We have to admit that until the Radeon HD 4830 card arrived on our door step we really hadn't heard of it, a bit like what happened to NVIDIA a while back when everyone was more interested in seeing what ATI was doing with the new Radeon HD 4800 series. Now the tables have turned and everyone is paying more attention to the new NVIDIA cards due out rather than what ATI is doing at the moment. The Radeon HD 4830 is the latest card to enter the Radeon HD 4800 series line-up and is the lowest of the bunch. The thing is though, we really do wonder how much lower it is than the Radeon HD 4850, which is one of the best valued cards on the market to date and wonder what will remain. - TweakTown

MSI Radeon HD 4830 512MB OC Edition Card Review

The GeForce GTX 295, the fastest dual GPU card from NVIDIA's lap, is going to launch on January 8th. At this time, some partners should have some limited availability of these products and we expect it to be priced in the $450-500 price range. The best case scenario is that they will sell for a bit more than $450. This dual GPU board won't be cheap, but some overclocked GeForce GTX 280 are selling for more than $400 and you can expect that the GeForce GTX 295 is significantly faster than any of the good old GeForce GTX 280. As we mentioned before, the GeForce GTX 280 will shortly be replaced by GeForce GTX 285, a bit faster and 55nm version of the graphics card. - FudZilla

Newest GeForce GTX 295 Fast But To Cost Over $450

As you might have seen our initial goal for raising some funds around the development for NiBiTor did fail, though we did get some interest from users so we are left with mixed feelings. As such you all have got a new chance to show if you want us to release new NiBiTor versions. And no we won't do such fund raisings every release, maybe just once a year and that merely to thank and support the developer and show your appreciation!

Who Wants To See More And New NiBiTor Versions!?

While the GeForce GTX 200 series cards have taken over NVIDIA's top slots for video card gaming hardware, their GeForce 9 series continues to flush out the bulk of their product lineup, and the GeForce 9800 GTX+ reigns as top dog among the GeForce 9 series family. The WinFast PX9800 GTX+ Limited appears to have identical specs to their standard WinFast PX9800 GTX+ with the only difference being that of the slightly different cooler face and the bundled games selection. But otherwise both match the NVIDIA reference specification in clock speeds and chip design. The original GeForce 9800 GTX sported a 65nm G92 die with 675MHz core clock and 2200MHz effective memory. - OverClock Agency

Leadtek WinFast PX9800 GTX+ Limited Board Review

Roughly a year ago when somebody mentioned 1GB graphics cards we were all a little like what the heck do you need 1GB for? Admittedly, yours truly included. It's amazing how things evolve really, or more precisely how fast things evolve in the technology sector. This year a good number of games were released which actually make good use of a frame buffer larger than 512MB really well. And this specifically, in higher resolutions with some decent amount of anti-aliasing and DirectX 10 games, the benefits of more frame buffer is showing more intensely. Don't be fooled though. Say, you stumble into a 1GB based Radeon HD 4830 or something similar, chances are big it's just a waste of money. - Guru3D

HIS Radeon HD 4870 IceQ4+ Turbo Card Style Review

Indeed XFX is a well known manufacturer to most PC gamers. XFX specializes in PC video cards and motherboards featuring NVIDIA based GeForce GPU's and nForce core logic. Interestingly enough as well, XFX is moving towards being an AMD add-in-board partner as well, just as we reported to you back in November of last year. And it looks as if AMD cards from XFX will be available as soon as next week. XFX is also known for their transferrable lifetime warranties, even if the cooling device is modified or replaced. All that makes XFX one of those great brands to pick a graphics card from and today we are pleased to take a look at their new GeForce GTX 260 Black edition gaming series. - HardOCP

XFX GeForce GTX 260+ Black Gaming Edition Review

We are no strangers to the Radeon HD 4830 card, as we have tested a couple of them so far, and it's evident that these boards offer great bang for your buck. It's more than enough for the less demanding weekend gamers, since it will enable pleasant gaming on lower resolutions. It's currently priced at around $115, which is less than the Radeon HD 4850 and slightly more than the Radeon HD 4670, so it fills this performance gap quite nicely. This card is based on the RV770 graphics processor, the one you will see on models from the Radeon HD 4850 all the way up to their Radeon HD 4870 X2 which is powered by two of these chips and currently still holding the gaming performance crown. - FudZilla

Gainward Radeon HD 4830 Dual Cooling Style Review

We have has just released a new version of NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) software. NiBiTor is the original and definitive BIOS tweaker that supports the latest NVIDIA graphics cards, and which is updated on a regular basis. NiBiTor allows graphics card enthusiasts, or the hardcore overclockers to have full control over some advanced features and functionality found on firmware of supporting cards. Doing so users gain some extra performance, enable certain hidden features, tweak memory latencies, provide extensive information, adapt bootup settings, change fan speed options and/or get extra stability on the NVIDIA based graphics accelerators.

NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) v4.7 Software

NVIDIA is currently winning the last batch of benchmarks with its re-launched GeForce GTX 260 as it pulled a magic driver out of its sleeve and the Radeon HD 4870 is currently the slower one. The difference is not that big, but for NVIDIA it is very important to be the faster in the majority of benchmarks. Everyone now expects a quick launch of a new RV770, the 40nm successor but we learned that such card comes only after the RV740 which is a mainstream 40nm card that is set to launch in the second quarter of 2009. The RV770 successor is a card that comes as a performance card and it is also a 40nm board but this one will launch at a later date, probably more like mid 2009 or later. - FudZilla

ATI's First 2009 Card Is The RV740 Based Mainstream

NVIDIA will officially introduce the GeForce GTX 295, a dual headed 55nm card at CES on the 8th of January in Las Vegas. We already made a preview of the card and it is clear that it wins over ATI's dual headed Radeon HD 4870 X2. The 55nm based GeForce GTX 260 card with 216 shaders is already quasi available. NVIDIA has been shipping these chips for at least three weeks now but it takes some time to manufacture these cards and ship them to Europe and US. EVGA got its first batch in both continents and at the same time the GeForce GTX 285, the 55nm version of the faster GT200b chip with 240 shaders will launch. Don't expect miracles, as this is just slightly higher clocked card. - FudZilla

NVIDIA To Show Their GeForce GTX 295 In Las Vegas

With the Rampage 700 Goes Like Hell edition Gainward presents an extravagant graphics card. This dual GPU sparkler which is based on the Radeon HD 4870 X2 comes with a triple slot cooling solution which allows a factory overclock and it looks absolutely impressive. This does mean that the GPU clock is now set to 790MHz which is 40MHz more than standard and the GDDR5 memory is about to be clocked 200MHz faster than the reference design. In fact Gainward also has just a Golden Sample available which comes with the same cooling solution but clocked a bit less, however as such taking up as well three expansion slots. Though it comes with a lower price tag and can be tweaked. - OcaHolic

Gainward Rampage 700 Goes Like Hell Board Review

The ATI Radeon HD 4550, one of the junior solutions in the latest lineup, boasts pretty attractive features, it supports DirectX 10.1, advanced second generation Avivo high definition video processor, hardware video streams acceleration, sound over HDMI and consumes very little power. But this is all the promises from the developers. In our turn, we are going to find out if the Radeon HD 4550 is really as good for playing new gaming titles and functioning as part of home theater PC system for playing back Blu-ray movies. The sole purpose of this Radeon HD 4550 is to please those on small budget that want to enjoy some gaming or who are going for a complete quiet multimedia system configuration. - X-Bit Labs

ATI Radeon HD 4550 Multimedia Style Design Review

These Dual GPU setups used to be the makings of a geeks wet dream but now they are common place among high-end gaming setups. So having a dual GPU used to mean having two cards with a bridging cable across the two cards which linked them together enabling them, theoretically at least, to work in tandem. ATI however, took a different direction and placed two GPU's on the same PCB with an on-board CrossFire chip, first seen with the previous generation Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics cards. The last incarnation of this format was with the range topping Radeon HD 4870 X2 monster. While upon it's release back in August it obliterated all the competition but it's Achilles heel was the price. - Overclock3D

Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 Multi-GPU Style Review

Now EVGA has sent us their GeForce GTX 260 with 216 shaders and 55nm and we pounced on the chance to do some preliminary testing. The card runs at 675MHz, and although it could probably be overclocked even further, we saved this test for some other occasion. The first impression is great. The card runs neck to neck with the GeForce GTX 280 at reference speed which is impressive and the card is on average around twenty percent faster compared to the old reference clocked GeForce GTX 260 with 216 shaders at 65nm. And these new versions will certainly come at higher overclocked levels, and as such give you an idea which are the 55nm versions which are the preferred choice. - FudZilla

EVGAe-GeForce GTX 260 (55nm) SSC Edition Preview

Just a couple of months ago we got our first taste of the HIS line-up in the form of their Radeon HD 4850 IceQ4 TurboX video board. With its custom cooling, beefy overclock, decent package and unique looks, the card was a refreshing break from the usual array of reference ATI cards customised with little more than a sticker. Since then HIS have been hard at work adding a bit of magic sparkle to the fairly new Radeon HD 4870 and today we've been given the chance to taste the fruits of their labour. Crowned the Radeon HD 4870 IceQ4+ Turbo and dubbed by HIS as being the the fastest single GPU card ever, this certainly leaves the card open to competition from the likes of the GeForce GTX 280. - Overclock3D

HIS Radeon HD 4870 IceQ4+ Turbo Style Card Review

We are disappointed. And yes not because we did loose interest, but because you lost interest! Many do come and download the tool, and many more even download it via other websites. Also several persons raised things to change or to support, which we always took into account. But really showing no appreciation for all the time and effort put in the development is just nuts. For now those who did contribute will get the new version on Christmas.

Upcoming NiBiTor Delayed As No Real User Interest?

