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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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Time to sell your old 8800GTS even 8800GTX on eBay.

According to the test, the 8800GT is only 17% than an Ultra on the test. Considering this is done on 4xAA and 8xAF, we can definitely expect better score without AA. According to a manufacturer, the 512MB 8800GT will cost you about 1,999RMB(266.2 USD).

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The secret to NVIDIA’s success as a fabless semiconductor company

FiringSquad has up a behind the scenes look at NVIDIA’s Santa Clara HQ. In addition to the usual shots of the server farm, they spend several pages talking about the Silicon Failure Analysis Lab which is the secret to NVIDIA’s success as a fabless semiconductor company.

They also have shots of NVIDIA’s thermal analysis lab where they run the GPUs at 40 deg C and 0 deg C, and the Performance analysis labs.

The launch date of nVidia’s upcoming GeForce 8800 GT (G92) GPU is brought to October 29 from the original November 12, targeting AMD’s new Radeon HD 2950PRO (RV670) as the major competitor.

With G92 and RV670 having a tight performance/price ratio, Nvidia’s earlier launch should give the company an advantage in the market, noted the sources.

In addition to G92, Nvidia will also launch the G98 GPU to replace the GeForce 8600 series, however the launch date has not yet been set, added the sources.

The new G92 is the first to transition to 65nm transistors, and will support PCIe 2.0, featuring 112 stream processors and 256bit memory interface. The G92 is supposed to replace the EOL 8800GTS 320MB.

ATI adds value priced HD 2900 PRO 512MB and 1GB graphics cards to lineup, same core as 2900XT but a lower clock.

The first of the HD 2900 PRO cards features 512MB GDDR3 and a 9-inch fansink. The card will include two DVI-I to VGA adapters, one component HDTV adapter, an ATI DVI to HDMI adapter, and one 9-pin VIVO adapter and a CrossFire bridge interconnect.  AMD claims this card will hit store shelves at $249.

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Nvidia Corp is rolling out motherboard chipsets with integrated GPU for Intel processors

Nvidia is expected to say on Tuesday that its new GeForce chips for desktop PCs give the performance of an entry-level separate graphics processor unit, as compared to traditional integrated graphics chips such as those made by Intel.

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The dream machine: Dual Quad-Core processors coupled with 8800GTX SLI.

Intel SkullTrail is an enthusiast gaming platform, which is a dual CPU system set to rival the AMD Quad FX platform. It is reported to have SLI and Quad SLI support.

Here are some extreme machines on IDF: One was powered by a 3.0GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (Yorkfield), another was a stock Skulltrail machine equipped with dual 3.4GHz quad-core processors, and the last system was a modded Skulltrail that was overclocked to 4GHz.  The modded machine featured a pair of vapor phase-change coolers for the processors, liquid-cooled memory and GeForce 8800 GTX cards.

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Intel Details Graphics Processor Market Approach, Intel’s Chief Exec Talks Graphics Technology.

During his keynote at Intel Developer Forum (IDF), the chief executive of the world’s largest maker of chips, Paul Otellini, outlined the company’s plans regarding improving performance of graphics processors. Intel confirmed that code-named Larrabee chip can process graphics, as well as a CPU with intergrated graphics core in 2010.

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