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MSI R5870 Lightning - The MSI R5870 Lightning is from ground up a custom board design. I mean literally; the only thing original on that graphics card is the GPU from ATI and even on the GPU MSI tries to tweak a little. Custom PCB, specific component usage, a bucket load of VRM phases (15 phases) and Twin Frozr II cooler.
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Intel Core i7 980X processor - Intel today releases its first ever six-core consumer processor. We test the Gulftown based Core i7 980X. It's scrumptious, it's delicious. Really it overclocks brilliantly as well; it's dark demonic matter my man.
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USB 3.0 performance explored - A couple of weeks ago we published some USB 3.0 performance results based on an engineering board from MSI. In that early test we where not impressed at all by USB 3.0 performance. The final production sample of MSI's Star USB controller just arrived though, and that certainly makes the difference.
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ASUS M4A89GTD (USB 3.0) review - we'll test an offering from ASUS, namely the M4A89GTD Pro USB3. A motherboard carrying that new SATA6G controller and sure ASUS dropped a USB 3.0 controller onto this model as well.
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VidaBox vCase3 Premium mATX HTPC chassis - This chassis is a low profile mATX HTPC chassis with a great design at a reasonable price. Simple, basic and handy.
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Auzen X-Fi Bravura 7.1 - A review and test on the Auzen X-Fi Bravura 7.1 We quite enjoyed the sound of this card; it has a very musical profile that makes you want to listen to the next song or play the next game.
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MSI 890GXM G65 review (AMD 890GX chipset) - It's based on the new AMD 890GX chipset and is armed with features like USB 3.0 and SATA 6G. So without further ado let's have a peek at the all new 890GX chipset from AMD
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Thermalright Venomous-X CPU cooler - A cooler with great looks, excellent performance and some very clever innovations. A cooler that is compatible with Intel LGA sockets 775, 1156, and 1366. The cooler is ready for the upcoming Nehalem Gulftown based processors (six-core) and also comes with something new, called the 'Pressure Vault Bracket'.
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Radeon HD 5830 - Inbetween the Radeon HD 5770 and Radeon 5850 there is room for another product. A product that would cost roughly 230 EUR / 250 USD and performance wise would sit in-between the aforementioned graphics cards. Check out our review.
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ASUS Maximus III Extreme - The Maximus III Extreme is what I feel is one of the best tweaker / gamer P55 motherboards currently available in the market. Maximus III extreme will endear itself to PC enthusiasts and gamers. To get it some additional PCIe bandwidth we spot an NF200 bridge chip. It also supports USB 3.0, SATA 6G, and on-board 10-channel audio.
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Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced - The new version enhances the original CM 690 striking features with a seductive all-black interior, additional capacity, superb cooling system and user-friendly design.
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G.Skill Falcon II 128GB SSD - we test a product from G.Skill. Their newly released SSD is called the Falcon II which is a follow up of the original Falcon Solid State Disk series.
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Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1e X-Fi SoundCard - Based on Creative's PCIe X-Fi chipset, the Prodigy 7.1e keeps sound quality high and prices low for a superior value. It may be a no-frills sound card, it has features that a gamer would want like OpenAL and a stable driver, but also for audiophiles in upgradable opamps and a dedicated headphone out. Solid value.
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USB 3.0 SSD on the MSI Star USB 3.0 controller - It will be very interesting to see what MSI's latest USB 3.0 Star add-on controllers have in store and what kind of performance they bring to the table opposed to that old interface. Therefore we test USB 3.0 (tagged SuperSpeed) with the USB 3.0 ready N002 SSD from ADATA
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Enermax Modu87 Plus 600 Watt PSU - Will we be impressed by this 80+ Gold certified modular power supply that should bring us 90 percent efficiency?
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Radeon HD 5570 review - ATI today is launching the most budget of gaming capable graphics cards, the Radeon series 5500. In specific today we'll look at the Radeon HD 5570. A 400 shader processor encounting DX11 class product, with multi-monitor Eyefinity support (up-to three monitors) and a very low price -- set at just 69 USD.
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Gigabyte H57M USB3  motherboard - The Gigabyte H57 series offers a little more in the form of RAID support while it also packs a little more punch which we'll look at in this review of course. A more interesting feature on this GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard is that it also contains USB 3.0 and very excessive display connection options like DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort.
