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Sapphire Radeon HD4870x2 (2Gb GDDR5)

Sapphire Radeon HD4870x2Sapphire Radeon HD4870x2 (2Gb GDDR5)
High resolution gaming is what hardcore enthusiasts love to do. So sahpphire has come up with the Radeon HD4870x2. The card features dual R700 GPUs @ 750Mhz and a massive 2Gb of GDDR5 ram. Based on advanced 55nm technology, it also include support for DX10.1, a massive 1600 stream processors and CrossfireX. This card is great news for enthusiast gamers who's after performance that's affordable. Find out more.

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Multiplay i34 aka M-Festival Coverage (Part II)

i34 EventMultiplay i34 aka M-Festival Coverage (Part II)
This is our second part in our coverage of the Multiplay i34 LAN event aka M-Festival. Checkout the our exclusive photos of modified Coolermaster cases from CyberPower and Coolercases UK. We also have coverage of the MakeMeCooler event. There's more pictures of some of the main booths including Intel, EA, Packard Bell, PC World and Quiet PCs.

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Multiplay i34 aka M-Festival Coverage (Part I)

i34 EventMultiplay i34 aka M-Festival Coverage (Part I)
CPU3D is proud to present a full and comprehensive coverage of the Multiplay i34 LAN event aka M-Festival, with a more than 2,500+ gamers attending. It is one of UK's largest LAN event and this time it's being held at Stoneleigh Park, Conventry. We'll be checking out the booths from manufactuers such as Coolermaster Crucial, Foxconn, MSI, Antec and many more, including loads of retailers.

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Tetrapad Edge - Solid Mouse Pad

Tetraskates Mouse PadTetrapad Edge - Solid Mouse Pad
A mouse pad that's made from the highest quality using woven glass fibre coated in Teflon, providing long lasting and extremely smooth glide. Who would have thought ... a mouse pad that's so high-tech. Our CPU3D review team takes a quick look at how this product could improve your gaming. find out more.
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MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer (1Gb DDR3)

MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer (1Gb DDR3)MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer (1Gb DDR3)
We've seen a lot of graphic cards with 512Mb of memory, but now manufacturers are starting to include 1Gb of ram on their mainstream cards. The MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer not only features Nvidia's Geforce 9600GT but also 1Gb of DDR3 ram and a very special and unique custom cooler that only spins when it gets hot enough. This means total silence during Windows operation.

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Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD4850 (512Mb DDR3)

Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD4850 (512Mb DDR3)Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD4850 (512Mb DDR3)
There have been compalints about the thermal performance of the Radeon HD4850s, with reports of temperatures reaching in excess of 70 degrees Celsius. So it wasn't long before manufacturers  decided to discard the stock cooler in favour of a better and more efficient cooler. Sapphire did just that, and released their Toxic HD4850 which equipped with their own special GPU cooler.

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Asus Rampage Extreme (X48) Motherboard

Asus Rampage Extreme (X48) MotherboardAsus Rampage Extreme (X48) Motherboard
It's time for Asus to take it up a gear with the Rampage Extreme. This motherboard uses Intel's X48 chipset with ICH9R southbridge, and features a unique "Fusion Block System" for H2O ready chipset cooling. It supports all the latest 45nm processors from Intel and DDR3 ram upto DDR3-2000 (OC). It also include Creative's X-Fi HD audio, Asus's TweakIT and Extreme Engine. Find out more.

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Adata & Kingston 8Gb Compact Flash Card 266X

Adata vs Kingston - 8Gb Compact Flash CardAdata & Kingston - 8Gb CF Card 266X
With so many people using USB flash drives and SD cards of all sizes, it's not surprising that Compact Flash cards are almost forgotten these days. But believe it for not, sales of CF cards are still strong among digital photographers and PDA owners. Adata and Kingston sent us their latest CF cards for testing. Both support speeds of upto 266X, and feature a massive 8Gb of storage.

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GIGABYTE Announces GA-MA78GPM-DS2H - World’s Most Powerful AMD 780G Based Motherboard
Posted by Winston Chim   on Thursday, 26 June 2008. 11:38 GMT

GIGABYTE Announces GA-MA78GPM-DS2H - World’s Most Powerful AMD 780G Based Motherboard

Featuring DDR3 SidePort Memory for Outstanding Onboard Graphics Performance

Taipei, Taiwan, June 26, 2008 – GIGABYTE UNITED INC., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is proud to extend their range of AMD 780G solutions with their latest GA-MA78GPM-DS2H, providing enhanced integrated graphics performance for the AMD AM2+ platform with DirectX® 10 support and featuring 128MB of onboard DDR3 SidePort memory for an amazing up to 10% additional boost in 3D graphics performance.

