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Enjoy the game with lower noise.

nVidia finally do something for the much complained stock cooler of the new 8800GT. The refreshed version looks like the old one but with a larger fan(75*10mm vs. 65*10mm).

Moreover, the old fan running from 1500 to 4400RPM which produce unbearable noise at full load, while the new fan, rages from 650 to 1650RPM. Yes, that’s right, the RPM when full loading is just slightly higher than the lowest RPM of the old one.

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Get ready for an avalanche of new NVIDIA products

NVIDIA’s GeForce 8800 GT might be one of the best performance-per-dollar cards since the Radeon 9800, but things are moving fast at NVIDIA and there’s a lot more on the way from the company between now and next Summer.
Over the last quarter, the company moved away from the old "Gx" designation for its core names, instead opting to switch to a more descriptive system. NVIDIA’s new codenames follow:

• D8M: Eighth generation mainstream, previously named G98
• D8P: Eighth generation performance, previously named G92
• D9M: Ninth generation mainstream
• D9P: Ninth generation performance
• D9E: Ninth generation enthusiast

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New corporate guidance sets AMD’s big launch date; RV670 specifications fail to leave much to the imagination

AMD’s current launch date for its next-generation desktop processor, Phenom, its next-generation desktop chipset, RD790, and its next-generation graphics processor, RV670, is tenatively set for November 19, 2007.

The story of Phenom and RD790 is all but a done deal.  Phenom’s big brother, server-based Barcelona, met mediocre fanfare while RD790 production boards have surfaced here and there for almost a year.

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New corporate guidance sets AMD’s big launch date; RV670 specifications fail to leave much to the imagination

AMD’s current launch date for its next-generation desktop processor, Phenom, its next-generation desktop chipset, RD790, and its next-generation graphics processor, RV670, is tenatively set for November 19, 2007.

The story of Phenom and RD790 is all but a done deal.  Phenom’s big brother, server-based Barcelona, met mediocre fanfare while RD790 production boards have surfaced here and there for almost a year.

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The new G92 will launch in early December and feature 128 shader units as opposed to the 112 featured on GeForce 8800 GT, and upto 1GB RAM.

NVIDIA’s GeForce 8800 GT might be remembered as one of the most successful NVIDIA graphics cards of our time, at least according to the flurry of reviews this week. Virtually every top tier e-tailer managed to sell out of the card in less than two days.

Yet NVIDIA isn’t done yet. A G92-derivative will appear later this year with even more shader units. According to company guidance, the new G92 will launch in early December and feature 128 shader units as opposed to the 112 featured on GeForce 8800 GT.

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On Monday, Nvidia launched the GeForce 8800GT, designed as a lower-cost alternative to the company’s other cards. The cards are designed to be priced at between $199 and $259, Nvidia said.

“When we introduced the GeForce 8 Series family, our most savvy customers and press demanded a product with 64 stream processors and a 256-bit memory interface to deliver more performance at the popular $199 to $259 price point,” said Ujesh Desai, general manager of GeForce desktop GPUs at Nvidia, in a statement. “Today we decided to raise the bar and deliver GeForce 8800 GT with 112 stream processors, a fast 256-bit memory interface, and our second-generation PureVideo HD technology, giving our customers an incredible value proposition.” “At this price point, gamers are getting more performance and features than ever before.”

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AMD will indeed release its ‘RV670′ graphics chip on 19 November - as predicted - an analyst has claimed the company told him recently.

As yet, however, RV670’s go-to-market branding remains unknown - some pundits have suggested ATI Radeon HD 2950 Pro - but American Technology Research’s Doug Freedman last week told investors that the part will debut on 19 November. The part is a 55nm version of the existing ‘R600′ GPU core.

According to an ExtremeTech report, Freedman confirmed past reports that the two versions of RV670 due to be launched, ‘Gladiator’ and ‘Revival’, run at 825MHz and 750MHz, respectively.

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A technique for cracking computer passwords using inexpensive off-the-shelf computer graphics hardware is causing a stir in the computer security community.

It may not be the most popular thing to consider, but high-end graphics cards contain a very powerful internal computing engine, called the GPU.  This massively parallel device can attack a problem in parallel, rather than serial as most CPUs are required to process data.  This means it can compute many hundreds of simultaneous calculations.  This is actually how 3D graphics cards get their high-speed gaming abilities.  Still, a new use has been found for this robust computing engine:  password cracking.

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Amazing performance, beats 8800GTS 640M as well as HD2900XT 1GB in almost all the tests.

New Geforce 8800GT features 112 stream processors each individually clocked at blazing fast 1.5GHz and an impressive 256 bit frame buffer interface running at 900Mhz.

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With the release of the GeForce 8800 GT less than two weeks away Foxconn has let the new card slip onto its website, complete with specs and board images.

Foxconn’s card used Nvidia’s standard design and it features a 600 MHz core clock and 512MB of GDDR3 at 1800 MHz. As already rumored, the card will be PCI-Express 2.0 compliant and will feature full HDCP support.

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