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MSI R5770 HAWK - A wicked Radeon HD 5770 based on a custom PCB, voltage check points, improved power phases and a nice heavy duty yet silent cooler. MSI labels it as their military class products, as the quality and choice in components is just top notch.
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Radeon HD 5450 review  - We'll look at the Radeon HD 5450. A DX11 class product, with multi-monitor Eyefinity support (up-to three monitors) and a very low price -- set at just 49 USD.
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Zalman MS1000-HS2 Professional mid-tower - Zalman recently released a new chassis onto the market called MS1000-HS2, a chassis targeted at the somewhat high-end professional end-user with a grasp for style, design and functionality.
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Core i3 530 processor - The Core i3 series is a processor that is priced much more attractive-- yet for a dual-core processor offers much more bang for buck at a mainstream or HTPC. We still owed you a review on it.
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OCZ Vertex 2 Pro (SandForce SF1500) SSD - OCZ has been on a winning streak with their SSD drives ever since that started selling Indilinx controller based products. Armed with that controller and a nice phat cache these SSDs show brilliant performance. Therefore it came as a total shock to all of the sudden see OCZ announce a new series SSDs with SandForce controllers.
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ATI Radeon HD 5670 - Today ATI releases thus the Radeon series 5600. Actually Radeon HD 5650 and 5670 today in specific -- we'll be looking at a couple of these cards in Crossfire as well.
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HIS Radeon HD 5750 ICEQ+ - The Radeon HD 5750 oozes with bang for buck. HIS made a more exclusive deal for you out of it. They launched an ICEQ+ version with customized silent cooling and DiRT 2 (the full PC game) for free bringing more value to what is supposed to be a mainstream product.
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MSI Big Bang Fuzion (Lucid Hydra) mobo - Now the big deal about the Big Bang Fuzion mainboard is that the board has that Lucid Hydra 200 chip that allows it to support multiple video cards of different brands and models at once.
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Core i5 650 - 660 and 661 processor - The new Intel processor lineup will include the Core i3 530 and 540 models, as well as the Core i5 650, 660, 661, and 670. Guru3D will put the Core i5 650, 660 and 661 to the test.
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Zalman CNPS 10X Quiet and Extreme - Zalman recently released a new series of CNPS (Computer Noise Prevention System ) heatpipe based coolers. We will put two out of the three to the test namely the CNPS10X Extreme and CNPS10X Quiet. Both coolers impressed us a lot.
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MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard - Here we will test the with MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard, this piece of kit is stuffed and loaded with features, looks nice and remain very affordable.
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Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler - It is called the Noctua NH-D14 premium cooler, but we like to call it the Big Ben of CPU coolers.
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 260 Super Overclock - Today we'll test Gigabyte's new GeForce GTX 260 (SP216) SO -- it comes with an Ultra durable design (long-lasting components) and as the title already suggests .. a pretty  nice overclock -- making this product faster than say a GeForce GTX 275.
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Radeon HD 5970 Overclocking - We boosted the Radeon HD 5970 Core from 725 MHz towards 935 MHz and the 4000 MHz memory is running and purring steady at 5240 MHz --- and that's a baffling result on just the reference air-cooler.
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Cooler Master HAF 922 - The HAF 922 is a good blend of a nice design, yet comes with pretty wicked yet silent cooling and then all the little extra's like decent cable management.
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Corsair Obsidian 800D chassis - Corsair's first ever PC chassis is called the Obsidian 800D, and it is without any shame I dare to state that this is among the best ever PC cases I personally have ever tested.
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Phenom II X4 965 BE revision C3 - AMD today updates their most high-end processor to a new revision, the Phenom II X4 965 BE processor with stepping C3 -- and this new model is all about energy efficiency. Oh and this thing just overclocks insane !
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OCZ Agility EX SSD  - We test the OCZ Agility EX SSD. If 100% reliability is your thing then this is the cheapest SLC based SSD with an Indilinx controller that you can think of.
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eVGA p55 Classified 200 - Today we look at a P55 motherboard in the extremely high-end range .. it's the all new eVGA P55 Classified 200. A board designed for the extreme overclockers a board for the uber enthusiast PC aficionado's.
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Quick article links

