Last week, we got a chance to look at the XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card and found that it was a very powerful card for gaming. At the conclusion of that article we stated that we couldn't show Quad-SLI numbers as NVIDIA had them under NDA. The gag order has finally lifted, so we can share with you our thoughts on Quad-SLI with a pair of XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics cards!
Read more »The new highest of the high end solution is available in the form of two 9800 GX2 GPUs paired up for Quad SLI. How much performance can we get before we hit bottlenecks?
Read more »NVIDIA launched the 9800GX2 today in a move that brings its own next-generation dual-GPU product to the front and center. ATI may have stolen a lead with its 3870X2 launch earlier this year, but NVIDIA seems determined to make up the ground.Read More...
Read more »Like many programmers, my first exposure to Ray Tracing was on my venerable Commodore Amiga. It's an iconic system demo every Amiga user has seen at some point: behold the robot juggling silver spheres!
Read more »The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core processor is no mere upgrade of the Kentsfield-based Core 2 Extreme processors. Underneath the heatspreader lies a radically-different processor, built not only using the smaller 45 nm process technology but also Intel's new high-k dielectric and metal gate technology. The result? A smaller, cooler and more efficient processor. Oh, let's not forget... a 50% larger L2 cache! The Core 2 Extreme QX9650 sports a massive 12MB L2 cache. All with the same TDP of 130 W. Amazing, isn't it? But how fast is it really?
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