Gainward has released a high-end overclockable graphics card based on AMD's RV770 chipset, their Radeon HD 4870 X2 series. And this is probably the most expensive and powerful graphics card you can buy right now since it offers 1600 stream processors and has 2GB of GDDR5 memory on board. The Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics card features dual TeraScale graphics engines that work in tandem to deliver high frame rates, putting the power of graphics supercomputing in the hands of extreme gamers. The card also dynamically conserves energy at idle or when demand is low. The CrossFireX technology with quad GPU support offers even more processing power for demanding gamers. - CDRInfo

Gainward Rampage 700 2GB Golden Version Preview

HIS have been growing from strength to strength over these past few months, especially in Europe. While having already established a strong foothold in Asia and America over the past several years, it's only natural for them to expand its business in to Europe. However, they do face heavy competition from players like Sapphire and some of the mainboard manufacturers, who also make ATI video cards. Other brands like XFX, EVGA, BFG who produce NVIDIA based graphics cards are also hot competitors. So as you can see already it's a very competitive market, but what does HIS got that others don't? Cause in the end it just comes down what added value do you bring that the competition doesn't? - CPU3D

HIS Radeon HD 4870 IceQ4+ 1GB Turbo Card Preview

The AMD Radeon HD 4830 is a graphics card that simply fills the gap between the Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 4670 and if you take a look at the price to performance ratio, you will clearly see that it's a good deal. The card was initally priced a bit high and it cost almost like a Radeon HD 4850, but the price went down and you can find it now at about $125. The deal gets even sweeter when you take into account that you can comfortably play all the popular games. One of the best Radeon HD 4830 cards is MSI's OverClock edition, which we will test today. Compared to reference Radeon HD 4830 cards, it has a couple of aces up its sleeve, such as 4+1 power phase and MSI's dual slot cooling. - FudZilla

MSI Radeon HD 4830 OverClock Series Board Review

Even though Gainward has been doing ATI based graphics cards for a while now, it still feels weird having a Gainward graphics card in our test system followed by installing the Catalyst driver suite. Today we're looking at a Radeon HD 4870 X2 card from Gainward which carries those two words we love to see, Golden and Sample. What has Gainward done to make it so special? Gainward actually has two Radeon HD 4870 X2's Golden Sample currently available. The first is the one we have today which carries with it a slight overclock and the other is the Goes Like Hell edition which carries an even higher overclock. Let's firstly have a look at what exactly we have going on with the package. - TweakTown

Gainward Rampage 700 Golden Sample Style Review

ATI's first 40nm cards are taped out and we can confirm that the cards are up and running. These are still pre-production silicons that go out usually before the final production one, and our sources confirm that the card is in good shape. This is a transitional product and it will help ATI to get easier from 55nm to 40nm and we learned that it should end up faster than the RV770 powering the Radeon HD 4850 card, though its job is to compete with NVIDIA's GeForce 9600 GT, and it will completely leave it in the dust. The board does use GDDR5 from troubled Quimonda, and ATI is playing with it at 3600MHz. And we still believe that it has a 256-bit memory interface, so it looks like a poweful combination. - FudZilla

First 40nm GPU Taped Out Being ATI's RV740 Chipset

Sources close to NVIDIA have confirmed that there will be a GeForce GTX 285, a faster 55nm based GeForce GTX 280 card with slightly higher clock and they even went out and said that it will be available in January. And yes January is also the time for real availability of the GeForce GTX 260 cards at 55nm, but in all fairness, you might be lucky enough to get some of these cards in Europe or Japan before the end of this year. Cause since yesterday EVGA has already supplied retails stores with some batches of their 55nm based cards, which are for sell at this moment. Though stock might be low for now, if you find one just go for it as these will give some nice overclocking headroom. - FudZilla

NVIDIA Confirms 55nm Based GeForce GTX 285 Card!

It is always good to start with the good news and that is that the new version of NiBiTor is actually ready which is adding support for about 7-8 graphics cards which didn't get correct recognized in the current version. Though this time we would also like to see your involvement and that is to raise some development funding as this program is becoming quite intensive and we see a very wide usage but too less support and appreciation, and high demands.

New NiBiTor Version Looking For Your Participation!?

It's been a while since we've seen anything from HIS and now was really as good a time as any to see what the company has been up to with the Radeon HD 4800 series from ATI becoming such a popular line-up. Today we're looking at not one, but two HIS Radeon HD 4850 cards, but in true HIS style they carry the impressive IceQ cooling solution. So what we will do first is have a look at what's going on with the cards and see how the IceQ4 cooler looks. From there we will test the cards individually and also in CrossFire form. What's also exciting about this round of testing is it's the first time we will be able to try CrossFire out on our new X58 testbed. Fingers crossed we don't run into any troubles! - TweakTown

HIS Radeon HD 4850 IceQ4 TurboX CrossFire Preview

As many probably know already, vendors are not supposed to market their very new 55nm GeForce GTX 260 boards in any way which will make it possible to distinguish them from 65nm cards, at least not until NVIDIA gets rid of the old ones. So, don't expect their partners to wave a giant flag with 55nm on it, NVIDIA won't stand for it. However you can always count on price search engines and their industrious and meticulous staff to do it for them. So the card ends up listed with 55nm in its name, and the GPU is designated as the GT200b. EVGA has informed us that they will be the first with the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 cards based on the 55nm chips in various versions, at least in Europe. - FudZilla

First 55nm GT200b Based GeForce GTX 260 Available