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

[singlepic id=220 w=250 h=203 float=left]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 increase in eye candy, but that’s to be expected.  Check out their results, including nice, big 2560×1600 screenshots.

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Acer Aspire Z5610 All-In-One MultiTouch

Acer joins in on the mutli-touch all-in-one party with their announcement of the Z5610.  This announcement come just a week or so after Sony and Gateway announced similar All-In-One systems.

Acer Aspire Z5610 All-in-One

Priced at $899 for the Z5610-U9072 comes configured with a 23″ HD Display (1920×1080), Pentium Dual Core E5300 Processor (2.60GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB), 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, 320GB SATA Hard Disk, SuperMulti Optical Drive, Multi-in-One Card Reader, ATI Mobility Radeon HD4570 Graphics With 512MB Memory, High Definition Audio With 5.1 Channel Support, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 b/g/Draft N, Six USB 2.0 Ports (Two Side, Four Rear), eSATA Port, Integrated HD Webcam with Microphone, Integrated Keyboard Light and Foot-Mounted Ambient Lighting and wireless Keyboard and Mouse.

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ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 Reviews

ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 reviews have hit all the usual places today.

ATI Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 Reviews

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 full reviews here:

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AMD touts its mobile GPUs; releases new Catalyst

ATi RadeonAMD’s claiming a win in the mobile GPU market; saying that they’ve got 53% market share with their Radeon discrete chips.  Their HD4000-series chips are a solid basis for any laptop.

The Catalyst 9.8 driver that was leaked earlier this week has also been officially released & brings improved CrossFire performance and OpenGL 3.1 support along with it.

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