S.T.A.L.K.E.R. DirectX compare-o

Written by Travis Burrell | Published on November 25, 2009
The ExpReview crew have run the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat benchmark on a rig in both DirectX modes to point out that differences do indeed exist.  The shadows look a bit more realistic, and the tessellation in DX11 brings a bit more details to some of the textures.  There’s a slight performance hit for the [...]
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It’s HD5970 day

Written by Travis Burrell | Published on November 18, 2009
AMD’s newest top-of-the-line huge honkin’ dual-GPU beast of a graphics card has been officially released today, & the reviews are hitting the interwebs.  The verdict?  AMD’s made an enthusiast card that enthusiasts will appreciate not only for eye-bleeding speed, but overall build quality as well.  That is… if they can find one to spend their [...]
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Moto Droid Day – Google Nav demo

Written by Travis Burrell | Published on October 28, 2009
TechCrunch has a full run-down on the Google Nav application that will ship with Android 2.0 (Eclair), along with a demo video.  If you couldn’t tell by the screenshot alone, this is one killer navigation app.  It includes plain English search, as you can see in the video below.  Oh yeah, & did I mention [...]
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nVidia’s Tegra to be the chip inside the next Nintendo DS (rumor)

Written by Travis Burrell | Published on October 14, 2009
Since Nintendo’s traditionally been an ATi customer, this would be a major win for nVidia if true.  Personally, I can’t wait for more smart phones that are based on Tegra… Currently, we have no information what exact chip is being used [just that nVidia won the contract], but with the debut set for February 2010, [...]
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 Reviews

Written by geekE Management | Published on October 13, 2009
ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 reviews have hit all the usual places today. Although these cards may not blow your socks off, all the reviews seem to indicate that they’re not at all shabby.  These two new video cards are part of ATI’s value line starting at $109 and $159, respectively. Check out the [...]
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It’s Radeon 5870 day

Written by Travis Burrell | Published on September 23, 2009
Get your review on, boys & girls: PC Perspective (ATi reference card) AnandTech (ATi reference card) Legion Hardware (ATi reference card) Hardware Canucks (Sapphire) Legit Reviews (Ati reference card) Inside Hardware (ATi reference card) the [H] (ATi reference card) TweakTown (Sapphire) Hot Hardware (ATi reference card) Guru3D (ATi reference card) techPowerUp (ATi reference card) The [...]
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AMD’s Eyefinity running L4D on a 175in display

Written by Travis Burrell | Published on September 11, 2009
Powered by six HD projectors & running at 5500 X 2000 resolution.  Wow.  Via Engadget.
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AMD launches Tigris; more HD5870 details

Written by Travis Burrell | Published on September 10, 2009
AMD has launched its next generation mobile computing platform, previously code-named Tigris.  They’re claiming higher performance as well as longer battery life with the new kit, of course.  AMD’s apparently no longer going to be using specific processor badges on Tigris-powered laptops, either.  The Vision branding will initially include three tiers: regular, premium, & ultimate; [...]
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