    CeBIT 2010 tradeshow coverage - Another year has passed and this year's CeBIT was held this week. In this editorial we'll visit ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Powercolor, ADATA, Enermax, G.SKill, OCZ Technology, ThermalTake, Cooler Master, Gelid and Corsair.
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    NVIDIA and its troubled GeForce 400 series - Today I wanted to write a little 'opinionated' editorial. Typically we do not address rumors and gossip. But an accumulation of things that have been going on over at camp NVIDIA and the Internet leading us to believe things are not as they should be.
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    NVIDIA GF100 Fermi Tech preview - Fermi is of course the family name of the latest generation of GPUs from NVIDIA. The first chipset deriving from Fermi will be called the GF100 GPU which will likely be used on what we think will be called products like GeForce 360 and GeForce 380. Join us in a quickie technology preview.
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    PC Buyers Guide - Winter Edition - Guru3D offers you their annual PC Buyers Guide, the 2009 Christmas edition was just launched. This article brings you a set of recommendations of products we feel are great components to build yourself a nice gaming rig.
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    Colin McRae Dirt 2 (PC) VGA performance  - Let's go check out both the DX9 and DX11 image quality and performance.
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    Radeon HD 5970 single & Crossfire - It's time to unleash the beast, welcome to a nice feature length review on the latest dual-GPU offering from ATI. What ATI did with the Radeon HD 5970 is to place two RV870 chips onto one PCB. Bridge them, Crossfire them and all of the sudden you'll have 4.3 Billion transistors at your disposal with a whopping 4.6 TFLOPs of raw performance.
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    COD Modern Warfare 2 VGA performance - Over the next few pages a word or two about the game, some image quality comparisons and obviously a nice lengthy VGA chart ranging from monitor resolution 1280x1024 up-to 2560x1600 measured with and with out AA.
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    ATI Eyefinity review - Eyefinity in short is having the ability to connect multiple monitors to your graphics card and create an extreme native resolution.
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    Windows 7 vs Vista VGA game performance - With Windows 7 already released on MSDN as Final, Guru3D figured now would be a good time to look at ATI, NVIDIA, Single- and Multi-GPU game performance in-between Windows Vista and Windows 7.
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    Blizzconn 2009 - The place is packed across 4 halls and here you see a mob waiting to try out the latest class for Diablo III, the Monk. Some of the latest hardware was on display; Oh and this year of course there was Ozzy.
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    Anno 1404 VGA graphics performance - So then, 1404’s levels are set on a series of islands. Some of them are already inhabited, while others are virgin territory, ripe for conquest. The 3D engine is smooth, beautifully detailed, so how will the game perform with a selection of 15 graphics cards ?
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    Guru3D photo contest winners  - From the 135 photo's you guys have been able to see we made a cut to 15 photo's we figured could end up as finalist. The 15 photo's have been submitted through a panel of judges. Check out the contest top 5 winners as well.
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    A Decade of Guru3D:

