Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Video Card

Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Video Card

Microsoft is set to launch Windows 7 on October 22nd and with it a new graphics API in the form of DirectX 11. Advanced Micro Devices manufactures video cards, CPUs and motherboard chipsets and competes with NVIDIA in the graphics card space. The last few years has seen a flip flop war between ATI and NVIDIA in terms of performance and features for the performance leadership.

Graphics card releases are either watershed moments or simply refreshes of an existing design. The last real watershed in graphics was the release of the NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX in 2006. This card marked the first DirectX 10.0 card and a quantum leap in performance over the previous generation in terms of performance of 2x and the first card to support Shader Model 4.0. ATI’s release of the HD 3xxx series was a refresh of their HD 2xxx series, improving the feature set to Shader Model 4.1 but performance was similar to the last generation at a lower price. Shader Model 4.1 included improved image quality features but has only been implemented in a few games to date.

That all changes today with the launch of ATI’s Evergreen chip, the RV870 that is behind the new card on the review bench the Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1GB card. This is the first card to implement support for Microsoft’s new DirectX 11 API, is said to nearly double the performance of their previous generation card the Radeon HD 4890 and offers support for Eyefinity a new way of looking at displays and monitors. ATI launched the card at a party on the USS Hornet in San Francisco earlier this month. Today they are launching two products, the HD 5870 and the HD 5850 of which reviewing the highest end model, the HD 5870.

source:http://www.motherboards.org

Kingston 32GB DT410 Flash Drive Review

Kingston 32GB DT410 Flash Drive Review

Kingston is one of the strongest players in the memory game and since SSD and memory stick (Flash Drives) products are also memory based products Kingston has their hands firmly in the pie of this market. Kingston is a name associated with stability, and for years that was the mainstay of their business model. Later years found them diving into the overclocking game and now we see both their standard lines and their new Hyper X line of products for the enthusiast and overclocker market.

They have also developed and co branded a few series of SSD drives that are selling well. Kingston also makes a variety of memory sticks and the Traveler series has been evolving for years ever getting better, faster and more memory capable. We have reviewed many of their products in the past and one thing about them, they never make anything cheaply, and they only make or rebrand quality products across the board. Today we take a look at one of Kingston business class lines of memory stick, the Data Traveler 410.

Kingston has had a wide variety of potable media devices and now with the addition of the Data Traveler 410 (DT410) you can have storage of up to 32GB. The, Data Traveler 41s ample storage space contains room for high-definition photos, graphics-intensive documents, videos, spreadsheets, presentations, term papers, and music that can be stored and retrieved in a flash. This is a cool thing when you need information on the fly and able to be on the go.You can safely Password-protect your data with Secure Traveler software, this is a software application that allows you to create and access a passwordprotected, secure area of the drive called a "Privacy Zone." One excellent feature of the new DT410 is its fast access and transfer rates. The DT410 has 20MB/sec. read and 20MB/sec. write speeds and a cap less, swivel design for added functionality and ease of use. All you do is just pop out the access plug and insert into any USB port.

source:http://www.motherboards.org

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 receives AV-Comparatives' top award

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 receives AV-Comparatives' top award

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces that Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 successfully passed rigorous testing by the esteemed independent Austrian organization AV-Comparatives and received a glowing appraisal.

During September 2009, experts from AV-Comparatives compared 16 of the most popular malware solutions and reported on their findings. The company checked the efficacy of each solution against 10 well-known samples of malware including NetSky, RJump, Rustock and ZBot. These samples were carefully chosen in order to push each antivirus solution to its limits, thus revealing the full capabilities of each product.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 detected and removed all the malware programs from the infected computer, thereby earning itself AV-Comparatives' highest accolade, Advanced+.

Kaspersky Lab's new range of personal products, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, are at the cutting-edge of information security. For example, Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 comes complete with the following features built- in: an advanced applications control technology known as HIPS that assigns a risk rating to previously unknown malware; the innovative Kaspersky Security Network distribution system; and the unique Safe Run virtualization technology that provides a safe environment in which to run suspect applications.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 includes effective anti-malware technologies that are trusted by millions the world over.

source:http://www.kaspersky.com

DIABLO III trailer

Diablo 3 trailer



Release Date 2010

Microsoft releases Windows Vista SP3, calls it Windows 7

Windows 7 Release

Today Microsoft Corp. announced the worldwide availability of its new Windows 7 operating system. Windows 7 delivers on a simple premise: make it easier for people to do the things they want on a PC. The new operating system offers a streamlined user interface and significant new features that make everyday tasks easier and allow people to get the most out of computers of all styles and sizes.

Microsoft has stripped Windows 7 of some important accessory programs. Believe it or not, software for managing photos, editing videos, reading PDF documents, maintaining a calendar, managing addresses, chatting online or writing e-mail doesn’t come with Windows 7.

Instead, you’re supposed to download these free apps yourself from a Microsoft Web site. It’s not a huge deal; some companies, including Dell, plan to preinstall them on new computers. But a lot of people will be in for some serious confusion — especially when they discover that the Windows 7 installer has deleted their existing Vista copies of Windows Mail, Movie Maker, Calendar, Contacts and Photo Gallery.

Modern Warfare 2 PC specs released!

Modern Warfare 2 PC specs released

Assuming you're not too busy signing petitions or boycotting Infinity Ward over their removal of support for dedicated servers and the mod community in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, you might be interested to know that the official PC system requirements for the game have finally been released.

The specifications were posted by American retail chain GameStop, via ShackNews, and list the required hardware to run the game on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Hardware requirements for Windows 7 have not yet been released - but then, the OS only went on sale yesterday.

Hard Drive Space: 16 GB free hard drive space
Operating System: Windows Vista/XP
Processor: AMD 64 3200+ or Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz or better
RAM: 512 MB RAM (XP) / 1 GB RAM (VISTA)
Video Card: Shader 3.0 or better 256 MB nVidia GeForce 6600GT / ATI Radeon 1600XT or better

It's also worth noting that, according to previous comments made by Infinity Ward, the multiplayer portion of the game will also be linked to Steam, as well as the new IWNet matchmaking system that has caused so much controversy. If you haven't got a Steam account then you'll likely have to sign up for one soon - but don't worry, it's free!

There's still no word on the ambiguous denial of the PC delay for the game, so for the moment we're assuming that the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 will be released on November 10th, alongside all other versions of the game.

source:http://www.bit-tech.net