First Overclocked GeForce 9800 GX2s!
Published by Codrut Nistor, on April 2nd, 2008, in the categories: Video Cards
The fact that NVIDIA's GeForce 9800 GX2 seems to be the most powerful video card available for gamers at this time doesn't mean it's going to make everyone happy. I know people who consider benchmark results more important than gaming experience, and exactly those may be the first customers for the first factory overclocked 9800 GX2, coming from the notorious EVGA!
In fact, there is more than just one GeForce 9800 GX2 model that comes pre-overclocked from EVGA, and the pricing is extremely intresting. Just keep in mind that the standard 9800 GX2 has a GPU clocked at 600MHz, unified shader processors running at 1500MHz, and memory with a frequency of 2000MHz, and is priced at $599. Now, let's see what can you get for only a few dollars more...
- EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB SC (SuperClocked): GPU : 625MHz, unified shader processors : 1562MHz, memory : 2000MHz, model: 01G-P3-E892-AR, price: $599.
- EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB KO (Knock-Out): GPU : 650MHz, unified shader processors : 1620MHz, memory : 2050MHz, model: 01G-P3-E895-AR, price: $609.
- EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB SSC (SuperSuperClocked): GPU : 675MHz, unified shader processors : 1674MHz, memory : 2100MHz, model: 01G-P3-E897-AR, price: $619.
- EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB BlackPearl: GPU : 675MHz, unified shader processors : 1674MHz, memory : 2100MHz, model: 01G-P3-E897-WR, price: unknown.
Only $20 extra for a solid overclock and same generous warranty? Now, that's what I call "serious hardware manufacturer!" Congratulations, EVGA, and I hardly wait to see first benchmarks of these new monsters!
In fact, there is more than just one GeForce 9800 GX2 model that comes pre-overclocked from EVGA, and the pricing is extremely intresting. Just keep in mind that the standard 9800 GX2 has a GPU clocked at 600MHz, unified shader processors running at 1500MHz, and memory with a frequency of 2000MHz, and is priced at $599. Now, let's see what can you get for only a few dollars more...
- EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB SC (SuperClocked): GPU : 625MHz, unified shader processors : 1562MHz, memory : 2000MHz, model: 01G-P3-E892-AR, price: $599.
- EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB KO (Knock-Out): GPU : 650MHz, unified shader processors : 1620MHz, memory : 2050MHz, model: 01G-P3-E895-AR, price: $609.
- EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB SSC (SuperSuperClocked): GPU : 675MHz, unified shader processors : 1674MHz, memory : 2100MHz, model: 01G-P3-E897-AR, price: $619.
- EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB BlackPearl: GPU : 675MHz, unified shader processors : 1674MHz, memory : 2100MHz, model: 01G-P3-E897-WR, price: unknown.
Only $20 extra for a solid overclock and same generous warranty? Now, that's what I call "serious hardware manufacturer!" Congratulations, EVGA, and I hardly wait to see first benchmarks of these new monsters!
Risky Business a la Intel
Published by Bogdan Alex, on April 2nd, 2008, in the categories: CPU
Intel is doing well, maybe too well for its sake. The 45nm CPUs own everything, AMD can’t really compete for now and Nahalem is gloriously prefiguring in the clouds. What more could you ask for, Intel? What’s that, a self-challenging move that could ruin your future? Easy now...
Nehalem is considered to be the most significant and yet most dangerous micro-architecture move that Intel made in the last five years. Basically, Intel is trying to fuse the best of their own architectures with the holy grail of AMD’s ideas that have been already implemented in their CPUs for some time now.
This means that Intel has to put the integrated memory controller and L3 cache in a single processor and that could as well have “WARNING! ERRORS AHEAD!” written all over it. In fact Intel is clever enough to deal with those problems but that might mean that Nehalem could get released at a later date. With Nehalem, Intel is risking like never before, only to integrate what AMD’s CPUs have been sporting for years.
They really want to crush AMD? But, what’s the real deal? Intel’s CPUs are speedy enough the way they are now. The only big advantage Nehalem would have over Denab is its Hypertheading support, in this case.
Nehalem is considered to be the most significant and yet most dangerous micro-architecture move that Intel made in the last five years. Basically, Intel is trying to fuse the best of their own architectures with the holy grail of AMD’s ideas that have been already implemented in their CPUs for some time now.
