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 | Author: Ben Sun Date: 05-07-2008 ATI has been at the forefront of the push towards higher graphics standards, being the first video card company to use DirectX 8.1... |
 | Author: Ben Sun Date: 04-25-2008 The EVGA 8800GT 1GB AKIMBO is an interesting card in many respects. The performance is not up to the 9800GTX but it is close being... |
 | Author: Doc Overclock Date: 04-24-2008 Everyone who is heavy into their PC knows what a Raptor drive is, and what it stands for, fast drives that exceed the competition ... |
 | Author: Ben Sun Date: 04-22-2008 A Phenom 8750 with a 780G motherboard would cost around $290 today. This will give you excellent integrated graphics with full com... |
 | Author: Ben Sun Date: 04-18-2008 XFX is one of the big dogs in the United States when it comes to NVIDIA based video card sales in the retail channel, along with E... |
 | Author: Ben Sun Date: 04-11-2008 Palit is a European and Asian based video card manufacturer that builds NVIDIA video cards, ATI video cards, motherboards and othe... |
 | Author: Doc Overclock Date: 04-04-2008 XFX has made a solid place for themselves in the VGA community and the dog has put many other companies in the dog house, especial... |
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 | Author: Ben Sun Date: 05-04-2008 Intel motherboards dominate the market since their CPUs also dominate the market. Their main rival in the consumer business AMD ha... |
 | Author: Ben Sun Date: 04-30-2008 Elite Computer Systems has been around making motherboards and video cards among other computer related components for years. Most... |
 | Author: Doc Overclock Date: 04-21-2008 The new Intel E7200 was able to achieve a 3.56GHz speed over its normal 2.56GHz default setting, and the E8500 was able to go fro... |
 | Author: Ben Sun Date: 03-26-2008 ASUS has done a wonderful job with their ASUS MAXIMUS Formula board. Based upon Intel’s X38 chipset, the Maximus Formula brings th... |
 | Author: Doc Overclock Date: 03-19-2008 EVGA is a company that has pounded the pavement with NVIDIA products for almost a decade now and they show no signs of slowing dow... |
 | Author: Ben Sun Date: 02-29-2008 XFX has long been known as one of the top video card makers in the NVIDIA camp, with many overclocked versions of their video card... |
 | Author: Doc Overclock Date: 02-17-2008 Gigabyte uses the X48 Northbridge and ICH9R Southbridge combo to good effect. You’ll notice the inclusion of DDR2 memory instead D... |
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Industry Headlines, News and Reviews From Around the World :: The Motherboard Daily
May 9, 2008 |
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Posted by: GodSquirrel
on Fri May 09 2008 12:41 pm PDT Comments (1)
A few months ago, ASUS jumped into the audio card market with both feet with the introduction of their Xonar product line. One of the first models to market was the premium Xonar D2 Ultra Fidelity 7.1 sound card. The D2 boasted a superb retail package with all of the cabling, software and extras one would need thrown in, along with a slick, eye-catching design, for around $180. Not only did the Xonar D2 Ultra Fidelity 7.1 deliver on all fronts, but it also proved to be solid competition for Creative, who still has somewhat of a stranglehold on add-in audio card market.
To further infuse themselves into the audio card market though, ASUS didn't stop with the Xonar D2 Ultra Fidelity 7.1. They have since developed several other model to meet the needs of consumers of all budgets. Today, we take a look at ASUS' latest offering which targets the mainstream market, the more affordable Xonar DX PCI Express 7.1 Audio Card. Head on over to the site and check it out:
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Posted by: GodSquirrel
on Fri May 09 2008 12:41 pm PDT Comments (0)
Rock Group Plc, founded in 1992, has today outlined the reasons for its failure and is actively pursuing a sale of the business.
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Posted by: GodSquirrel
on Fri May 09 2008 12:40 pm PDT Comments (0)
"Today we are checking out a 2GB DDR3 RAM kit from Kingston’s HyperX line. This RAM is a great lower cost kit that performs well and has overclocking headroom.
When all the testing was finished the Kingston HyperX KHX14400D3K2/2GN kit performed well. It has some headroom left for overclocking and performs well at the programmed SPD settings. The RAM is also a bit cheaper than some other brands of enthusiast DDR3 on the market."
