Tech News
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AMD benchmarks show R9 290X faster than GTX 780
Published: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 | By: DennisThis might be "old news" for the AMD fans out there but last week at the NVidia event in Montreal there were rumors floating around that AMD had set up shop nearby and that NVidia reps were camped out watching to see who (of their invited media) actually went to go see them.
We all know that companies take advantage of media coverage when they can and even make up creative ways to invite them that doesn't come off as morally disrespectful, however wrong it may be.
Journalists (including TR's Scott Wasson) are gathered in Montreal this week for an Nvidia event. It so happens that AMD is right next door to the Nvidia venue, armed with one of its upcoming Radeon R9 290X graphics cards—and it's taken the opportunity to release some internal benchmarks comparing that card to Nvidia's GeForce GTX 780.
I wasn't suprised to hear that AMD was in the area during the NVidia event, they tend to bogart time during the IDF and yet when they host a private media showing in Hawaii does Intel or NVidia butt in?
I'm not sure, seems they never invite me to those kinds of parties.
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AMD benchmarks show R9 290X faster than GTX 780
Published: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 | By: DennisThis might be "old news" for the AMD fans out there but last week at the NVidia event in Montreal there were rumors floating around that AMD had set up shop nearby and that NVidia reps were camped out watching to see who (of their invited media) actually went to go see them.
We all know that companies take advantage of media coverage when they can and even make up creative ways to invite them that doesn't come off as morally disrespectful, however wrong it may be.
Journalists (including TR's Scott Wasson) are gathered in Montreal this week for an Nvidia event. It so happens that AMD is right next door to the Nvidia venue, armed with one of its upcoming Radeon R9 290X graphics cards—and it's taken the opportunity to release some internal benchmarks comparing that card to Nvidia's GeForce GTX 780.
I wasn't suprised to hear that AMD was in the area during the NVidia event, they tend to bogart time during the IDF and yet when they host a private media showing in Hawaii does Intel or NVidia butt in?
I'm not sure, seems they never invite me to those kinds of parties.
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nVidia Announces the GTX 780 Ti R290X Killer
Published: Friday, October 18, 2013 | By: DennisnVidia is having a little "event" in Canada this week and today marks the second day of announcements including a new GPU. Most folks farming for traffic said it wasn't going to happen while others would string you along saying "we swore we wouldn't tell". Either way the rumormill was correct and we indeed have a new GPU.
Enter the GTX 780 Ti
Today in Montreal, NVIDIA announced they will be releasing the GTX 780 Ti in mid-November (it will be a hard launch). This card is meant to compete and potentially one-up AMD’s upcoming R9 290X in a big way. It is supposed to be quiet, run cool and provide a ton of performance.
Of course the news is just breaking so details are sparse but according to nVidia "this is the fastest GPU we have ever produced" which would indicate it is faster than Titan.
Personally I think its just a Titan core on a retail card but with the 780 name badge it will likely be limited to 3-way SLI and generally cost too much for anyone to care.
More to come.
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nVidia Announces the GTX 780 Ti R290X Killer
Published: Friday, October 18, 2013 | By: DennisnVidia is having a little "event" in Canada this week and today marks the second day of announcements including a new GPU. Most folks farming for traffic said it wasn't going to happen while others would string you along saying "we swore we wouldn't tell". Either way the rumormill was correct and we indeed have a new GPU.
Enter the GTX 780 Ti
Today in Montreal, NVIDIA announced they will be releasing the GTX 780 Ti in mid-November (it will be a hard launch). This card is meant to compete and potentially one-up AMD’s upcoming R9 290X in a big way. It is supposed to be quiet, run cool and provide a ton of performance.
Of course the news is just breaking so details are sparse but according to nVidia "this is the fastest GPU we have ever produced" which would indicate it is faster than Titan.
Personally I think its just a Titan core on a retail card but with the 780 name badge it will likely be limited to 3-way SLI and generally cost too much for anyone to care.
More to come.
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Pink is the new Black by Enermax
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | By: DennisIn the early days of computer chassis design everything was beige because beige was a neutral color that went with almost everything, it is also where the phrase "the beige box" came from. Modding changed the landscape somewhat and introduced a rainbow of colors applied to a variety of cases from mild customs to inexpensive pre-mods. They all had something to offer and usually in a color that suited your tastes.
