Xbitlabs.com – Apple on Thursday admitted that its laptops featuring NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) may get out of order due to already known issues with GeForce chips for mobile computers. The company advices owners of affected MacBook systems to contact Apple to get free repairs or reimbursements for repairs. The firm stressed that NVIDIA misinformed it regarding possibilities of problems.
“In July 2008, NVIDIA publicly acknowledged a higher than normal failure rate for some of their graphics processors due to a packaging defect. At that same time, NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers with these graphics processors were not affected. However, after an Apple-led investigation, Apple has determined that some MacBook Pro computers with the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor may be affected,” Apple said in a statement. Read more…
The company Albratron Technology announced the release of papers on the market GeForce 8600GT, 8500GT and 8400GS version of the old, well-PCI interface. All cards will have a low profile. 8600GT and 8500GT contain 256MB 128-bit DDR3 memory, 800 MHz clock taktowanej (strong GPU, respectively 540 and 450 MHz). 8400GS model specifications have not yet been announced.
Albatron suggests that the cards are intended not only for users of old computers, but also for those who wish to connect to your PC additional monitors, and are no longer available (or any) PCI-Express slot.
More recently, NVIDIA has a lot of problems – first with an extraordinarily efficient Radeonami HD 4850/4870, after the second of problems with the transition to size 55 nm technology, and now there are about under-GPU niedopracowanych made even at 65 nm.
Concerning the chips G84 and G86 (GeForce 8400 and 8600) – in the mobile versions, are installed in notebook PCs, they can przegrzewać on warm days, causing the failure. It is not excluded that the desktop versions of the GPU can cause problems, especially if cooled on the graphics card is a passive, and the interior of the casing is not adequately ventilated.
NVIDIA decided to meet every event and has reserved about 200 million dollars in the event that there had been necessary to change the chips on the warranty. With the problems with graphics processors are not satisfied shareholders of the company – the news of the GPU przegrzewających caused a reduction in share prices of NVIDIA.
NVIDIA introduces new graphics cards GeForce 9500GT. As you might guess, it will not speed demons, and at most will be able to powalczyć with Radeonami HD 3650, replacing the 8600GT. The new cards are to be offered with 256 or 512 MB of 128-bit GDDR3 or DDR2 memory. Both will have a strong-core clock 550 MHz and 1400 MHz 1400 MHz shader units. In the version of GDDR3 memory will have 800 MHz, while DDR2 – 500 MHz.
GeForce 9500 GT will support SLI technology. Their price is not yet known exactly, but it should be below 80 dollars.
In recent weeks, quite a lot is happening in the topics of external graphics accelerators for laptops. After the information that ATI is about to present its own design, there are signs of an external “image” designed by Fujitsu-Siemens. Now it is time to return the player who runs the longest on the field. Speech by Asusie, who a few months ago, raised interest not only when the media has presented the first external graphics card for portable computers. It was the XG Station adapter connected to your computer using the ExpressCard interface.
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GeForce 8800GS card had its premiere about two months ago. It was quickly apparent that offer good performance to price ratio – allowed to run virtually all the latest games (with the exception of Crysis), and cost roughly 500 gold. Sales of new cards do not zdążyła But rozkręcić good, because on the horizon appeared GeForce 9600GT, offered in a similar price, and have more memory (512MB vs. 384MB) and an average of about 5-10% faster. In this case, the firm fell GeForce 8800GS.
What then decided to do this situation NVIDIA? Use a similar trick, as with most other papers in the series “9″ – an old issue in the new chip socket. In this way 8800GS will change its name to 9600GSO – in addition to the card but will not in any way different, but it is an opportunity that will be raised them strong. In this way, that will 9600GSO belonged to the most recent series, should increase interest in it, which translate into a drop in prices is likely to neighborhoods 450 gold.
ATI plans to introduce a dual graphics cards to notebook PCs. This will be the Mobility Radeon HD 3850 X2, consisting of two RV670 chips. Performance of this duo has to be so high that przegonią competitive NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX. What’s more, the card will be sold in the MXM format, which means that it will be convertible (worse, that it will fit you to more expensive notebooks, but rather cards, no one will want to use in low-endowych models).
I wonder whether two cores will not be too strongly affect the length of action for notebook batteries. However, due to a number of energy-saving technologies that reduce strong when the chips are not burdened, should not be so wrong with that.
Already on the market in March to receive the motherboard with the new NVIDIA chipsets, including MCP78U with integrated graphics card. Up until now, NVIDIA GeForce identifies it as 9200 But now things have changed and almost at the last minute the group decided to change the name on the chipset GeForce 8300.
