G100 supports Cuda 2

Good news for all of you GPGPU lovers. The next generation Nvidia will support Cuda 2 and should be even better for these science calculations. CUDA in south Slavic languages would mean plural of a miracle, and this is actually what Nvidia is all about. The brand new G100 chip will support Cuda 2. It took us a while to learn what Cuda stands for. It is an acronym for "compute unified device architecture". It obviously uses Unified Shaders for its mathematical calculations . This is a new way to do the science super computer calculations and obviously a graphics chip is much faster than a CPU. We don’t know what is the new thing that Cuda 2 brings, but Nvidia's G100 will support it. It is still scheduled for Q1 2008 and it might be even smaller than 65 nanometre.


http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...355&Item id=1

XFX GeForce 7900GS AGP 8X Test Results

XFX company not only announced the AGP versions of GeForce 7900GS and GeForce 7950GT but also began to sell these video card. XFX GeForce 7900GS AGP test results,

http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=139982

OCZ 1T SLI high speed memory

OCZ PC2-6400 Nvidia SLI-Ready certified modulesPhoto:


CompanyOCZ has announced the latest addition to its OCZ Nvidia SLI certified series – the PC2-6400 SLI-Ready DDR2 modules. Optimized specifically for current and next generation nForce platforms, this series features reduced latencies and a 1T command rate for ultra fast memory accesses at 800MHz data rate, said the company.As part of the Nvidia SLI technology ecosystem, these modules undergo a rigorous series of tests and are certified to provide enthusiasts and gamers the performance, compatibility, and stability they seek when building an SLI gaming system. Tailor-made for the Nvidia gamer, each OCZ PC2-6400 certified module features the exclusive black SLI-Ready XTC (Xtreme Thermal Convection) heatspreader, noted OCZ."With increasing system memory density, the number of interleaved banks of memory increases and therefore creates a need for more commands to keep data transfers running smoothly," commented Dr. Michael Schuette, VP of Technology Development at OCZ Technology. "It is obvious that this can be achieved by maintaining one command per clock cycle even at high operating frequencies. The new OCZ 800MHz SLI-Ready series is the world's first memory series to fulfill the criteria required by Nvidia for full qualification as a 1T SLI high speed memory, thereby furthering the leading role of OCZ Technology as a leading edge enabler of high performance platforms."

Source: http://www.digitimes.com/Backgrounde...ges=PR&seq=202

Finally DFI officially launches INFINITY P965

As always DFI has always been known to push technology to its outer limits and the Infinity P965 is no exception. This Intel based motherboard provides users with a perfect solution that not only offers tremendously high performance and “ over-clockablity ” but also boosts an extremely attractive price. DFI has chosen to use the Intel P965 + ICH8R chipsets to allow the board to support the most advance processors (including Core 2 Quad), DDRII-800 and Crossfire functions. Although the motherboard is a bit late arriving to the market the motherboard and BIOS are brilliantly designed to offer users unsurpassed over-clocking that will not disappoint even the most advanced overclocker. In addition DFI has redesigned the packaging to further accent the fact that DFI's Infinity series have entered the next generation of gaming performance.

http://www.fx57.net/?p=539

Zotac 8600GTS and GT Boxshots

Time to get cracking at those 8600 sli setups...

http://extremeoverclock.org/original-box-design-for-new-nvidia-8685-series-by-zotac.html#more-233

Unlocking 32 more stream processors on G80?!?!?

G80 has 160 stream processors?

A professor who is head of Raytracing research on Saarland University in Germany publicly said that G80 has 160 stream processors. He said this over and over again at their CeBIT presentation. The rest of the world knows that the G80 is supposed to have 128 only. We believe that these hardware enthusiasts with PhD's know what they are talking about, and there is a strong belief that Nvidia actually enabled 128 streaming processors only and is keeping the rest of them for a later date. All this can be done in the driver, as you can enable as much stream processors as you like and you can enable the rest when the time is right, e.g. when ATI releases its R600 chip. We will try to find more about it, but we think we are on a fine lead. It would be cool if he is right, for maybe he has pre-announced Nvidia's next chip. Time will tell, and we heard him talking about it when we saw the presentation here.http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...334&Item

Time to get cracking on that driver... Muahaha...