Of those colors you don't normally see Pink, and when you do its usually in conjunction with a cartoon or part of a custom mod done by an end user. That is, until now.
Enermax has released the new Ostrog Pink chassis which is pretty much your standard mid tower chassis featuring a soft Pink exterior and glossy white center. USB and power controls are located at the top, it comes with a removable HDD cage for longer graphics cards and features a varity of filters and screwless ODD kits (the 5.25 drive bays).
Pink may not be the color of the hardcore gamer and color matched components may be difficult to source but any fan of pink, ladies included, may find this case the perfect alternative to modding a chassis themselves.
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Pink is the new Black by Enermax
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | By: DennisIn the early days of computer chassis design everything was beige because beige was a neutral color that went with almost everything, it is also where the phrase "the beige box" came from. Modding changed the landscape somewhat and introduced a rainbow of colors applied to a variety of cases from mild customs to inexpensive pre-mods. They all had something to offer and usually in a color that suited your tastes.
Of those colors you don't normally see Pink, and when you do its usually in conjunction with a cartoon or part of a custom mod done by an end user. That is, until now.
Enermax has released the new Ostrog Pink chassis which is pretty much your standard mid tower chassis featuring a soft Pink exterior and glossy white center. USB and power controls are located at the top, it comes with a removable HDD cage for longer graphics cards and features a varity of filters and screwless ODD kits (the 5.25 drive bays).
Pink may not be the color of the hardcore gamer and color matched components may be difficult to source but any fan of pink, ladies included, may find this case the perfect alternative to modding a chassis themselves.
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SilverStone Tundra TD02 & TD03 Review @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | By: DennisWhen is a cooler, *not* a cooler? Well, I'm not sure such a thing exists. In fact the new Tundra chillers from Silverstone are quite good though feature some interesting design decisions.
With the Tundra TD02 and TD03, SilverStone has officially entered the water cooling market with two extremely competitive all in ones. They compete well against the likes of Corsair's H100 series and NZXT's Krakens.
There is only so much you can do with an AIO watercooler before you run into bottlenecks either in pump power, radiator size, fan speed and even the diameter of the hoses can impact performance.
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SilverStone Tundra TD02 & TD03 Review @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | By: DennisWhen is a cooler, *not* a cooler? Well, I'm not sure such a thing exists. In fact the new Tundra chillers from Silverstone are quite good though feature some interesting design decisions.
With the Tundra TD02 and TD03, SilverStone has officially entered the water cooling market with two extremely competitive all in ones. They compete well against the likes of Corsair's H100 series and NZXT's Krakens.
There is only so much you can do with an AIO watercooler before you run into bottlenecks either in pump power, radiator size, fan speed and even the diameter of the hoses can impact performance.
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Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 @ Modders-Inc
Published: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | By: DennisThe nice thing about being part of the "trusted" hardware media is that you get to see the genesis of products from their first concepts to the pre-launch displays. The Cooler Master HAF Stacker is one such case that I first saw at CES.
To be honest I wasn't really a fan of the design but it has potential, especially in the modding community.
I think we have all thought at one time or another that if we could just build a case that we wanted it would bee so cool. Or not having to cram in all your hardware, water cooling setup, hard drives and all the wires and cables that go with it. Cooler Master must have been thinking the same thing and came up with a totally new idea for the computer case market. The Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 is like nothing you have every seen before.
Now for the real question, why didn't we get one for review??
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Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 @ Modders-Inc
Published: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | By: DennisThe nice thing about being part of the "trusted" hardware media is that you get to see the genesis of products from their first concepts to the pre-launch displays. The Cooler Master HAF Stacker is one such case that I first saw at CES.
To be honest I wasn't really a fan of the design but it has potential, especially in the modding community.
I think we have all thought at one time or another that if we could just build a case that we wanted it would bee so cool. Or not having to cram in all your hardware, water cooling setup, hard drives and all the wires and cables that go with it. Cooler Master must have been thinking the same thing and came up with a totally new idea for the computer case market. The Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 is like nothing you have every seen before.
Now for the real question, why didn't we get one for review??