  • Introduction (open)
  • History of Guru3D 1 (open)
  • Contest 1 (closed)
  • History of Guru3D 2 open)
  • Contest 2 (closed)
  • Guru3D going Green (open)
  • Contest 3 (closed)

    Computex 2009 - Guru3D traveled half way around the globe to attend the Computex exhibition in Taiwan. Check out the diverse reports covered in over 50 pages of content.
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    Gigabyte Nan-Ping Factory Tour - Guru3D visited Gigabyte's Nan-Ping production factory in Taiwan. We followed the design and productions stages of both a motherboard and VGA card.
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    Guru3D Rig of the Month  - We just adore hardware. And sometimes some you guys really make a PC that really stands out. We ask you to answer a few simple questions and send in photo's of your rig. Each month we'll have a look at the entries and perhaps pick you and post your PC with photo's and everything here at Guru3D.com, each month we add a new addition - join now! 
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    Guru3D VGA Charts - The VGA charts is simply put a selection of games in which we will show you performance numbers (measured by average framerate). The distinct difference review results and these charts is two-fold, in our reviews we can only show you 5 maybe 6 comparative graphics card results due to limitation. In the VGA chart you can see all the reference cards we have tested in an orderly and easy to comprehend manner.
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    Guru3D PC Buyer's Guide - Time to build that dream PC before you head off for school! Surely don't take our advice for granted, but at the very least let us help you a little.
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    Games Convention Leipzig - We just arrived in bumble-frickin nowhere, Leipzig. The cultural rich Leipzig where this years GC - Game Convention will take place. Guru3D is there pretty much to meet up with some of the hardware vendors. We'll tell you all about the gaming hardware & show you well .. a lot of booth babes.
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    PhysX by NVIDIA - A review - NVIDIA will introduce a new set of GeForce drivers, PhysX driver and a PhysX pack. All GeForce series 8 and newer cards will get full PhysX support with a little help of the guys from Ageia and NVIDIA's CUDA team. We take a peek at what is released next week, what can you expect, what combo's are possible and obviously our opinion on the entire PhysX experience.
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    Guide to MKV x.264 GPU acceleration - How would you like to learn to playback MKV / x.264 content 98% accelerated by your Radeon of GeForce graphics card ? And we'll even go a step further, optimize image quality with the help of your graphics card shader processors ?
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    Radeon HD 5850 review - We'll test and review the Radeon HD 5850, we'll check both the single GPU performance but also will check it out in CrossfireX multi-GPU mode.
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    Radeon HD 5870 review - It's time for the article you've all been waiting on. Today ATI will launch their series 5800 graphics cards, the Radeon HD 5850 and 5870. Our twenty-seven page article today will cover all the ins and outs of this new DirectX 11 class graphics card series.
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    Core i5 750 - Core i7 860 and 870 - Today Intel is introducing the P55 motherboard chipset and no less than three new Nehalem based Lynnfield processors, with many more to follow in the upcoming months. Today's product releases are targeted at the higher segment of the mainstream market.
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News Headlines

MSI R5870 Lightning review
Realtek HD Audio 2.44 Driver
Black Prophecy BETA sign up
Eye-Fi Pro X2 is finally shipping
Canon DSLRs hacked to use Nintendo DS as control
Medal of Honor Trailer
Brink Cinematic Video
CryEngine 3 GDC Technology Video
AC intro's their XTREME 5970 / 5870 VGA coolers
Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Announced
AMD Six-Core Thuban to be launched as Phenom II X6 1000 series
OnLive Launches in June costs $14.95/month
Unreal Engine 3, Now With Valve's free Steamworks tools
Inno3D teasing with GTX 470 and 480 box shots
HWiNFO32 version 3.43-634 Beta
OCZ Onyx - a 32GB Consumer SSD
Galaxy dual-core GTS250 photos
ASUS reveals compact five-channel speaker
F1 2010 Announced
Intel Core i7 980X review
USB 3.0 performance explored
Sceptre Reveals 24-inch Chrome HD LCD TVs
Creative HS-930i and Aurvana In-Ear 2 Earbuds
Sony 3D TVs launch in June already
Blu-ray Drive Prices slowly fall to $70

View all news on one page »

 


Guru3D.com Cheapest Prices for

 

NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards:
GeForce GTX 295 1.75GB
GeForce GTX 285 1024MB
GeForce GTX 275 1024MB
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB
GeForce GTX 260 896MB
GeForce GTS 250 512MB
GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
GeForce 9600 GT 512MB

AMD (ATI)  Radeon graphics cards:
Radeon HD 5970 2GB
Radeon HD 5870 1GB
Radeon HD 5850 1GB
Radeon HD 5770 512MB
Radeon HD 5750 512MB
Radeon HD 4870 1024MB
Radeon HD 4890 1024MB
Radeon HD 4850 512MB

Processors AMD:


AMD Phenom X4 965BE Quad-Core
AMD Phenom X4 955BE Quad-Core
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Quad Core
AMD Phenom II X4 920 Quad Core
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Triple-Core BE

AMD 64 Athlon X2 6000+ (AM2)
AMD 64 Athlon II X2 250
AMD 64 Athlon X2 5200+
AMD 64 Athlon X2 4850e


You can check the best price on any piece of hardware & software in our database »

