Tuesday, 03 April 2012 16:27

Zotac Extreme Edition GeForce GTX 680 Clocked at 1.2GHz

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Zotac Extreme Edition GeForce GTX 680 Clocked at 1.2GHz

Zotac’s Extreme Edition GeForce GTX 680 who has been seen smiling for the camera recently has now been detailed. The information includes a screenshot of GPU-Z which details the card’s specs, putting its out-of-the box core speed at 1.2GHz while its memory is retained at 1.5GHz (6GHz effective.)

Monday, 02 April 2012 05:39

EVGA Makes the GeForce GTX 680 Hydro Copper Official

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EVGA Makes the GeForce GTX 680 Hydro Copper Official

EVGA has announced the immediate availability of the GeForce GTX 680 Hydro Copper which utilizes a preinstalled Hydro Copper Waterblock that reduces temperatures by up to 50%. The card also comes factory overclocked with its base clock set to 1150MHz, its boost clock set to 1215MHz and its memory set 6300MHz effective.

Friday, 30 March 2012 03:31

Gainward Officially Launches the GeForce GTX 680 Phantom

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Gainward Officially Launches the GeForce GTX 680 Phantom

Gainward has officially launched its custom designed GTX 680, the GeForce GTX 680 Phantom graphics card. The card comes factory overclocked with its core set to 1084MHz base, 1150MHz boost and the memory to 1575MHz (6300MHz effective).

Wednesday, 28 March 2012 02:43

Nvidia’s Kepler Tech Demo is Called ‘New Dawn”

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Nvidia’s Kepler Tech Demo is Called ‘New Dawn”

Almost a decade ago, Nvidia had a tech demo for its GeForce FX series of graphics cards called ‘Dawn’. It was a fairy who had a pair of wings, two antlers and was wearing a revealing dress. The scene was set in an enchanted forest were ‘Dawn’ showcased Nvidia’s graphics card technology then by exhibiting lifelike animation and features. Now, Nvidia is planning to use Dawn again to demonstrate the capabilities of their recently released GeForce GTX 680 graphics card.

Tuesday, 27 March 2012 04:59

Galaxy GeForce GTX 680 4GB and Hall of Fame Graphics Cards Pictured

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Galaxy GeForce GTX 680 4GB and Hall of Fame Graphics Cards Pictured

Galaxy, in a press event in China has unveiled two of its upcoming custom designed GeForce GTX 680 graphics cards. One card will be branded as the GTX 680 Hall of Fame (HOF) Edition, a brand which Galaxy uses to designate all of its highest-end graphics card offering while the second one is the GeForce GTX 680 4GB edition which sports double the memory amount of the reference design.

Monday, 26 March 2012 04:19

Zotac Preparing GeForce GTX 680 With 2GHz Core Clock Speed

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Zotac Preparing GeForce GTX 680 With 2GHz Core Clock Speed

Zotac General Manager Mr. Kwai has explicitly told the press in a conference for Nvidia’s AIC partners that his company is now working on a GeForce GTX 680 graphics card that has its core clock set to 2GHz.

Friday, 23 March 2012 10:46

Aqua Computer Also Launches a Water Block for the GTX 680

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Aqua Computer Also Launches a Water Block for the GTX 680

Aqua computer has also launched a water block for Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 680 graphics card. Dubbed as the AquaGraFX GTX 680, this model is a full cover water block that uses copper as its primary material.

Friday, 23 March 2012 07:18

EK Showcases its Full Cover Water Block for GeForce GTX 680

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EK Showcases its Full Cover Water Block for GeForce GTX 680

Slovenia-based EK Water Blocks has unveiled its EK-FC680 GTX series water block for Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 680 graphics card. This water block is a full model that covers the GPU, RAM and VRMs on the GTX 680 and the upcoming GTX 670 graphics card.

Friday, 23 March 2012 04:34

EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Gets its Core Overclocked to 1842MHz

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EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Gets its Core Overclocked to 1842MHz

It seems it’s not only MSI’s R7970 Lightning graphics card that can reach 1800MHz for its core as EVGA’s recently launched GeForce GTX 680 has managed to do something similar with it reaching 1842MHz for the GPU core clock while keeping the memory offset at its default value.

Friday, 23 March 2012 04:09

EVGA Debuts its Precision X Overclocking Software- The Ultimate GeForce Controller

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EVGA Debuts its Precision X Overclocking Software- The Ultimate GeForce Controller

Along with the announcement of its GeForce GTX 680 lineup, EVGA has now also made available for download its new overclocking software, the EVGA Precision X. This new overclocking tool now supports the latest GPU technologies particularly those found on Nvidia’s Kepler GPUs.

