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AMD Set to Launch ATI HD 4600, Its Answer to NVDIA GeForce 9500 Series, September 10

Mark Edward Soper — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:00:30 -0500

Tom's Hardware reports that AMD is set to launch the new ATI HD 4600 series of video cards on September 10. The HD 4600 is designed to compete with the GeForce 9500 series of video cards, and is expected to replace the ATI HD 3800 series.

HD 4670 versus HD 4650

The HD 4600 series, like the GT 9500 GT, provides best performance when used with GDDR3 memory, but will also be available with DDR3 and DDR2 memory. Cards based on the RV730XT GPU will be known as the HD 4670 (available in 1GB and 512MB RAM versions), while cards based on the slower RV730 Pro GPU will be known as the HD 4650 (available with 512MB of RAM).

Both GPUs will offer PCI Express 2.0 support, DirectX 10.1 support, physics and dynamic geometry acceleration, 24x CFAA technology, 128-bit memory bandwidth, HDCP support for full-quality HD playback, and CrossFire support. The HD 4670 has a power requirement of only 70 to 80 watts, while the HD 4650 requires only 50 to 55 watts, making them ideal for home theater systems.

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Disappearing Drives, Connectors, and Copy Protection Problems.

The Maximum PC Staff — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:26:15 -0500

This month, the Doctor tackles mysterious unrecognized devices, HDCP's colossal headaches, and trying to back up content from your DVR.

In the Lab: Gordon Mah Ung Cross-Examines CrossFire

Gordon Mah Ung — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:35:28 -0500

I’ve been skeptical of multi multi-GPU support since the days of
Nvidia’s original Quad SLI. Back then, bad drivers, a lack of game
support, and 30-inch panels that cost a month’s pay made the prospect
unpalatable.

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MSI R3870 X2 T2DIG

Michael Brown — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:54:01 -0600

AMD’s Radeon HD 3870 is a fine GPU for the money. It doesn’t outperform Nvidia’s GeForce 8800 GTX, and it lags far behind the extravagant 8800 Ultra, but it does deliver a phenom— er, make that a tremendous price/performance ratio.

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Videocard Image-Quality Shootout

Michael Brown — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:48:46 -0600

Which company delivers the best visual experience: AMD or Nvidia?

Get Your Windows Vista Updates Here! Late January Edition

Mark 'Marcus Soperus' Soper — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:08:51 -0600

Microsoft rolls out solutions for users who can't install Vista SP1 RC or other updates, makes it easier to fix multi-GPU performance, and solves performance problems with WPF-based websites.

CrossFire and SLI Performance Fix for Vista, Part Deux

Mark Soper — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:13:18 -0600

Just in time for visions of SLI and CrossFire dancing in gamers' heads this holiday season, Microsoft rolls out a second multi-GPU performance fix for Vista.

HP Blackbird 002

Michael Brown — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:00:55 -0500

Label us Luddites for resisting Windows Vista, but there’s no arguing
the point that the new OS currently offers very little you can’t get
faster with Windows XP. That goes double for games, which is why we’re
baffled by HP’s decision to run Vista Ultimate on the groundbreaking
Blackbird 002 gaming rig it sent us.

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