Open concept 8800GTX SLI

Coolaler from vrforums did this rig with the last P965,DFI Infinity standing.... He coupled the mobo with varius cpus and rams and tested the board to its limits with an 8800gtx sli setup... check out the full review here...

http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=139263

More NVIDIA G100 Details

We managed to find a few more details about G100. The new Nvidia chip will be a facelift of a G80 architecture but it won't be the same. It will have the support for DirectX 10.1 and Shader model 4.1. The only other big difference compared to G80 generation is the new VP3 Video processor 3 that should take care of Video and HD content. We still don’t know the technology behind the chip but we heavily suspect 65 chip.
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=138949

Cant wait to see what it can do in sli...

NiBiTor v3.3 out... Support for 8800 series added...

NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) v3.3We 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.Changes in this Version Added Support for GeForce 8800 SeriesOption to Edit Bootup Display ModeOption to Edit Text Display TimeSome minor bugfixes

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PCI-E 2.0, SLI IT!...

Intel Corp. has already announced that later during the year the company would release Intel Xeon processors with 1600MHz processor system bus (PSB) as well as server chips made using 45nm process technology. Unfortunately, until now the details concerning the new core-logic were under the wraps, but thanks to Supermicro we now know some details about Intel Seaburg chipset.Apparently, apart from 1600MHz dual independent processor system bus and support for dual-core and quad-core Intel Xeon processors, Seaburg family of core-logic sets will feature PCI Express 2.0 bus and up to 128GB of FB-DIMM memory.During CeBIT 2007 Supermicro unveiled two new mainboards based on Intel’s code-named Seaburg chipset for severs (X7DW3+) and workstations (X7DWA-N), which both can support two Intel Xeon code-named Harpertown (45nm) processors with 1600MHz PSB and 128GB or 64GB of FB-DIMM memory.Supermicro X7DWA-NThe workstation-oriented X7DWA-N powered by Seaburg chipset supports two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots for two graphics cards in multi-GPU SLI mode, has built-in multi-channel audio, PCI and PCI-X 133/100 slots for further expandability. The product may be used for building a high-performance workstation with 64GBs of memory, or even a server, as it features built-in graphics adapter by ATI Technologies.Supermicro X7DW3+The server-oriented X7DW3+ supports two Intel Xeon processors, up to 128GB of FB-DIMM memory, Serial-Attached SCSI, PCI Express x8/x4 as well as PCI-X 133/100 slots for expansion as well as built-in ES1000 graphics adapter from ATI.Neither of the mainboards have been officially introduced, however, it is known that Intel plans to reveal its Seaburg chipsets and Harpertown processors in the second half of the year.

8800GTS 320mb vs 640mb

The graphs say it all... 320mb is the best bang for your buck if u are not going XHD...

Quad screen overkill...

The four-monitor arrangement this microsoft guy was using was a crossfire setup consisting of x1900xtx's... (but thats not the point :D) He also has a PC with NVIDIA cards running the same array of displays. Pretty slick !There is a lot of great hardware on the market today that can allow you to replicate this arrangement yourself — all you need is a motherboard that supports two PCI-Express x-16 video cards. NVIDIA has a solution that puts up to 4 video cards to use on a PC called SLI™. If you have a system running NVIDIA, get more information from SLI™ from their website. http://www.nvidia.com/ You should note that many high-end video cards today are shipping with a dual-monitor option — so while four monitors may be a bit of overkill, two might better suit you (and your wallet!). The good news is that Windows Vista is designed to natively accommodate multiple-monitor scenarios; for example, you can configure Windows Sidebar to appear on any connected monitor without first requiring preliminary adjustments.But the main advantage here is multitasking... Surfing the net on one monitor while u are gaming on another as well as trying to finish your work on a 3rd monitor all at the same time... lol...

Get ready for QUAD SLI with 8 series....

The Geforce 8950 GX2 is a dual-chip card based on a new 80 nanometre G80 chip, probably codenamed something else. Both GX2 GPUs are clocked at 550MHz and the difference is GDDR4. The card comes with 2x512MB of 256-bit GDDR4 memory clocked at 2000MHz. The card has 96 Shaders, per chip. It will be priced at $600.

Water blocks for them were discovered at Planet Reseller, Hanover



Pair that up with the new EVGA WC-ED mobo, another gx2, a qx6800 and throw in some proper drivers... and youll be playing dx10 games on dual 30" screens at insanely fast FPS...

Not to mention the scores ull get in 3dmarko6 after overclocking those bad boys... Muahaha.....