Following on the heels of the widely acclaimed GA-MA78GM-S2H, the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H is also based on the AMD 780G chipset and offers outstanding future CPU headroom with support for AMD AM2 Athlon™ processors as well as the very latest AMD AM2+ platform with ultra low latency, high bandwidth (5200MT/s) Hyper Transport 3.0 technology. Utilizing a 4+1 power phase design, the GA-MA78GPM-DS2H fully supports high Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125W AMD CPUs.

At the heart of the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H lies the ATI Radeon® HD 3200 graphics core with support for DirectX® 10 graphics, Shader Model 4.0 and OpenGL2.0, delivering greater detail and realism for an enhanced overall visual experience. GIGABYTE delivers an even greater boost to the graphics performance of the ATI Radeon® 3200 by including 128MB of DDR3 SidePort memory onboard running at 1066MHz or 1333MHz (OC)*. Utilizing the SidePort memory rather than shared system memory, integrated graphics performance is enhanced by up to 10% additional, delivering a 3DMark06 score of 2300+**.

 

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H provides an exceptional high-definition multimedia experience with connectivity options including D-sub and DVI, as well as support for HDMI. In addition to featuring support for ATI AVIVO™ technology for flawlessly smooth video playback, the GA-MA78GPM-DS2H allows for playback of HD content up to 1080P, with full support for HDCP for Blu-Ray™ HD content. The GA-MA78GPM-DS2H also supports the innovative ATI UVD™ (Unified Video Decoder) technology, for incredibly fine image quality and smooth playback, all while consuming less power.

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H also provides an additional PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphics interface to support the ground breaking ATI Hybrid Graphics technology, allowing users to combine the power of their integrated ATI Radeon® HD 3200 graphics core by adding an additional discrete graphics card, for enhanced gaming performance, productivity and power efficiency.

 

Supported ATI Hybrid Graphics Technologies
ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™
Both integrated and discrete graphics simultaneously work together to boost 3D graphics performance up to 70%, unleashing faster frame rates to take gaming to a whole new level (with ATI Radeon® HD 2400 and 3400 series VGA cards).

ATI SurroundVIew™
Provides support for 4 or more monitors with the addition of a discrete graphics card, allowing users to maximize their productivity.

ATI PowerPlay™
Smart power management that that enables power saving profiles to help reduce power consumption when the graphics processor is idle or in minimal use for reduced system temperatures and fan noise.

Ultra Durable 2 Technology
The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H utilizes all Solid, Lower ESR Capacitors from leading Japanese manufacturers, which provide enhanced system st abi lity and long er component lifespan. In addition, the GA-MA78GPM-DS2H is equipped with Lower RDS (on) MOSFETs, delivering lower power consumption during the switching process, resulting in faster switching with less heat generation. The GA-MA78GPM-DS2H also utilizes the highest quality Ferrite Core Chokes, whose properties hold energy much long er than common iron core chokes at high frequency, providing reduced core energy loss and lower EMI interference for extended system reli abi lity. 

Dual BIOS™- Patented Dual Hardware BIOS Protection
DualBIOS™ is a GIGABYTE patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating.

106dB SNR ALC8894 Audio Controller
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboards are equipped with the built-in High-Definition 7.1 + 2 channel Realtek ALC889A sound chip, whose 106dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) significantly reduces noise during signal transmission and supports Blu-ray playback for an exhilarating home theater entertainment experience.

Dolby Home Theater®
In addition, GIGABYTE has also included the powerful Dolby Home Theater® suite of audio technologies, which deliver a vivid surround sound listening experience for music, movies, and games, using two to eight speakers or any set of headphones. Designed to automatically deliver the best possible listening experience, Dolby Home Theater® includes Dolby Pro Logic II for maximum surround sound expansion, Dolby Headphone and Sound Space Expander for a virtualized audio experience, and Natural Bass enhancement for the richest quality sound.

 

Note
* 128MB DDR3 SidePort memory default setting is 1066MHz. Users can overclock, but 1333MHz is not guaranteed.
** 3DMark 2300+ marks was achieved by overclocking, please visit GIGABYTE website for details.

More information can be found here ... http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/

More information can be found here ... http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/
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