 


 

Processors Intel :
Intel Core i7 975 Processor 
Intel Core i7 950 Processor 
Intel Core i7 920 Processor 
Intel Core i7 870 Processor  
Intel Core i7 860 Processor  
Intel Core i5 750 Processor  
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Dual Core Processor  
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Processor 2.5 GHz 
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor 3.0 GHz 
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor  
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 Dual Core Processor  
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 Dual Core Processor  
Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile T7500 Processor 
 


 


MSI R5870 Lightning review
By Hilbert Hagedoorn, March 15, 2010 - 9:00 PM - 0 Comments


 

MSI R5870 Lightning test

We test the MSI R5870 Lightning. The MSI R5870 Lightning is from ground up a custom board design. I mean literally; the only thing original on that graphics card is the GPU from ATI and even on the GPU MSI tries to tweak a little. Custom PCB, specific component usage, a bucket load of VRM phases (15 phases) and Twin Frozr II cooler. This Mc Daddy of graphics cards should be ready for some good overclocks. What will also be of interest are V-Check points that allow you to check GPU and memory voltage, and a series of twelve LEDs on the rear of the card showing active vGPU power phases.

Read the full Guru3D review right here.

 

 

MSI R5870 Lightning


  

 


Realtek HD Audio 2.44 Driver
By Hilbert Hagedoorn, March 16, 2010 - 5:48 PM - 1 Comments


 

The latest download of Realtek's HD audio driver version available for Windows Vista, it runs under Windows 7 too.

The HD audio driver version for Realtek chips is available for download on our server. This download offers both the Windows XP and Vista binaries, the files contain drivers for the 32 Bit and 64 Bit versions. All Realtek HD audio chips, which are common on many motherboards and in notebooks, are supported.

History:
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Driver Package R2.44
    Realtek HD Audio Driver support all of Realtek HD Audio Codec .
    1. Vista/Windows 7 WHQL Supporting: ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC888, ALC889, ALC892, ALC861VD, ALC660, ALC662, ALC663, ALC665, ALC260, ALC262,ALC267, ALC268, ALC269, ALC270, ALC272, ALC273, ALC887,ALC670, ALC275, ALC680
    2. Windows 2000/XP WHQL Supporting: ALC880, ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC888, ALC889, ALC892, ALC861VC, ALC861VD, ALC660, ALC662, ALC663, ALC665, ALC260, ALC262, ALC267,ALC268, ALC269, ALC270, ALC272, ALC273, ALC887,ALC670, ALC275, ALC680
    3. HDMI Device WHQL Support: ATI HDMI Devices
    4. OS Supporting: Microsoft WindowsXP, Widnows2000, Windows Server 2003, Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows7 - x86/x64
    5. Pack with Microsoft High Definition Audio UAAV1.0a(5013)
    6. Add/Fix
        1.) Driver :
            1. Customizations.

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Black Prophecy BETA sign up
By Alex Vojacek, March 16, 2010 - 5:36 PM - 0 Comments


 

Gamigo, the developer of Black Prophecy, one of the most beauifully rendered Space Games I ever saw, is opening up it's BETA participation. You can sign in and Test-Play the Game for Free and help them improve it.

"Black Prophecy is the first Sci-Fi Space MMOG that dares the step towards action-oriented gameplay from a third-person and first person perspective. Register for the upcoming Closed Beta and be one of the few that get a first glimpse of Black Prophecy and help us improve the game's quality."

Go to Black Prophecy and sign up, just taking a look at the pictures you will know how good this game can be.


  

 


Eye-Fi Pro X2 is finally shipping
By Hilbert Hagedoorn, March 15, 2010 - 9:24 PM - 0 Comments


 

Wowzers, that took them a while. How long does it take to get an 8GB memory card to the market?  If you’re Eye-Fi, and the card is the WiFi 802.11n-toting Eye-Fi Pro X2, then it’s a couple of months; the company has announced that its latest wireless-enabled memory card is shipping from today, promising faster transfer speeds and improved overall performance.