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Posted by: GodSquirrel
on Fri May 09 2008 12:40 pm PDT Comments (0)
"Fortunately, the heat sink blew away most of my doubts about the product. The Zipang is shockingly well built and extremely solid. It feels like serious quality, not at all flimsy like many others in this price range. Again, the shear size of the fan speaks for itself; attached resolutely with fan clips. I ran my hand across the the six heat pipes, which connect to the main cooling fins, in not only one section, but two sections, distributed on the bottom and throughout the center (UPHC as dubbed by Scythe). In addition, the Zipang includes a thick sub-heatsink, attached to the main cooling plate directly. This reminds me of the famed, but obsolete Thermal Right XP-120, except on some serious steroids."
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Posted by: GodSquirrel
on Fri May 09 2008 12:40 pm PDT Comments (0)
"Enermax has recently released two high-efficiency power supply series, MODU82+ and PRO82+. The name implies that products from these two series have efficiency of at least 82%, but Enermax says they actually have efficiency of at least 84%. Both use the same internal project, with MODU82+ models using a modular cabling system. Today we are going to take an in-depth look on the 525 W model from the PRO82+ series (also known as EPR525AWT) and see if it can really deliver its labeled power and efficiency. Read on."
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Posted by: GodSquirrel
on Fri May 09 2008 12:39 pm PDT Comments (0)
We have been following a brewing controversy over the PC version of Assassin's Creed and its support for AMD Radeon graphics cards with DirectX 10.1 for some time now, and we were perplexed by some of the issues involved. Fortunately, the tech lead for the Assassin's Creed development team was kind enough to answer our questions about the nature of the game's DX10.1 performance increases, what they mean for image quality, and what the future for DX10.1 support in the game might be.
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Posted by: GodSquirrel
on Thu May 08 2008 11:21 am PDT Comments (0)
"We compared the nForce 780a SLI to the AMD 780G since we wanted to test out the integrated graphics and PureVideo HD functionality as well as general performance. It seems to have paid off; the test results were interesting as the HD DVD playback testing over the HDMI output showed that NVIDIA passed up ATI when it comes to offloading the CPU usage. NVIDIA claims that an HT3-based Phenom CPU is required to provide the necessary bandwidth when playing HD video using the motherboard GPU. Our testing showed this is not true, but NVIDIA claims moving from a HT1 processor to HT3 will give the integrated graphics the bandwidth it needs to better render HD content. This is something we will check out later, because if we are impressed with what a 2.5GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core CPU can do with HT1, we'd better be sitting down for some Phenom 50-series action..."
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Posted by: GodSquirrel
on Thu May 08 2008 11:21 am PDT Comments (0)
As the Media Center or Home Theatre PC becomes more popular in homes the need for a better way to interact with the PC on the other end becomes critical. While the standard remote control may be good for most functions, what do you do when you have the need to input information or data, or type in searches? Logitech has created the diNovo Mini which is essentially a tiny bluetooth keyboard which allows you much greater freedom with your HTPC. The diNovo Mini combines all the functionality of a touchpad, keyboard, and hotkeys all into one tiny palmtop package that even has back lighting. Check out our review of this cool accessory.
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Posted by: GodSquirrel
on Thu May 08 2008 11:20 am PDT Comments (0)
Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 460 W (RS-460-PMSR-A3) is the latest release from this manufacturer for the mainstream market. Is it a good product? Can it really deliver 460 W? Let’s take a look.
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Posted by: GodSquirrel
on Thu May 08 2008 11:20 am PDT Comments (1)
Last time we attempted to quantify the value propositions of a large cross-section of competing products, we concentrated on microprocessors. Ever since then, we've wanted to explore the same concept with graphics cards. Thanks to our latest round of graphics card reviews, which culminated with the massive GeForce 9 series multi-GPU extravaganza last month, we've ended up with enough benchmark data to paint a fairly complete picture of today's mid- to high-end GPU market.
Armed with this information, we've taken another crack at quantifying value, this time by looking at what sort of GPU power you get for your dollar. The results are interesting, if nothing else. Read on to see what we found.
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