cards:
Hardware Requirements on Windows 7 XP Mode Removed |
Microsoft introduced the Windows XP Mode as a part of Windows 7 RC, but to get it work you need CPUs which support either Intel Virtualization Technology or AMD-V.
GeForce GTX470 and GTX480 Specs & Pictures Emerge |
Just one week before the official release of GeForce GTX470/480, more details have been circulating around the web and these might be the final specs.
ATI Catalyst 10.3 Preview Drivers Released |
Just after the release of NVIDIA GeForce 197.13 Beta drivers, AMD has now offered the download of Catalyst 10.3 Preview driver. The new release supports the production version of Windows 7 and Windows Vista for notebooks featuring the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series, and is also supported by most major OEMs and ODMs.
AMD Phenom II X6 Clocks Leaked |
AMD is gearing up to unveil its hexa-core processors codenamed Thuban within one month, and the first wave of products will include four models – the Phenom II X6 1035T, 1055T (95W and 125W TDP), and the 1075T.
NVIDIA GeForce 197.13 Drivers Fix Fan Speed Issues |
NVIDIA has just released the GeForce 197.13 Beta drivers for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300-series and ION desktop GPUs, but not for the new GTX400 series.
Larrabee Project to Come Back With Vengeance in Its Own Time |
As we reported late 2009, Intel’s Larrabee project had been infinitely delayed, but it seems that the chip giant has never stop making efforts to enter into discrete graphics market.
GeForce GTX400 Series to Hit Retail Later Than Expected |
The Shanebaxtor site has just reported that the GeForce GTX400 series had been pushed back again to April 6th, but the good news is the delay only happens to the retail supply and not the NDA.
Official: Next-Generation 3DMark is DirectX 11 Only |
The CVG site has recently had an interview with FutureMark’s CEO Jukka Makinen. Besides talking about the Shatterd Horizon and the future development of the company, some information about the next-generation 3DMark also emerged.
The Upcoming GeForce GTX480 OC Edition to Draw 305W of Power |
After the GeForce GTX480 is released on March 26th, there’ll be OC editions coming from some leading manufacturers of graphics cards. According to the information we’ve gathered, the maximum power consumption of GTX480 could reach up to 298W, and we know the 6pin+8pin power connector is just capable of supplying 300W in the best situation.
GeForce GTX470/480 Die Shots Exposed |
The Chinese-language NGA forum has just leaked the die shots of NVIDIA GeForce GTX470/GTX480, and according to the post, the die size would measure 23mm*23mm, which is 529 square millimeters.
EVGA GeForce GTX4×0 Packages Pixellized |
Colorful showed off their GeForce GTX480 package at CeBIT, and EVGA has now also revealed their GTX470 and GTX480 boxes.
