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Asus Lays Claim to World's Most Intelligent Graphics Card

Chris Moody — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:48:41 -0500

Asus has laid claim to launching the world's most intelligent graphics card with the release of their ROG (Republic of Gamers) EN9600GT MATRIX/HTDI/512M. Asus goes on to say, “Much like a sci-fi movie where the protagonists can do just about anything, the ROG MATRIX Series will allow gamers to unleash the true power of graphics cards.” Can you smell the hype? I love the smell of hype in the morning.

Make the jump to hear more about the MATRIX EN9600GT video card including specs!

Hands-On with Nvidia's New GeForce GTX 280!

Michael Brown — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Watching the ongoing race between AMD and Nvidia to build the ultimate graphics processor reminds us of the tale of the tortoise and the hare. AMD has played the hare, aggressively bounding ahead of Nvidia in terms of process size, number of stream processors, frame buffer size, memory interface, die size, and even memory type. Yet Nvidia always manages to snag the performance crown. The GeForce 200 series is but the latest example. We lay hands on the smokin’-fast GeForce GTX 280. Could this be the graphics processor to finally tame Crysis? We reveal what makes the card unique and how its architectural advances translate in the benchmarks!

AMD Radeon HD 3850

Michael Brown — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:24:37 -0600

We were so pleased with the price/performance ratio of AMD’s Radeon HD 3870 that we awarded Asus’s implementation of it a 9 Kick Ass verdict in our January 2008 issue. We’re not nearly as impressed with the gaming performance of the architecture’s cheaper cousin, the Radeon HD 3850.

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Daily News Brief: NVIDIA 9600GT and 9800GX2 Revealed!

Paul Lilly — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:38:21 -0600

Specs and pics of NVIDIA's next generation videocards emerge, hard drives return to profitability, Apple might be backing Blu-ray, Netflix to invade televisions, and more!

Asus EAH 3870

Michael Brown — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:04:02 -0600

AMD has pulled a rabbit out of its hat by transforming the near-debacle that was the R600 architecture into a serious mainstream contender: The Radeon HD 3870.

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BFG 8600 GTS OC

Michael Brown — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:25:44 -0500

We thought DirectX 10 was going to be a crucial factor by now, but Vista is so screwed up from a gaming perspective we can’t recommend installing it. And then there’s the issue of high-def video playback to consider. Oy vey!

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