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PowerColor dual Barts/HD6870 video card surfaces and it looks awesome

Shane McGlaun, May 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

I really like it when video card makers take what would normally be a decent video card with a single GPU and make it much more than that by adding a second of the same GPU to the mix. Dual GPU video cards are nothing new and have been around for a long time, we just don't see them as often as the single GPU offerings. The only downside to a dual GPU video cards is that they tend to run hotter and take up more space and power than your average single GPU card. Read The Full Story

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Checking Out the Samsung MD23 Three Screen LCD Monitor

Chris Burns, Nov 19th 2010 Discuss [2]

Behold the Samsung MD23 Three Screen LCD Monitor, aka MD230X3. You’re about to see this beast showcased tethered with an ATI video card and in the three monitor configuration showcasing EyeFinity (not sure which version) format. What Eyefinity format is is a driver format through ATI Catalyst that allows your computer to work with a three-screen monitor setup. Wait, how big is that, you ask? 5760 x 1080 resolution. As Vince says – “monstrous.”

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AMD Radeon HD 6970 caught in wild, detailed & running late?

Chris Davies, Nov 8th 2010 Discuss [2]

New details on AMD's Radeon HD 6900 series graphics cards have been squeezed out over the weekend, with live shots of the Radeon HD 6970 arriving at ZOL together with some early specifications at Fudzilla. According to the leaks, the Cayman-based video card will tote 1,536 stream processors, along with 32 ROPs, 96 texture units and a full 2GB of GDDR5 memory. Read The Full Story

Club 3D unveils overclocked Radeon HD 6850 video card

Shane McGlaun, Nov 5th 2010 Discuss [2]

For many years there were no factory overclocked video cards from ATI partners. If you wanted an ATI card with more performance, you had to do the overclocking yourself. Over the last, few years there have started to be a number of factory overclocked ATI cards on the market for the folks that don’t have the time or inclination to overclock themselves. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Acer Aspire 8943G Review

Ewdison Then, Nov 4th 2010 Discuss [5]

Acer’s Aspire 8943G notebook is about as far from the company’s budget netbooks as you could get in a computer and yet still have a battery. A sizeable desktop replacement, with slick, minimalist design and high quality materials, the Aspire 8943G doesn’t stint on specifications, either, with an Intel Core i7 CPU and lashings of RAM. Can an Acer PC really compete, not just on performance but aesthetics too, with Apple’s well-esteemed MacBook Pro line? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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MSI debuts AMD R6850 and R6870 video cards

Shane McGlaun, Oct 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

With the latest video cards from AMD hitting the market late last week, it's natural that we see more and more makers offering up their own branded version of those new video cards. MSI has pulled the wraps off its own R6850 and R6870 video cars for gamers to peruse. Read The Full Story

XFX outs AMD Radeon HD 6870 and 6850 video cards

Shane McGlaun, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Today marks the launch of the new AMD Radeon video cards and XFX has pulled the wraps off new HD 6870 and 6850 video cards for gamers. The new cards have many nice features including support for 3D gaming with DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.4a ports on the cards. The cards support 120Hz frame rates for use with active 3D glasses. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Acer Predator AG5900 Review

Ewdison Then, Oct 17th 2010 Discuss [6]

We’ve had our fair share of beastly desktops on the SlashGear test bench, but the Acer Predator AG5900-U3092 probably has the most distinctive design. Etched with bright orange pinstripes, the new Predator is pretty striking for its internal components too: an Intel Core i7 chip, fast ATI graphics and more. Check out the full SlashGear review of this $1,350 gaming PC after the cut.

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Lesance GSN801GAW Gaming Laptop Packs a Punch, Not the Looks

Evan Selleck, Oct 15th 2010 Discuss [3]

It seems that the bigger you get in the gaming laptop market, the faster the beautiful aesthetics drop off. The new GSN801GAW gaming laptop from Lesance follows this trend, packing enough power in the features department for anyone looking for their next gaming laptop to give it a second look, but it certainly won't be winning any beauty pageants any time soon. Read The Full Story

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HP ENVY 17 3D hands-on

Chris Davies, Oct 14th 2010 Discuss [2]

HPs ENVY range of laptops have always been eye-catching, but their latest ENVY 17 3D takes that up a step by packing 3D support too. We caught up with the 17.3-inch Full HD notebook this week, and it’s certainly a beast of a machine: plenty of metal in the chassis, a quadcore Intel Core i7-720QM processor, 2TB of storage and a slot-loading Blu-ray drive.

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Microsoft snare GPU acceleration patent for video encoding

Chris Davies, Oct 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has been granted a patent for GPU acceleration of video encoding, in a move that could have significant ramifications for NVIDIA, ATI and others. The patent, "Accelerated video encoding using a graphics processing unit" filed in October 2004, describes a system whereby the GPU can "perform a motion estimation process in parallel with the video encoding process performed by the CPU" to reduce overall encoding time. Read The Full Story

Lenovo ThinkCentre M75e giveaway coming up…

Chris Davies, Sep 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

We're already running two giveaways - for a You Rock Guitar and a range of iPad cases - but we wanted to let you know there's yet another opportunity to win coming up, courtesy of Lenovo. The company is giving us a brand new AMD-powered Lenovo ThinkCentre M75e to give away, and since they're particularly proud of the AMD 760G chipset's ability to drive two displays simultaneously, they're throwing in a pair of 19-inch Lenovo LCD monitors as well! Read The Full Story