This means that Intel has to put the integrated memory controller and L3 cache in a single processor and that could as well have “WARNING! ERRORS AHEAD!” written all over it. In fact Intel is clever enough to deal with those problems but that might mean that Nehalem could get released at a later date. With Nehalem, Intel is risking like never before, only to integrate what AMD’s CPUs have been sporting for years.
They really want to crush AMD? But, what’s the real deal? Intel’s CPUs are speedy enough the way they are now. The only big advantage Nehalem would have over Denab is its Hypertheading support, in this case.
Laser Time, Brother!
Published by Codrut Nistor, on April 1st, 2008, in the categories: News
In today's world, information is the most powerful weapon, and I am not talking about war here. When you want a better job, when you need to get the best deal for your company, or when you are not sure about the college to go to - information is everything, and since I mentioned "college" and "job", let's get to the point - I am sure you have a lot of printing to do, so why not get a laser printer?
While a printer could be useful, why not get a printer capable of scanning, making copies, and even receive faxes? The Brother MFC-7820N, pictured above, is one of those good choices for the small office, but if you're a busy student, or you end up working at home often, I am sure it's going to fit your room perfectly!
Well, we're talking about print and copy speeds of up to 20 ppm, with a resolution up to 2400X600 dpi, Ethernet, USB and parallel interfaces, flatbed color scanner, a 35-page auto document feeder, and more, all for a price of about $200, maybe up to $270, depending on your purchase place.
I know you shouldn't go on and buy your new office workhorse before checking more multifunctional printers, but I hope our hint today gave you some ideas on what to look for, and how much to pay for the features you get.
While a printer could be useful, why not get a printer capable of scanning, making copies, and even receive faxes? The Brother MFC-7820N, pictured above, is one of those good choices for the small office, but if you're a busy student, or you end up working at home often, I am sure it's going to fit your room perfectly!
Well, we're talking about print and copy speeds of up to 20 ppm, with a resolution up to 2400X600 dpi, Ethernet, USB and parallel interfaces, flatbed color scanner, a 35-page auto document feeder, and more, all for a price of about $200, maybe up to $270, depending on your purchase place.
I know you shouldn't go on and buy your new office workhorse before checking more multifunctional printers, but I hope our hint today gave you some ideas on what to look for, and how much to pay for the features you get.
1k sheets per minute
Published by Bogdan Alex, on April 1st, 2008, in the categories: News
Not too many breakthroughs in printing technologies lately. In fact there’s been nothing impressive in this field for several years now. Maybe people realized the fact that paper should be used when needed, sparing the trees and setting the ecosystems back on their tracks. Oh, wait, is it April 1 today? Right… Hail to the absolute eater of paper, Kyocera’s new printer that prints thousands of sheets in a blink of an eye.
Heh, not quite, but close enough. The new KJ4 series from Kyocera features printheads that can churn out up to 200 meters per minute at 600 x 480 dpi, or 150 meters per minute at 600×600 dpi—which equates to about 1000 sheets of A4 per minute! That would amount to an incredible 17 pages a second. Somebody ban this thing before it gets commercialized! There’ll be no trees left in several years if thousands of people start using this at its full potential.
How’s that possible, anyway? The KJ4 manages those huge amounts of paper thanks to its proprietary piezoelectric ceramics technology. It also features a 4.25 inch printline—the largest in its class. It’s supposed to be released in April, so make sure you got enough paper to feed the cellulose-hungry device.
Heh, not quite, but close enough. The new KJ4 series from Kyocera features printheads that can churn out up to 200 meters per minute at 600 x 480 dpi, or 150 meters per minute at 600×600 dpi—which equates to about 1000 sheets of A4 per minute! That would amount to an incredible 17 pages a second. Somebody ban this thing before it gets commercialized! There’ll be no trees left in several years if thousands of people start using this at its full potential.
How’s that possible, anyway? The KJ4 manages those huge amounts of paper thanks to its proprietary piezoelectric ceramics technology. It also features a 4.25 inch printline—the largest in its class. It’s supposed to be released in April, so make sure you got enough paper to feed the cellulose-hungry device.
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