Changing the name does not involve in any way change the technical specifications. The new chipset will consist of one bone and capable AM2 and AM2 processors. Also offer full compatibility with DirectX 10 and PCI-Express 2.0, support for DVI and HDMI, and support for PureVideo HD hardware decoder which is assisting the playback of films in the formats H.264, VC1 and MPEG2 Read more…
Gigabyte presented the company on its graphics cards with the family GeForce 8800GT, the latest technology Gamer HUD. This technology, users pasjonującym dedicated to podkręcaniem hardware, is a combination of tools for software and hardware overclocking. The system Gigabyte Gamer HUD is composed as follows: eXtreme innovative technology and Ultra Durable 2
EXtreme technology is a special system that controls the voltage Voltage Gear Overdrive placed on the plate of PCBs, so that the user has the option to change the dynamic tension on the graphic processor with software. This gives the possibility of enhancing the performance of the graphics card in a very simple way. Read more…
NVIDIA announced that it will not accept further orders from its trading partners on the chip graphic card GeForce 8800 Ultra. This means that in the near future will disappear from store shelves most signed by NVIDIA graphics. Recall that hosted one on the market only seven months. Of course, this does not mean that the manufacturer does not have anything on his jacket. Changing strategies for the GF8800 Ultra is only a matter of preparing the market for new, more efficient chip. Read more…
Last year, more or less in mid-November, NVIDIA celebrated the introduction of its first graphics processor GeForce 8800 series designed for the portable computers. These were the models GeForce 8800M GTX and 8800M GTS. These processors have a pretty big power, have respectively 96 and 64 streaming processors and are based on a variety of graphic layout G92, which debuted in the GeForce 8800 GT. In other words, have the effect that they are able to cope with practically every title, in which we desire to play.
Of course, do not have the same specifications as their desktop counterparts. But what do I do if there are users looking for notebooks that will allow them to pogiercować in the near future in the Assassin’s Creed? To satisfy the most demanding gamers NVIDIA announced that, by way of notebooks are already equipped with a dual-chip GeForce 8800M graphics technology partner for SLI. Such companies as Alienware, Dell, Sager, EuroCom, MALIBAL, cybersystem, Multirama, Nexoc Rock and cooperate with NVIDIA ¡, as soon as possible to integrate the two systems GeForce 8800M GTX in their highendowych portable maszynkach games. The first systems based on these systems should be already “soon”. Read more…
Before we even see the new GeForce cards 9, we next refresh the already existing in the market for more than a year GeForce 8800. NVIDIA is preparing new weapons that will serve it in the fight against Radeonami HD 3850 and 3870, thus fulfilling the gap between the GeForce 8600 GTS and 8800 GT. This will be the 8800 GS graphics card as previously announced GeForce 8700.
The new GeForce 8800 GS will be based on manufactured in 65 nm technology of G92 chip with 192-bit memory interface. It will be equipped in 96 units cieniujących and complies with the PCI Express specification 2.0. A strong GPU will be 575 MHz and shadery will work with 2.5x higher clock, resulting in a 1,438 MHz. Processor on the card will be accompanied by a 384 MB GDDR3 1700 MHz. Read more…
EVGA Corporation, a manufacturer of graphics cards and motherboards based on nVidia solutions, presents a new series of papers GeForce 8800 GTS: EVGA e-GeForce 8800GTS KO and EVGA e-GeForce 8800GTS SSC.
A new series of papers e-GeForce 8800 GTS is currently the fastest card series 8800 GTS 512MB available on the market. Unlike other graphics card manufacturers the company increased the multiplier EVGA work both graphic processor and memory, and the same unified renderujących units, ensuring liquidity generated image of the highest resolutions. Read more…
It does seem to have gradually implemented a new standard for image, which hides under the slogan “DisplayPort”. This time, after technology, amounted to MSI, who went in the footsteps of a company Zoltac and Sparkle. The latest card MSI hiding under the symbol NX8800GT-PTD1GE can be summarized as an integrated GeForce 8800GT on the plate with DVI connectors, TV-out, and the aforementioned DisplayPort.
The graphics card is based on the G92 processor has been further strengthened by the memory modules with a total capacity of 1GB. From the information that reached us to suggest that MSI decided to design a whole system from scratch – like Sparkle. The graphics are equipped with cooling jednoslotowe. Thanks to the system active heatpipe’ów and fan, MSI was able to clearly reduce the temperature reaching a ceiling below 60 degrees even at full load.
The Charter is likely to appear in February. It is not known, however, its price.
