As if ATI hadn’t shaken up the graphics card market enough with its HD4800 series, they are set to create even more of a stir with the release of their latest card the HD4830 set for next month. To give you an idea of what to expect we have obtained this chart which has the […]
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ATI HD4830 shapes up to be 9800GT killer
September 28, 2008Update: New Macbook Pro
September 27, 2008This week, this image was released to the internet and release dates were discussed.
Dell quietly releases new 1080p monitor
September 27, 2008TEST
Nvidia renames 9 series, GTX 280+ due October 15th
September 27, 2008To alleviate much of the confusion regarding Nvidia naming schemes for their current cards they are generically naming all the 9 series cards under the GT100 branding. The new naming convention will apparently apply to all 55nm GeForce 9 series cards. It is reported that by the end of 2008, Nvidia will be offering today’s […]
Nehalem won’t increase game perfomance much
September 27, 2008Those of you expecting miracles with game performance on Core i7 CPUs are going to find this disappointing. It is reported that some titles will get a performance boost of 10 to 15 percent, but most will get less than 10 percent.
Adobe and NVIDIA team up to boost performance 7x
September 25, 2008Adobe CS4 will support NVIDA CUDA which means GPU acceleration which will result in performance boosts of up to 7x!
More details on Adobe CS4
September 24, 2008There is now even more information on your favourite applications from Adobe including Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Acrobat and inDesign.
Liquid cooling, to be or not to be?
September 24, 2008As a hardware enthusiast I am frequently assessing my rig and constantly upgrading it, I have recently upgraded from an Antec 900 to 1200 and purchased an additional 9800gtx for SLI. As such, there comes a time when all of us enthusiasts consider, if only for a brief period, liquid cooling.
Nvidia’s new flagship card is the GTX 350
September 23, 2008An Australian e-tailer has leaked information on Nvidia’s new cards the GTX 280+ and the GTX 350 set for release by the end of this year.
Adobe CS4 due out in October
September 23, 2008Adobe has just announced in a press release that CS4 will be available in October. Sounds like there will be some much needed updates and some significant improvements.
Crysis developers talk PS4 release
September 22, 2008The CEO of Crytek, developers of Crysis and Crysis: Warhead, recently spoke at a keynote about the PS4, its release date and how the next generation of game consoles will be a “catalyst for a renaissance” in gaming graphics.
The power of Crysis
September 22, 2008This video shows how powerful the CryENGINE 2 is. It was rendered on a computer with 2GB RAM, a 2.4GHz processor and an 8800 Ultra . Originally the frame rate was 0.2 but the engine rendered the movie in great quality. Enjoy! Bkram1
4850 X2 on hold…for now
September 22, 2008ATI was supposed to release its Radeon HD 4850 X2 card in September and we asked around and it doesn’t look that you will see any of these cards by the end of this month. Radeon HD 4870 X2 are obviously selling well and it seems ATI tactically delaying the slower part with DDR3 memory as it simply […]
GX2 280 by years end?
September 21, 2008Ever since ATI took nvidia’s flagship status away from them with the 4870X2, rumours have run wild would what nvidia would have up its sleeve to combat it. With the mediocre release of a new GTX 260 now behind us rumours have resurfaced that we could see nvidia’s new flagship model by years end.
New MacBooks rumoured to have shipped
September 20, 2008It is rumoured that Apple has secretly shipped out the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros out to retailers for a quiet release. Apparatus, the whole MacBook line will feature a new, slim aluminium case and a price drop.