Friday, 23 March 2012 03:21

The GeForce GTX 680 AIC Model Roundup

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The GeForce GTX 680 AIC Model Roundup

With Nvidia officially launching its GeForce GTX 680 graphics card, AIC (Add in Card) partners have now all come rushing in to the scene to introduce their own version of the graphics card. Some stick to the reference design while some come with custom coolers and factory overclocked settings.

Friday, 23 March 2012 01:53

Nvidia Officially Launches its First Kepler Graphics Card, the GeForce GTX 680

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Nvidia Officially Launches its First Kepler Graphics Card, the GeForce GTX 680

Nvidia has officially launched its GeForce GTX 680 graphics card which at the moment is deemed as the fastest single GPU graphics card even when compared to AMD’s Radeon HD 7970. The GeForce GTX 680 is based on the 28nm GK104 GPU that uses Nvidia’s new ‘Kepler’ architecture that brings to the table new GPU technologies that enable it to perform faster than any single GPU solution without consuming large amounts of power.

Monday, 19 March 2012 11:26

New Benchmarks for the GeForce GTX 680 Surface, Includes SLI

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New Benchmarks for the GeForce GTX 680 Surface, Includes SLI

Nvidia’s first Kepler GPU is just around the corner and because of that lots of information are starting to surface. The latest comes from a third party contributor who was one of the lucky ones to have his hands on a sample of the card and another from VR-Zone’s Chinese website who is even more luckier as it had two cards to test on SLI setup.

Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:55

GeForce GT 640M Kepler GPU for Notebooks Benchmarked

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GeForce GT 640M Kepler GPU for Notebooks Benchmarked

While GeForce GTX 680 is taking the spotlight in the desktop high-end segment, Nvidia’s own Kepler offering for the mobile segment, the GT 640M mobile Kepler GPU is also starting to make its appearance as the first benchmarks of the card have already started rolling in.

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:40

Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 Beats Radeon HD 7970 in All Game Benchmarks

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 Beats Radeon HD 7970 in All Game Benchmarks

For those of you who have been eagerly waiting for Nvidia’s first Kepler based graphics card, the GeForce GTX 680, a slide detailing the card’s performance has now surfaced. In the slide that is courtesy of the NGF Community, Nvidia’s upcoming Kepler graphics card found itself against AMD’s Radeon HD 7970 and HD 7950 and the result was nothing short of impressive.

Tuesday, 13 March 2012 15:49

Nvidia GeForce Dual-Kepler GPU Coming in May

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Nvidia GeForce Dual-Kepler GPU Coming in May

While Nvidia’s first Kepler GPU, the GeForce GTX 680 is expected to launch next week, the company’s dual-GPU solution based on two GK104 chips is now said to be slated for a May release.

Tuesday, 13 March 2012 15:18

Clear Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 Pictures Surface

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Clear Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 Pictures Surface

Nvidia’s first Kepler GPU, the GeForce GTX 680 that is based on the GK104 28nm GPU has its new clear pictures posted on the web courtesy of ChipHell. The pictures shows the card’s top and bottom PCB and reveals the reference design single slot cooler equipped with a single fan and the stacked 6-pin PCIe power connectors.

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 01:40

Ivy Bridge GPU Pitted Against Sandy Bridge’s and GeForce GT 240

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Ivy Bridge GPU Pitted Against Sandy Bridge’s and GeForce GT 240

An Expreview community member has published his benchmark results on the HD 4000 graphics found on Intel’s upcoming 22nm Ivy Bridge CPU. The CPU used was the Core i5-3570K running at 3.3GHz. It was benchmarked along with the current HD 3000 found on the Sandy Bridge Core i5-2500K and Nvidia’s GeForce GT 240 discrete graphics card.

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:40

Nvidia Entry Level GK107 GPU Details Slip Out

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Nvidia Entry Level GK107 GPU Details Slip Out

Nvidia’s GK104 GPU and its more powerful siblings might be the talk of the town lately but there is still Nvidia’s lower lineup that people can look out for. One such GPU belonging to the lower end of the lineup is the entry-level Kepler GPU, the GK107 that is bound to replace the GeForce GT 440.

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 14:30

Nvidia Releasing GK104 Based GTX 670 Ti in March

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Nvidia Releasing GK104 Based GTX 670 Ti in March

A new report has surfaced claiming that Nvidia will finally release its first Kepler GPU in March. The GPU that will be in the spotlight is the GK104 which has really been the center of discussion lately.