Gigabyte presented a new version of the popular graphics cards based on nVidia GeForce 8800GT chipset. GV-NX88T512HP and GV-NX88T256H are equipped with 112 stream processors, and 512 MB / 256 MB (depending on model) DDR3 memory. These cards are equipped with a new, expanded radiator VF830, based on 2 wires heat, so that cooling is more efficient and more effective.
GV-NX88T512HP and GV-NX88T256H are in accordance with the specifications of PCI Express 2.0. And is fully compatible with DirectX 10 GPU, offering support for Shader Model 4.0, which provides support for the effects of the latest graphics and full use of the most advanced visual effects offered by the new graphical interface Windows Vista Premium. They also promote the latest technologies such as NVIDIA GigaThread, which operate through one thousand independent threads calculation increases the effectiveness of cieniujących and NVIDIA Quantum Effects responsible for supporting individuals in the calculation of video gaming. In contrast, NVIDIA Lumenex technology which can be 16 – fold anti-aliasing and effects included in the High-Dynamic-Range (HDR) responsible for realistic light. Read more…
Today, Asus introduced the world’s first EN8800GT graphics card with 1GB memory Qimonda – EN8800GT/HTDP/1G model. The accelerator was built based on the NVIDIA GPU next generation has on its board of a large amount of memory and is dedicated to handling games using DirectX 10, displayed at high resolutions and maximum graphics settings. In addition SmartDoctor feature allows you to Podkręcanie clocks Shader units allowing you to increase productivity by over 10%, and the unique cooling Glaciator maintains a temperature of the core image that is 7 º C lower in comparison to the reference solutions. Read more…
Concern Gigabyte presented a new graphics card GV-NX88T512HP, built on the basis of the latest layout of the NVIDIA GeForce ® 8800 GT and 512 MB of GDDR3 memory. The graphics card GIGABYTE GV-NX88T512HP is equipped with 112 processors and support for streaming digital content protection feature HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) providing new levels of entertainment games and high-quality High-Definition video for the best home cinema experience. Read more…
Already in the first quarter of 2008 years nVidia will present a new chipset code name MCP78V, who was baptized as a GeForce 8200. It will include an integrated graphics card, compatible with the new Hybrid SLI, which will offer several features seen so far.
First, after inserting an additional graphics card is compatible with Hybrid SLI, you can combine the power of both cards in order to achieve greater liquidity for example, in 3D games. To the benefit of all holders of slower graphics cards such as GeForce 8400 or 8500, who will receive in this manner about a dozen per cent higher productivity.
Secondly, if the system will be charged to a small extent, external GPU will be physically disabled, and all graphics will be an integrated solution graphics in the chipset. This would translate into smaller secretion of heat and reduced power consumption.
We are already on the most recent workshop, announced a few weeks GeForce’a 8800 GTS 512, based on the new G92 processor. The variety is equipped with 128 shader units (not 112, as is currently the 8800GT cards) and support up to 1 GB of GDDR3 memory. Unchanged remained 256-bit memory interface.
New series 8800GTS, which is even higher places from the current 8800 GTX, narobiła so for a large mess in the numbering of the nVidia card. GeForce 8800GT (G92 with 112SP) faster than 8800 GTS (G80 with 96SP), and now 8800 GTS 512MB faster than 8800 GTS 640MB (G80 with 96SP) – will be hard to catch the buyer. Fortunately, distinguishing the ‘old’ 8800 GTS from the ‘new’ 8800 GTS will not be difficult – the former are sold with 320 and 640 MB of memory (which is the achievement of 320-bit memory controller), while new GTSy based on the G92 chip, you’ll see only in versions from 512 or 1024 MB. Read more…
MSI introduced the latest product, built on the basis of a new generation chipset NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS – the graphics card NX8800GTS-T2D512E-OC. By increasing the amount of processors in the core streaming graphic processor, MSI NX8800GTS reaches incredibly high performance results in tests and demanding computer games.
GPU GeForce 8800GTS produced in the new 65nm process technology
Thanks to the improved process, in relation to the previous generation GeForce 8800 chipset, the MSI NX8800GTS cards effectively reduced the amount of heat produced and raises the possibility of overclocking. 65nm process technology, moreover, has allowed an increase in the number of processors in streaming chipset GeForce 8800GTS to 128 units and increase their frequency of 1500MHz (on a GeForce 8800GT) to 1625MHz (in the GeForce 8800GTS). Without a doubt, the new generation chipset technology, makes the MSI NX8800GTS extremely efficient product. Read more…