Archive for March, 2006

NVIDIA ForceWare 84.15 WHQL Driver released

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Today Nvidia has released the new ForceWare 84.15 WHQL Certified Driver. The release highlights are:

Adds support for GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7900 GT, and GeForce 7600 GT
New NVIDIA PureVideo features and enhancements
Adds mixed vendor support for NVIDIA SLI
TV-Out/HD-out support for NVIDIA SLI
Added support for VSync on Direct3D games when running NVIDIA SLI
Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and [...]

ATI Catalyst 6.3 WHQL released

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

ATI has released the Catalyst version 6.3 WHQL certified video card driver. Release highlights include improved performance and fixed issues in various games. New features are the Overlay Theater Mode enhancement and the new AVIVO video converter which provides a quick and easy way of converting videos from one format to another. Read the Release [...]

Chaintech MK8T890 - Hardwarezone

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Hardwarezone has reviewed the Chaintech MK8T890 motherboard based on the VIA K8T890 PCI-Express chipset. This OEM or entry-level board features good stability and a clean layout, system builders will love. Hardwarezone gave the MK8T890 a score of 4 out of 5, writing in the conclusion:
With its small Micro ATX footprint, the MK8T890 will fit into [...]

Sapphire X1800 XT 512 MB - PureOverclock

Monday, March 6th, 2006

PureOverclock reviews the Sapphire X1800 XT with onboard 512 MB video memory. This card is really fast with excellent image quality and the price has significantly dropped since ATI launched the X1900 series. PureOverclock therefore writes in the final thoughts:
For those of you with 7800 GT’s who are looking to upgrade - and I know [...]

Leadtek WinFast PX7300 GS TDH 256MB DDR2 - Hardwarezone

Friday, March 3rd, 2006

Hardwarezone reviews the Leadtek WinFast PX7300 GS TDH 256MB DDR2 low-end video card. While not being a card for playing the latest games in high resolutions, this card is intended for budget and office systems. It can be a good alternative for media PC systems, too. Hardwarezone gives the Leadtek card a score of 4.0 [...]