Tuesday, 14 February 2012 02:06

Origin PC Announces the EON17-X Desktop Replacement Laptop

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Origin PC Announces the EON17-X Desktop Replacement Laptop

Origin PC proudly announces the availability of its EON17-X laptop that aims to be a replacement for a desktop system. This fully feature packed laptop is based on Intel’s X79 chipset and is powered by an Intel Sandy Bridge-E six core processor with the option of opting for a dual overclocked Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M graphics cards in SLI setup.

Monday, 13 February 2012 01:43

EVGA Introduces the GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores Classified Ultra Graphics Card

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EVGA Introduces the GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores Classified Ultra Graphics Card

At the height of the launch of the GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores graphics card, EVGA went on and released two custom designed models – the GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores Classified and the GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores FTW. Now a third model, the GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores Classified Ultra comes out bearing higher factory OCed specs.

Friday, 10 February 2012 03:48

Rambus Signs a Patent License Agreement With Nvidia

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Rambus Signs a Patent License Agreement With Nvidia

Rambus and Nvidia will now be working together in the next five years as the two companies have now signed a patent license agreement, allowing Nvidia to use Rambus’ patented innovations in their product offerings.

Monday, 06 February 2012 02:29

Alienware M18X R2 to Pack Serious GPU Power

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Alienware M18X R2 to Pack Serious GPU Power

Earlier, information about Dells’ Alienware 2012 lineup has been revealed by a source close to Dell. The information included details about the M14X R2, M17X R4 and M18X R2. Unfortunately, only the color options were revealed for the M18X R2 but now the same source comes back with fresh info about the gaming notebook.

Tuesday, 17 January 2012 13:11

Nvidia Rumored to have Pulled GTX 680 Release to Late February

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Nvidia Rumored to have Pulled GTX 680 Release to Late February

A Chiphell forum member by the name of Napoleon has posted brief details regarding Nvidia’s next generation flagship card that will go head to head with AMD’s Radeon HD 7970, the GeForce GTX 680 and along with the information is the reveal that Nvidia is releasing the card around late February which is earlier compared to the initial March to April report.

Tuesday, 20 December 2011 11:28

Club3D Introduces the GeForce GTX 570 Battlefield 3 Edition Graphics Card

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Club3D Introduces the GeForce GTX 570 Battlefield 3 Edition Graphics Card

Club3D has announced a limited edition GeForce GTX 570 graphics card that comes bundled with DICE’s latest first person shooter title, Battlefield 3.

Monday, 19 December 2011 10:15

KFA2 Debuts the GeForce GTX 580 MDT X4 EX OC Graphics Card

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KFA2 Debuts the GeForce GTX 580 MDT X4 EX OC Graphics Card

KFA2 has announced its latest graphics card offering, the GeForce GTX 580 MDT X4 EX OC which by the name suggests, is an overclocked flavor of Nvidia’s most powerful single GPU solution.

Thursday, 15 December 2011 02:02

Nvidia GK104 and GK100 GPU Specifications Compiled

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Nvidia GK104 and GK100 GPU Specifications Compiled

With AMD’s Radeon HD 7900 series nearing launch, more people are asking about the competition which is Nvidia. The answer to the curiosity seems more as a deciding factor for customers as having even some bit of details as early as now about the GeForce 500-series cards may help them in deciding if they would go for AMD’s offering or will it be more worth it to wait for Nvidia’s products which may come later by a month or so.

Thursday, 08 December 2011 01:16

Club 3D Debuts the GeForce GTX 560 Ti CoolStream 2GB Graphics Card

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Club 3D Debuts the GeForce GTX 560 Ti CoolStream 2GB Graphics Card

Club 3D has announced its latest graphics card offering, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti CoolStream graphics card that is now equipped with 2GB of GDDR5 memory. The card has a model number CGNX-XT5648 and is based on the 40nm GF114 GPU. It makes use of a compact PCB design and a custom single slot cooler that features heat pipes and two 80mm fans.

Thursday, 01 December 2011 12:51

EVGA Dishes Out Two GeForce GTX 448 Cores Graphics Cards

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EVGA Dishes Out Two GeForce GTX 448 Cores Graphics Cards

EVGA has announced not one but two graphics cards based on Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 448 Cores. EVGA branded the two models as the EVGA GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores Classified (model: 012-P3-2068-KR) and the EVGA GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores FTW (model: 012-P3-2066-KR).