According to the Eye-Fi blog, that’s all down to their new X2 engine, which bundles together a 200 MHz ARM926 processor with an MMU, dedicated flash and radio interface engines, and encryption acceleration hardware.  Combined, they’re good for improved WiFi-triangulation geotagging accuracy and “Endless Memory”, Eye-Fi’s new system whereby images and video are automatically deleted from the X2 once the card has verified that they’ve been correctly uploaded to the server.


The Eye-Fi Pro X2 will also come with Eye-Fi Center, the newest version of the company’s desktop manager app for PC and Mac.  Eye-Fi Center will also be available for existing Eye-Fi owners, though so far we can’t find it to download on their site.  As for the Eye-Fi Pro X2, that’s available for $149.99.


  

 


Canon DSLRs hacked to use Nintendo DS as control
By Hilbert Hagedoorn, March 15, 2010 - 9:18 PM - 0 Comments


 

A group of photographers at HDRLabs have created their own. Called the Open Camera Controller (OCC), it's based on an older Nintendo DS portable gaming console that controls the functions of Canon DSLR cameras, as well as Olympus and Sigma shooters. Along with some coding and a new hardware interface, the HDRLabs staffe claim they can make the connected DSLRs do things their manufacturers never intended.

This includes the ability to capture timelapse shots with a built-in alarm and triggering the shutter by clapping your hands instead of pressing the button.

The HDRLabs team came up with the idea after having to shoot HDR images for film production using Canon cameras. Canon only allowed them to a three-shot method for bracketing shots, when the users preferred to have as many as 11 stops to bracket their metered exposure.

While HDRLabs does not sell the OCC, it does provide comprehensive instructions on how other people can build their own. HDRLabs does offer five open-source apps to download for free once users have the interface created and ready to go. This includes the aforementioned Sound Trigger, Bracket, Intervalometer for timelapse as well as Astro Script for creating advanced shooting programs for astral photography and eManuals for quick referencing in the field.

The OCC was tested with the Canon 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D and 5D Mark II, with Sigma DSLRs, the Casio EX-FX1, and the Olympus E-P1 also working, albeit with some issues and limitations.


  

 


Medal of Honor Trailer
By Hilbert Hagedoorn, March 15, 2010 - 9:13 PM - 0 Comments


 

Check it out, the Premiere video from EA Games for Medal of Honor, which aired via GameTrailers on Spike TV.


  

 


Brink Cinematic Video
By Hilbert Hagedoorn, March 13, 2010 - 9:10 PM - 0 Comments


 

Bethesda released a new Brink trailer for your weekend video fun. The game is scheduled for a PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 release this fall. Brink is the new, futuristic first-person shooter from Quake Wars studio Splash Damage, which has gone to great lengths to inject some personality into this sometimes-predictable genre.


  

 


CryEngine 3 GDC Technology Video
By Hilbert Hagedoorn, March 13, 2010 - 9:08 PM - 0 Comments


 

Here's a new video on the upcoming CryEngine 3 showing at Crytek's GDC 2010 booth:


  

 


AC intro's their XTREME 5970 / 5870 VGA coolers
By Hilbert Hagedoorn, March 13, 2010 - 12:13 PM - 2 Comments


 

We spotted this on one CeBIT already, but the word is out and it is final. Arctic Cooling has announced the new Accelero XTREME 5970 / 5870 - Ultimate Cooling Weapon for ATI Radeon HD5970 and HD5870. Now bare in mind, I stared at this product and the cooler is HUGE. It will eat away at least three slots .. maybe even four.  

Still, the AC coolers are amongst the best when it comes to a refined balance of silence and performance. The performance is (according to AC) 40C cooler then the stock cooler running at only 0.5 Sone.

Main features

  • Unmateched cooling performance - 300 Watts
  • 3 ultra quiet 92mm PWM fans with low noise impeller
  • 8 heatpipes and 119 fins for efficient heat dissipation
  • Patented fan holder eliminates the buzzing sounds
  • RAM and voltage regular cooling
  • Pre-applied ARCTIC MX-2
  • CrossFire compatible

Cooling performance
Both models are equipped with three 92mm PWM fans running from 900 to 2,000 RPM, generating 81 CFM airflow for efficient heat dissipation from the core(s).

The Accelero XTREME 5970 is designed with an 8-heatpipe and 119-fin architecture to achieve 300 watts cooling for the dual-GPU Radeon HD5970. A layer of the ARCTIC MX-2 thermal compound is also pre-applied on the base of Accelero XTREME 5970.

The results are very promising– the GPU temperature of Radeon HD5970 is now 40°C lower than using the stock cooler.

Using three fans does not mean the noise level will be high. The precise fan blade design improves the laminar airflow and helps reducing the noise level to a minimum - only 0.5 sone at full speed (2,000 rpm). The patented fan holder and PWM function helps the Accelero XTREME 5970 to reduce the noise further, creating a much quieter gaming environment.


  

 


Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Announced
By Hilbert Hagedoorn, March 12, 2010 - 9:29 PM - 6 Comments


 

Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the PCI-E Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD and USB Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD, setting the gold standard for PC audio with the first discrete audio card and USB digital audio system to include THX TruStudio PC audio technology.

"The Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD and Sound Blaster X-Fi HD provide the highest quality audio playback of any sound products we have ever introduced, over a period of time where we have sold more than 400 million Sound Blaster cards," said Steve Erickson, Vice President and General Manager of Audio and Video at Creative. "We are thrilled to announce that our newest additions to the Sound Blaster line include THX TruStudio PC audio technology, bringing together two of the most respected names in sound quality to provide an unparalleled audio experience on the PC."


Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD
The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD is powered by the second-generation Creative X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity audio processor for PCI Express slots. The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD combines captivating industrial design with audiophile grade Digital to Analog Converters (DACs) and components to produce a 122dB signal-to-noise ratio, the highest SNR ever produced by a Creative sound card. A replaceable Op-amp is also a distinguishing feature allowing users to customise audio output with colouration that is refined to their personal tastes.

Additional product specifications include:

  • RCA Line Out for audio playback up to 122dB, 24-bit/96kHz Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC)
  • RCA Line Input for recording up to 118dB, 24-bit 96kHZ Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADC)
  • 0.001% Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N)
  • Headphone output for audio listening up to 115dB 33 Ohms, and 117dB, 330 Ohms, at 24bit/96kHz
  • Replaceable Op-amps
  • Hardware-accelerated 3D positional audio and EAX 5.0 effects that provide a truly immersive experience with headphones and speakers
  • Dolby Digital and DTS encoding enables one-step single-cable connection to home entertainment systems
  • TOS-link optical-in/out
  • 1/8" microphone-in
  • 1/8" headphone jack
  • Creative ALchemy to restore EAX and surround sound that is otherwise lost in DirectSound game titles running under Windows Vista and Windows 7
  • ASIO recording support with latency as low as one millisecond with minimal CPU load
  • Works with Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD
Designed as a high definition USB audio solution for notebooks and desktops, the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB digital audio system features audiophile-grade recording and playback. It is the only USB digital audio system that includes an analogue phono input, as well as standard audio inputs, enabling users to effortlessly convert analogue audio from their record albums or cassette tapes into MP3, AAC, FLAC and other digital formats. The systems comes with Media Toolbox, a comprehensive software package, including an advanced noise reduction programme that easily remove unwanted clicks, crackles, hums, pops, rumble and other sound imperfections from the tracks after they have been recorded, substantially improving the audio quality for playback.

The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD USB digital audio system also features THX TruStudio PC, bringing the same great audio experience found in live performances, films, and recording studios to laptop and desktop PCs.

Additional product specifications include:

  • RCA Line Out for audio playback up to 114dB, 24-bit/96kHz Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC)
  • RCA/Phono Line Input for recording up to 108dB, 24-bit 96kHZ Analog-to-Digital Converters
  • TOS-link optical-in/out
  • Gold-plated 1/4" microphone-in
  • Gold-plated 1/4" headphone jack
  • USB-bus powered, no external power supply required
  • Creative ALchemy to restore EAX and surround sound that is otherwise lost in DirectSound game titles running under Windows Vista and Windows 7
  • Works with Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems

Pricing and Availability
The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD will be available at The CREATIVE Stores at International Business Park and Marina Square, the online store at sg.store.creative.com and authorised dealers in Singapore from March 2010 onwards at the suggested retail prices of S$299.00 and S$149.00 respectively.


  

 

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